NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CCE 135, Foundations of Early Learning, Winter 2010
1/4/10-3/24/10; Monday & Wednesday, 7:55pm-9:10pm, IB 1409
Instructor:
Office hours:
Cell:
Email:
Candice Hoyt
By appointment
206.715.1878 (until 9pm)
choyt@sccd.ctc.edu
Required Text:
Infants, Toddlers and Caregivers: A Curriculum of Responsive Care and Education, 8th Edition,
by Janet Gonzalez-Mena and Dianne Widmeyer Eyer (ISBN 9780078069550)
The Caregiver’s Companion: Readings and Professional Resources
(ISBN 00772269170)
3. TWO Sequence presentations (SQ)
15 points each
Small group presentations elaborating on course topics, demonstrating an understanding of
material covered in the chapter. Your team will be assigned a chapter from your textbook; you
will then choose a topic in the “real world” of the child (see Examples of Real World Topics), and
compare it to what you have learned about age-appropriate education and/or development from
the assigned chapter in your textbook (and you may also include other reputable sources).
Based on your research, find or create an activity parents or caregivers can do to positively
foster this developmental area (either stemming from your positive findings or as a contradiction
to your negative findings). Your team will post a PowerPoint presentation and applicable
materials online and also present your assignment in class. You will write individual papers
(but 1 team PowerPoint) based on the presentation topic, using appropriate spelling, grammar
and reference format, and post the paper online by the due date.
Individual Paper (post online by due date)
5 points
 Summarize research and presentation, with APA style bibliography
 Include textbook references about child development/education
 Respond to each other’s Sequence Papers online
Team Requirements (post online by due date) 10 points
 In-class PowerPoint or video presentation (10-15 min); including APA style
references where appropriate
 Materials to be given to parents/caregivers (flyer or letter, etc); including APA
style references. Post online before class so we can look at it together on the
overhead.
 Include textbook references (and more if desired) about child
development/education in presentation and in its bibliography
 Respond to each other’s Sequence Papers online
 Rate your team members’ participation from 1-10 (1=almost no participation;
10=full participation); Each member’s average score (from the teammates) will
determine that individual’s final score for this project.
4. Final Project
30 points
Like the Sequence Presentations, the Final Project is a small group presentation elaborating
on course topics. You will select one or more areas of infant or toddler development and/or
education to compare to something of your choice in the “real world” of the child. However, with
this project you are required to expand your knowledge base and include at least 3 sources
on child development/education in your references (1 can be your textbook). Based on your
research, find or create an activity parents or caregivers can do to positively foster this
developmental area (either stemming from your positive findings or as a contradiction to your
negative findings). Your team will post a PowerPoint presentation and applicable materials
online and also present your assignment in class. You will write individual papers (but 1 team
PowerPoint) based on the presentation topic, using appropriate spelling, grammar and
reference format, and post the paper online by the due date.
Individual Paper (post online by due date):
 Summarize research and presentation, with APA style bibliography
 Include 3 or more outside references about child development/education (1
can be your textbook) in paper and bibliography
Team Requirements (post online by due date):
 In-class PowerPoint or video presentation (10-15 min); including APA style
references where appropriate
 Materials to be given to parents/caregivers (flyer or letter, etc); including APA
style references where appropriate. Post online before class so we can look at it
together on the overhead.
 Include 3 or more references about child development/education (1 can be your
textbook) in presentation and materials; cite in APA style bibliography
 Rate your team members’ participation from 1-10 (1=almost no participation;
10=full participation); Each member’s average score (from the teammates) will
determine that individual’s final score for this project.
Written Assignments
All written assignments are expected to meet specific guidelines. You are experts in
your field, through your work with children and your studies about child development in
education. This expertise and insight is wasted if you cannot clearly and professionally
state your knowledge and provide clearly stated guidance for parents and other
caregivers, who often look to teachers for support. Because of this, I require every
written assignment to meet a certain standard that demonstrates your skill and
knowledge as a professional in the field of early childhood education.
Written Papers
25 % of each written assignment
- Microsoft Word document
- Double-spaced, 12 pt Arial or Times New Roman
- Correct spelling & grammar
-
Professional tone
Bibliography, with proper formatting
Presentations
25% of each presentation
- Microsoft PowerPoint or video
- Correct spelling & grammar
- Professional tone
- Professional style for background and font, limit or avoid animated graphics.
- Avoid long paragraphs (except in Learning Stories). You should not be
reading your presentation. The slide text should highlight the points you make
in your verbal presentation.
- Bibliography, with proper formatting
Assistance to meet guidelines…
- If you submit a draft at least 48 hours before the paper is due, I will proof-read
it and comment on content, argument, professionalism and reference
formatting—and basically everything except spelling and grammar.
- The Loft is available to provide assistance with spelling and grammar, as well
as general paper-writing skills. Note that I will take points off for too many
errors or a “sloppily” written paper.
- The Computer Lab is available to you and is staffed with someone who can
help you with the technological aspects of completing these assignments.
PLEASE don’t rely solely on one group member for all of the “computer stuff.” Some
assignments require you to do individual PowerPoint presentations, and though it is true
that, as a community, you and your peers are encouraged to support one another, you
need to be capable to do these assignments yourself. Also, remember that part of your
grade comes from your teammates’ perception on how much you participated.
Examples of Real World Topics
Topics for Sequence Presentations and Final Project: You can take a positive or negative approach (or
provide both sides equally), but your writing needs to be backed by research. You should also take into
account the child as a whole. If a toddler “reading” is developmentally advanced in literacy, is it truly
developmentally appropriate? Perhaps the child may be missing out on practicing in other areas of ageappropriate development, perhaps it is just unnecessary to spend the time using the flash cards, or perhaps
the curriculum has multiple benefits to social, emotional and developmental well-being. You likely will
not find sources that can tell you this for sure, but you can state your informed opinion—what you have
learned through consulting other professional writing (your textbook, magazine, newspaper or journal
articles, professional television or websites, etc).
EXAMPLES of topics or products in the “Real World” of children that could be studied for
developmental and educational appropriateness compared to the developmental area assigned to you. You
will request a topic for approval (possibly not on this list); each team will have a separate topic for each of
the three assignments (two Sequence Presentations and one Final Presentation). You could use something
in the popular culture, something you would like to encourage or something you would like to discourage,
or something you would like to simply present a 2-sided argument for.
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Toilet training/learning
Bumbo
Exer-saucers
TV/DVDs (Baby Einstein, Teletubbies, Sesame Street, etc)
Computer games/Video games (Leap Frog, PC games, online games, etc)
Tummy Tub
Co-sleeping
“Time out”
“Naughty” chair (etc)
“Super Nanny” TV show (etc)
The Importance of Play
Piaget and Vygotsky views on Cognition
Infant Education versus Infant Stimulation
The Long Term Effects of Attachment
Beginning Language: Insights for Parents
Sign Language
Reading to Infants or Toddlers
“My Baby Can Read” (As Seen on TV curriculum)
Home/Center Environments for Infants and Toddlers
“Ten Principles Based on a Philosophy of Respect”
What Is Respectful Care Giving?
Windows of Opportunity
The Young Child’s Brain
What Really Matters for Infants and Toddlers