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Apr 24, 2024
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HDFS 428 - Preschool Curriculum I (3 units)
Theoretical and practical aspects of planning and implementing a curriculum for preschool-aged children, including activities that promote creative, physical, cognitive, language and social-emotional development.
Prerequisite(s): HDFS 201 ; HDFS or IETP majors only.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. analyze the roles of environment, observation, standards, assessment, and documentation in development and implementation of curriculum, and will practice using each of these tools in a classroom with young children.
2. communicate and interact respectfully with young children, will practice developing the skills necessary to do so across the semester with young children, and will reflect on their growth across the semester in a culminating written assignment.
3. demonstrate curriculum planning and implementation by designing and implementing a media exploration project across time with a small group of children.
4. demonstrate their ability to be reflective through weekly reflections on their work with children and through written assignments that require them to reflect on their own growth and changes in understanding across the semester.
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