Child Development
Department of Early Childhood Studies
3214 Austin Street, Houston, TX 77004
713-718-6303 phone 713-718-6235 fax
Course Prerequisite(s)
Program Learning
Outcomes
Course Student Learning
Outcomes (SLO): 4 to 7
Learning Objectives
(Numbering system
should be linked to SLO –
e.g., 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc.)
16 weeks
In-person
Dr. Pamela M. Norwood
Phone: 713-718-6236
Email: pamela.norwood@hccs.edu
Educational Development Center Building, Room D-103
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: 3:00-5:00; Friday by appointment
An exploration of principles, methods, and materials for teaching children math and
science concepts and process skills through discovery and play.
GUST 0341, MATH 0306, ENGL 0310 or 0347, CDEC 1313
Standard 4: Teaching and Learning
HSCKS
Course Description:
80 hours
TECECDS
Course Semester Credit
Hours
Total Course Contact
Hours
Course Length (number of
weeks)
Type of Instruction
Instructor contact
information (phone
number and email
address)
Office Location and Hours
Child Development
Math and Science for Young Children
CDEC 2307
Fall, 2010
(59216)
Educational Development Center Building, Room D-117
Wednesdays, 6 pm-9pm
Credit 3: (2 lecture, 3 lab)
NAEYC
Discipline/Program
Course Title
Course Rubric & Number
Semester with Course
Reference Number (CRN)
Course Location/Times
1. Relate the sequence of cognitive development to the
4a
3
P3
acquisition of math and science concepts.
2. Describe the scientific process and its application to the early
4b
3
P3
childhood indoor and out learning environments.
3. Develop strategies which promote thinking and problem4d
3
P3
solving skills in children.
4. Utilize observation and assessment as a basis for planning
3c
3
P3
discovery experiences for the individual child.
5. Create, evaluate, and/or select developmentally appropriate
4d
3
P3
materials, equipment, and environments to support the
attainment of math and science concepts and skills.
1.1 Summarize the sequential development of mathematical concepts.
1.2 Outline appropriate science concepts for children.
2.1 Summarize ways to nurture all children’s natural curiosity by encouraging them to
explore and make discoveries about their world (e.g., by using their sense to gain
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information, draw conclusions and report outcomes).
3.1 Explain techniques for integrating math and science throughout curriculum.
3.2 Plan developmentally appropriate methods that include play, small group
projects, open-ended questioning, group discussion, problem solving, cooperative
learning and inquiry and inquiry experiences to help children develop intellectual
curiosity, solve problems, make decisions and become critical thinkers.
4.1 Explain how assessment information is interpreted and used to provide
developmentally appropriate learning activities.
4.2 Use a variety of assessment strategies to monitor children’s progress in achieving
outcomes and planning learning activities.
5.1 Evaluate children’s books, software, manipulatives, music, blocks and other
materials which enhance math and science concepts for developmental
appropriateness.
5.2 Make and use developmentally appropriate, culturally diverse and nonsexist
activities and materials to support development of specific math and science
concepts.
SCANS
Resources: The student will develop list of equipment, materials and supplies needed
for a childcare center (manage materials and facilities) and analyze space
requirements (manage materials and facilities).
Thinking skills: The student will work with other students in a group project setting up
centers used in childcare classrooms (work on teams), set goals for the project
(negotiate with others), and work with other group members from diverse
backgrounds (work with other cultures).
SLO Assessment/Required This course includes at least one of the following required components: lab
Component
assignment, key assessment, field experience hours, and/or First Aid/CPR
certification. If this assignment is not completed with 70% of possible points, you
will not receive a passing grade in this class. Your instructor will explain the required
component identified for this course- lab assignment, activity notebook
Course Calendar
Weeks/Dates
Topics to be Discussed
Required Readings and
Assignments Due
Wk 1-Sept 1
Wk 2-Sept 8
Wk 3-Sept 15
Wk 4-Sept 22
Wk 5-Sept 29
Wk 6- Oct 6
Wk 7-Oct 13
Wk 8-Oct 20
Introductions, Course Overview, Review
of Skills for Student Success
How Concepts Develop; How Concepts
are Acquired; Language and Concept
Formation
Promoting Young Children’s Concept
Development Through Problem-Solving;
Assessing the Child’s Developmental
Level
The Basics of Science; How Young
Scientists Use Concepts
Planning for Science; Fundamental
Concepts in Science; EXAM #1
Linking Children’s Literature to Math and
Science; Integrating the Curriculum,
Lesson Planning Overview
One-to-One Correspondence; Number
Sense and Counting
Logic and Classifying; Comparing;
EXAM #2
Units 1-2 and Unit 15
Units 3 and 4
Units 5 and 6
Units 7 and 16
Unit 22 and Handouts
LAB #1 DUE
Units 8 and 9
Units 10 and 11
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Wk 9-Oct 27
Early Geometry; Shape; Early
Geometry; Spatial Sense; Parts and
Wholes
Ordering, Seriation, and Patterning
Units 12, 13, and 14
Units 18 and 19
Wk 12-Nov 17
Measurement: Volume, Weight, Length,
Temperature; Measurement : Time
Interpreting Data Using Graphs
Wk 13-Nov 24
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY-NO CLASS
Wk 14-Dec 1
Wk 15-Dec 8
Math and Science in Action; Math and
Science in the Home
Microteaching Activity Presentations
Wk 16-Dec 15
EXAM #3
Wk 10-Nov 3
Wk 11-Nov 10
Unit 17
LAB #2 DUE
Unit 20
LAB #3 DUE
Units 40 and 41
LAB #4 DUE
ACTIVITY NOTEBOOK,
LAB #5 DUE
Instructional Methods
A variety of instructional methods are used throughout the semester. Examples may
include class discussions, lectures, readings, group projects, practicum assignments,
video/DVD, internet searches, presentations, and lesson plans.
