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• ECE 311 Entire Course
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• ECE 311 Week 1 Discussions 1 Teaching Philosophy
  And Curriculum
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• ECE 311 Week 1 Discussions 2 Developmentally
  Appropriate Practice
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• ECE 311 Week 1 Quiz

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• ECE 311 Week 1 Discussions 1 Teaching Philosophy
  And Curriculum
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• Teaching Philosophy and Curriculum. Review the
  major curriculum models and approaches discussed
  in the chapters this week (e.g. Montessori,
  Reggio Emilia, Creative Curriculum, etc.). Which
  model/approach most closely matches your own
  teaching philosophy? Explain why. Then, suppose
  that you have started a new teaching position and
  the curriculum you have been asked to use differs
  significantly from your teaching philosophy.
  Explain how you will address this difference.

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• ECE 311 Week 1 Discussions 2 Developmentally
  Appropriate Practice
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• Developmentally Appropriate Practice. After
  reading the NAEYCs Key Messages of the Position
  Statement on developmentally appropriate practice
  (DAP), describe at least two challenges in
  implementing DAP in early childhood classrooms.
  Why do you think these would be challenging?  

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• ECE 311 Week 1 Journal
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• Week One Journal. Think about your own early
  childhood experiences, either in preschool or the
  first few years of elementary school. Describe at
  least one positive and one negative experience
  you had (these could be academic or social).
  Explain how they had a lasting impact on you and
  how they will influence your own teaching
  approach.

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• ECE 311 Week 1 Quiz
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• ECE 311 Week 2 Assignment Kindergarten Lesson
  Plan
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• ECE 311 Week 2 Assignment Kindergarten Lesson Plan

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• ECE 311 Week 2 Discussions 1 Early Childhood
  Development And Curriculum
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• Early Childhood Development and Curriculum.
  Select an age group of young children (0-2, 3-5,
  6-8). Using your text and at least one additional
  resource, describe how developmental
  characteristics of this group influence
  curriculum decisions to best meet their needs and
  interests. Be sure to address the following areas
  of development Physical, Socio-Emotional, and
  Cognitive. Within your response, give two to
  three examples of what surprised you and what
  confirmed your personal observations. In
  addition, complete the interactive game, found in
  Week 2 of your online course, that reviews
  accommodations for students with special needs
  and include ideas in your post that apply to the
  age group you suggested.

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• ECE 311 Week 2 Discussions 2 Growing And Learning
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• Growing and Learning. Watch the five-minute
  video, Growing and Learning in Preschool. This
  video illustrates essential features of a
  high-quality preschool program. Discuss the
  following questions How can preschool curricula,
  based on solid research, build school- and
  life-related skills? Why are well-qualified
  teachers important? How is play integrated into
  learning?

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• ECE 311 Week 2 Quiz
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• ECE 311 Week 2 Quiz

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• ECE 311 Week 3 Assignment Mandated Curriculum Vs.
  Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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• Mandated Curriculum vs. Developmentally
  Appropriate Practices. You are a parent who is
  concerned about the new state-mandated,
  textbook-based curriculum for kindergarten, and
  you are writing a letter to the school board in
  protest of this new policy. In your letter,
  define DAP, describe the benefits of DAP, and
  explain why you feel the use of a textbook-based
  curriculum may be inappropriate. Describe
  potential negative effects of this curriculum and
  how it is developmentally inappropriate to
  literacy development. Recommend an alternative
  approach to developing literacy skills. In your
  letter, use the kindergarten standards from your
  state and the guidelines for DAP described in the
  course text as well as in NAEYC resources.

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• ECE 311 Week 3 Discussions 1 Working With
  Families
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• Working with Families. Review the Six Types of
  Involvement Keys to Successful Partnerships from
  the National Network of Partnership Schools.
  Using the terminology from this model, describe
  the kinds of parent and community involvement you
  have observed in schools or child care centers
  where you have worked, volunteered, or attended.
  If you do not have this kind of experience, visit
  the websites of several local child care centers
  and summarize the information about parent
  involvement that the centers have included. Also
  describe how these schools or centers could
  improve their level and type of parent and
  community involvement based on the NNPS model .

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• ECE 311 Week 3 Discussions 2 Environments That
  Reflect Our Values And Beliefs
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• Environments That Reflect Our Values and Beliefs.
  Every environment implies a set of values or
  beliefs about the people who use the space and
  the activities that take place there....each
  environment also influences the people who use it
  in subtle or dramatic ways (Jaruszewica, page
  10).
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• In Week One you discussed a teaching philosophy
  and curriculum which most closely matched your
  own teaching philosophy. This discussion question
  will expand on these ideas and focus on the
  classroom environment. Watch each of the
  following

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• ECE 311 Week 3 Quiz
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• ECE 311 Week 3 Quiz

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• ECE 311 Week 4 Assignment Final Paper Outline
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• Final Paper Outline. Review the Final Paper
  instructions in Week Five. Submit an outline that
  identifies the age group you have chosen for your
  Final Paper and provide a brief description of
  each philosophy/theory you have chosen for your
  Final Paper. Cite your text and at least two
  other scholarly sources. This assignment should
  include
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• 1. A title page

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• ECE 311 Week 4 Discussions 2 Start Planning!
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• Start Planning! Find the Kindergarten learning
  standards online at the State Department of
  Education for the state in which you live or
  work. Begin with the U.S. Department of Education
  State Contacts to find your state. Choose a
  particular content standard (e.g. Read
  emergent-reader texts with purpose and
  understanding) and describe two to three
  curriculum planning ideas or teaching strategies
  that would support the learning of this standard.

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• ECE 311 Week 4 Journal
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• Week Four Journal. We are now more than halfway
  through the course. Think back to the beginning
  of the course and describe how your views on
  early childhood curriculum have changed. Identify
  one idea for the following
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• 1. something you found very interesting
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• 2. something you already knew
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• 3. something you would like to learn more about.

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• ECE 311 Week 4 Quiz
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• ECE 311 Week 5 Discussions 1 The Importance Of
  Play
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• The Importance of Play. Watch the video, The
  Importance of Play. Discuss specific examples of
  how play benefits a childs development. Then,
  using at least one online resource, describe how
  much play todays children are getting or not
  getting. Be sure to include a link to your
  resource. Lastly, offer one to two specific ideas
  for incorporating more play into a young childs
  day.

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• ECE 311 Week 5 Discussions 2 Technology And Young
  Children
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• Technology and Young Children. View the webcast,
  Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in
  Early Childhood Programs. As you watch, make note
  of the benefits and possible limitations of using
  technology with young children. For an alternate
  accessible resource related to this position
  statement by the NAEYC, please review this
  document Technology and Interactive Media as
  Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving
  Children from Birth through Age 8. You will then
  construct a

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• ECE 311 Week 5 Final Paper
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• This paper should be a combination of
  philosophies, theories, and concepts learned in
  this course, and demonstrate how they apply to
  the early childhood classroom. The primary focus
  will be on the comprehensiveness of the many
  components that are necessary to consider when
  designing curriculum for a preschool or young
  childs classroom.
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