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Fall 2023
Jul 09, 2025 |
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| CFST 312 - Pre-school Curriculum: Integrating Math, Science, Social Studies, and Art |
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An examination of emergent curriculum methodologies to focus on designing, implementing, and evaluating appropriate activities and environments for pre-school children. Students learn to integrate the use of blocks, art materials, and web-based technologies with literacy concepts into science, social studies, and math. Using current research, this course prioritizes the use of concrete, practical applications of different philosophies and theories embedded in early childhood education curricula. Students engage in inquiry and project work for developing, implementing, and assessing curriculum. The focus is on planning stimulating learning environments that promote discovery and curiosity. Students also learn to assess and document children’s work in order to best communicate with the child's family.
Prerequisite: Either PSYC 200 Psychology of Development or PSYC 201 Child Development.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Post-Baccalaureate Tchr Lcnse, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Directed Study, Lecture Education Department Course Attributes: Undergraduate Level Course |
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