Early Childhood

• SED EC 206: Jumpstart: Preschool Service Learning
  This course is designed to provide background information about preschoolers' development, with a focus on literacy and social development. Successful interventions in preschool classrooms. The course also provides information about the overall context of the achievement gap and related issues. Open to Jumpstart corps members only. 2 cr.
• SED EC 305: Child Development and Early Childhood Education
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS PS 101; Stamped approval required. Wheelock Students Only
  Analyzes the physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional domains of development in young children from birth to middle childhood. Includes both descriptive information (milestones) and theory (processes accounting for development) and stresses application of these to early education. Prereq: CAS PS 101. 4 cr. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Social Inquiry I.
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  • Social Inquiry I
• SED EC 350: Introduction to Early Childhood Education
  Presents key topics in early childhood education so that students establish basic understandings of the field, including: historical foundations, the role of the teacher, nature of the young child and the role of play in early education. This course is designed for students who are majors in Early Childhood Education or are considering this field of study. 4 cr. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, The Individual in Community, Teamwork/Collaboration.
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  • The Individual in Community
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• SED EC 405: Preschool Curriculum and Fieldwork
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED ED 200 and SED EC 305; Stamped approval required.
  Supervised teaching of 2.93-to-5-year-olds. Emphasis on applying knowledge of development and child observation skills to planning curriculum, guiding behavior, arranging a classroom environment, and adapting teaching to special learners, including English language learners, in a play-based setting. Fldwk w/ seminar. Instructor permission required. 8 cr.
• SED EC 453: Early Childhood Practicum K
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED EC 350 and SED EC 405; Stamped approval required.
  Develops competency in reading and language skills, social studies and science education, basic elements of curriculum design, and the institutional policies and practices of early childhood education. Includes 100 hours of supervised student teaching in a public school kindergarten classroom. Fldwk w/ seminar. Instructor permission required. 8 cr.
• SED EC 502: Special Topics in Early Childhood Education
  Graduate Prerequisites: Open to graduate students only.
  Open to graduate students only. Focuses on a topic of current interest in early childhood education. Master's students may take this course for credit toward their degrees.
• SED EC 506: Current Issues & Early Childhood Education
  Topics pertinent to current educational issues and practices concerning Early Childhood Education. Policy, pedagogical practices, and educational philosophies are among the topics. Course focus varies in response to opportunities such as exhibits and prominent changes in educational research. 2cr.
• SED EC 507: Role of Play in Early Child Education
  Examines theories of play and the r. Role of play in cognitive, affective, and social development of the child. Strategies for applying research on playful learning in classrooms are explored; play and creativity. Field observation and analysis. 4 cr.
• SED EC 510: Preschool Practicum
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Stamped approval required.
  Graduate Prerequisites: Stamped approval required.
  Required in provisional certification program for majors. Includes 150 hours of supervised teaching of 3-to-5-year-olds. Emphasis on curriculum development, instructional planning, classroom management, assessment/evaluation, and adaption of teaching to special learners.
• SED EC 511: Field Experiences in Early Childhood Curriculum and Prepracticum
  Seminars and fieldwork in early childhood classrooms. Seminars examine instructional practices in literacy and language arts, social science, and science. Includes 100 hours of field experience in a public school kindergarten classroom. Fldwk w/ seminar. 4 cr, var cr.
• SED EC 516: Early Childhood Curriculum and Practicum, K
  Graduate Prerequisites: SED EC 611; Stamped approval required. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Graduate students only.
  Includes reading and the other language arts, social science and science education, as well as basic elements of curriculum design, instruction, assessment, and classroom management in early childhood classrooms, K-2. Application in field settings. Graduate Prereq: SED EC 611; Stamped approval required. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Graduate students only. Fldwk w/ seminar. 4 cr.
• SED EC 553: Early Childhood Curriculum and Practicum
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED EC 453; Approval Required
  Required of students who seek licensure in early childhood education. Supervised student teaching in a 1- 2 classroom (for undergraduates only) including curriculum and planning implementation and evaluation of the learning. Includes twice monthly seminars. Fldwk w/ seminar. Prereq: SED EC 453. 10 cr.
• SED EC 556: Children's Literature for the Early Childhood Teachers, Pre-K-2
  Introduces a wide array of children's literature, fiction and nonfiction, appropriate and necessary for the establishment of a literacy-based classroom. Students develop criteria for literature evaluation, investigate media's influence upon literature, and explore ways to incorporate children's literature throughout the preK-2 curriculum. 2cr, either sem.
• SED EC 557: Classroom-Based Assessment of Young Children, Pre K-2
  Prepares individuals working in early childhood to conduct assessment of children within the classroom. Students will evaluate assessment tools and gain skills necessary for classroom- based assessment. 2 cr.
• SED EC 559: Classroom-Based Assessment of Young Children, Pre k-2
  Prepares individuals working in early childhood to conduct an assessment of children within the classroom. Students will evaluate assessment tools and gain skills necessary for classroom-based assessment. 2 cr
• SED EC 600: Ps Curr/Fldwrk
  
• SED EC 605: Topics in Child Development and Education
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Wheelock Students Only
  Graduate Prerequisites: Stamped approval required.
  Analyzes selected aspects of development in young children from birth to middle childhood. In- depth coverage of selected aspects of development in children from birth to seven years. Includes both descriptive information (milestones) and theory (processes accounting for development). Stresses applications of these to early education. Taken concurrently with SED EC 611. Instructor permission required. 4 cr.
• SED EC 611: Preschool Curriculum and Prepracticum
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Approval required
  Graduate Prerequisites: Stamped approval required.
  Includes supervised teaching of 2.9-to-5-year-olds. Emphasis on applying knowledge of development and child observation skills to planning curriculum, guiding behavior, arranging a classroom environment, and adapting teaching to special learners, including English language learners, in a play-based setting. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the licensure program. 4 cr.
• SED EC 653: Early Childhood Practicum, Grades 1-2
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Approval Required
  Graduate Prerequisites: SED EC 611; Stamped approval required.
  Provides one semester of supervised work in curriculum development, materials design, and classroom organization and management. Requires 5-day-per-week involvement in a Grades 1- 2 classroom and participation in five seminars. Prereq: SED EC 611; Instructor permission required. 8 cr.
• SED EC 781: Preschool Education
  Historical, philosophical, sociological, and psychological foundations of preschool and kindergarten education. Analyzes the goals and strategies of different preschool programs and their effectiveness. 4cr, 2nd sem.