Geme Sen’s Profile

An in­tro­duc­tion to the study of Amer­i­can pol­i­tics.

An introduction to the study of American politics.

This course fo­cuses on the the­o­ries, meth­ods and ma­te­ri­als of early child­hood ed­u­ca­tion for in­fants (birth to eigh­teen months), with an em­pha­sis on ad­dress­ing de­vel­op­men­tal needs and cul­tur­ally ap­pro­pri­ate prac­tices in their ed­u­ca­tion and care. The fol­low­ing top­ics are ex­plored in depth: so­cial, emo­tional, cog­ni­tive and phys­i­cal de­vel­op­ment of in­fants; basic prin­ci­ples of in­fant care giv­ing, in­clud­ing pro­vid­ing cul­tur­ally sen­si­tive and con­sis­tent care; arrange­ment of the en­vi­ron­ment and de­vel­op­men­tally ap­pro­pri­ate ex­pe­ri­ences to pro­mote in­fant growth and learn­ing; the role of par­ents and es­tab­lish­ing part­ner­ships with fam­i­lies.

This course focuses on the theories, methods and materials of early childhood education for infants (birth to eighteen months), with an emphasis on addressing developmental needs and culturally appropriate practices in their education and care. The following topics are explored in depth: social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of infants; basic principles of infant care giving, including providing culturally sensitive and consistent care; arrangement of the environment and developmentally appropriate experiences to promote infant growth and learning; the role of parents and establishing partnerships with families.

Stu­dents com­plete the re­quired 15 hours of field­work for ECE 110 by en­rolling, at­tend­ing and par­tic­i­pat­ing in this field­work sem­i­nar. The field­work sem­i­nar will meet two hours a week at our en­rolled day/time/lo­ca­tion for the first eight weeks of the se­mes­ter. The ECE 110 field­work sem­i­nar is graded pass/fail based on at­ten­dance and par­tic­i­pa­tion in re­quired class ac­tiv­i­ties. Any stu­dent who fails the field­work sem­i­nar AU­TO­MAT­I­CALLY fails the en­tire ECE 110 course, re­gard­less of your earned grade in the lec­ture por­tion of ECE 110. At the end of this sem­i­nar, your in­struc­tor will com­plete a pass/fail form. YOU are re­spon­si­ble for giv­ing this form to your ECE 110 lec­ture in­struc­tor to en­sure that your com­ple­tion of the sem­i­nar por­tion of ECE 110 is recorded.

Students complete the required 15 hours of fieldwork for ECE 110 by enrolling, attending and participating in this fieldwork seminar. The fieldwork seminar will meet two hours a week at our enrolled day/time/location for the first eight weeks of the semester. The ECE 110 fieldwork seminar is graded pass/fail based on attendance and participation in required class activities. Any student who fails the fieldwork seminar AUTOMATICALLY fails the entire ECE 110 course, regardless of your earned grade in the lecture portion of ECE 110. At the end of this seminar, your instructor will complete a pass/fail form. YOU are responsible for giving this form to your ECE 110 lecture instructor to ensure that your completion of the seminar portion of ECE 110 is recorded.