Bachelors Degree - Early Care and Education

2023 Summer Course Info
Child Development - Birth To 3 (Infant/Toddler)Practicum I - Child Observations in Classroom EnvironmentsDevelopment of Curriculum for Children Ages 4 to 8Practicum II - Curriculum Development and ImplementationAdministration and Supervision in Early Childhood SettingsHealth, Safety, and NutritionWorking with Families
2023 Fall Course Info
Child Development - Birth To 3 (Infant/Toddler)Professional DevelopmentDevelopment of Curriculum for Children Ages Birth to 3Understanding and Adapting for Developmental DifferencesPracticum II - Curriculum Development and ImplementationTechnology and Young ChildrenPracticum III - Capstone Experience
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Course Information
Development of Curriculum for Children Ages Birth to 3
Course Description
In this course, university students (1) learn and use assessment and documentation to inform curriculum, (2) plan and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities, and (3) learn about effective ways to share curriculum information with families. This course addresses all areas of developmental domains and content areas. The course includes issues related to diversity in family composition, culture, and individual abilities.
Contacts
Instructor

Nikki Huckabay
Office: 405-744-5057
nikki.huckabay@okstate.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

Endless Opportunities for Infant and Toddler Curriculum: A relationship-based approach
Petersen, S. & Wittmer, D
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 10: 0-13-261312-3
Publisher: Pearson Education

Developmentally appropriate practice: focus on Infants and Toddlers
Copple, C., Bredekamp, S., Koralek, D., & Charner, K. (
Edition: 2013
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Childr

Course Access
 
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Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Faculty
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