The curriculum planning process is reflected in the introduction section with additional reflections on documentation, assessment, and planning.

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This book is a compilation of created and remixed resources for use in various courses supporting the care and development of infants and toddlers. This textbook is intended to be pulled apart, remixed, reshared, and redistributed in the form that best meets your individual needs. For this reason, this resource has unique characteristics not typical of other textbooks.
• Each chapter or section is stand-alone. No chapter references another or makes statements such as “as you previously read.” This intentional design choice allows you to remix every section without concern about referencing a section you did not copy over.
• The chapters were created around topics we felt should be stand-alone and therefore had different length requirements. For this reason, you will notice a chapter might be 20 pages or 2.
• Chapters contain multiple sections to remix easily and create new and unique chapters for your individual needs.
• You might find repeat information within sections. Since each section is intended as a stand-alone section, information might be repeated within sections to give context to the subject matter. The beauty of OER is you have permission to delete and add as needed.
• We’ve made every effort to keep the original source with the content, as you remix be aware of the license types on each resource.
To best use a small window of time to complete this resource, we decided to forgo many of the extra “bells and whistles” one might find in traditional textbooks, including call-out boxes with additional resources, robust vignettes, and reflection questions. While we feel this resource contains much of the content needed for multiple infant and toddler courses, we eagerly await each improvement upon this resource the infant and toddler educator community bring forth.

This book includes the Learning Outcome: explain and recognize stages and milestones in physical, social, emotional, sensory, linguistic, and cognitive development for infants from birth to 15 months old. The objective meets the NAEYC Standard 1a [Knowing and understanding young children’s characteristics and needs, from birth through age 8] for educator preparation and the MA Core Competency 1.A.1 and 1.G.15 at the initial level. You will experience how an infant develops at an individual rate and has a personal approach to learning.

This course will provide opportunity to use the Massachusetts Early Learning Guidelines to support your work with infants and toddlers. The first three years of life area a time of rapid brain development and learning. This time is critically important for infants and toddlers as they develop foundations for learning. The purpose of the Early Learning Guidelines (ELG) for Infants and Toddlers is to provide a comprehensive view of the development of infants and toddlers while documenting experiences that support this development.

The site you are viewing is the result of a true labour of love. Created to support teachers and students who are exploring the rewards and challenges of observing young children, this site is the culmination of many hours of work and the gracious participation of children, families, educators, administrators and staff people at four child-care settings in the city of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada.

Featuring a collection of 200 short video clips, this site will provide users with a perfect window into the world of infants and toddlers and their daily experiences in child care. As well, users will see the wide range of tasks and roles that early childhood professionals take on each day. Finally, many of the clips highlight the importance of the partnerships that form between parents and the educators who care for their young children.

In addition to the extensive bank of short video clips, the site also features longer sequences designed to provide users with a more sustained experience. These longer sequences give viewers an excellent idea of just what goes on in Quebec child-care centres on a typical day.

This is an infographic that will help your students understand how to study independently. 

There are portions of this book that would be particularly relevant, including Part III on reflective planning and Part V on assessment.

This course on Intercultural Education which includes content on intercultural relationships, cultural differences, social conflict, cultural spaces, and cultural competence is licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US.

Te damos la bienvenida al aprendizaje sobre cómo planificar efectivamente el plan de estudios para los niños pequeños. Este libro de texto abordará:
Desarrollar un plan de estudios a través del ciclo de planificación.
Teorías que informan sobre lo que sabemos sobre cómo aprenden los niños y las mejores formas para que los maestros apoyen el aprendizaje
Los tres componentes de la práctica apropiada para el desarrollo.
La importancia y el valor del juego y la educación intencional.
Diferentes modelos de planes de estudios
Proceso de planificación de lecciones (documentando experiencias planificadas para niños)
Entornos físicos, temporales y sociales que preparan el escenario para el aprendizaje de los niños.
Técnicas de orientación apropiadas para apoyar los comportamientos de los niños a medida que maduran las habilidades de autorregulación.
Planificación para niños en edad preescolar en dominios específicos que incluyen
Desarrollo físico
Lenguaje y alfabetización
Matemáticas
Ciencias
Creatividad (las artes visuales y escénicas)
Diversidad (ciencias sociales e historia)
Salud y seguridad
Cómo la planificación curricular para bebés y niños pequeños es diferente de la planificación para niños mayores
Apoyar el aprendizaje y el desarrollo de los niños en edad escolar durante los programas fuera del horario escolar a través de la planificación curricular
Hacer visible el aprendizaje de los niños a través de la documentación y la evaluación

This three-minute mini-lecture introduces the changes in the DSM-V from the DSM-IV for Autism Spectrum Disorder.

