ECED& 160 - Curriculum Development

5 Credits

This course will explore early childhood education curriculum for children birth through age 8. Students will become familiar with learning theory and apply developmentally appropriate practices that are culturally relevant, anti-bias, anti-racist, and trauma-informed. Students will investigate methods of program planning, curriculum development, and instruction that promote language, fine/gross motor, social-emotional, cognitive, and creative skills.

Pre-requisite(s) EDUC& 115 min 2.0
Course Note Formerly EDUC 145.
FeesEducation Fee

Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Evening, Online, Weekend

Designed to Serve Professional-technical students in early childhood and current practitioners. Transfer students as emphasis area credit.
Active Date 20260408T14:54:43

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 25
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes

PLA Eligible Yes

Course Outline

Early childhood curriculum theories.
Current curriculum trends; theme based, emergent, inquiry based, integrated, project approach and others.
Curriculum resources, standards and principles for planning curriculum.
Creating curriculum that supports children’s: language/communication, cognition, social/emotional growth, fine/gross motor development, and creative development.
Planning developmentally appropriate activities and schedules.
The role of observation, documentation and assessment of individual and group needs, interests and skills for curriculum planning.
On-going modification of curriculum plans based on self reflection and assessment

Student Learning Outcomes
Compare major early childhood curriculum theories and their connections to culturally sustaining pedagogies, anti-bias, anti-racist education, and trauma- informed practice.

Apply principles of early childhood development and learning to culturally responsive anti-bias curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation.

Design play-based and inquiry-based curriculum that fosters children's language/communication, cognitive, social/emotional, fine/gross motor, and creative development.

Construct inclusive, personalized and differentiated learning experiences, aligned with state and national standards.

Engage in the assessment cycle and reflective practice to adapt and modify curriculum.