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SYLLABUS-R1-CANVASCal-CDEV070-SPRING 2019.pdfSAC LogoChild Development 070 (CDEV070)            

Early Childhood Introductory Principles and Practices, Spring 2019

 

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Meet Your Instructor:  Victoria Castro is the State Preschool Program Director at Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District. She is bilingual in Spanish and holds a Master’s Degree from California State Long Beach University with a major in Education and an emphasis in Early Childhood Education (ECE). She has worked in the ECE  field for 15 years performing different roles including teacher, parent educator, community liaison and program director. She  has over 11 years of experience supervising adults and administering state funded preschool programs. Vicky has been an adjunct professor for Santa Ana College since 2014 teaching CDEV 070 and CDEV 111A. She also has taught the course of “Administration and Supervision of Early Childhood Centers” at University of California Riverside Extension.  As a guest speaker, she has presented different workshops to families of Westminster School District, Project Access, Rancho Santiago Community College and preschool staff of ECE programs. She is involved in the Quality Start OC with the Orange County Department of Education. Vicky is a strong believer that educators shall provide students opportunities for respectful, responsive, and reciprocal interactions, an environment that promotes encouragement and understanding as students struggle with challenging situations.  Her goal as a professor is to improve students’ academic performance by using a multicultural responsive teaching approach to accommodate each individual students’ needs, learning style and diverse background.structor Profile (including a picture, Badges and other certifications)]

 

Course Description:

Three hour lecture per week. Bilingual (Spanish/English) course designed to introduce Spanish speaking students who are considering a career as teachers or aides to the scope of early childhood education. This class meets state licensing requirements for aides and limited-English caregivers in Early Childhood Education programs.

Textbook Information: 

  • Dodge,T. D., Colker J. L., & Heroman, C. (2002). The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 4th Edition. Washington, D.C: Teaching Strategies, Inc.

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Course Learning Objectives: Study, review, discussion and reflection of the following ECE elements/components:

  • How Children Develop and Learn
  • The Learning Environment
  • What Children Learn
  • The Teacher's Role
  • The Family's Role
  • Learning/Interest Areas
  • Theories of Learning and Their Importance

Learning outcomes- Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:        

  • Understand how children develop and learn
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the physical, social/emotional, cognitive and language development of children.
  • Identify the role of an ECE Teacher
  • Understand ECE terminology
  • Demonstrate knowledge of current issues in ECE
  • Identify Developmentally Appropriate Practices
  • Understand the importance of developing a true partnership with families to support children’s learning and development
  • Recognize the role of play and its relationship to development
  • Understand different Student Learning Objectives: 

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:   

  • Understand how children develop and learn
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the physical, social/emotional, cognitive and language development of children.
  • Identify the role of an ECE Teacher
  • Understand ECE terminology
  • Demonstrate knowledge of current issues in ECE
  • Identify Developmentally Appropriate Practices
  • Understand the importance of developing a true partnership with families to support children’s learning and development
  • Recognize the role of play and its relationship to development
  • Understand different theories of learning and their importance

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