EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
FS 5903.02
Special Topics: The Project
Approach in Early Childhood Education
·
Dr. Lin Moore, instructor
·
Dr. Lilian Katz, visiting scholar
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Open to all graduate students (Federation students
can cross-register)
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Tuition includes participation in the Federation of
North Texas Area Universities ECE Symposium (June 22) and the two-day Early
Childhood Education Institute (June 23-24) led by Dr. Lilian Katz
Summer I—June
6-July 7
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Dates |
Days |
Times |
Events |
Locations |
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June 6-9 |
MTWTh |
10:00-12:00 |
class meetings |
MCL 505, TWU, Denton |
|
June 13-16 |
MTWTh |
10:00-12:00 |
observations |
J. Erik Jonsson Community School, Dallas |
|
June 22 |
W |
4:30-6:30 pm |
symposium |
J. Erik Jonsson Community School, Dallas (auditorium) |
|
June 23 |
Th |
10:00-5:00 |
workshop |
MCL 502, TWU, Denton |
|
June 24 |
F |
10:00-5:00 |
workshop |
MCL 502, TWU, Denton |
|
June 27-30 |
MTWTh |
|
(no class meetings) |
students work independently |
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July 5-7 |
TWTh |
10:00-12:00 |
class meetings |
MCL 505, TWU, Denton |
Course
Description
This special topics course will focus on the use of the Project Approach in early childhood education settings, with a special emphasis on documentation for assessment and evaluation. Students will review publications, videos, and websites that provide information on theoretical foundations, practical applications, and research studies related to use of the project approach. Students will then have opportunities to directly observe teams of teachers and classroom researchers who regularly use the project approach in an inner-city community school that serves children from preschool through sixth grade. Dr. Lilian Katz, Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will provide an overview of the foundations for the project approach in an evening symposium followed by a two-day intensive workshop during which graduate students and community teachers will develop their own projects. After a week of independent work and study, students will present and critique the products of their research and applied skills.