ECE 31 /131 Spring 2013
Topics and Assignments
DRAFT
Date
1
2
2/12/13
2/19/13
Class Topics/Key Concepts
Introduction to the ECE 31-131
 Overview of Course and
Syllabus
 Creating a Community of
Learners
 The Science of Human
Development
 Introduction to Observation
Theories of Development
 Observation Orientation/
Confidentiality
 APA Style
 Anti-bias approach
 Psychoanalytic Theory:
Freud and Erikson
 Behaviorism: Conditioning
and Social Learning
 Cognitive Theory: Piaget and
Information Processing
 Socio-cultural Theory:
Vygotsky and Beyond
 Humanism and Evolutionary
Theory
Read for
Next Class
Due This Class
“Possible” R & R Prompts/
Internet Resources (optional)
Chapter 1 & 2
Internet Resources
http://ecezero2three.com/
http://www.cabrillo.edu/academics/ece/
http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/bergerca9e/default.asp#t_
735
http://faculty.uml.edu/GenPsych/developmental_psycholo
gy_links.htm
Chapter 3
Student Information Form and
Decision between 31 or 131 Due
Internet Resources:
http://www.writing-with-confidence.org/apastyle.html
http://www.naeyc.org/store/files/store/TOC/254.pdf
http://www.raiselearning.com.au/blogs/news/2765692back-to-basics-a-brief-summary-of-early-childhoodobservation-methods-and-techniques
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v7n2/forman.html
http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/theory.html
ECE 31 /131 Spring 2013
Topics and Assignments
DRAFT
3
2/26/13
Heredity & Environment
 Professions that include
foundations in child
development/ Career
Choices in ECE
 The Genetic Code
 Phenotypes and Genotypes
 The Beginnings of Life
 Twins & Multiples
 Epigenetics
 Chromosomal and Genetic
Problems
Chapter 4
RR # 1 (Chapters 1 & 2)
What Have You Learned:
CH 1 # 5, 6 & 11; CH 2 #1 & 29
Internet Resources:
http://www.career.fsu.edu/img/pdf/mm/childrelated.pdf
http://www.csuchico.edu/chld/studentResources/what
CanIDo.shtml
http://www.earlychildhoodnyc.org/career/careerchoice
s.cfm
http://www.childaction.org/providers/booklets/docs/ece
%20handout-brochure12-10web.pdf
http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/prenatal.html
4
5
3/5/13
3/12/13
Birth & Prenatal Development
 Prenatal Growth
 Embryo/Fetus
 Birth
 The Newborn’s First Minutes
 Toxic Substances
Chapter 5
Families
 The Newborn
 Bonding & Attachment
 Growth
 Sleep
 Infant/Parent Mental Health
Chapter 6
RR # 2 (Chapters 3 & 4)
What Have You Learned:
CH 3 # 7 &19; CH 4 #21
Internet Resources:
http://www.slhs.net/20021061131351667/lib/2002106
1131351667/chap19.pdf
Pregnancy & Birth Interview Project due today
Internet Resources:
http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/parent.htm
ECE 31 /131 Spring 2013
Topics and Assignments
DRAFT
6
3/19/13
Infancy
 Brain Development
 Motor Skills
 Cultural Variations
 Implications for Caregivers
Chapter 7
RR # 3 (Chapters 5 & 6)
What Have You Learned:
CH 5 # 4, 6, 10, 18. 19; CH 6 # 6 &16
Internet Resources:
http://www.zerotothree.org/
http://www.highscope.org/file/BookPages/IT_Observation_Items.pdf
http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/physdev.html
7
3/26/13
Infancy/ Toddlerhood
 Sensory-motor
 Memory
 Language
 Emotional Development
 Temperament
 Social Referencing
 Infant Care
***Holiday next week / No
Class 4/2/13
Chapter 8
Infant Observation due today
RR # 4 (Chapters 7)
What Have You Learned:
CH 7 # 6, 14, & 22
Internet Resources:
http://www.pitc.org/
http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/social.html
http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/topic.html
8
4/9/13
Early Childhood
 Body Changes & Growth
Patterns
 Nutrition
 “Nutrition Deficit Disorder”
 Gross & Fine Motor Skills
 Artistic Expression
 Safety & Injury Prevention
 Child Maltreatment
ECE 31 /131 Spring 2013
Topics and Assignments
Toddler Observation due today
ChapterDRAFT
9
RR; # 5 (Chapter 8 & 9)
CH 8 # 2, 5, 7, 14, & 17
CH 9 # 4, 17, & 20
Internet Resources:
http://www.naeyc.org/
http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/topic.ht
ml
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/ad
d-ndd-truth-nutritional-deficit/
