ECE 201 Guidance in Early Childhood

Class Syllabus

 

Instructor:  Suzanne Braun

Credit Hour:  3

Class Hours and Location:  13 Mondays – 6:00 – 9:00 pm Central time

Office Hours:  Call or e-mail

Telephone:  (Office) 229-8505

                        (Cell) 228-7397

E-mail:  Suzanne.Braun@presentation.edu

Required Text:  A Guidance Approach for the Encouraging Classroom 4th Edition, Dan Gartrell.  Thomson, Delmar Learning, 2007.

Class Schedule and Links for materials you will need:

Sept. 8: Chapter 1- Guidance Tradition Handouts Assignments Power Point
Sept. 15: Chap. 2- Child Development and Guidance Handouts Assignments Power Point
Sept. 22: Chap. 3- Mistaken Behavior/ Challenging Behavior Handouts:

1     2     3

mistaken beh.

 Assignments Power Point
Sept. 29: Chap. 4- Guidance:  the Bottom Line Handouts Assignments Power Point
Oct. 6: Chap. 5- Organizing the Encouraging Classroom Handouts

Environments

 Assignments Power Point
Oct. 20: Chapter 6 - Managing the Encouraging Classroom Handout 1

Handout 2

 Assignments Power Point
Oct. 27: Chap. 7- Leadership communication with the Group Handouts Assignments Power Point
Nov. 3: Chap. 8- Leadership Communication with the Individual Handouts Assignments Power Point
Nov. 10: Chap. 9- Using Conflict Management Handouts Assignments Power Point
Nov. 17: Chap. 10- Problem Solving Mistaken Behavior Handouts Assignments Power Point
Nov. 25: Chap. 11- Guidance Through Intervention Handouts Assignments Power Point
Dec. 1: Chap. 12- Liberation teaching:  A Guidance Response to Violence in Society Handouts Assignments Power Point
Dec. 8: Final Exam/Project      

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

 

Articles

For Oct. 6, 2008

http://www.communityplaythings.com/resources/articles/designingenvironments/classroomdesign.html

http://www.healthychild.net/articles/sf54prevent.html

http://www.communityplaythings.com/resources/articles/designingenvironments/creatingindoor.html

 

For Oct. 13, 23008

http://childcare.about.com/od/behaviors/tp/discipline.htm

http://www.disciplinehelp.com/teacher/list.cfm?cause=All

 

For Oct. 20, 2008

http://www.communityplaythings.com/resources/articles/behavior/angryfeelings.html