BECE 2-II-15

The course provides pre-service teachers an opportunity to design learning environments that are safe, secure, fair and responsive to the needs of diverse learners in varied learning contexts. It equips them with knowledge and skills in planning and developing appropriate classroom structures and activities that promote learner engagement and self-regulated learning. It equips them with strategies in managing learner behaviors that enhance discipline, purposive learning and increase academic achievement.

This course focuses on the principles in planning and developing developmentally-appropriate and child-centered curriculum. The course includes a thorough discussion of different curriculum models and program approaches for early childhood education. In this course,
students are expected to develop an analysis paper of the different ECE models and approaches.