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10-307-181 ECE: CHILD CARE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ...scheduling, staffing, facilities management, equipment acquisition and maintenance, services delivery, recordkeeping, communication.

10-307-179 ECE: CHILD DEVELOPMENT ...This 3-credit course examines child development within the context of the early childhood education setting. This course focuses on children ages 3-8 years of age.

10-307-187 ECE: CHILDREN WITH DIFFERING ABILITIES ...This 3-credit course focuses on the child with differing abilities in an inclusive early childhood education setting while examining strategies for cultivating partnerships with families and community supports for children from birth to 8 years of age.

10-307-108 ECE: EARLY LANGUAGE & LITERACY ...This 3-credit course explores strategies to encourage the development of early language and literacy knowledge and skill building in children birth to 8 years of age. (Prerequisite: 10-307-110 ECE: Social Studies, Art, Music and 10-307-179 ECE: Child Development)

10-307-180 ECE: EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS ...enhances the student's ability to analyze the guiding principles and the five developmental domains related to the WI Early Learning Standards, apply the W.M.E.L.S. to various developmentally appropriate curriculum models, activities and assessments, integrate the WI Early Learning Standards into the program's teaching cycle (ongoing assessment, planning and curriculum goals, and implementation).

10-307-195 ECE: FAMILY/COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS ...This 3-credit course will examine the role of relationships with family and community in early childhood education for children from birth to 8 years of age. In this course, students will complete the Strengthening Families Training.

10-307-160 ECE: FIELD EXPERIENCE 1 ...This 3-credit introductory field experience course, introduces the foundations of early childhood education under guided supervision of a mentor teacher in an early childhood setting, working with children birth through age 8. This course meets the requirements for the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards 18-hour training. (Prerequisites: Accepted in Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Program or Early Childhood Assistant Teacher Technical Diploma; 10-307-167 ECE: Health Safety & Nutrition and 10-307-179 ECE: Child Development; Corequisite: 10-890-101 College 101)

10-307-170 ECE: FIELD EXPERIENCE 2 ...This 3-credit intermediate field experience course includes assisting the mentor teacher in carrying out classroom routines and implementing developmentally appropriate learning experiences that promote child development and learning through play for children birth to age 8. (Prerequisites: Accepted in Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Program or Early Childhood Assistant Teacher Technical Diploma; 10-307-160 ECE: Field Experience 1 or 10-307-174 ECE: Introductory Practicum and 10-307-151 ECE: Infant Toddler Development; Corequisite: 10-890-101 College 101)

10-307-190 ECE: FIELD EXPERIENCE 3 ...This 3-credit advanced field experience course focuses on supporting young children's development birth to age 8 through observation, assessment, and implementation of developmentally appropriate teaching strategies. (Prerequisites: Accepted in Early Childhood Program, 10-307-170 ECE: Field Experience 2, and 10-307-187 ECE: Children w Differing Abilities)

10-307-210 ECE: FIELD EXPERIENCE 4 ...This final 3-credit pre-professional field experience course focuses on demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of children birth to age 8, and families. An emphasis is on practicing the lead teacher role to design, implement and evaluate a connected unit of learning experiences. (Prerequisites: Accepted in Early Childhood Program, 10-307-148 Foundations of ECE, 10-307-112 ECE: STEM, 10-307-195 ECE: Family & Community Relationships, 10-307-190 ECE: Field Experience 3, and 10-307-108 ECE: Early Language & Literacy)

10-307-148 ECE: FOUNDATIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ...This 3-credit course introduces the early childhood profession through a historical overview of the field. The course will explore program trends, quality indicators, and developmentally appropriate practices for children birth to 8 years of age.

10-307-188 ECE: GUIDING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR ...This 3-credit course examines positive strategies to guide children's behavior in the early childhood education setting for children from birth to 8 years of age. This course meets the requirements of the Wisconsin Pyramid Model training.