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Relation of significant educational movements, philosophies, and teaching practices to all students’ educational experiences, including students with special needs and English language learners, from birth through adolescence. Opportunities through class discussion, portfolio preparation, and field experiences for reflection on interactions between school and community, teachers’ roles, and issues of diversity and social justice. Prerequisite: English 1. Education 34 Urban Children and Adolescents: Development and Education 3 hours; 25 hours field experience; 3 credits Relationships between basic developmental processes of children and adolescents and their educational experiences in schools and communities. Role of culture, ethnicity, race, gender, and social class upon biological and psychological processes. Emphasis on children in urban, multicultural schools, including students with special needs and those who are English language learners, from birth through adolescence. Field trips to a variety of educational sites; observations of and interviews with children; continuation of portfolio development; reflection upon field experiences. The following courses are all required courses in the undergraduate program in early childhood education Education 36.1 Social Sciences in Early Childhood Education: General and Special Education 2 hours of recitation, 2 hours supervised field experience; 3 credits. Social studies curriculum for young children with diverse learning needs, and of differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds in varied school, family, and community settings. Study of social science texts and materials, curriculum and pedagogic methods, including culturally and developmentally appropriate practices, and play-based curriculum for young children. Field experience in schools and community settings. Development of teaching portfolio. This course is linked with a corequisite course through the use of thematic material and faculty collaboration. Prerequisites: Education 16 and 34 Corequisite: Psychology 24.5 or Health and Nutrition Sciences 31. A student who receives a failing grade in Education 36.1 and a grade of C or higher in the corequisite course may with department permission repeat Education 36.1 without a corequisite requirement. Education 37.11 Development of Language and Literacy in Young Children: General and Special Education 2 hours of recitation; 2 hours supervised field experience; 3 credits. Language acquisition in the early years; typical and atypical development. Planning and implementing curriculum for emergent literacy. Psycholoinguistic and sociolinguistic factors in literacy; narrative structures in children’s oral language and in children’s literature. Consideration of the needs of English language learners. Role of families and cultural communities in language and literacy development, with a particular focus on the urban experience. Study of children’s literature, texts, and materials, including online resources. Communication and early literacy in an integrated early childhood curriculum that includes the arts and the humanities. Development of teaching portfolio. This course is linked with a corequisite course through the use of thematic material and faculty collaboration. Prerequisites: Education 16 and 34 Prerequisite or Corequisite: Education 36.1 Corequisite: Speech 12. A student who receives a failing grade in Education 37.11 and a grade of C or higher in the corequisite course may with department permission repeat Education 37.11 without a corequisite requirement. Education 39 Early Education and Care of infants and Toddlers: General and Special Education 2 hours of recitation; 2 credits This course addresses developmental and appropriate practices in the education and care of infants and toddlers. Prospective teachers will study current research in typical and atypical early development, and learn to create nurturing and learning environments for all children. Introduction to models of infant and toddler programs, including early intervention, with a focus on culturally diverse, urban settings. Establishing partnerships with families and caregivers; developing community resources. Consultation and collaboration with other professionals in education and related services. Development of teaching portfolio. Field assignments. Prerequisites; Education 16 and 34 Prerequisites or Corequisites: Education 36.1; 37.11 Education 40.1 Literacy Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood: General and Special Education 2 hours recitation, 2 hours supervised field experience; 3 credits. Nature and basis of literacy teaching and learning for young children; curriculum development strategies, print and on-line resources for emergent and early literacy. Approaches to integrating early literacy throughout the curriculum, for all children including English language learners and children with special needs. The role of families and communities in literacy teaching and learning. Prerequisites: Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11, 39 Prerequisite or Corequisite: Education 43.1 Education 43.1 Arts in Early Childhood Curriculum: General and Special Education 2 hours recitation, 2 hours supervised field experience; 3 credits. Analysis and application of theory and research to the teaching of the visual arts, music and movement, dance, and drama for all young children, birth through grade two, including culturally and linguistically diverse children, as well as children with special needs. Role of materials and