ECED - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

ECED 115. Child Growth, Development, and Learning 3 cr.

Biological-physical, social, cultural, emotional, cognitive, and language domains of child growth and development. The process of development and the adult's role in supporting each child's growth, development, and learning.

ECED 125. Health, Safety, and Nutrition 2 cr.

Sound health, safety, and nutritional practices to provide an emotionally and physically safe environment for young children in partnership with their families.

ECED 135. Family and Community Collaboration 3 cr.

Development of open, friendly, and collaborative relationships with each child s family, encouraging family involvement, and supporting the child s relationship with his or her family. The diverse cultures and languages representative of families in New Mexico s communities are honored. Prerequisites: ECED 115 and ENGL 111G.

ECED 201. Learning Environment Design in Early Childhood 3 cr.

Knowledge and skills to set up and maintain a safe, healthy, developmentally appropriate learning environment in which young children can explore and manipulate materials and equipment.

ECED 202. Communication and Creative Development in Early Childhood 3 cr.

Knowledge and skills to promote communication and creative development in young children.

ECED 203. Self-Concept Development in Early Childhood 3 cr.

Knowledge and skills to build positive self concepts through the development of self awareness, self understanding, and acceptance of diversity.

ECED 204. Social Development in Early Childhood 3 cr.

Knowledge and skills to organize and sustain positive functioning of children and adults in a group learning environment.

ECED 205. Home and Program Partnerships in Early Childhood 3 cr.

Knowledge and skills to promote communication between family and staff regarding children s growth and development.

ECED 206. Program Management and Staff Relations in Early Childhood 3 cr.

Knowledge and skills needed for a systematic, effective approach to program operation.

ECED 210. The Young Child 3 cr.

Knowledge and skills in child development and observation techniques. Introduction to the profession.

ECED 215. Curriculum Development and Implementation I 3 cr.

Development of curriculum appropriate for the ages and development levels of children. Content includes, but is not limited to, the arts, literacy, mathematics, physical education, health, social studies, science, and technology. Prerequisites: ECED 115, ENGL 111G, and consent of instructor or two letters of recommendation from program faculty. Corequisite: ECED 220. Restricted to majors.

ECED 220. Early Childhood Education Practicum I 2 cr.

Application of curriculum appropriate for the ages and development levels of children. Content includes, but is not limited to, the arts, literacy, mathematics, physical education, health, social studies, science, and technology. Prerequisites: ECED 115, ENGL 111G, and consent of instructor or two letters of recommendation from program faculty. Corequisite: ECED 215. Restricted to majors.

ECED 225. Curriculum Development and Implementation II 3 cr.

Advanced development of curriculum appropriate for the ages and development levels of children. Content includes, but is not limited to: the arts, literacy, mathematics, physical education, health, social studies, science, and technology. Prerequisites: ECED 115, ENGL 111G and consent of instructor or two letters of recommendation from program faculty. Corequisite: ECED 230. Restricted to majors.

ECED 230. Early Childhood Education Practicum II 2 cr.

Advanced application of curriculum appropriate for the ages and development levels of children. Content includes, but is not limited to, the arts, literacy, mathematics, physical education, health, social studies, science, and technology. Prerequisites: ECED 115, ENGL 111G, and consent of instructor or two letters of recommendation from program faculty. Corequisite: ECED 225. Restricted to majors.

ECED 235. Introduction to Reading and Literacy Development 3 cr.

Selection of developmentally appropriate materials and appropriate instructional methods for the development of reading and literacy in young children. Prerequisites: ECED 115 and ENGL 111G.

ECED 245. Early Childhood Education Professionalism 2 cr.

Development of integrity, responsibility, and ethical practices that demonstrate multicultural respect for all children and families.

ECED 250. Independent Study 1-3 cr.

Independent study for specific area of early childhood education. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Restricted to majors.

ECED 252. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood 3 cr.

Knowledge and skills to promote physical and cognitive development in young children.

ECED 253. Guidance Techniques in Early Childhood 3 cr.

Knowledge and skills to promote positive social interactions and problem solving skills for young children.

ECED 255. Assessment of Children and Evaluation of Programs 3 cr.

Development of diverse assessment approaches, including observational skills. Prerequisites: ECED 115 and ENGL 111G. Same as SPED 255.

ECED 257. Child Care Field Experience I 1-4 cr.

