Foundations of Child Development
Hours | 3.0 Credit, 3.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab |
Prerequisites | SFL 210 |
Taught | Fall, Winter, Spring |
Programs | Containing ECE 202 |
Foundations of Child Development
Developing Dispositions
Teacher candidates will develop dispositions that are grounded in moral, spiritual, and intellectual understandings that recognize the potential of individual students within the contexts in which they live and develop.
Understanding Child Development
Teacher candidates will understand core issues related to child development. This includes knowledge about theories of cognitive, linguistic, physical, social, emotional and moral development, and how students develop within the various contexts of early and middle childhood.
Connecting to Classroom Instruction and Assessment
Teacher Candidates will make informed, defensible, and appropriate decisions about classroom instruction and assessment, based on knowledge, that maximizes essential learning and development for all learners.