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.

366Syllabus.docx

Required Textbooks:

NAEYC. (2020). Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children. Available online: http://naeyc.org/positionstatements/dap

Kostelnik, M., Soderman, A. K., Whiren, A. P., & Rupiper, M. (2019). Developmentally appropriate curriculum: Best practices in early childhood education (7^th ed.). London, UK: Pearson. (previous editions are welcome, digital e-textbook is fine, no need for any enhanced text or lab component).

Resource Links:

http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/environment

Duncan 2011 Breaking the Code .PDF

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.

http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/places

Power to the Profession

www.naeyc.org/profession

http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/profession

Boys in School

http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/boys

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.

http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/montessori

Observation of children learning

http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/observation

Dr. Josh Thompson (he/him)

Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Dr. Josh Thompson (he/him)

ECE 366 Learning Environments

Rubrics for ECE 366.rtf