Early Childhood Education

Students successfully completing the Early Childhood Education program will have acquired the requisite skills for obtaining employment or advancement in the field of early childhood care and education. This program includes both an academic foundation and methods courses to provide a balanced, research-based program to prepare highly-qualified early childhood practitioners. Area Head Start classrooms and licensed registered child care facilities will serve as lab sites for students.

Department Contact

Arlene Bigby

abigby@ancollege.edu

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Student Outcomes

Apply knowledge of how children develop and integrate opportunities that support the physical, social, emotional, language, cognitive, and aesthetic development of children from birth through age eight.
Plan and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum, instruction, and assessment, based on knowledge of individual children, special needs, culture, the importance of play, and Montana’s Early Learning Standards and content.
Integrate individual and group positive child guidance techniques that foster healthy and supportive relationships with and among children, promoting positive strategies that will develop personal self-control and self-esteem in children, including children that are differently able.
Establish and maintain positive family, community, and professional relationships by communicating effectively, demonstrating sensitivity to differences, and involving families in planning for their children.
Identify effective administrative skills, professional development needs, legal issues, resource information, state and national regulations, and other opportunities that would provide quality programs and services for young children.

First Year Fall Semester

Class	Name	Credit
WRIT 101	College Writing I	3
BIOB 160/L 160	Prin of Living Sys/Lab	3/1
PSYX 100	Intro to Psychology	3
EDEC 100	Intro to EC w/Lab	4
GS 110	Finding Place	1

First Year Spring Semester

Class	Name	Credit
WRIT 201	College Writing II	3
M 121	College Algebra	4
GE Elective	Humanities/Fine Art Elective	3
Communication Elective	COMX 115 or COMX 111	3
AIS 100	Introduction to AIS	3

Second Year Fall Semester

Class	Name	Credit
PSYX 230	Development Psychology	3
M 130	Math and Elem Teachers	3
ANL 155/150	Aaniiih/Nakoda Lang I	3
EDEC 220	Curriculum & Environment	3
EDEC 210	Meeting the Needs of Fam	3

Second Year Spring Semester

Class	Name	Credit
AIS 141/140	Aaniiih/Nakoda Hist/Culture	3
LIT 282	Children's Literature	3
EDEC 290	Field Experience	3
EDEC 230	Guuiding the Young Child	3
EPYC 250	Exceptional Children	3

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Early Childhood Education

Student Outcomes

Apply knowledge of how children develop and integrate opportunities that support the physical, social, emotional, language, cognitive, and aesthetic development of children from birth through age eight.

Plan and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum, instruction, and assessment, based on knowledge of individual children, special needs, culture, the importance of play, and Montana’s Early Learning Standards and content.

Integrate individual and group positive child guidance techniques that foster healthy and supportive relationships with and among children, promoting positive strategies that will develop personal self-control and self-esteem in children, including children that are differently able.

Establish and maintain positive family, community, and professional relationships by communicating effectively, demonstrating sensitivity to differences, and involving families in planning for their children.

Identify effective administrative skills, professional development needs, legal issues, resource information, state and national regulations, and other opportunities that would provide quality programs and services for young children.

First Year Fall Semester

First Year Spring Semester

Second Year Fall Semester

Second Year Spring Semester