` CALUMET COLLEGE OF SAINT JOSEPH

EDUCATION PROGRAM

SEMESTER 2002-1 ED 313 CHILD DEVELOPMENT

SYLLABUS

Elaine T. Kisisel, Ph.D.

Professor in Education

Office: Room 513

Hours: By appointment

Telephone: (219) 473-4271

(312) 721-0202 x271

E-mail: ekisisel@ccsj.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Teacher candidate will examine major theories and findings concerning human development from birth through the elementary years and the implications of these for the professional educator. Topics include physical development, intelligence, perception, language, socio-emotional development, gender role development, moral development, early experience and developmental issues relating to education.

PRE-REQUISITES: ED 200, ED 210, ED 300.

PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE: The teacher candidate will gain knowledge and reflect about the nature of children’s development, with emphasis on how development influences teaching/learning strategies.

RELATED INTASC PRINCIPLE (STANDARD):

The teacher understands how children and youth learn and develop and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social and personal development.

TEXTBOOK: Santrock, John W. (2001) Child Development. Madison, Wisconsin: Brown and Benchmark, Publishers.

ADDITIONAL BOOKS: Kozol, Jonathan. (2000) Ordinary Resurrections. New

York: Crown Publishers

Paley, Vivian Gussin. (1997) The Girl with the Brown Crayon. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

Paley, Vivian Gussin. (1992) You Can’t Say You Can’t Play. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance is mandatory. A student missing more than two classes may not pass the course.

GRADES; Grades will be determined as follows:

Assignments 80 %

Discussion 20 %

ASSIGNMENTS: These items will be due as scheduled. There will be NO substitutions.

Assignment #1: Contemporary Concerns and Print Media

Due date: September 10, 2002

Assignment #2: Theoretical Perspectives and Characteristics

Due date: September 17, 2002

Assignment #3: Journal Article on Genetics Critique

Due date: October 1, 2002

Assignment #4: Infancy

Due date: October 15, 2002

Assignment #5: Early Childhood

Due date: October 22, 2002

Assignment #6: The Girl with the Brown Crayon/ You Can’t Say You Can’t Play

Due date: November 5, 2002

Assignment #7: Ordinary Resurrections

Due date: November 19, 2002

Assignment #8: Project

Due date: December 3, 2002

CLASSES AND TEXTBOOK READINGS:

September 3, 2002

Topic: Overview and Nature of Child Development

Text: Chapters 1 and 2

September 10, 2002

Topic: Nature of Child Development

Text: Chapters 1 and 2

September 17, 2002

Topic: Psychomotor and Perceptual Development

Text: Chapters 3 - 6

September 24, 2002

Topic: Psychomotor and Perceptual Development

Text: Chapters 3 - 6

October 1, 2002

Topic: Cognitive Development

Text: Chapter 7

October 8, 2002

Topic: Information Processing and Intelligence

Text: Chapters 8 and 9

October 15, 2002

Topic: Language Development

Text: Chapter 10

October 22, 2002

Topic: Emotional Development

Text: Chapter 11

October 29, 2002

Topic: Self and Identity, Gender

Text: Chapters 12 and 13

November 5, 2002

Topic: Moral Development

Text: Chapter 14

November 12, 2002

Topic: Ecological Systems: Families

Text Chapter 15

November 19, 2002

Topic: Ecological Systems: Peers, Schools

Text: Chapter 16 and 17

November 26, 2002

Topic: Ecological Systems: Peers, Schools

Text: Chapter 16 and 17

December 3, 2002

Topic: Ecological Systems: Culture

Text: Chapter 18

December 10, 2002

Topic: Project presentations