Student Assignments
Written child’s skill assessment report, 3 oral presentations, classroom observation
checklist, activity resource notebook (detailed descriptions will be provided)
Student Assessments
Three exams (format=multiple choice, true/false, short answer), random pop quizzes,
student assignments
Charlesworth, R. and Lind, K. K. (2010). Math and Science for Young
Children (6th ed.). New York: Delmar.
Brigance, A. H. (2004). Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development
II. North Billerica, MA: Curriculum Associates, Inc.
Instructional Materials
HCC Policy Statements
Services to Students with Disabilities - Students who require reasonable
accommodations for disabilities are encouraged to report to LHSB, Room 106, or call
713-718-6164 to make necessary arrangements. Faculty is only authorized to
provide accommodations by the Disability Support Service Office.
New Repeat Course Fee – Effective Fall 2006, HCC will charge a higher tuition rate
to students registering the third or subsequent time for a course. If you are
considering course withdrawal because you are not earning passing grades, confer
with your instructor/counselor as early as possible about your study habits, reading
and writing homework, test taking skills, attendance, course participation, and
opportunities for tutoring or other assistance that might be available.
Class Attendance - It is important that you come to class! You are expected to
attend all lecture and labs regularly. You are responsible for materials covered during
your absences. Instructors may be willing to consult with you for make-up
assignments, but it is your responsibility to contact the instructor. Class attendance is
checked daily. Although it is your responsibility to drop a course for nonattendance,
the instructor has the authority to drop you for excessive absences.
You may be dropped from a course a student after accumulating absences
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in excess of six (6) hours of instruction. The six hours of class time would include any
total classes missed or for excessive tardiness or leaving class early.
You may decide NOT to come to class for whatever reason. As an adult
making the decision not to attend, you do not have to notify the instructor prior to
missing a class. However, if this happens too many times, you may suddenly find that
you have “lost” the class.
Poor attendance records tend to correlate with poor grades. If you miss any
class, including the first week, you are responsible for all material missed. It is a good
idea to find a friend or a buddy in class who would be willing to share class notes or
discussion or be able to hand in paper if you unavoidably miss a class.
HCC Course Withdrawal Policy - The State of Texas has begun to impose
penalties on students who drop courses excessively. For example, if you repeat the
same course more than twice, you have to pay extra tuition. Beginning in Fall 2007,
the Texas Legislature passed a law limiting first time entering freshmen to no more
than SIX total course withdrawals throughout their educational career in obtaining a
certificate and/or degree.
To help students avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, HCC has instituted
an Early Alert process by which your professor may “alert” you and HCC counselors
that you might fail a class because of excessive absences and/or poor academic
performance. It is your responsibility to visit with your professor or a counselor to
learn about what, if any, HCC interventions might be available to assist you – online
tutoring, child care, financial aid, job placement, etc. – to stay in class and improve
your academic performance.
If you plan on withdrawing from your class, you MUST contact a HCC counselor or
your professor prior to withdrawing (dropping) the class for approval and this must be
done PRIOR to the withdrawal deadline to receive a “W” on your transcript. **Final
withdrawal deadlines vary each semester and/or depending on class length, please
visit the online registration calendars, HCC schedule of classes and catalog, any
HCC Registration Office, or any HCC counselor to determine class withdrawal
deadlines. Remember to allow a 24-hour response time when communicating
via email and/or telephone with a professor and/or counselor. Do not submit a
request to discuss withdrawal options less than a day before the deadline. If
you do not withdraw before the deadline, you will receive the grade that you are
making in the class as your final grade.
Use of Camera and/or Recording Devices -Use of recording devices, including
camera phones and tape recorders, is prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, faculty
offices, and other locations where instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. Students
with disabilities who need to use a recording device as a reasonable accommodation
should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities for information regarding
reasonable accommodations.
