Graduate Catalog 2014-2015

EDEC - Early Childhood Education

EDEC 6000 Socio-Cultural Perspectives

This course focuses on �childhood� as it has been theorized, conceptualized, and experienced. Historical and social constructions will be explored with special focus on cultural differences in how children and their families experience childhood.

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EDEC 6010 Assessing the Early Learner

This course will focus on child study as a process of naturalistic observation, informal and formal assessment, and decision-making in early childhood classrooms. Assessments will include children from a variety of diverse cultural and language backgrounds, as well as children of different age and developmental levels, including children with disabilities, children with developmental delays, children who are at-risk for developmental delays, and children with special abilities.

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EDEC 6020 Undrstndng EC Curr & Assesment

Students will examine the history of curriculum designed for young children and will apply interdisciplinary knowledge from such fields as sociology, psychology, philosophy, and anthropology to practice in early childhood education.

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EDEC 6030 Play for Early Learners

This course will focus on the nature and the value of play as essential to children�s social, cognitive, physical, and emotional development. There will be a special focus on facilitating and assessing the processes of play as integral to developmentally appropriate practice in the early childhood classroom.

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EDEC 6112 Language & Literacy Developmnt

This course will focus on the development of language and literacy within multiple contexts and settings.

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EDEC 6211 Soc Studies in Early Child Ed

Curriculum designs for teaching the social studies in grades P-5 are explored. A primary focus is on the integration of basic literacy skills with conceptual teaching with developmental stages of the children.

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EDEC 6225 Life Sci for Early Chldhd Teac

A content course which integrates physical and life science. Students investigate the exchange of matter and energy between organisms and their environment.

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EDEC 6226 Phy Sci for Early Chldhood Tea

A content course introducing the concept of the scientific model. Matter and energy are related to electrical phenomena as a basis for understanding the electrical nature of all matter.

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EDEC 6227 Geog to Early Chldhd Teachers

A content course built upon the unifying theory of plate tectonics and explores how this concept can be used to explain the occurrences of volcanoes, earthquakes, and other geologic phenomena.

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EDEC 6228 Astr/Metr for Early Chhd Educ

A content course built upon the theme of the uniqueness of the earth among all planets in the solar system and the features that produce weather. The focus is on planetary astronomy and topics in weather.

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EDEC 6233 Capstone

Candidates should have complete EDFS 6224, EDFS 6225, EDFS 6226, and EDFS 6231. This course will be taken within the last 9 hours. The course will serve as a culmination of coursework in the candidate�s major field of study and the study of how educational research methodologies can be used to test assumptions related to collaborative school improvement. Candidates will present a portfolio of their work to provide evidence of their ability to meet NAEYC Advanced Standards and Georgia Systematic Teacher Education Program (GSTEP) Framework.

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EDEC 6253 Adv Child Development and Guid

Advanced study of theories of child development with emphasis on principles of human development and child study in relation to infancy and preschool through grade five (5).

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EDEC 6255 Family & School Partnerships

This course examines the interactive relationships among families, schools, and communities. Students will examine recent research in order to deepen their understanding of the ways that these relationships have an impact on student learning.

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EDEC 6259 Creative Act.

In-depth study of topic selected for supplementary background or enrichment.

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EDEC 6260 Writing Inst Erly Chld

A study of writing as symbolic system, development of spelling and composition. Focused on writing process, writing strategies, current approaches and programs. Topics include metacognition, evaluating and assessing writing, students with writing-learning difficulties, and preparing students for writing test-taking.

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EDEC 6290 Dev of Logi & Creative Thought

This course focuses on the development of the thinking and reasoning of young children. Particular emphasis is placed on the processes of problem-solving.

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EDEC 6440 Org & Adm of Early Chld Prgms

Administrative procedures of programs for young children relative to policies, standards, financing, staffing, housing, supervision, and parent involvement.

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EDEC 7269 Ed.S Capstone in Early C E

Prerequisites: EDCI 7741, EDCI 7742, EDCI 7743, and EDCI 7744.This course will serve as a culmination of coursework in the candidate's major field of study and a research-based investigation of "Authentic learning communities" and becoming a dynamic leader in Early Childhood Education. Candidates should complete prerequisite courses before taking this course within the last 6 hours of Specialist degree coursework. Candidates will present a portfolio of their work to provide evidence of their ability to meet NAEYC Advanced Degree Standards and the John H. Lounsbury College of Education Specialist Degree in Education Standards.

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