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Fall 2008 Syllabus

HE156 Developmental Program Planning, Over 2.5

3 Credit Hours

Textbooks

Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Program Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8) Bredekamp, Sue

Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum: Best Practices in Early Childhood Education Kostelnik, Marjorie; Soderman, Anne; Whiren, Alice State of Kansas Early Learning Standards

Division of Business, Science & Technology

Instructor: Joan Robison

1 Developmental Program Planning, Over 2.5 FALL 2008

Course Number: HE156

Time & Day: 1:30-2:55 Tuesday and Thursday

Location: Room 222

Instructor: Joan Robison, MA

Office: Room 304

Phone: 1-800-729-5101, x268 1-785-243-1435, x268

Email: [email protected]

Required Textbooks Materials: Supplies for a unit box

Office Hours: Monday 7:30-8:00 11:00-1:00 3:00-4:00 Tuesday 8:00-9:00 10:00-11:00 Wednesday 9:00-10:30 11:00-12:00 2:00-4:00 Thursday 8:00-10:00 Friday 11:00-4:00

Advisement Center: Monday 2:00-3:00 Wednesday 12:00-1:00 Friday 9:00-12:00

Note: Responsibilities & committee assignments may place me in other areas of the college during office and Advisement Center hours.

If these times are inconvenient, please make an appointment with the instructor by telephone or email.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a study of the techniques of curriculum planning for young children in a group setting emphasizing the organization of activities into complete unit plans.

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of HE 152, HE 153, and HE 154.

SEQUENCING: This course is only offered in the Fall Semester on campus, and at other times off campus. This course is taken concurrently with HE 157 Developmental Program Planning lab where the students implement the lesson planning skills with children in a supervised group setting.

METHOD OF EVALUATION/GRADING: 2 Students are evaluated by the following: a. Classroom attendance and participation. b. 1 final exam c. 3 Unit and 3 Lesson plans assignments (100 points each) d. 1 Activity Box with complete unit and lesson plan (300 points) e. 4 additional sets of lesson plans (50 points each)

Late assignments will only be accepted before the beginning of the next class period and will lose 10% of the grade. Assignments can be turned in early and students will be allowed to redo these assignments if they chose to for a higher grade.

ASSIGNMENT POLICY: Library Requirements: The library is expected to be utilized to complete the unit plans, and skill sequence assignments. There will also be articles to read on reserve from time to time.

Writing Assignments: Students are expected to originally write their unit plans, skill sequence assignments, lesson plans, and summaries of readings of reserve. There is not to be any plagiarism in the assignments. While many of the ideas will be from the resources in the Library, you need to rewrite the description in your own words.

COURSE POLICIES

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY It is imperative that each student does his/her own work. The following policy will apply to all students in class. Infractions of academic integrity (honesty) shall include:  Using another student’s work without giving the student credit for the work. In other words, taking someone else’s file and placing your name on it and claiming it is yours, using another student’s quiz, or help on a quiz/exam.  Giving another student your file(s) knowing that he/she intends to turn it in as his/her own creation, giving another student your quiz, or help on a quiz/exam.

It is not an infraction of the policy to help another student understand how to do an assignment if he/she does the work himself/herself with your assistance.

Cheating:

“Cheating means getting unauthorized help on an assignment, quiz or examination.”

1. You must not receive from any other students or give to any other students any information, answers, or help during an exam. 2. You must not use unauthorized sources for answers during an exam. You must not take notes or books to the exam when such aids are forbidden, and you must not refer to any book or notes while you are taking the exam unless the instructor indicates it is an “open book” exam. 3. You must not obtain exam questions illegally before an exam or tamper with an exam after it has been corrected.

3 Materials taken from “Academic Dishonesty in Our Classrooms.” Instructional Exchange, 1990, 2 (2), 1-4 (Newsletter available from the Office of University Assessment and Intellectual Skills Program, Western Michigan University)

Plagiarism:

“Plagiarism” means submitting work as your own that is someone else’s. For example, copying material from a book, the Internet, or another source without acknowledging that the words or ideas are someone else’s and not your own is plagiarism. If you copy an author’s words exactly, treat the passage as a direct quotation and supply the appropriate citation. If you use someone else’s ideas, even if you paraphrase the wording, appropriate credit should be given. You have committed plagiarism if you purchase a term paper or submit a paper as your own that you did not write.

PENALTIES FOR INFRACTIONS: The assignment that is copied will not be accepted with a 0 being recorded for that assignment, and students will not be allowed to redo the assignment.