Scholastic Dishonesty -- Students are responsible for conducting themselves with
honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary
proceedings may be initiated by College System officials against a student accused
of scholastic dishonesty.
“Scholastic dishonesty”: includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism,
and collusion.
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Cheating on a test includes:
 Copying from another students’ test paper;
 Using materials not authorized by the person giving the test;
 Collaborating with another student during a test without authorization;
 Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or
part the contents of a test that has not been administered;
 Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.
Plagiarism mean the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged
incorporation of that work in one’s own written work offered for credit.
Collusion mean the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing
written work offered for credit.
Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 or
F in the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for
probation or dismissal from the College System. (See the Student Handbook)
HCC Student Services
Information
Children on Campus - We love your children and understand that parents often face
child care problems. However, the campus is a work place, and the purpose of our
presence here is the business of education. Therefore, we cannot allow children in
the college classrooms or unattended on campus. We ask for your cooperation in
adhering to this policy.
Early Alert – HCC has instituted an Early Alert process by which your professor will
“alert” you through counselors of concerns that you might fail a class because of
excessive absences and/or poor academic performance.
Instructor Responsibilities:
 Provide the grading scale and detailed grading formula explaining how student
grades are to be derived
 Facilitate an effective learning environment through class activities, discussions,
and lectures
 Description of any special projects or assignments
 Inform students of policies such as attendance, withdrawal, tardiness and make
up
 Provide the course outline and class calendar which will include a description of
any special projects or assignments
 Arrange to meet with individual students before and after class as required
Student responsibilities:
 Attend class and participate in class discussions and activities
 Read and comprehend the textbook
 Complete the required assignments and exams
 Ask for help when there is a question or problem
 Keep copies of all paperwork, including this syllabus, handouts and all
assignments
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Instructor’s Requirements
IR 1. Extra Credit-Students who are not absent more than twice will eligible for 25
extra credit points that will be applied towards the final grade. They will also be able
to submit one (1) additional extra credit assignment from the following list: (a)
design of a curriculum web, (b) development of an interactive bulletin board, (c)
observation at a science related informal learning institution, (d) research paper on
early math or early science teaching, (e) conduct a teacher action research project.
IR 2. Late Assignments-Course assignments will be considered LATE if they are not
received by Friday of the week during which the assignment is due. Five (5) points
per class session will be taken off the original grade of each assignment that is
turned in beyond but within two weeks of the due date. After that time, the grade will
be reduced by 20%.
IR 3. Classroom Behavior-Collegiality, mutual respect, and tolerance are expected
of every student enrolled in this course. The ability to work well with other people
while maintaining professionalism is an important characteristic in the more teamoriented workplace of today. Please remember to use tact and diplomacy when
resolving conflicts, speaking to a classmate, and discussing issues or concerns with
the instructor. Any personal information about children and/or adults that is shared
during class sessions should not be discussed with others outside the classroom.
Doing so is considered a failure to maintain confidentiality.
IR 4. Use of Electronic Devices-Although admittedly convenient, most modern
technological devices are considered inappropriate and distracting in the classroom.
The use of cell phones, pagers, beepers, and/or palm pilots is severely discouraged
in this class. If you must carry one of these devices, make sure you turn it OFF or on
VIBRATE before arriving to class. Please refrain from answering or responding to
any calls, text messages, or other means of communication inside the classroom.
Leaving the class to respond to such a call should be done only in the case of a
verifiable emergency.
IR 5. Make-Ups-All students who have a documented, college- approved excuse for
missing an assignment may make up the assignment without any grade reduction or
penalty. Approved excuses include personal illness, a death in the immediate family,
and participation in official college functions. Students who are unable to attend
during an examination day should contact the instructor as soon as possible to
reschedule. Make-up examinations must be completed in the instructor’s office or
other designated location within TWO WEEKS of the original date of the exam.
Please note that failure to take the collaborative exam(s) on the date scheduled will
result in the student having to take the examination on an individual basis!
IR 6. Monitoring of Student Progress-It is highly recommended that you keep
backup copies of all of your submitted work and that you keep all of your graded
assignments until the final grades are posted.
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Program/Discipline
Requirements
NOTICE This course of study would not be appropriate for anyone who falls into the
following category as noted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective
Services. "No person with a conviction or who is under indictment for, or is the
subject of an official criminal complaint alleging violation of any of the crimes listed as
a felony against the person or felony violation of the Texas Controlled Substance Act
may be present while children are in care."
HCC Grading Scale
A = 100-90
B = 89-80
C = 79-70
D = 69-60
F = 59 and below
Instructor Grading Criteria
Total possible points= 700
A= an accumulation of 630-700 points
D=an accumulation of 420-489 points
B= an accumulation of 560-629 points
F=an accumulation of 419 or fewer points
C= an accumulation of 490-559 points
Revised / August 2010