This book provides free educational resources to be used in the area of career exploration within the field of child development and early childhood care and education. Resources and information relates to Child Development /Early Childhood Education and Education majors at California Community Colleges.

Short Description:
This book supports a speaking-intensive course that introduces students to key concepts in the study of childhood from multidisciplinary perspectives.

Long Description:
This book supports a speaking-intensive course that introduces students to key concepts in the study of childhood from multidisciplinary perspectives. The book allows students to examine the historical and socio-cultural constructions of “the child” and childhood, exploring topics such as child development, cultural notions of adolescence, children as social agents, children’s rights, and challenges facing children in both local and global contexts. To challenge students to apply the new information, the book outlines a project where students use an interdisciplinary framework to analyze a question about children’s well-being and potential. The course also highlights the relevance of Childhood Studies to areas of professional practice, including teaching, social services, healthcare, law, public policy, and advocacy.

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The book supports a speaking-intensive course that introduces you to key concepts in the study of childhood from multidisciplinary perspectives. Your reading and listening will allow you to examine the historical and socio-cultural constructions of “the child” and childhood, exploring topics such as child development, cultural notions of adolescence, children as social agents, children’s rights, and challenges facing children in both local and global contexts.

Welcome to learning about how to effectively plan curriculum for young children. This textbook will address:

Developing curriculum through the planning cycle
Theories that inform what we know about how children learn and the best ways for teachers to support learning
The three components of developmentally appropriate practice
Importance and value of play and intentional teaching
Different models of curriculum
Process of lesson planning (documenting planned experiences for children)
Physical, temporal, and social environments that set the stage for children’s learning
Appropriate guidance techniques to support children’s behaviors as the self-regulation abilities mature.
Planning for preschool-aged children in specific domains including
Physical development
Language and literacy
Math
Science
Creative (the visual and performing arts)
Diversity (social science and history)
Health and safety
How curriculum planning for infants and toddlers is different from planning for older children
Supporting school-aged children’s learning and development in out-of-school time through curriculum planning
Making children’s learning visible through documentation and assessment

Short Description:
This Introduction to Field Placement resource includes three interactive online modules designed to prepare community services students, specifically Child and Youth Care students, for field placement. The modules are: Professionalism, Cultural Competence, and The Self.

Long Description:
This Introduction to Field Placement resource includes three interactive online modules designed to prepare community services students, specifically Child and Youth Care students, for field placement. The modules are: Professionalism Cultural Competence The Self

This Introduction to Field Placement resource includes three interactive online modules designed to prepare community services students, specifically Child and Youth Care students, for field placement. The modules are: Professionalism, Cultural Competence, and The Self Each module is designed to augment the content delivered in students’ face-to-face classes. Students will work through the material online and then connect their learning to in-class discussions. With this resource, learners will practice new skills, techniques, and critical thinking in a virtual environment. The modules and interactive activities have the potential to improve the learners’ retention of knowledge and promote active learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

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Introduction to Kindergarten Classroom Management is a accessible and free Open Educational Resource (OER) that is designed for inexperienced kindergarten teachers or education majors. This course will equip you with valuable resources and strategies to create an equitable and nurturing classroom for young children. With a primary focus on the unique needs of kindergarteners, participants of this course will explore diverse resources to improve the development of students and manage their classroom well. This course is an invaluable resource for those embarking on a career in teaching. By the end, you will be prepared to manage the classroom with confidence and competence. 

Introduction to Kindergarten Classroom Management is a accessible and free Open Educational Resource (OER) that is designed for inexperienced kindergarten teachers or education majors. This course will equip you with valuable resources and strategies to create an equitable and nurturing classroom for young children. With a primary focus on the unique needs of kindergarteners, participants of this course will explore diverse resources to improve the development of students and manage their classroom well. This course is an invaluable resource for those embarking on a career in teaching. By the end, you will be prepared to manage the classroom with confidence and competence. 

This resource provides access to the Northern Academy's Introduction to Mental Health course for child welfare social workers. If you would like to learn more about the Northern Academy and courses offered, please visit the Academy website at www.humanservices.ucdavis.edu/academy.