Kristin Scarola’s Profile

This course ex­am­ines the psy­cho­log­i­cal and so­cial foun­da­tions of early child­hood and re­lates these foun­da­tions to ed­u­ca­tional prac­tice with young chil­dren, birth to eight years. It fo­cuses on his­tor­i­cal and con­tem­po­rary the­o­ries of child­hood de­vel­op­ment. Early learn­ing is con­sid­ered in re­la­tion to bi­o­log­i­cal fac­tors, child and fam­ily, pro­gram, and so­cioe­co­nomic fac­tors, par­tic­u­larly in di­verse urban set­tings. Young chil­dren’s phys­i­cal, cog­ni­tive, com­mu­nica­tive, so­cial and emo­tional de­vel­op­ment are ex­plored as con­trib­u­tors to and as con­se­quences of early learn­ing ex­pe­ri­ences. This course re­quires 15 hours of field­work, which stu­dents com­plete by en­rolling, at­tend­ing and par­tic­i­pat­ing in the ECE 110 field­work sem­i­nar (ECE 110S).

This course examines the psychological and social foundations of early childhood and relates these foundations to educational practice with young children, birth to eight years. It focuses on historical and contemporary theories of childhood development. Early learning is considered in relation to biological factors, child and family, program, and socioeconomic factors, particularly in diverse urban settings. Young children’s physical, cognitive, communicative, social and emotional development are explored as contributors to and as consequences of early learning experiences. This course requires 15 hours of fieldwork, which students complete by enrolling, attending and participating in the ECE 110 fieldwork seminar (ECE 110S).

This course is an in­tro­duc­tion to the the­o­ries, meth­ods and ma­te­ri­als of cur­ricu­lum plan­ning in early child­hood ed­u­ca­tion (Preschool – Grade 2), with an em­pha­sis on pro­vid­ing de­vel­op­men­tally and cul­tur­ally ap­pro­pri­ate learn­ing en­vi­ron­ments and ex­pe­ri­ences that en­cour­age cre­ativ­ity in young chil­dren. The fol­low­ing top­ics are ex­plored in depth: the in­tel­lec­tual and emo­tional im­por­tance of fos­ter­ing cre­ativ­ity, the role of play in learn­ing, the de­sign of ef­fec­tive arts-based learn­ing en­vi­ron­ments; the role of vi­sual arts, music, move­ment and lan­guage arts/emer­gent lit­er­acy in de­vel­op­ing chil­dren?s cog­ni­tive, so­cial-emo­tional, phys­i­cal, lan­guage and self-help skills. Course work in­cludes work­shops in plan­ning and im­ple­ment­ing cre­ative arts ex­pe­ri­ences for young chil­dren.

This course is an introduction to the theories, methods and materials of curriculum planning in early childhood education (Preschool – Grade 2), with an emphasis on providing developmentally and culturally appropriate learning environments and experiences that encourage creativity in young children. The following topics are explored in depth: the intellectual and emotional importance of fostering creativity, the role of play in learning, the design of effective arts-based learning environments; the role of visual arts, music, movement and language arts/emergent literacy in developing children?s cognitive, social-emotional, physical, language and self-help skills. Course work includes workshops in planning and implementing creative arts experiences for young children.

This course is an in­tro­duc­tion to the the­o­ries, meth­ods and ma­te­ri­als of cur­ricu­lum plan­ning in early child­hood ed­u­ca­tion (Preschool – Grade 2), with an em­pha­sis on pro­vid­ing de­vel­op­men­tally and cul­tur­ally ap­pro­pri­ate learn­ing en­vi­ron­ments and ex­pe­ri­ences that en­cour­age cre­ativ­ity in young chil­dren. The fol­low­ing top­ics are ex­plored in depth: the in­tel­lec­tual and emo­tional im­por­tance of fos­ter­ing cre­ativ­ity, the role of play in learn­ing, the de­sign of ef­fec­tive arts-based learn­ing en­vi­ron­ments; the role of vi­sual arts, music, move­ment and lan­guage arts/emer­gent lit­er­acy in de­vel­op­ing chil­dren?s cog­ni­tive, so­cial-emo­tional, phys­i­cal, lan­guage and self-help skills. Course work in­cludes work­shops in plan­ning and im­ple­ment­ing cre­ative arts ex­pe­ri­ences for young chil­dren.