Supervised field experience in diverse settings including but not limited to day-care centers, Headstart programs, public schools, family day care homes. Graded S/U.

ECED 258. Child Care Field Experience II 1-4 cr.

Supervised field experience in diverse settings including but not limited to day-care centers, Headstart programs, public schools, family day care homes. Graded S/U.

ECED 259. Child Care Field Experience III 1-4 cr.

Supervised field experience in diverse settings including but not limited to day-care centers, Headstart programs, public schools, family day care homes. Graded S/U.

ECED 260. Child Care Field Experience IV 1-4 cr.

Supervised field experience in diverse settings including but not limited to day-care centers, Headstart programs, public schools, family day care homes. Graded S/U.

ECED 265. Guiding Young Children 3 cr.

Role of adults in guidance, effect of child development on guidance and development of pro-social behaviors using developmentally appropriate guidance strategies.

ECED 270. Program Management 3 cr.

Technical knowledge necessary to develop and maintain a quality early care and education program. The course will focus on sound financial management and vision, laws and legal issues that affect programs and state and national standards including accreditation requirements. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

ECED 275. Curriculum for Diverse Learners and Their Families 3 cr.

Implementation of family-centered programming that includes developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive curriculum. The course will also cover the establishment and maintenance of healthy and safe learning environments. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

ECED 280. Professional Relationships 3 cr.

Development of staff relationships that will foster strong professional relationships with and among families, communities and advisory boards. Issues of staff recruitment, retention, support and supervision will lay a foundation for positive personnel management. Working effectively with board, advisory groups and community members and agencies will be addressed. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

ECED 295. Contemporary Developments 1-4 cr.

Offered under different subtitles in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits.

ECED 299. Special Topics 1-4 cr.

Offered under different subtitles in the Schedule of Classes.

ECED 315. Research in Child, Growth, Development and Learning 3 cr.

Advanced course builds on foundational material covered in the basic course. An integration of major theories is provided by focusing on contemporary research in all aspects of child development, including bioecological, social-affective, cognitive-learning, language-cultural, and methodological aspects of research in early childhood development and education. Prepares early childhood professionals in using empirically-based research to inform their teaching of young children. Builds upon indicators of competence established at the lower division (AA) level. For each course objective (core competency) students will demonstrate the indicators established for the bachelor s level. Prerequisite: ECED 115.

ECED 327. Infant-Toddler Field Placement 1 cr.

Supervised field experience in diverse settings serving infants and toddlers. Restricted to majors. Graded S/U.

ECED 328. Preschool Field Placement 1 cr.

Supervised field experience in diverse settings serving children ages 3-5 years. Restricted to majors. Graded S/U.

ECED 329. Early Primary Field Placement 1 cr.

Supervised field placement in diverse early primary grades. Restricted to majors. Graded S/U.

ECED 335. Family and Community Collaboration II 2 cr.

Advanced course prepares prospective teachers for working effectively as partners with family and community members to facilitate the development and learning of children ages birth through 8, including children with special needs. Focuses on diverse family types that include various family structures and lifestyles; and linguistic, cultural, ethnic groups. The complexity and dynamics of families as systems will be included, and community resources to support families will be identified. Builds upon indicators of competence established at the lower division (AA) level. For each course objective (core competency) students will demonstrate the indicators established for the bachelor s level. Prerequisite: ECED 135.

ECED 351. Literacy Development in Early Childhood 3 cr. (2+2P)

Same as RDG 351.

ECED 360. Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3 cr.

The teaching and caregiving of young children, birth through eight years of age. Same as ECED 560.

ECED 395. Special Topics 1-3 cr.

Each course will be identified by a qualifying subtitle. A maximum of 3 credits in any one semester and a grand total of 6 credits.

ECED 405. Home Center/School Collaboration 3 cr.

Techniques for working with parents as partners in their young child s educational setting.

ECED 415. Working with Parents of Exceptional Learners 3 cr.

Methods and techniques for educators and other professionals in parent-professional relationships. Same as SPED 415.

ECED 420. Integrated Early Childhood Curriculum 3 cr.

Advanced course focuses on developmentally appropriate content, learning environments, and curriculum implementation for children ages birth to 5. Emphasizes integration of content areas (arts, literacy, math, health, science, social studies, and adaptive learning) and the development of rich learning environments for infants, toddlers and preschool children. Builds upon indicators of competence established at the lower division (AA) level. For each course objective (core competency) students will demonstrate the indicators established for the bachelor s level. Prerequisites: ECED 125, ECED 215, ECED 220, ECED 225, ECED 230, ECED 245, and ECED 265. Corequisite: ECED 425. Restricted to majors.