performance as they apply to artistic learning in young children. Approaches to integrating the arts in early childhood curriculum; place of the arts in diverse cultures and communities, with a focus on the urban experience. Development of teaching portfolio. Work with a variety of artistic forms and media, field trips and supervised field experience. Prerequisites; Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11 and 39. Education 44.1 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years: General and Specific Education 2 hours mathematics laboratory; 2 hours supervised field experience; 2 credits Approaches to the teaching of mathematics with an emphasis on the curricular and instructional topics emphasized in early childhood. These include the development of mathematical thinking processes in young children; curricular guidelines from New York State, National Association for the Education of Young children, and the national Council of Teachers of Mathematics; integration of mathematical experiences into all curricular areas; needs of special populations including English language learners; familial involvement; appropriate use of technology; and multiple perspectives on assessment. Development of early childhood teaching portfolio. Taught in coordination with Mathematics 1.97. Prerequisites: Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11, 39, 40.1, 43.1, and Mathematics 1.95. Corequisites: Education 45.1; Mathematics 1.97. Education 45.1 Science Inquiry for Young Children: General and Special Education 1 hour of recitation, 2 hours supervised field experience; 2 credits Creation of environments that promote scientific curiosity and playful exploration in all children, including children with special needs, and English language learners. Integration of science within the early childhood curriculum; the role of movement, music, and the performing arts in representing, refining, reviewing, and communicating science learning. Exploration of technologies and community resources, with a particular focus on urban environments. Review of professional, state and local curriculum standards. Family involvement in science education. Development of teaching portfolio. Taught in coordination with General Science 20. Prerequisites: Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11, 39, 40.1 and 43.1. Corequisites: Education 44.1; General Science 20. Education 75.11 Seminar and Comprehensive Student Teaching 1: General and Special Education 2 hours seminar, supervised teaching (at least 225 hours/semester); 4 credits Role of materials and resources in the early childhood years; classroom organization and curriculum modification for children of different age levels and with diverse learning needs, in culturally and linguistically diverse, urban settings. Families and communities in early childhood education; special topics in early childhood education. Development of teaching portfolio. Students will complete at least 225 hours of student teaching in one of the following age levels: Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades One and Two, and will complete student teaching requirements in Education 75.12 in a second age level in order to qualify for the initial certificate in early childhood education. Open only to students who have completed all required education courses with a scholastic index of 3.0 or higher, and a scholastic index of 2.5 or higher in liberal arts and sciences courses. Prerequisites: Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11, 39, 40.1, 43.1, 44.1, 45.1 Corequisite: For dual certification in early Childhood Education and in Early Childhood Special Education: Education 51.11 Education 75.12 Seminar and Comprehensive Student Teaching II: General and Special Education 3 hours seminar, supervised teaching (at least 225 hours/semester); 5 credits. Methodology and curriculum development in early childhood settings, birth through grade 2. Integrated curriculum in early childhood settings, with a focus on culturally and linguistically diverse, urban settings. Teachers as researchers; development of a reflective approach to teaching and assessing a diverse child population, including children with special needs and English language learners. Families and communities in early childhood education. Development of teaching portfolio. Students who have completed at least 225 hours of student teaching in Education 75.11 in Preschool, Kindergarten, or Grades One and Two, must complete the student teaching requirements for this course in a second age level. Open only to students who have completed all required education courses with a scholastic index of 3.0 or higher, and a scholastic index of 2.5 or higher in liberal arts and sciences courses. Prerequisites: Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11, 39, 40.1, 43.1, 44.1, 45.1, and 75.11 Corequisite: For dual certification in Early Childhood Education and in Early Childhood Special Education: Education 51.11 and 51.12 Introduction to planning, implementing and evaluating instruction for young children with special needs. Curricular planning and modification to implement inclusive programs, including work in subject areas and positive behavior supports. Consultation with related service professionals; assessment and interventions with children and families; interagency collaborations. Focus on young children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds in urban settings. Prerequisites: Education 16, 34 and 51.11.
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ED 36.1 ED 37.11 ED ED ED 43.1 ED 44.11 ED 45.1 ED ED 75.12

