Teaching Methodologies

• Review terms and concepts related to teaching methodologies.
• Identify techniques and activities to develop pro-social behavior, guidance, and control as part of classroom management.

Social Studies Curriculum and Teaching Methodologies

• Identify the curriculum content needed in a successful social studies program.
• Analyze how to integrate national and state standards into the social studies curriculum.
• Analyze the integration of geography, history, economics, and social relations and civics in the early childhood curriculum.
• Examine effective methodologies of teaching social studies to young children across a developmental continuum.
• Design activities and materials in social studies in order to develop social behavior, affective skills, and personality.

Science Curriculum and Teaching Methodologies

• Identify the curriculum content needed in a successful science program.
• Analyze how to integrate national and state standards into the science curriculum.
• Examine activities that allow young children to question, explore, make observations, and reach conclusions.
• Examine effective methodologies of teaching science to young children across a developmental continuum.
• Analyze how to use children's curiosity to design activities and materials that develop the skill of scientific inquiry and scientific disposition.

Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching Methodologies

• Identify the curriculum content needed in a successful mathematics program.
• Analyze how to integrate national and state standards into the mathematics curriculum.
• Identify the mathematics concepts and skills that are developmentally appropriate for young children.
• Examine effective methodologies of teaching mathematics to young children across a developmental continuum.
• Design educational activities and materials for mathematics.

Application of Technology

• Examine the use of appropriate social studies, science, and mathematics software for young children.
• Analyze criteria for the selection of appropriate software for different age groups.
• Identify different media and technology (such as the Internet, DVDs, or CDs) to use as a teaching strategy in early childhood education.

All course topics and objectives apply.