EDU 234 – Infants, Toddlers, & Twos

Education
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3
This course covers the development of high-quality, individualized, responsive/engaging relationships and experiences for infants, toddlers, and twos. Emphasis is placed on typical and atypical child development, working with diverse families to provide positive, supportive, and engaging early learning activities and interactions through field experiences and the application of the NC Foundations for Early Learning and Read More

EDU 250 – Teacher Licensure Preparation

Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3
This course provides information and strategies necessary for transfer to a teacher licensure program at a senior institution. Topics include entry level teacher licensure exam preparation, performance based assessment systems, requirements for entry into teacher education programs, the process to become a licensed teacher in North Carolina, and professionalism including expectations within the field of Read More

EDU 251 – Exploration Activities

Education
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3
This course covers fundamental concepts in the content areas of science, technology, engineering, math and social studies through investigative experiences. Emphasis is placed on exploring fundamental concepts, developmentally appropriate scope and sequence, and teaching strategies to engage each child in the discovery approach. Upon completion, students should be able to understand major concepts in each Read More

EDU 261 – Early Childhood Administration I

Education
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3
This course introduces principles and practices essential to preparing and supporting child care administrators. Topics include program philosophy, policies and procedures, NC Child Care Law and Rules, business planning, personnel and fiscal management, and NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct Supplement for Early Childhood Program Administration. Upon completion, students should be able to articulate a developmentally Read More

EDU 262 – Early Childhood Administration II

Education
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3
This course focuses on advocacy/leadership, public relations/community outreach and program quality/evaluation for diverse early childhood programs. Topics include program evaluation/accreditation, involvement in early childhood professional organizations, leadership/mentoring, family, volunteer and community involvement and early childhood advocacy. Upon completion, students should be able to define and evaluate all components of early childhood programs, develop strategies for Read More

EDU 270 – Effective Instructional Envir

Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to create, manage, and assess effective instructional environments, learning attitudes, and behaviors for today’s diverse learning population. Topics include organizing the learning environment, fostering positive learning attitudes, supporting healthy stakeholder partnerships, engaging students using effective differentiated instruction, guiding, and managing student behaviors, and Read More

EDU 272 – Technology, Data, and Access

Lecture: 2 Lab: 3 Clinic: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to utilize digital instructional technologies and technology-based assessments to plan and implement appropriate educational experiences and interventions in the classroom. Topics include educational technology to enhance instruction, instructional technologies for teaching, technology-based assessment, formative and summative assessments, data to inform practice, and ethical Read More

EDU 277 – Inteq CU Inst: Math/Science

Lecture: 2 Lab: 3 Clinic: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide learners with the content knowledge, instructional methods/materials, and assessment techniques needed to provide research-based math and science K – 12 instruction. Topics include essential math and science concepts and skills, developmentally appropriate pedagogy, culturally responsive instruction, standards-based outcomes, technology enhanced lesson planning, formative/summative assessments, research-based interventions, authentic learning experiences, Read More

EDU 278 – Integ CU Inst: Soc Stu/ELA

Lecture: 2 Lab: 3 Clinic: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide learners with the content knowledge, instructional methods/materials, and assessment techniques needed to provide research-based social studies and ELA K -12 instruction. Topics include essential social studies and ELA concepts and skills, developmentally appropriate pedagogy, culturally responsive instruction, standards-based outcomes, technology enhanced lesson planning, formative/summative assessments, research-based interventions, authentic learning Read More

EDU 279 – Litracy Development and Instruction

Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide students with concepts and skills of literacy development, instructional methods/materials and assessment techniques needed to provide scientifically-based, systematic reading and writing instruction into educational practice. Topics include literacy concepts, reading and writing development, developmentally appropriate pedagogy, culturally-responsive instruction, standards-based outcomes, lesson planning, formative/summative assessment, recognizing reading difficulties, research-based interventions, Read More