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  • ECEE 1010: Tech for Early Chld Educators

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course is designed to facilitate future early childhood educators with the knowledge skills, and dispositions for integrating technology into their classroom instruction and for using technology to improve professional productivity. Students will explore the relationship among ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) standards, NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) standards, and PA Learning standards for Early Childhood and those PA Academic Standards related to PreK-6 learners and the appropriate and effective uses of contemporary educational technology. These concepts will be applied to the development of instructional materials that can be used for assessing learning and promoting achievement for all students in grades PreK-6.
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  • ECEE 1011: Early Child/Elem Grade 1-6 Fie

    1.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Professional practicum that requires the teacher candidate to plan, teach, and assess developmentally, culturally appropriate curriculum for first through sixth grade students and engage family community members in the student's learning. Field experience integrates the application of instructional strategies, content knowledge, classroom management, family and community engagement, ethical conduct standards, and other professional knowledge and competencies in first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classrooms. During the field experience, teacher candidate will become familiar with the field site community resources and demographic, collaborate with mentor teacher to prepare and implement learning experiences that align with national and state standards, and assess children's learning.
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  • ECEE 1012: Infant-Kindergarten Field Exp

    1.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Professional practicum that requires the teacher candidate to plan, teach, and assess developmentally, culturally appropriate curriculum for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners and engage family and community members in the children's learning. Field experience integrates the application of instructional strategies, content knowledge, classroom management, family and community engagement, ethical conduct standards, and other professional knowledge and competencies in infant toddler, preschool, and kindergarten settings. During this field experience, teacher candidate will collaborate with mentor teacher to prepare and implement learning experiences that align with national and state standards, assess children's learning and engage families and community in the children's learning.
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  • ECEE 1100: Teaching Children's Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Through reflection of current issues and trends, this course provides a knowledge base of children's books, authors, and illustrators, including all genres of traditional and contemporary literature. Students develop effective strategies through active involvement in literary experiences that integrate children's literature into the curriculum.
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  • ECEE 1200: Found of Child Dev & Learning

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Focuses on the domains, principles, and theories of child development. Provides an overview of planning and preparation, classroom environment, instructional delivery, professional conduct, assessment, and knowledge of diverse learners. Introduces PA standards and examines professional codes of conduct aligned with the PA Dept. of Education and NAEYC.
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  • ECEE 1210: Dev Appropriate Prac PreK

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Teacher candidates will become competent in NAEYC and PDE standards, applying their knowledge, skills, and dispositions as they design instruction based on characteristics of the age group, 0-5. They will plan early learning environments, explore materials and approaches to care and curriculum.
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  • ECEE 1220: Creative Arts ECE

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course presents the rationale and value of integrating the arts into the classroom curriculum. Students examine the nature of creativity and the elements of creative arts. This course teaches methods of creating assessment based instruction to promote artistic activities as well as adapting activities for special needs and ELL students.
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  • ECEE 2300: Family & Community Collab

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Exploration of the knowledge, dispositions, and skills required of early childhood professionals with an emphasis on collaborative partnerships, effective communication, community resources, ethical and research-based practices, and advocating for culturally, linguistically, developmentally, and socioeconomically diverse families.
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  • ECEE 2320: Learning Env in EC & Elem Educ

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course prepares teacher candidates to design a classroom learning environment that addresses social, intellectual, economic, and cultural diversity of children and their implications on planning and learning. Teacher candidates will also explore developmentally appropriate instruction and complete classroom observations.
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  • ECEE 2350: Curr & Inst K-4

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to create developmentally appropriate instruction and assessment activities for children in K through grade 4 classrooms. Topics covered include K through grade 4 curriculum models, developmentally appropriate practices, lesson planning, writing objectives, constructivist instructional strategies and assessment of student learning. Through class discussions, practice sessions, role-playing and microteaching, the teacher candidates will learn how to plan for and utilize strategies based on research in effective teaching, Pennsylvania Department of Education Academic Standards and standards set forth by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
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