1 ELE 4776 Sp08 Eastern Illinois UniversityDepartment of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level EducationELE 4776 History and Philosophy of Early ChildhoodSpring 2011Instructor: Dr. Sham`ah Md-YunusOffice: 2203, Buzzard HallE-mail: [email protected] Hours: M & W: 10-11AM, T & TR: 10-11:30 AMPhone: 217-581-6215 Class Meetings : M & W: 8:00- 9:40 am, Buzzard 2440 Unit Theme: Educators as creators of effective educational environment, integrating diverse students, subjects, strategies, and societies. Catalog Course Description: The history and philosophy of early childhood education from birth through age eight. Historical and contemporary models, social policy, and philosophical issues.Prerequisites: Eight semester hours in education and psychology.Course Purpose: This course is intended to provide: 1) basic knowledge about the historical foundation of early childhood education (ECE); 2) an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of current programs, practices and philosophies; 3) recent trends and issues in the field; and 4) national values and social forces which influence the field of ECE.Course Text: Morrison, G. S. (2009). Early Childhood Today. 11th. ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.Reference: Copple, C., & Bredekamp, S. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhoodprograms, 3rd. ed. Washington, DC: National Association of Education for Young Children.Model of Teaching: The Information –Processing ModelsInformation-processing models emphasizing ways of enhancing the human being’s innate drive to make sense of the world by acquiring and organizing data, sensing problems and generating solutions to them anddeveloping concepts and language for conveying them. [Joyce, B., Weil, M., & Calhoun, E. (2009). Modelsof teaching. 8th. ed. Boston: Pearson].Dispositions: Teacher candidates in the Department of EC/ELE/MLE will exhibit professional ethical practices, effective communication, sensitivity to diversity, the ability to provide varied teaching practices evidenced in a supportive and encouraging environment. Live Text Assessment Requirement: For those classes with Live Text or Practicum –If the portfolio or live Text requirements, are rated by the instructor, to have been completed in less than satisfactory manner thanno more than a “D” may be earned in the class regardless of the number of points earned. Teaching Standards Related to ELE 4776:Illinois Professional Teaching Standards (IPTS): http://www.isbe.net/profprep/standards.htmIllinois Core Technology Standards (ICTS): http://www.isbe.state.il/profprep/standards.htmIllinois Core language Arts Standards (ICLA): http://www.isbe.net/profprep/CASCD/pdfs/24110_corelanguageartsstds.pdfNational Association of Education for Young Children Standards (NAEYC):http://www.naeyc.org/accreditation/next_era.aspOutcomes Specific to this Course:Demonstrate knowledge of past and present development, issues, research, and social influences in the fieldof ECE.2 ELE 4776 Sp08 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of historical backgrounds and philosophies that influenced ECEprograms and approaches. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of different type of early childhood programs and approaches serving young children and their families.Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of how to address and meeting the needs of children and their familiesUse technology to support teaching and learning.Model appropriate professional behavior- ethical, legal, social, and moral.Course RequirementsCourse RequirementsDemonstrated Competencies Aligned StandardsParticipation Performance includes presence, participation and preparation for group and whole class discussions.IPTS: 1, 9, 10, 11ICTS: 4, 5, 6, 7ICLA: 2NAEYC: 5EC:1A, 13A, 13B, 13C, 17A, 17B, 17C, 17DDispositions: SDE, EC, IWS, PEP Article Reflections Performance includes reading, reflections and preparing for discussions of contents related to the philosophy and programs in early childhood education.IPTS: 1,2,3, 4,5, 7ICTS: 6,7,8ICLA: 2,NAEYC: AllEC:16A, 16E, 16F,16G, 16I, 17ADispositions: SDE, EC, PEPTests and ExaminationsTests and examinations are one of the form of assessments of students’ content knowledge about philosophy and programs in early childhood education.IPTS: 1, 2, 3, 8ICTS: 7,8ICLA: 2,NAEYC: 1, 3,4EC: 1A, 1D, 1C, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E.Dispositions: ECResearch Project Performance includes research on related ECE curriculum area topics, develop activities and plans for a classroom.IPTS: AllICTS: 1,2, 5,7,8ICLA:2,NAEYC: AllEC: 1A, 1B, 1C, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 8G, 8H, 8I, 9A, 9B, 9CDispositions: SDE, EC, PTSL, PEPGroup Project Performance includes a project on comparing different types of early childhood programs and philosophies in the early childhood education. The use of technology will be integrated IPTS: AllICTS:1,2,5,7,8ICLA: 2,3 ELE 4776 Sp08 into this project. NAEYC: AllEC: 1A, 1B, 1C, 8A-8I, 9A-9C, 14A-14E, 15A-15C, 17A-17E.Dispositions: SDE, EC, IWS, PEP, PTSLCore AssignmentsCore AssignmentsBrief Description Approximate WeightParticipation Performance includes attendance, participation, and preparation for group and whole class discussions. 10%Article ReflectionsThe article must be selected from professional journals and reflected the current issues or topics in the early childhood education. The article must include summary of the article, discussions and reflections. 10%Tests and ExaminationTests and examination consists of multiple measures, including multiple choice, short answers, and essay questions. Questions willbe derived from lecture, assigned readings, article handouts and class discussions.20% Research Project 1. Research on activities in ECE curriculum area and develop activities and plans to use in the classroom (20%).2. Philosophy of ECE. Write a paper on what student's philosophy and belief about teaching and learning of young children and their families (20%).20% Group Project Comparing and contrasting two or more types of early childhood programs from different perspectives (philosophy, daily schedules and activities, assessments and evaluations, teacher's role, parental involvement, etc). Project will be presented in class.