Engage in reflective practice through self-evaluation of choices and actions with young children, parenting adults, and other professionals while exploring opportunities to grow professionally. Develop the skills to assess and accommodate the variations in children s abilities and cultural and linguistic diversity through planning integrated curriculum. Develop a holistic approach to working with children and families by learning to use families as primary sources of information in planning for individual children. Students will develop the skills to apply classroom based assessment and procedures to plan curriculum. Student attendance at each scheduled class is expected.
Students are responsible for securing and managing all course materials and assignments.
Studying with others outside class is encouraged. The instructor is available during office hours and by appointment at other times to confer with students regarding course objectives, procedures, or requirements 4. Students are expected to have read the assigned readings prior to the beginning of each class and to come to class prepared to participate in class activities and discussions and to ask questions regarding anything they did not understand in the assigned readings. Students are strongly advised to take notes during class. Insofar as taking notes is a valuable learning tool, the instructor is available to tutor students who seek help improving their note taking skills.