EC216 Curriculum Development
Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR: Sandi A. King, BSN, RN, CLC
TELEPHONE & FAX:

Tel: 906-647- 2052 (primary) or
906- 440-6651 (cell #)
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E-mail: beaglelovermom@hughes.net
COURSE NUMBER: EC216
COURSE TITLE: Curriculum Development
COURSE DURATION: Fifteen weeks from date started.
CREDITS: 3
PRE-REQUISITES: EN111

Hello and a very warm welcome to my class! I am looking forward to this sharing and learning experience with you and am available on an as needed basis via e-mail, fax, or phone if you have questions or comments about the course content or assignments.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course will enhance the student’s understanding of Early Childhood Curriculum and developmentally appropriate practices by focusing on the study of curriculum development for children from birth to age five that fosters competence in all areas of development. The approach to curriculum will be developmentally-based and aimed at nurturing all areas of the child’s development, creativity, emotional and physical health and well being, social relationships, and intellectual skills. The topics discussed will include: setting up effective learning experiences, providing a supportive curriculum, and integrating character traits into the classroom experience.

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS:

You will need a copy of:


STUDENTS' RESPONSIBILITIES:
  1. Students will be responsible for reading each chapter in the textbook.
  2. Students will be responsible for developing a one-week thematic unit. The following areas must be integrated into the unit; social studies, science, math, music and movement, sensory, art, dramatic play and creative dramatics, puppets, literature, language and literacy.
  3. Students will complete assigned activities or exercises to help reinforce what they have learned.
  4. Students will develop an indoor room arrangement and an outdoor play area.
  5. Students will use proper grammar and English when completing their assignments.
  6. Students will be responsible for e-mailing their thematic unit to the instructor for grading purposes. Please make copies of your unit.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Expected Outcomes: Graduates of the Bay Mills Community College Early Childhood Curriculum Development emphasis area will possess the skills to work with families and on the behalf of families in the local community.



  1. To give students knowledge of curriculum development and how it can be implemented in the classroom.
  2. To give students knowledge of how to develop a thematic unit.
  3. To give students knowledge of how to implement learning centers into a thematic unit that can be used in the classroom.
  4. To give students basic knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices.
  5. To give students an understanding of how to arrange an indoor and outdoor play area for their classroom settings.
  6. To give students knowledge of curriculum development so they can provide the children with opportunities to learn.
OUTCOME MEASURES:

Upon successful completion of their coursework, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of curriculum development and how it can be
    implemented in the classroom to facilitate learning in children from birth to age five.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding on how to develop a thematic unit.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of the crucial aspects of providing a safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of how to design an indoor and outdoor play area for their classroom settings to enhance learning.
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of encouraging emotional, creative, social, intellectual, and physical skills and appropriate developmental practices in children from birth to age five.
  6. Demonstrate an understanding of classroom schedules that provide for optimum growth and development.
  7. Demonstrate an understanding of different types of Early Childhood Programs.
  8. Demonstrate an understanding of ages and stages of typical child development from birth to age five.
  9. Plan parent involvement and educational activities to facilitate participation in the implementation of the curriculum.
  10. Demonstrate understanding/sensitivity to ensure that interactions with the children and families are respectful of each family’s diversity, culture, and ethnic background.
BMCC POLICIES:
All students please review the following policies and procedures

Student Handbook : (http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/Handbook/index.html).
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Information about class schedules and transcripts:(http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/Handbook/transcripts.html).