Education 16 The Art, Philosophy, and Culture of Teaching

3 hours recitation; 25 hours field experience; 3 credits

Study of teaching, linking theory and practice and connecting the philosophical, historical, and cultural foundations of education with curriculum and the art of teaching. Relation of significant educational movements, philosophies, and teaching practices to all students’ educational experiences, including students with special needs and English language learners, from birth through adolescence. Opportunities through class discussion, portfolio preparation, and field experiences for reflection on interactions between school and community, teachers’ roles, and issues of diversity and social justice.

Prerequisite: English 1.

Education 34 Urban Children and Adolescents: Development and Education

3 hours; 25 hours field experience; 3 credits

Relationships between basic developmental processes of children and adolescents and their educational experiences in schools and communities. Role of culture, ethnicity, race, gender, and social class upon biological and psychological processes. Emphasis on children in urban, multicultural schools, including students with special needs and those who are English language learners, from birth through adolescence. Field trips to a variety of educational sites; observations of and interviews with children; continuation of portfolio development; reflection upon field experiences.

The following courses are all required courses in the undergraduate program in early childhood education

Education 36.1 Social Sciences in Early Childhood Education: General and Special Education

2 hours of recitation, 2 hours supervised field experience; 3 credits.

Social studies curriculum for young children with diverse learning needs, and of differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds in varied school, family, and community settings. Study of social science texts and materials, curriculum and pedagogic methods, including culturally and developmentally appropriate practices, and play-based curriculum for young children. Field experience in schools and community settings. Development of teaching portfolio. This course is linked with a corequisite course through the use of thematic material and faculty collaboration.

Prerequisites: Education 16 and 34

Corequisite: Psychology 24.5 or Health and Nutrition Sciences 31. A student who receives a failing grade in Education 36.1 and a grade of C or higher in the corequisite course may with department permission repeat Education 36.1 without a corequisite requirement.

Education 37.11 Development of Language and Literacy in Young Children: General and Special Education

2 hours of recitation; 2 hours supervised field experience; 3 credits.

Language acquisition in the early years; typical and atypical development. Planning and implementing curriculum for emergent literacy. Psycholoinguistic and sociolinguistic factors in literacy; narrative structures in children’s oral language and in children’s literature. Consideration of the needs of English language learners. Role of families and cultural communities in language and literacy development, with a particular focus on the urban experience. Study of children’s literature, texts, and materials, including online resources. Communication and early literacy in an integrated early childhood curriculum that includes the arts and the humanities. Development of teaching portfolio. This course is linked with a corequisite course through the use of thematic material and faculty collaboration.

Prerequisites: Education 16 and 34

Prerequisite or Corequisite: Education 36.1

Corequisite: Speech 12. A student who receives a failing grade in Education 37.11 and a grade of C or higher in the corequisite course may with department permission repeat Education 37.11 without a corequisite requirement.

Education 39 Early Education and Care of infants and Toddlers: General and Special Education

2 hours of recitation; 2 credits

This course addresses developmental and appropriate practices in the education and care of infants and toddlers. Prospective teachers will study current research in typical and atypical early development, and learn to create nurturing and learning environments for all children. Introduction to models of infant and toddler programs, including early intervention, with a focus on culturally diverse, urban settings. Establishing partnerships with families and caregivers; developing community resources. Consultation and collaboration with other professionals in education and related services. Development of teaching portfolio. Field assignments.

Prerequisites; Education 16 and 34

Prerequisites or Corequisites: Education 36.1; 37.11

Education 40.1 Literacy Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood: General and Special Education

2 hours recitation, 2 hours supervised field experience; 3 credits.

Nature and basis of literacy teaching and learning for young children; curriculum development strategies, print and on-line resources for emergent and early literacy. Approaches to integrating early literacy throughout the curriculum, for all children including English language learners and children with special needs. The role of families and communities in literacy teaching and learning.

Prerequisites: Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11, 39

Prerequisite or Corequisite: Education 43.1

Education 43.1 Arts in Early Childhood Curriculum: General and Special Education

2 hours recitation, 2 hours supervised field experience; 3 credits.