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance in every class session of each course you are enrolled in is very important. We do realize that at times it becomes necessary for a student to miss class. It is important that these missed class periods are kept to a minimum. The policy is for the student to phone in or email the instructor BEFORE the start of the class to be missed. All assignments are still due on the Due Date and need to be turned in before the absence, if at all possible. It is the student’s responsibility to get a copy of the notes and activities from another student, NOT the instructor. Get to know someone in each class, and try to be a backup for one another. Instructors are always available to discuss a student’s progress at an appointment. Office hours are posted on all instructors’ doors. Appointments can be made by leaving a note with the suggested time of the appointment, your name and contact information either through an email, note in the Instructor’s mailbox, or on their door.

CONDUCT: Students are expected to arrive in class with the readings completed and ready to learn and to allow other students to learn. Cell phones are expected to be turned to silence, and put away. Cell phones that are out and being played with will be confiscated by the instructor and not returned until the end of class. If this occurs more than once, then the phone will be requested at the beginning of class, and the student will not receive attendance points for that class session. Students are also to respect the opinions and presentations of their classmates. It is expected that students will be respectful when others are giving presentations and sharing their information.

EXAMINATION POLICY: A student MUST contact the Instructor prior to the class time to notify them that they will not be in class to take the test. After the class period, a copy of the test will be placed in the Learning Skills Center and must be made up during the “Make up Testing” time as scheduled by the LSC. The test must be made up before the next class period, unless additional accommodations have been made with the Instructor. The LSC will not proctor makeup tests after 12:00 noon on the last day of the semester, testing will end at 12:00 P.M. on the last regular class day.

INSTRUCTOR ASSISTANCE: The Instructor will be available in her office during regularly scheduled office hours.

TUTOR ASSISTANCE: Tutors are available in the Learning Skills Center. Contact the Learning Skills Center for more information.

4 INCOMPLETE POLICY: Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented as described in the Student Handbook. The incomplete must be made up with the instructor assigning the incomplete and must be completed the semester immediately following the semester in which the class was taken. Refer to the Student Handbook for a complete explanation.

ACADEMIC COMPLAINTS: Cloud County Community College has an Academic Due Process Policy to address any student academic complaints. For any unresolved complaints, the policy can be obtained from the Academic Affairs Office.

PROGRAM GOALS: 1. Students prepared in CCCC ECE Program will use their understanding of young children’s characteristics and needs, and of multiple interacting influences on children’s development and learning, to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for all children. * 2. Students prepared in CCCC ECE Program will know about, understand, and value the importance and complex characteristics of children’s families and communities. They use this understanding to create respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and empower families and to involve all families in their children’s development and learning. * 3. Students prepared in CCCC ECE Program will know about and understand the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment. They know about and use systematic observations, documentation, and other effective assessment strategies in a responsible way, in partnership with families and other professionals, to positively influence children’s development and learning. * 4. Students prepared in CCCC ECE Program will integrate their understanding of relationships with children and families; their understanding of developmentally effective approaches to teaching and learning; and their knowledge of academic disciplines to design, implement, and evaluate experiences that promote positive development and learning for all young children. * 5. Students prepared in CCCC ECE Program will identify and conduct themselves as members of the early childhood profession. They know and use ethical guidelines and other professional standards related to early childhood practice. They are continuous, collaborative learners who demonstrate knowledgeable, reflective, and critical perspectives on their work, making informed decisions that integrate knowledge from a variety of sources. They are informed advocates for sound educational practices and policies. * 6. Students prepared in CCCC ECE Program will know and understand that infancy and toddlerhood are unique stages in development, contrasting from preschool for the child, family & caregivers. The infant and toddler are viewed as active, not passive, participants in their own development. The environment and the routines of the infant and toddler are individualized.

* These goals are taken from the 2003 NAEYC Standards for Associate Degree Granting Early Childhood Education Programs.

COURSE GOALS (Student Learning Outcomes): Students who complete this course at Cloud County Community College will be assessed on the course competencies. Refer to the attached course competency profile sheet.

1. The student will develop skills to write a variety of lesson plans to reflect the variety of Child Care Settings. This will be assessed through the development of 4 sets of lesson plans. 2. The student will understand Developmentally Appropriate Practice. This will be assessed through the selection of activities for specific age groups of children. 3. The student will develop the skills to complete a unit plan curriculum. This will be assessed through the completion of an activity box and coordinating unit plan.

5 4. The student will gain understanding the goals, benefits, and appropriate uses of assessment. 5. The student will know about using observation, documentation, and other appropriate assessment tools and approaches to assess children’s development.

ASSESSMENT of COURSE GOALS: Students who complete this course at Cloud County Community College will be assessed on the course competencies. Refer to the attached course competency profile sheet.

PROGRAM EXIT GOALS: This course is part of the Early Childhood Education Program. Students who complete the Early Childhood Program will be expected to achieve these competencies. Students should consult their academic advisor to review their program competencies.