http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychild
hood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=113
http://www.cdc.gov/safechild/
http://nrckids.org/
https://www.childwelfare.gov/
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/Resources_
Health_Safety_ECC.pdf
9
4/16/13
Early Childhood—
 Piaget: Preoperational Thinking
 Vygotsky: Social Learning
 Theory of Mind
 The Vocabulary Explosion
 Learning Two Languages
 Types of Early-Childhood
Education Programs
 Early Intervention
Chapter 10
RR # 6 (Chapter 10)
What Have You Learned:
CH 10 # 1, 6, 13 & 29
Internet Resources:
http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/educa.htm
http://www.howkidsdevelop.com/prekPrograms.ht
ml
http://catalogue.pearsoned.co.uk/preface/013228
6211.pdf
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v4n1/edwards.html
ECE 31 /131 Spring 2013
Topics and Assignments
DRAFT
http://nichcy.org/babies/overview
10
4/23/13
Early Childhood
 Emotional Development
 Play
 Caregiving Styles
 Media
 “Nature Deficit Disorder”
 Moral Development
 Nature and Nurture
 Guidance & Discipline
 Parenting Styles
 Gender-Role Development
Chapter 11
Ages and Stages Project Due
Internet Resources:
http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/morald
ev.html
http://www.education.com/topic/nature-deficitdisorder/
http://richardlouv.com/
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/
positiveparenting/index.html
http://www.devpsy.org/teaching/parent/baumri
nd_styles.html
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/vop/VOP
_Daitsman_Final(1).pdf
http://www.southernearlychildhood.org/upload/
pdf/Why_Does_Gender_Matter_Counteracting
_Stereotypes_With_Young_Children_Olaiya_
E_Aina_and_Petronella_A_Cameron.pdf
ECE 31 /131 Spring 2013
Topics and Assignments
DRAFT
11
4/30/13
Middle Childhood
 Healthy & Safety
 Physical Activity
 Childhood Obesity
 Asthma
 Children with Special Needs
Chapter 12
RR # 7 (Chapters 11 & 12)
What Have You Learned:
CH 11 #3, 8, 14, 17 & 24
CH 12 #25 & 26
Internet Resources:
http://www.nncc.org/child.dev/mid.dev.html
http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/specnds.ht
ml
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/
http://nichcy.org/
11
12
5/7/13
5/14/13
Middle Childhood
 Piaget and School-Age
Children
 Vygotsky and School-Age
Children
 Language & Vocabulary
 Teaching and Learning
Chapter 13
Middle Childhood
 The Nature of the Child
 Self-Concept
 Resilience and Stress
 Family Function and Family
Structure
 Divorce
Chapter 14
*School Age Observation due today
RR # 8 (Chapter 13)
What Have You Learned:
CH 13 # 1, 5, 7
Internet Resources:
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/developme
nt/communicationdevelopment.htm
RR # 9 (Chapter 14 & 15)
What Have You Learned:
CH 14 # 8, 19, 24; and CH 15 # 1, 14,
Internet Resources:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_school_age_childr
en
ECE 31 /131 Spring 2013
Topics and Assignments
DRAFT


http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/school-agechildren-development-parenting-tips.shtml
Peers
Bullies and Victims
http://www.extension.purdue.edu/providerpare
nt/pdf%20links/children%20and%20divorce.pd
f
http://www.stopbullying.gov/
http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-andinstitutes/center-for-adolescenthealth/_includes/Bullying_HQP.pdf
http://resilnet.uiuc.edu/library/grotb95b.html
13
5/21/13
Adolescence
16

Puberty

Formal Operational Thought

Religion

Addiction and Technology
Chapters 15 &
Adolescent Project due today
RR # 10 (Chapter 16)
What Have You Learned:
CH 19 #1, 10, 28
Internet Resources:
http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/adol.ht
ml
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/th
e-teen-brain-still-under-construction/teenbrain.pdf
http://www.aacap.org/galleries/FactsForFamili
es/95_the_teen_brain_behavior_problem_solv
ing_and_decision_making.pdf
ECE 31 /131 Spring 2013
Topics and Assignments
DRAFT
14
Final
5/28/13
Abuse
6/4/13
Adolescence

Identity

Relationships with Adults

Sex Education

Mental Health & Drug
Final
6PM-8: 50PM
Study Guide
Self-Evaluation
CourseEvaluation