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Senate Document Number
1705S
Date of Senate Approval
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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:
Teacher Licensure Program (EDUC 321,
331, 341, 351, 355, 361)
Effective Date: Fall 2005
1. Add: On pgs 106-107 of the 2004-05 Catalog in appropriate
numerical sequence, add the following titles and course descriptions:
321 Early
Childhood Development (3)
Addresses major theories of child development across
cognitive, social/emotional, language/communication, and physical,
perceptual-motor domains. Typical and
atypical development will be included.
Field experience in local early childhood programs required. See
department chair.
331 Models
of Early Childhood Education (3)
Presents diverse models of delivery systems employed
in early childhood programs. Emphasis
will be placed on comparisons of programs, theoretical foundations, current
trends, modifications for special needs, community and family involvement, and
resources available to ALL children, families and practitioners in the
field. Field experience in diverse early
childhood settings required.
Prerequisites: EDUC 310, 311,
321; PSYC 101, 102. See department chair.
341
Birth-Kindergarten Assessment and
Teaching Strategies (3)
Addresses individualized
screening, assessment, evaluation and intervention techniques that result in
selection and implementation of developmentally appropriate strategies and
goals for all young children. Field
experience in diverse early childhood settings required. Prerequisites: EDUC 331; PSYC 200, 312. See department chair.
351 Social Diversity in B-K
Education (3)
Provides an analysis of
issues related to young children in contemporary family settings, as well as
parent-professional interactions as they impact the child’s growth and
development. Issues include family
systems, non-traditional family settings, socio-economic variables, and racial,
ethnic, and cultural diversity among typical and atypical children. See department chair
355 Infant-Toddler
Internship and Seminar (4)
Places students in
inclusive, center-based settings for infants and toddlers, and provides periodic opportunities to conduct home visits. This field-based experience will provide the
opportunity to implement assessment and instructional strategies to this age
group. Students must be in their
internship placements 6 hours per week and attend a weekly seminar to
coordinate field experiences with research-based knowledge. To be taken as part of the Professional Year
prior to the Student Teaching semester. Prerequisites: EDUC 318, 341; PSYC 318, 345; formal
admission to the department. Fall and Spring.
361 Emergent
Literacy and Language Development (3)
Focuses
on the development of the literacy processes (communication) from birth through
first grade. Varied ways of fostering
emergent literacy are addressed, the role of the caregiver as earliest teacher
is explored, and implications of current brain research are analyzed as each
impacts literacy and language development. To be taken simultaneously with EDUC
318. Prerequisites: EDUC 310, 311, 321; PSYC 101, 102. See department
chair.
These
courses will impact only those in the B-K Licensure program. The courses will provide the necessary
foundation, knowledge, skills, and strategies for effectively working with
typical and atypical children aged birth to six years. The education courses (EDUC) will be taught
by the individuals who fill the two existing education lines. The Psychology
courses will be taught by the current existing psychology staff as well as the
individual filling the newest created and approved psychology line. As the program grows and develops, and
enrollment increases, additional faculty may be needed in the future. Each semester, at least one course in the B-K
Licensure program will be offered at times that will accommodate
non-traditional, working students. As
the program grows and develops and enrollment increases, the arrangement of
courses being offered may vary with the needs of the involved cohort of
students. Once the program is fully
functional, the courses will be offered on a more regular, rotating pattern
that adheres to offerings of existing licensure programs.
Rationale for the above
noted courses and sequential arrangement:
The
State department charged UNCA with providing Birth-Kindergarten (B-K) licensure
candidates with the necessary expertise to facilitate their effectively working
with young children ages 0-6 years. The
above content incorporates educational theory, early childhood theory, child
development foundations, methodology and materials for appropriately educating
children within this age range. In
concurrence with the Psychology Department, it is agreed that the above list of
courses provides the knowledge necessary to address and satisfy the standards
mandated by the North Carolina Department of Instruction. These standards and indicators are addressed
throughout the combined Psychology and Education courses.