ECE 504 - Early Childhood Curriculum and Assessment

This course studies the principles and techniques of curriculum management analyzing both empirical/behavioral and re-conceptualist approaches with field-based applications. This course will examine and appraise early childhood curriculum. It includes a presentation of basic curriculum models with reference to formative and summative evaluation. The goal of this course is to provide each student with opportunities to make contact with a broad variety of curriculum theory, design, and successful practice. Our work will deal with matching specific theories of curriculum development to present practice as found both in the literature and rich professional experiences available in our class. The course will utilize research based strategies and technologies to enhance student learning. The final goal is to develop a curriculum project appropriate to your work setting or interest, and grounded in a theoretical framework. Students will come away with a completed project that can be applied to their schoolwork or future graduate study investigations. Activities, content, and materials are related to the current and relevant Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. A twelve hour pre-practicum experience is included.

Credits: 3