Analysis and application of theory and research to the teaching of the visual arts, music and movement, dance, and drama for all young children, birth through grade two, including culturally and linguistically diverse children, as well as children with special needs. Role of materials and performance as they apply to artistic learning in young children. Approaches to integrating the arts in early childhood curriculum; place of the arts in diverse cultures and communities, with a focus on the urban experience. Development of teaching portfolio. Work with a variety of artistic forms and media, field trips and supervised field experience.

Prerequisites; Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11 and 39.

Education 44.1 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years: General and Specific Education

2 hours mathematics laboratory; 2 hours supervised field experience; 2 credits

Approaches to the teaching of mathematics with an emphasis on the curricular and instructional topics emphasized in early childhood. These include the development of mathematical thinking processes in young children; curricular guidelines from New York State, National Association for the Education of Young children, and the national Council of Teachers of Mathematics; integration of mathematical experiences into all curricular areas; needs of special populations including English language learners; familial involvement; appropriate use of technology; and multiple perspectives on assessment. Development of early childhood teaching portfolio. Taught in coordination with Mathematics 1.97.

Prerequisites: Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11, 39, 40.1, 43.1, and Mathematics 1.95.

Corequisites: Education 45.1; Mathematics 1.97.

Education 45.1 Science Inquiry for Young Children: General and Special Education

1 hour of recitation, 2 hours supervised field experience; 2 credits

Creation of environments that promote scientific curiosity and playful exploration in all children, including children with special needs, and English language learners. Integration of science within the early childhood curriculum; the role of movement, music, and the performing arts in representing, refining, reviewing, and communicating science learning. Exploration of technologies and community resources, with a particular focus on urban environments. Review of professional, state and local curriculum standards. Family involvement in science education. Development of teaching portfolio. Taught in coordination with General Science 20.

Prerequisites: Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11, 39, 40.1 and 43.1.

Corequisites: Education 44.1; General Science 20.

Education 75.11 Seminar and Comprehensive Student Teaching 1: General and Special Education

2 hours seminar, supervised teaching (at least 225 hours/semester); 4 credits

Role of materials and resources in the early childhood years; classroom organization and curriculum modification for children of different age levels and with diverse learning needs, in culturally and linguistically diverse, urban settings. Families and communities in early childhood education; special topics in early childhood education. Development of teaching portfolio. Students will complete at least 225 hours of student teaching in one of the following age levels: Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades One and Two, and will complete student teaching requirements in Education 75.12 in a second age level in order to qualify for the initial certificate in early childhood education. Open only to students who have completed all required education courses with a scholastic index of 3.0 or higher, and a scholastic index of 2.5 or higher in liberal arts and sciences courses.

Prerequisites: Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11, 39, 40.1, 43.1, 44.1, 45.1

Corequisite: For dual certification in early Childhood Education and in Early Childhood Special Education: Education 51.11

Education 75.12 Seminar and Comprehensive Student Teaching II: General and Special Education

3 hours seminar, supervised teaching (at least 225 hours/semester); 5 credits.

Methodology and curriculum development in early childhood settings, birth through grade 2. Integrated curriculum in early childhood settings, with a focus on culturally and linguistically diverse, urban settings. Teachers as researchers; development of a reflective approach to teaching and assessing a diverse child population, including children with special needs and English language learners. Families and communities in early childhood education. Development of teaching portfolio. Students who have completed at least 225 hours of student teaching in Education 75.11 in Preschool, Kindergarten, or Grades One and Two, must complete the student teaching requirements for this course in a second age level. Open only to students who have completed all required education courses with a scholastic index of 3.0 or higher, and a scholastic index of 2.5 or higher in liberal arts and sciences courses.

Prerequisites: Education 16, 34, 36.1, 37.11, 39, 40.1, 43.1, 44.1, 45.1, and 75.11

Corequisite: For dual certification in Early Childhood Education and in Early Childhood Special Education: Education 51.11 and 51.12

Introduction to planning, implementing and evaluating instruction for young children with special needs. Curricular planning and modification to implement inclusive programs, including work in subject areas and positive behavior supports. Consultation with related service professionals; assessment and interventions with children and families; interagency collaborations. Focus on young children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds in urban settings.

Prerequisites: Education 16, 34 and 51.11.

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