ECED 425. Integrated Earl y Childhood Program 2 cr.

Advanced course provides opportunities for students to apply knowledge gained from Integrated Early childhood Curriculum and develop skills in planning and implementing developmentally appropriate learning experience, integrated curriculum and learning environments for children ages birth to 5. Curriculum will include all content area: arts, health/wellness, literacy, math, social studies, science, and adaptive living skills for children with special needs. The practicum experience will be divided equally between classrooms serving children ages 0-3 and 3-5. Prerequisites: ECED 125, ECED 215, ECED 220, ECED 225, ECED 230, ECED 245, ECED 265. Corequisite: ECED 420. Restricted to majors.

ECED 430. Methods and Materials for the Early Primary Grades 3 cr.

Advanced course focuses on developmentally appropriate content, learning environments, and curriculum implementation for children in grades K-3. Emphasized integration of content areas (arts, literacy math, health, science, and social studies) and the development of rich learning environments for the early primary grades. Course builds upon indicators of competence established a the lower division (AA) level. For each course objective (core competency), students will demonstrate the indicators established for the bachelor s level. Prerequisites: ECED 420 and ECED 425. Corequisite ECED 435. Restricted to majors.

ECED 435. Methods and Materials for the Early Primary Grades Practicum 2 cr.

Advanced practicum provides opportunities to develop, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate and integrated learning experiences for children grades K-3. Create learning environments that are developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive for children in the early primary grades The practicum builds upon indicators of competence established at the lower division (AA) level. For each course objective (core competency), students will demonstrate the indicators established for the bachelor s level. Prerequisite: ECED 420 and ECED 425. Corequisite: ECED 430. Restricted to majors.

ECED 440. Science/Math Curriculum 3 cr. (2+2P)

Methods and materials for developmentally appropriate practices in teaching science and math for young children. Same as ECED 540 with differentiated assignments for graduate students.

ECED 441. Language Arts/Social Studies Curriculum 3 cr. (2+2P)

Methods and materials for developmentally appropriate practices in teaching language arts and social studies for young children. Same as ECED 541 with differentiated assignments for graduate students.

ECED 443. Assessment of Children and Evaluation of Programs 3 cr.

Advanced course builds on understanding the connections among learning, teaching, and assessment and strategies for evaluating programs. Assessment, identification, and monitoring of typical and atypical development in the cognitive, motor, affective and social domains. Multiple and diverse assessment approaches, including responsiveness to cultural and linguistic differences will be emphasized. Builds upon indicators of competence established at the lower division (AA) level. For each course objective (core competency) students will demonstrate the indicators established for the bachelor s level.

ECED 451. Play in the Early Childhood Curriculum 3 cr.

Development of curriculum based on children s play; a means of exploring and learning the patterns of human living, communications, and experiences congruous with their developing interests and capacities.

ECED 452. Teaching Language Minority Children in Early Childhood Settings 3 cr.

Framework and strategies for the educational development of young language-minority children.

ECED 455. Art/Music/PE Curriculum 3 cr. (2+2P)

Methods and materials for developmentally appropriate practices in teaching art, music, and PE for young children.

ECED 458. Field Experience Infants Pre-K) 1 cr.

Supervised field experiences in early childhood settings: infants, toddlers, and pre-K programs. Graded S/U.

ECED 459. Field Experience K 3) 1 cr.

Supervised field experiences in early childhood settings: public school programs K 3. Graded S/U.

ECED 465. Working with Handicapped Infants and Their Families 3 cr.

Normal and atypical infant development, methods to work effectively with high-risk and handicapped infants/toddlers ages birth to two and their families. Same as SPED 465.

ECED 470. Student Teaching/Seminar 6 cr.

Provides student teaching experience in a variety of settings with young children ages birth 8.

ECED 479. Curriculum in Early Childhood Education 3 cr.

Development and implementation of curriculum and materials for teaching young children.

ECED 480. Practicum in Early Childhood Education 1-6 cr.

Supervised experience in early childhood education settings. Prerequisites: ECED 360 and 453, or consent of instructor.

ECED 489. Topics 3 cr.

Offered under various subtitles which indicate the subject matter to be covered. May be repeated three times for a maximum of 9 credits.