KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE/CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM PROPOSAL
Cover Sheet for Category 3 (Teacher Preparation) Proposals
Course Number/Minor Name/Program Name: ECE 7710 – Physical Development and Enhanced
Control of Movement
Department: Elementary and Early Childhood Education____________________
Degree Title (if applicable) M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education with a Montessori Early
Childhood Education 2.5-6 Year Level Concentration
Proposed Effective Date _______Spring 2006_____________________________
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*If proposed changes to an existing course are substantial (credit hours, title, and description), a
new course with a new number should be proposed.
**A new Course Proposal (Sections II, III, IV, V, VII) is required for each new course proposed
as part of the program. Current catalog information (Section I) is required for each existing
course incorporated into the program.
Submitted by: Feland L. Meadows, Ph.D.
Sep. 30, 2005
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President
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***The Department Curriculum Committee and PTEU Program Faculty evaluate a proposal
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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE/CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM PROPOSAL
I. Current Information (Fill in for changes)
Page Number in Current Catalog _______XX________________
Course Prefix and Number _________XXXX____________
Course Title :
XXXXX
Credit Hours: _______xxx___________________
Prerequisites: XXX ____________________________
Description (or Current Degree Requirements): xxx
II. Proposed Information (Fill in for changes and new courses)
Course Prefix and Number __ECE 7710________________
Course Title : Physical Development and Enhanced Control of Movement
Credit Hours _3____________
Prerequisites __Admission to M.Ed. Program_____________
Description (or Proposed Degree Requirements)
Students will learn how essential movement is to the physical, emotional and cognitive
development of children. They will learn to present children with motives of activity in
which action and interest combine to provide irresistible activities which children love to
repeat spontaneously. Students will discover that work with the Montessori Practical
Life materials is the most effective way for children to develop independence and to
achieve concentration -- the essential prerequisite in the process of
normalization. Students will learn to implement teaching strategies which enhance the
child’s physical, cognitive, emotional and social development.
III. Justification
Most adults are unaware of the important contribution that movement makes to the physical,
emotional and intellectual development of young children. This course will provide students with
ample opportunities to understand the importance of movement in the development and education
of young children. They will learn how a child develops through movement and how active,
interested participation in purposeful, complete cycles of activity provides the most effective
means for young children to achieve physiological, psychological and intellectual growth.
Students will observe the Instructor modeling strategies for the presentation of each of the
materials. Students will also have hands-on opportunities to work with scientifically designed
and structured manipulable materials, so that they will become competent to present them to
children.
IV. Additional Information (for New Courses Only)
Attach Syllabus/Course Outline
Second Phase of the Early Childhood, (2.5 – 6) Level Track of the M.Ed. Program_
Instructors:
Feland Meadows, Ph.D.
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Texts:
Berk, Laura E. & Winsler, A. 1995. Scaffolding Children's Learning: Vygotsky and Early
Childhood Education. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Hannaford, Carla 1995. Smart Moves – Why Learning is Not All in Your Head. Great Ocean
Publishers.
Lillard, A.S. 2005 Montessori, the Science Behind the Genius. Oxford University Press.
Montessori, Maria 1988. The Discovery of the Child. Oxford, England: Clio Press.
Standing, E. M. 1984. Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work. Fairfield, PA: Plume Press.
Additional readings in selected texts from the bibliography will be assigned.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, candidates will:
1. understand that the child has an imperative, biological need for movement;
2. understand the scientific foundations for effective physical development and the enhanced
control of movement through activities which lead to natural, spontaneous, synthetic, purposeful,
child initiated, intelligence directed movements;
3. understand how physical development and the enhanced control of movement contribute to
cognitive development and effective learning.
Candidates will also:
1. learn how purposeful movement leads to the emergence and development of concentration;
2. demonstrate their ability to design the learning environment by ordering and structuring the
appropriate materials correctly on the classroom shelves;
3. demonstrate their ability to diagnose the developmental needs of children they observe;
4. correctly present the developmentally appropriate materials in the correct sequence to children
in the classroom.
5. learn to offer children experiences through which they will:
a. conduct the necessary movements for life in a controlled and harmonious manner;
b. acquire skills with which to care for themselves;
c. acquire skills with which to care for their environment;
d. develop enhanced control of movement;
e. learn lessons in grace and courtesy.
Instructional Method
A theoretical framework for understanding the importance of movement in the development and
education of young children will be presented and discussed. How a child develops through
movement and how active, interested participation in purposeful, complete cycles of activity
provides the most effective means for achieving physiological, psychological and intellectual
growth will be presented and discussed. Strategies for the presentation of each material will be
modeled by the Instructor and other faculty. Students will have hands-on experience with
materials and will receive student manuals which they will complete after observing the modeling
of presentations by the instructor. Instructional strategies include readings, lectures, group
discussions, text reviews, audio-visual presentations, individual and group assignments, modeling
of teaching strategies, presentation of materials and independent research. Students will observe
children of various ages and stages of development in the classroom working with the materials.
Students will also have ample opportunities to observe and interact with children during their
fieldwork.
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Method of Evaluation
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of how to design the learning environment by ordering
the selected materials in the correct sequences on the classroom shelves. Students will present the
developmentally appropriate materials in the correct sequence to the instructor. Students will
document their understanding of the theoretical framework for development of coordination and
enhanced control of movement through a final examination. Students will be observed during
their fieldwork, to record their competence in presenting these materials and activities to children
at the appropriate times in their development. Each candidate’s culminating evaluation will occur
during the Third Phase, Module VI of the program when s/he will demonstrate competence in
presenting materials selected at random to a virtual child and will submit a final portfolio of
materials which demonstrates a thorough understanding of the concepts and practices acquired in
the program.
V. Resources and Funding Required (New Courses Only)
Resource
Amount **
Faculty
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Personnel
Equipment
Supplies
Travel
New Books
New Journals
Other (Specify)
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Specialized funding from Foundations
Total
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** All funds to be applied from current masters program budget
Funding Required Beyond Normal Department Growth __________ Explanation of
Resources and Funding Requirements
VII. COURSE MASTER FORM
This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the
Registrar once the course has been approved by the Office of the President.
The form is required for all new courses.
DISCIPLINE
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE TITLE FOR LABEL
Early Childhood Education
_______ECE 7710_______
PhysicalDev
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Approval, Effective Quarter
Grades Allowed (Regular or S/U)
If course used to satisfy CPC, what areas?
Learning Support Programs courses which are
required as prerequisites
3 semester hours
Spring 2006
Regular_____________________
N.A._______________________
N.A.________________________
APPROVED:
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Vice President for Academic Affairs or Designee
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