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1-Course Agenda 2-Group Presentation  Rubric 3-Resource Notebook Description

Course Description 
This course is designed to prepare students to select, develop and manage activities for young children with an emphasis on curriculum goals and objectives for preschool children ages 3-5, with accommodations for infant/toddler children birth-to-36-months and school-age children kindergarten-and-beyond.  

Syllabus

Fall 2009 download Microsoft Word version of Course Syllabus

Materials

• Required Text:  Dodge, Colker &  Heroman    The Creative Curriculum, 4e

Text available in Spanish; Alternative texts for Infant-Toddlers or School-Agers available

Evaluation
Final grades will be based on a percentage of total points.  Student grades will be based on the following:

• Teamwork Experiences [75 points]
• Group Presentation [75 points]
• Resource Notebook [50 points]

TeamWork
Each student will participate in a number of small group activities during class sessions.  These cannot be made up, and will count as points towards the student’s course grade.  Groups will be given an assignment, worksheet, or task to complete, and report out in a variety of ways, such as having a scribe turn in the groups notes, a reporter summarize the work, or a recorder write on the board the group’s key points. 

Group Presentations
Each student will be required to participate in a group presentation focusing on one curriculum area.  Presentations will include defining the area, articulating why it is important in an ECE setting, describe the teacher’s role and family supports, and demonstrate new and creative developmentally appropriate activity ideas. Students will examine in depth one curriculum area, collaborate with others in the field, and expand awareness of community resources and contacts.

Resource Notebook
Each student is required to complete a Resource Notebook that includes all the curriculum areas described in the text and presented as curriculum group presentations in class.  The Resource Notebook gives  students the opportunity to describe in depth all curriculum areas in ECE, provides a resource for students to use in their work with children in group care., and offers students a way to expand awareness of young children throughout the age range and in areas of diversity.

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Extra Credit – 25  points possible
Skyline College’s Writing Center and Learning Center offer workshops and seminars that create and develop important skills. These include time management, effective study habits and writing skills.  You may earn 2 points for each workshop attended, and may earn no more than a total of 12 extra credit points.
All Extra Credit Must Be Competed By December 3, 2009.
*Points and number of assignments are subject to change

Final Grades

Final grades are based on a percentage of points earned. Please keep all graded work until the end of the semester. Ninety percent of points earned is an A, 80% is a B, 70% is a C, 60 % is a D and 59% and below is an F. You can keep track of your grade at all times by recording your scores as you receive them. Also, please feel free to check your grade at any time during my office hours.