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Effective Term:
Spring 2019 through Winter 2020

Course Number:
ECE 122I
Course Title:
Environments and Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
40
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Covers theories of physical and social space, activities, experiences, and materials and the relationships between them for children ages six weeks-three years of age. Introduces the use of developmentally and culturally appropriate practices in planning, selecting, and evaluating environments and curriculum for infants and toddlers in home-based and center-based care. Reviews child development (social/emotional, cognitive, gross/fine motor, communication/language, self-help), relationship-based care, routines, transitions and play with infants and toddlers. Includes planning and implementing environments and curriculum for infants and toddlers. Requires: Up to 10 hours of ECE site observations. Audit available.

Addendum to Course Description

Requires: 10 hours at an Early Head Start Site.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

  • Articulate the teacher’s role in incorporating development, culture, and play in the creation of indoor and outdoor learning environments and supporting curriculum for infants and toddlers.
  • Discuss theoretical perspectives on environments and curriculum for infants and toddlers.
  • Identify principles and components of appropriate environments and curriculum for infants and toddlers.
  • Describe the role of individual child routines and schedules in environments and curriculum for infants and toddlers.
  • Review safety and health rules and regulations in the creation of environments for infants and toddlers.
  • Review use of lesson planning and webbing in the creation of environments and curriculum for infants and toddlers.

Course Activities and Design

  1. Complete observations of infants/toddlers and professionals in an early education environments.
  2. Evaluate infant and toddler environments using environment rating scales and others evaluation tools as assigned.
  3. 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网 lesson plans based individual child routines, interests and development. 
  4. Complete quizzes or exams.
  5. Engage in activities and tasks related to course content.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Students Will:

  • Attend and actively participate in class and small group discussions.
  • Complete site observation and evaluation reports.
  • Complete and present a term project.
  • Complete written quizzes or exams.
  • Complete 10 hours of observation and participation at an Early Head Start Site

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Students will acquire skills and abilities relating to:

  • Linkages between infant and toddler development, culture, and appropriate environments.
  • The social and emotional atmosphere of the environment that works.
  • Routines/Schedules for infants and toddlers
  • Safety", Health, Rules, and Regulations in ECE settings
  • Selecting materials for environments specific to infants and toddlers. 
  • Designing environments for infants and toddlers.
  • The adult's role in supporting infants and toddlers in environments.
  • Curriculum development or infants and toddlers