ASSESSMENT of PROGRAM SUCCESS: Each semester student learning success will be assessed. This semester program goals will be assessed by evaluating program competencies. Students may request a copy of their completed program competency profile sheet from the division secretary. 1. Ninety percent of the students will score a Level 2 or higher on one-hundred percent of the program competencies. 2. Forty percent of the students will score a Level 3 on eighty percent of the program competencies.

ACCOMMODATION FOR DISABILITY: If you need academic adjustments for any type of disability, see your instructor during office hours or make an appointment. Students also may contact the Director of Advisement and Counseling, located in the Advisement Center.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: In case of extremely severe weather, the college may close. The following radio and TV stations will be notified: KNCK 1390 AM Concordia KCLY 100.9 FM Clay Center KREP 92.1 FM Belleville KHCD 89.5 FM Hutchinson KVSV 1190 AM Beloit KSAL 1150 AM Salina WIBW (TV) Chan. 13 Topeka KWCH (TV) Chan. 12 Wichita KOLN (TV) Chan. 10 Lincoln, NE

Notification will also be placed on the internet at www.cancellations.com. A text message will also be sent out on the Emergency Text Messaging System for the students who have signed up for it.

Students should call the switchboard at 800-729-5101 or 785-243-1435 if they are unable to attend class due to hazardous conditions. Night class and off campus class cancellations are left to the discretion of the instructor.

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: When alarms are sounded or crisis conditions arise, you will be instructed to move to a designated safe area or to remain in the classroom until the crisis has passed. If you are informed to leave the room, take as many of your personal belongings as time permits. Cell phones and other electronic devices are only to be used once you arrive in the safe area outside the building. Students requiring special assistance will be the responsibility of the instructor or staff person.

6 Systems of alert for tornado or bomb threat: PA system, phone, or staff interruption of class. In case of fire, the alarm will sound.

If directed to leave the building, evacuate to the soccer field unless an alternate safe location has been designated.

Students should call the switchboard at 800-729-5101 or 785-243-1435 if they are unable to attend class due to hazardous conditions. Night class and off campus class cancellations are left to the discretion of the instructor.

7 COURSE OUTLINE:

Unit Plan Activity Box Date Lesson Plans

R Aug 21 Introduction – Overview of Assignments Developmentally Appropriate Practice T Aug 26 DAP Continued Ch 1, Kostelnik V-VII Bredekamp Article

R Aug 28 DAP – Quiz

T Sept. 2 Teaching and Learning Ch 2, Kostelnik P. 57 (#6-2) KS Standards

R Sept 4 Review Child Development Ch 2, Kostelnik KS Standards

T Sept 9 Planning Small Groups Ch 3, Kostelnik

R Sept 11 Implementing Small Groups Activity plan

T Sept 16 Planning Large Group Ch. 4 Kostelnik

R Sept 18 Implementing Large Group

T Sept 23 Organizing Space Materials Ch 5, Kostelnik pp. 108-131

R Sept 25 Scheduling Ch 5, Kostelnik pp. 131-140 Bring sample schedules

T Sept 30 Aesthetic Domain Ch 9, Kostelnik Unit Plan 1 Due R Oct 2 Aesthetic continued 2 day ½ day Pschool LP Due

T Oct 7 Affective Domain Ch 10, Kostelnik

R Oct 9 Affective continued Lesson Plan #2

T Oct 14 Cognitive Domain Ch 11, Kostelnik Unit Plan 2 Lesson Plan #3 8 Unit Plan Activity Box Date Lesson Plans

R Oct 16 Cognitive (Math)

T Oct 21 Cognitive (Science)

R Oct 23 Language Domain Lesson Plan 4 Ch 12, Kostelnik T Oct 28 Pre reading

R Oct 30 Pre writing

T Nov 4 Language Demonstrations Ch 12, Kostelnik Unit Plan 3 Lesson Plan 5

R Nov 6 Physical Domain Ch 13 Kostelnik

T Nov 11 No School

R Nov 13 Physical continued Ch 13, Kostelnik

Ch 7, Kostelnik Unit Plan 4 Lesson Plan 6

T Nov 18 Social Domain Ch. 14 Kostelnik

R Nov 20 Diversity and Holidays

T Nov 25 Integration Ch. 15 Kostelnik

R Nov 27 No class

T Dec 2 Work Day for Activity Box

R Dec 4 Share Activity Boxes Activity Box Unit Plan 5 Lesson Plan 7

T Dec 9 Assessment Kostelnik ch. 7

9 Unit Plan Activity Box Date Lesson Plans

R Dec 11 Review Dec 10-13 FINAL EXAM week