Curriculum & Instruction
EDCI Where Teachers Come to Learn
Josh Thompson PhD
Assistant Professor Early Childhood Education
josh_thompson@tamu-commerce.edu
903-468-8627
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Curriculum & Instruction EDCI Where Teachers Come to Learn |
Josh Thompson PhDAssistant Professor Early Childhood Education josh_thompson@tamu-commerce.edu 903-468-8627 |
ECE 566.01E Early Childhood Environments Develops a process of designing appropriate learning environments for young children. Investigates the relationship between curriculum and design through the exploration of organization, management, procedures, materials, and equipment.
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Required Textbook: Kostelnik, M.J., Soderman, A.K., & Whiren, A.P. (2007). Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum: Best Practices in Early Childhood Education 4th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_childhood_cluster_1/
NAEYC. (1996). Developmentally Appropriate Practice. http://naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/PSDAP98.PDF
Other Important Resources (available in the Library):
Helm, J.H., Beneke, S. & Steinheimer, K. (1998). Windows on Learning: Documenting Young Children’s Work. NY: Teacher’s College Press. LB1139.35 .P8 H45 1998 EB
Helm, J.H., & Katz, L. (2001). Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years. NY: Teacher’s College Press. LB1139.35 .P8 H46 2001
Mooney, C.G. (2000). Theories of Childhood: An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget, & Vygotsky. St Paul: Red Leaf Press. LB1139.23 .M64 2000
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