This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

To complete this course, you must be registered with the Family Care Safety Registry. Failure to register by Wednesday of the first week of class will result in your removal from the course.

To participate in this course, you must have proof of TB testing submitted to CMU. Failure to do this by Wednesday of the first week will result in your removal from the course.

If you have questions regarding this requirement, please contact Jane Bethel, jbethel@centralmethodist.edu.

This course includes the study of the physical, motor, intellectual, social, and emotional development of the young child as well as the development of an intelligent philosophy of adult-child relationships.

1. Examine, observe, discuss and reflect upon developmental tasks of the child from birth to adolescence in the social, emotional, cognitive and motor areas.

*(CMU 1.a, 6.d)  (ECEC 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2)  (DESE 2.1, 8.1)

         

2. Explore the social context of development; the influence of family and culture.

*(CMC 1.a, 1.b)  (ECEC 3.1, 3.4) (DESE 3.1)

3. Examine development in terms of motivation, learning and teaching.

*(CMC 1.a, 1.b)  (ECEC 1.3, 6.8)  (DESE 5.1, 6.1)

4. Explore the relationship between play, work and child development.

*(CMC 1.a, 2.a) (ECEC 1.3)

5. Examine the uses of power (on, for and with) and its influence on child development.

*(CMC 1.a, 2.a)  (ECEC 1.3)  (DESE 9.1 )