ECED 642 - Advanced Curriculum Development in Early Education

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0

This course provides an opportunity to investigate in depth the nature of curriculum inquiry and learning environments appropriate for children, ages birth-8. The intersections between curricular assumptions, cultural and community influences, children’s development and earning, educational settings, content, and learning experiences will be examined within contemporary early childhood curriculum frameworks. At the core of this course is development of an inquiry project. Through development of an in depth project on a real world topic, participants will reflect on the ways children can learn through inquiry, communication, and documentation of their learnings. Participants in this course will plan collaboratively, carry out filed work, represent what they have learned, and share their representations by means of discussion and display.