EDUC 636-901 CREATIVITY IN EARLY CHILD ED In-depth study of the creative process and the techniques that will promote creativity. Prerequisites: EDUC 502 and any two EDUC 500-level courses.Three hours per week.
ELED 317-901 CREATIVE ARTS INSTRUCTION Provides a basic arts knowledge base along with reasons and techniques for incorporating the arts throughout the elementary and middle-school curriculum. Emphasizes infusing the arts in teaching, an alternative approach to the traditional view of the arts solely as enjoyable “add-ons.” Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Teacher Education Program. Co-requisite: ELED 309. Three hours per week.
2013 Summer II
ELED 408-001 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Study of classic and contemporary literature for children. Emphasis on selecting and incorporating a wide variety of literature into the elementary and middle school curriculum. Technological and media resources are included. Prerequisites: Admission to Professional Teacher Education Program; ELED 310, 316, 317, EDUC 318. Three hours per week.
2013 Fall
ECED 325-001 PRIMARY CURRICULUM II Explores the teaching and learning of social studies, creative arts and movement for grades first through third through an integrated approach with an emphasis on family and child development principles. Focus is on the creation of effective learning environments for diverse learners through the examination of content, methods, materials and assessment. Field experience required. Prerequisites: Admission to Professional Teacher Education Program, ECED 215. Three hours per week.
ECED 421-001 LANGUAGE, LITERACY & PLAY Focuses on the development of the young child's receptive and expressive language and emergent literacy through play and a rich array of content related activities. The teacher's role in supporting and facilitating language and literacy development and community building is examined. Issues of language and literacy diversity are also explored. May not receive credit for both ECED 323 and ECED 421. Prerequisites: Admission to Professional Teacher Education Program, ECED 215. Three hours per week.
ECED 421-002 LANGUAGE, LITERACY & PLAY Focuses on the development of the young child's receptive and expressive language and emergent literacy through play and a rich array of content related activities. The teacher's role in supporting and facilitating language and literacy development and community building is examined. Issues of language and literacy diversity are also explored. May not receive credit for both ECED 323 and ECED 421. Prerequisites: Admission to Professional Teacher Education Program, ECED 215. Three hours per week.
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Richards, P. O. & Dean, P. K. (2004). Mother Goose rimes: Becoming phonologically aware through the literature we share Presented at Delaware READ-ALOUD Conference, Wilmington, DE.
Dean, P. (2002). Kids are poets & don't know it: Put pizzazz back into poetry while you write with your students. Presented at National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), New York City, NY.
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