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2026 Fall > UGRD > ECHD > ECHD 490

Planning Curriculum in Early Childhood

Course #: ECHD 490

Description:
Students use the state's curriculum frameworks and related resources to design, implement, and evaluate meaningful, challenging curriculum that promotes comprehensive developmental and learning outcomes for all young children. They learn about curriculum theory and other professional standards related to early childhood education organization and practice. Student become collaborative learners who make informed decisions that integrate knowledge from a variety of sources and geared towards maximizing service to a wide diversity of children, employing a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach. Using the Preservice performance assessment tool as guideline for the basic elements of teaching, student identify and collect artifacts that demonstrate their growing understanding of effective classroom practice.
Pre Requisites:
pre-req=ECHD 201 and ECHD 211

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
02 10094 W
4:00 - 6:45 pm
Vangorder,Doris REMOTE
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 09/08/2026 - 12/11/2026
Capacity: 12
Enrolled: 7
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes: The course material costs for this course are unknown
Pre Requisites: pre-req=ECHD 201 and ECHD 211
Course Attributes: REMOTE, Course Material Costs Unknown
03 10095 W
4:00 - 6:45 pm
Vangorder,Doris REMOTE
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 09/08/2026 - 12/11/2026
Capacity: 12
Enrolled: 5
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes: The course material costs for this course are unknown
Pre Requisites: pre-req=ECHD 201 and ECHD 211
Course Attributes: Course Material Costs Unknown