Nov 23, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21

ECEE 4500 - Principles and Practices of Curriculum in Early Childhood & Elementary Education


This course provides the opportunity to synthesize early childhood and elementary education content, teaching strategies, and decision-making processes in regard to curriculum planning, assessment, and implementation for grades PreK-5. The focus is the importance of child-centered, integrated curriculum for early childhood and elementary education classrooms. In addition, teacher candidates critique early childhood and elementary education resources and practices.

Requisites: Advanced Standing, 2.75 GPA, ECEE 3003 concurrent
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to apply content and pedagogical knowledge to early childhood and elementary education classrooms.
  • Students will be able to describe the importance of child-centered, integrated curriculum.
  • Students will be able to design integrated curriculum in early childhood and elementary education classrooms based on knowledge of individuals and curriculum goals and content.
  • Students will be able to explain teaching strategies, e.g., play, projects, open-ended questioning, group discussion, problem solving, cooperative learning, and inquiry experiences to enhance students’ intellectual curiosity.
  • Students will be able to articulate current knowledge of and implementation of meaningful, integrated learning experiences using the central concepts and tools of inquiry in curriculum content and developmental areas.
  • Students will be able to evaluate and use early childhood and elementary education resources.
  • Students will be able to critique early childhood and elementary education practices.


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