EDUCATION 488-4 ?
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SPECIAL TOPICS: DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: KINDERGARTEN
SUMMER SESSION, 1986 ?
INSTRUCTOR: Beverly Esch
Wednesday and Friday, 1:00 - 4:50
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LOCATION: MPX 9511
OBJECTIVES:
s to create an effective
- specifically at the
The emphasis will be on
and organizing and creating
This course is designed to enable teacher
learning environment for the early years
Kindergarten level in British Columbia.
examining appropriate teaching strategies
a repertoire of teaching materials.
COURSE TOPICS:
* the philosophy of the Kindergarten movement
* an over-view of the young learner (social-emotional), psychomotor,
language intellectual and math., arts development)
* major goals and objectives of the Kindergarten curriculum guide
* planning a developmental Kindergarten programme - selecting,
organizing and implementing instructional strategies, materials,
and content
* the-role of parents in the Kindergarten setting
* evaluation of the Kindergarten child
The course will include a broad range of experiences (lectures,
workshops, seminars, discussion groups, etc.) organized in such a way
as to model a student-centered approach.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance and participation in all parts of the program. Weekly
readings, completion of major curriculum project, and completion of
various selected assignments.
PREREQUISITES: Education 401/402 or equivalent.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
Ministry of Education, Schools Department, Curriculum Development
Branch. Ki ndergarten Curricul urn Guide and Resource Book
Victoria, B.C. 1984
Leeper, Dales, Skipper, Witherspoon. Good Schools for Young
Children MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. ?
(current edition)
IMPORTANT: Please note that a maximum of 12 semester hours of credit
in Education Special Topics courses may be used toward a Bachelor of
Education degree.