Child Development 107 Syllabus

Course Description:  This course will provide you with an in-depth understanding of children’s development, birth through adolescence.  The class will cover general trends of development, as well as how children’s individual rate of development can be a focus.  Heredity and environmental influences will be discussed. 

Textbook Information:  Martorell, G. (2013). Child M Series (1^st Ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.  ISBN-10: 0078035511 

Student Learning Objectives: 

1. Define human development
2. Explain the major theories of development
3. Describe the ecological-systems approach to the study of human development
4. Differentiate genotype and phenotype
5. Explain prenatal development and the possible complications at birth
6. Describe ways in which developmental domains are continuous, sequential and inter-related
7. Demonstrate knowledge of current research findings as they apply to child development
8. Demonstrate of the physical, social/emotional, cognitive and language development of children in major developmental stages
9. Understand how to identify children at different ages by assessing their developmental skills and abilities

Meet Your Instructor:  

Michelle Kimmel has sixteen years of experience in education.  Specifically, she has taught first grade primarily along with K-3 reading intervention, K-3 English Language Development, fourth and fifth grade, and served as an elementary assistant principal.  Dr. Kimmel also worked as an adjunct teaching elementary education and/or early childhood courses at UCSD, USC, CSULB, and SAC.  Most recently, she taught a first grade Sheltered English Immersion class in Irvine Unified School District. At SAC, she instructs both on campus and online CDES courses as well as facilitating SAC’s Online Training Certification program through Distance Education.  Her educational interests and research focus on the impact of Response to Intervention (RTI), school readiness, and Thinking Maps.  Dr. Kimmel’s educational degrees include a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, a Master of Arts in Education specializing in curriculum and instruction, a Master of Arts in Education specializing in early childhood education, and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from USC.  In her spare time, she likes to spend time with her nephew and niece, read for pleasure, and walk her dog. 

Course Syllabus:  Kimmel CDEV 107 57310 Fall 2018 Syllabus.pdf