SEC 310. Introduction to Early Childhood Education (4)

An overview of early childhood education as a profession, developmentally appropriate practices in PK-3 including NAEYC standards, curriculum planning, assessment strategies, and analysis and evaluation of model programs. Field Experiences II (30 hours) This course contains an additional credit hour from the previous course for embedded, focused field experiences in a variety of settings with exploration of edTPA activities. Fingerprinting required. Prerequisites: Unconditional admission into the Educator Preparation Program.