This course is an introduction to the theories, methods and materials of curriculum planning in early childhood education (Preschool – Grade 2), with an emphasis on providing developmentally and culturally appropriate learning environments and experiences that encourage creativity in young children. The following topics are explored in depth: the intellectual and emotional importance of fostering creativity, the role of play in learning, the design of effective arts-based learning environments; the role of visual arts, music, movement and language arts/emergent literacy in developing children?s cognitive, social-emotional, physical, language and self-help skills. Course work includes workshops in planning and implementing creative arts experiences for young children.

This course is an in­tro­duc­tion to the the­o­ries, meth­ods and ma­te­ri­als of cur­ricu­lum plan­ning in early child­hood ed­u­ca­tion (Preschool – Grade 2), with an em­pha­sis on pro­vid­ing de­vel­op­men­tally and cul­tur­ally ap­pro­pri­ate learn­ing en­vi­ron­ments and ex­pe­ri­ences that en­cour­age cre­ativ­ity in young chil­dren. The fol­low­ing top­ics are ex­plored in depth: the in­tel­lec­tual and emo­tional im­por­tance of fos­ter­ing cre­ativ­ity, the role of play in learn­ing, the de­sign of ef­fec­tive arts-based learn­ing en­vi­ron­ments; the role of vi­sual arts, music, move­ment and lan­guage arts/emer­gent lit­er­acy in de­vel­op­ing chil­dren?s cog­ni­tive, so­cial-emo­tional, phys­i­cal, lan­guage and self-help skills. Course work in­cludes work­shops in plan­ning and im­ple­ment­ing cre­ative arts ex­pe­ri­ences for young chil­dren.

This course is an introduction to the theories, methods and materials of curriculum planning in early childhood education (Preschool – Grade 2), with an emphasis on providing developmentally and culturally appropriate learning environments and experiences that encourage creativity in young children. The following topics are explored in depth: the intellectual and emotional importance of fostering creativity, the role of play in learning, the design of effective arts-based learning environments; the role of visual arts, music, movement and language arts/emergent literacy in developing children?s cognitive, social-emotional, physical, language and self-help skills. Course work includes workshops in planning and implementing creative arts experiences for young children.

This course is an in­tro­duc­tion to the the­o­ries, meth­ods and ma­te­ri­als of cur­ricu­lum plan­ning in early child­hood ed­u­ca­tion (Preschool – Grade 2), with an em­pha­sis on pro­vid­ing de­vel­op­men­tally and cul­tur­ally ap­pro­pri­ate learn­ing en­vi­ron­ments and ex­pe­ri­ences that en­cour­age cre­ativ­ity in young chil­dren. The fol­low­ing top­ics are ex­plored in depth: the in­tel­lec­tual and emo­tional im­por­tance of fos­ter­ing cre­ativ­ity, the role of play in learn­ing, the de­sign of ef­fec­tive arts-based learn­ing en­vi­ron­ments; the role of vi­sual arts, music, move­ment and lan­guage arts/emer­gent lit­er­acy in de­vel­op­ing chil­dren?s cog­ni­tive, so­cial-emo­tional, phys­i­cal, lan­guage and self-help skills. Course work in­cludes work­shops in plan­ning and im­ple­ment­ing cre­ative arts ex­pe­ri­ences for young chil­dren.

This course is an introduction to the theories, methods and materials of curriculum planning in early childhood education (Preschool – Grade 2), with an emphasis on providing developmentally and culturally appropriate learning environments and experiences that encourage creativity in young children. The following topics are explored in depth: the intellectual and emotional importance of fostering creativity, the role of play in learning, the design of effective arts-based learning environments; the role of visual arts, music, movement and language arts/emergent literacy in developing children?s cognitive, social-emotional, physical, language and self-help skills. Course work includes workshops in planning and implementing creative arts experiences for young children.