Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1.Appraise the developmental period of early childhood from birth through age eight across physical, cognitive, social-emotional, and linguistic domains, including bilingual/multilingual development.
2. Create activities for teaching students how to access information.
3. Analyze how assessments (formal and informal, formative and summative) are conducted to make informed choices about instruction and planning in early learning settings.
4. Evaluate student learning objectives and content standards to align curriculum and assessments.
5. Analyze how safe, productive learning environments result in learners achieving at the highest levels.
6. Collaborate as partners with families in young children’s development and learning through engagement and respectful, reciprocal relationships.
7. Develop professional communication skills, including technology-mediated strategies, supporting young children’s learning and development and working with families and colleagues.
8. Critique instructional strategies for applying content knowledge in real world settings.
9. Take the Early Childhood Education Birth to Age Eight Praxis (or Grade Three) Education of Young Children (5024).