General Catalog 2023-2024 
    
    Sep 28, 2024  
General Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EDU 119 - Intro to Early Child Education


Class Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the foundations of culturally responsive, equitable and inclusive early childhood education, planning intentional developmentally appropriate experiences, young children, guidance techniques, and professionalism.  Topics include theoretical foundations, national early learning standards, NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development, state regulations, program types, career options, professionalism, ethical conduct, quality inclusive environments, guidance techniques, and curriculum responsive to the needs of each child/family.  Upon completion, students should be able to implement developmentally appropriate environments, guidance techniques, schedules, and teaching strategies across developmental domains to support culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse children and their families in inclusive settings, and design a personal career/professional development plan.



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