ECE 366 Learning Environments
Course Description: This course assists students in planning, designing, and evaluating environments for young children. Early childhood organization, management, procedures, and physical facilities are explored along with a survey of materials and equipment.
Required Textbooks:
Virtual Lab School (VLS). (2025). Learning Environments. Virtual Lab School. https://www.virtuallabschool.org/preschool/learning-environments
NAEYC. (2020). Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children. Available online: http://naeyc.org/positionstatements/dap
Resource Links:
Kostelnik, M., Soderman, A. K., Whiren, A. P., & Rupiper, M. (2019). Developmentally appropriate curriculum: Best practices in early childhood education (7th ed.). London, UK: Pearson.
Stanković-Ramirez, Z. & Thompson, J. (2018). Rethinking developmental domains to improve classroom observations. Texas Child Care Quarterly, 42(2), 20-27. Available online https://www.childcarequarterly.com/pdf/fall18_domains.pdf.
Power to the Profession
Boys in School
Montessori
I am a Montessorian, certified by American Montessori Society www.amshq.org, a trainer with Dallas Montessori Teacher Education Program www.dallasmontessori.com, and a Montessori parent and grandparent https://www.efwma.org/, www.casadepazmontessori.com, and stfrancisirving.org.
Observation of children learning
