ECEC 2245 — Preschool Methods of Intentional Teaching and Learning 4 Credit Hours
Students will be introduced to a variety of methods for facilitating the preschooler's development of physical and logical-mathematical knowledge and for developing the preschooler's self-expression to various aspects of the social world. Emphasis is on the student's ability to plan, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate literacy, dramatic play, art, social studies, nature, math, STEM, and movement experiences. The student will be responsible for demonstrating how to be present, connect, and extend the children's learning. Demonstration of professional dispositions will be emphasized. A clinical component is required. Students will spend the semester in a Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) licensed early childhood classroom serving children between the ages of 3-6 (not in Kindergarten). (3 lecture hours, 2 lab hours)