CI 478 Constructivist Curriculum: Big Ideas in Early Childhood Education
Examines the possibilities of exploring big ideas deeply over time and across the curriculum with preschool and primary age children. Focuses on the ways that integrated curriculum and project work support children's learning and foster the connections necessary for them to construct knowledge. Students have the opportunity to develop resources and design classroom experiences related to big ideas. Also offered for graduate-level credit as CI 578 and may be taken only once for credit.
Prerequisite
Junior level standing, prior coursework in child development, or consent of instructor.