APA AND ATTACHMENTS:

Your formal written assignments require APA format. Please send all assignments as attachments. This applies to all weekly assignments.
*All formal assignments and papers will need to be done as follows:
  1. Title page with school name, class name, title of paper, class number, and student name all centered in the center of the page.
  2. Title at top of each page and page number at bottom of page, both centered including
    your initials at the top right side of the page.
  3. Reference(s) page with Title at top of each page and page number at bottom of page,
    both centered, including your initials at the top right side of the page.
  4. 12 point font in either Arial or Times New Roman.
  5. 1" margins (top, bottom, left, right).
  6. Prepare all assignments in Microsoft Word “ONLY.”
  7. Save your work as a ".doc" file (this is the MS Word default file type).
  8. To send an attachment click on attachment icon in e-mail document
    (looks like a paperclip) or go to insert and choose file – go find your file and click insert.
  9. When you e-mail assignment or paper please type in the subject line the name of the
    assignment, the lesson number, and your initials.
  10. Send assignment via e-mail.
  11. I will accept assignments faxed to me at the number listed above as well.
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS:

Each weekly session will be comprised of:

* Reading assignment(s)
* Questions
* Lesson Learning Activity(s)
* Resources

LESSON ACTIVITIES:

Most of the weekly lessons include miscellaneous activities designed to assist you with becoming proficient in locating resources and information relating to the different topic areas. These are included under the weekly assignment, and the point values for each activity are indicated after each assignment. Simply follow the directions given for that activity.

RESOURCES:

The intention of the resources compiled throughout the 15 weeks will be for a resource guide you can use in the communities you are currently working with. If you do not plan to stay in the community you are working in once you graduate, this resource guide can be left behind for future staff to utilize. This resource guide will need to be submitted in the 15th week in a pamphlet format, as if you were going to give it to a family or leave it in community agencies. If you are familiar with Microsoft Publisher this will be an acceptable program to create and submit the assignment in otherwise you may use Microsoft Word.

***SAVE EACH ASSIGNMENT IN YOUR COMPUTER AND ALSO KEEP A PAPER COPY***, in the event that your assignment is not received by the instructor and needs to be submitted again. Keep all documentation of assignments, quizzes, correspondence, etc., until you have completed the course and your final grade has been posted by the College.

GRADING SCALE:

Students must earn a "70" or better to receive credit for this course.






A 94 - 100% C 74 - 76%
A- 90 - 93% C- 70 - 73%
B+ 87 - 89% D+ 67 - 69%
B 84 - 86% D 64 - 66%
B- 80 - 83% D- 60 - 63%
C+ 77 - 79% F 00 - 59


COMPLETING THE COURSE:

This is a 15-week course. You may complete the course at your own rate, however, all lesson tests, discussion questions, and the final exam MUST be completed within the required 15 weeks. Students who fail to complete the course within the required 15 weeks will have their grade decreased by one letter grade per week, for each week past the 15th week. This will help to make the grading system fair to those students who get their work done on time.

To be considered "complete," means your instructor must have received your lesson test/discussion questions each week, responded to you with your grade results, and recorded your grade. If at any time you are in doubt as to whether your assignment was received by the instructor - please send an e-mail inquiry. Keep your response from the instructor as documentation.

ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION:

If you do not already have your computer protected by up-to-date anti-virus software, you are strongly encouraged to visit http://www.grisoft.com/, and download the latest version of AVG anti-virus protection. This will not only protect your computer from viruses that may be transmitted via other students' e-mails to me, it will protect my computer, other students, and the entire College from any viruses that may attach themselves to your e-mails. AVG is free, and will automatically update itself weekly if you select that option. This will help to protect all of us from all those nasty viruses out there.

REMEMBER:

If at any time during the completion of this course you have any questions - please do not hesitate to contact me for guidance. I will be available to assist you however I can. If I do not get back to you for a day or two after you send me a communication or leave me a message please do not worry, I will make sure to check my e-mail and voice messages on a daily basis. I hope that this course will give you the foundation for building a successful Early Childhood curriculum to assist the families you will be serving in your early childhood career.

TRANSFER POTENTIAL:

Bay Mills Community College is a fully accredited institution. The credits earned in this course may be applicable to an Associates in Arts degree in Families and Children offered by other institutions. But every college sets its own transfer policies. Before any student takes this course planning to transfer the credits to another college, they should check with the registrar of their college to make sure the credits can be transferred.

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