ECED 420 Integrating Curriculum

3 credits

Students will examine ways to plan, implement, and assess curriculum that is integrated across several content areas and connected with developmental domains to optimize children’s learning and development. Students will focus on combining a variety of active learning experiences to explore curriculum topics, including inquiry based investigations, literacy-related components, field trips, technology, classroom guests, family engagement, and community resources. Students will practice documenting and creating displays to share the learning journey with families and the childcare center.

Prerequisites: ECED 375, ECED 400, and ECED 410

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will able to:

Analyze learning theories and research to develop curriculum that optimizes children’s learning and development
Design curriculum utilizing a variety of approaches and document learning to share with families and program
Plan and implement developmentally appropriate materials, activities, and strategies in an integrated curriculum that includes literacy, math, science, social studies, health, safety, nutrition, art, music, dramatic play, and movement
Collaboratively design curriculum with co-teachers, families, and program

Total Hours: 30 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 30