EARC 105 Early Childhood Environments

This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to create effective learning environments for young children. Throughout the course, students will explore the role of classroom design, room arrangement, and the use of appropriate materials in promoting active learning and effective classroom management. 

Credits

3 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

45

Semester Contact Hours Lab

8

EARC 105Early Childhood Environments

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I. General Information

Department

II. Course Specification

Course Type

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Credit Hours Narrative

3 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

45

Semester Contact Hours Lab

8

Repeatable

No

III. Catalog Course Description

This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to create effective learning environments for young children. Throughout the course, students will explore the role of classroom design, room arrangement, and the use of appropriate materials in promoting active learning and effective classroom management. 

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

• Describe how effective classroom design, room arrangement, and intentional materials can promote active learning and classroom management (environment as the third teacher).
• Apply developmental knowledge and children’s interests to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments for all young children.
• Design and integrate into the environment developmentally appropriate opportunities for Literacy, Math, Science, Art, Music, Manipulatives, Sensory Exploration, Block Building, Dramatic Play, Outdoors, and Technology.
• Understand the importance of nature in indoor and outdoor classrooms.
• Utilize “loose parts” in a variety of early childhood settings, including outdoor classrooms.
• Evaluate and critique appropriate learning environments for all young children.

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

VI. Delivery Methodologies