COURSE GUIDE NORTHERN BUKIDNON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Kihare, Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon

(0917-142-6080) nbcc.2005@gmail.com

Teacher Education Program/Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

COURSE CODE: ECE I
1st Semester of A.Y. 2020-2021
Course Description Credit Units: 3

This course provides an overview of early childhood curriculum development, includes processes for
planning and implementing developmentally appropriate environments, materials and experiences and
quality in early childhood programs. Focuses on age’s birth through age 8.
Course Outcomes

A. Identify the factors affecting the planning of early childhood curricula including biological and social
environments.
B. Observe and assess individual children’s learning and development to plan developmentally and
culturally appropriate learning activities.
C. Create curriculum sensitive to the learning styles and intelligences of the children.

Course Outline
LESSON I Issues in a Changing Society
1. Parent Child Issues and Social Changes in Families
a. Parent-Child Issues
b. Societal Changes in Family
c. Parenting Children in Step Family in Fusion
d. Working Parents
e. Divided Families
f. Single Parents
g. Variation in Families
 Ethnicity
 Socio-Economic Status
2. Wellness and Healthy Living Violence
Lesson 2 Curricular Trends and Issues Affecting Practice
1.Developmental Appropriateness: New Contexts and Challenges
2. Assessing and Reporting Young Children’s Progress
3.Shaking the Very Foundations of Emergent Literacy
4.Sensitivity to the Social and Cultural Contexts of the Play of Young Children
5.Educational Technology in the Early and Primary Years
Lesson 3 Learning Styles
Lesson 5 The Professional and Social Status of the Early Childhood Educator
Lesson 6 The Professional and Social Status of the Early Childhood Educator
Lesson 7 Teaching Multi-Age
Lesson 8 Other Issues Affecting Children
1. Incest

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2. Child Abuse
3. Child labor
4. Etc.
Course Materials
Baptiste, N. E., & L.C. Reyes. (2015). What Every Teacher Should Know About
Understanding Ethics in Early care and Education 3rd Ed. Prentice Hal
Corpuz, B. (2018), Principles of Teaching. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing , Inc.
Epstein, K. (2019). School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators
and Improving Schools , Boulder, Co
Lazear, D (2016), Eight Ways of Knowing: Teaching for Multiple Intelligence. Third
Edition. Arlington Heights, Illinois: Skylight Training and Publishing , Inc.
Morrison, G. (2016), Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Upper Saddle River,
New Jersey: Pearson Education , Inc.
Owens, K. (2017), Child and Adolescent Development: An Integrated Approach.
Thompson Asian Edition, Australia: Wadsworth Thomson Learning.
Papalia, D., Olds S. and Feldman, R. (2017), A Child’s World: Infancy Through
Adolescence. New York: Mac Graw Hill.
Rathus, S. (2018), Childhood: Voyages in Development. Second Edition, Canada:
Thomson/Wadsworth
Santrock, J. (2017). Chidlren. Eight Edition. Boston: Mac Graw Hill.
Stephanie Feeney et. al. (2018) Continuing Issues in Early Childhood Education. Pearson
Hyson, M. (2019). Growing teachers for a growing profession: NAEYC revises guidelines
for early childhood professional preparation. Young Children,55(3), 60 61.
Shepard, L. A. (2015). The role of classroom assessment in teaching and learning.
Washington, DC: Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence.
Study Schedule

WEEK TOPICS ACTIVITY

LESSON I Issues in a Changing

Society
Assign readings accessible
A. Parent Child Issues and Social
Week 1: through websites and other
Changes in Families
September 7-11, 2020 learning management system.
1. Parent-Child Issues
Answer short quiz.
2. Societal Changes in Family

3. Parenting Children in Step Watch a video from the

Week 2:
Family in Fusion youtube. (Link will be
September 14-18, 2020
4. Working Parents provided by the teacher)
Read module sent/ provided
5. Divided Families through learning management
Week 3:
September 21-25, 2020 6. Single Parents system.
Answer questions based on
the lesson.
Week 4: 7. Variation in Families e-video learning
September 28-October 2,  Ethnicity
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 Socio-
Economic
Status
 Wellness
2020 podcast
and Healthy
Living
 Violence

Week 5: Prelim
(October 5-9, 2020)
Lesson 2 Curricular Trends and Issues
Podcast
Week 6: Affecting Practice
October 12-16, 2020 1.Developmental Appropriateness: New
handouts
Contexts and Challenges
1. Assessing and Reporting Young
Podcast
Week 7: Children’s Progress
October 19-23, 2020 2.Shaking the Very Foundations of
handouts
Emergent Literacy
3.Sensitivity to the Social and Cultural
Short multiple intelligence
Contexts of the Play of Young Children
Week 8: test for the students.
4.Educational Technology in the Early
October 26-30, 2020
and Primary Years
Podcast
E-video learning
Week 9:
Lesson 3 Learning Styles
November 3-6, 2020
Podcast
Week 10:
Midterm
Nov.9-13, 2020
Lesson 5 The Professional and Social Handouts
Week 11:
Status of the Early Childhood
November 16-20, 2020
Educator e-video learning
Lesson 6 The Professional and Social Handouts
Week 12:
Status of the Early Childhood
Nov. 23-27, 2020
Educator podcast
Handouts
Week 13:
Lesson 7 Teaching Multi-Age
Nov. 30-Dec.4, 2020
podcast
Lesson 8 Other Issues Affecting
Children
1. Incest Handouts
Week 14: 2. Child Abuse
Dec. 7-11, 2020 3. Child labor podcast
4. Etc.

Week 15: Final Examinations

(Dec. 14-15, 2020)
Course Requirements
To successfully complete the course, you must be able to:
 Read the weekly course modules, listen to the podcasts, and watch lecture videos
 Complete the assessment tests and perform the assigned the activities
 Take the term examination
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 Compile and submit all the course modules
Grading System
Written Output: 20 %
Performance Task: 45 %
Term Exams: 35 %
TOTAL: 100 %
Important Reminders
Modular Learners:

Always check the group chat for weekly instructions about the course module.
Submit a compilation of written activities/ portfolio at the end of the semester
Online Learners
Submit online requirements following the prescribed dates
Submit printed copies of accomplished online activities

Instructor’s Contact Details

MERASOL P. YUNKER, EdD-ECE

+639164648790
merasolpayonda@gmail.com

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