Simone DeVore, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator,
3052 Winther Hall
800 West Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190

(262) 472-5808
devores@uww.edu

COE UWW

Courses

Course of Study (After Admission to Professional Education)
Semesters I, II, & III are for General Studies.

Admission to Professional Education

Students (typically during their first semester sophomore year) apply for acceptance into Professional Education in Fall and begin the program in Spring

Criteria for Admission to Professional Education

Successful completion of 30 credit hours (including diversity course, and Speech
Successful of all three parts of the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST)
Completion of 350 hours of teaching-like experiences (paid or volunteer)

Course of Study is Completed in a Cohort of 30 Students

List of Courses First Semester (Spring)

• Introduction to Early Childhood Education (EDUINDP-211, 2 credits)
• Child and Family in a Diverse Society (EDUINDP-212, 3 credits)
• Development of Young Child (EDUINDP-213, 3 credits)
• Field Study: Observation & Reflection in Head Start (EDUINDP-214, 3 credits)
• Early Childhood Music Methods (EARLYCH-322, 2 credits)
• Individualized Learning System in Education Media (ILSEM) (LIBMEDIA-201, 1 credit)
• Art in the Early Years (EDUINDP-215, 3 credits)
• Reflective Seminar: Phase 2 (EDUINDP-216, 1 credit)

Total Credits: 17

 

List of Courses Second Semester (Fall)

• Language Development & Disorders in Children (COMDIS-355, 3 credits)
• Formal Assessment of Young Children (SPECED-461, 3 credits)
• Working with Infants and Toddlers and Their Families (EDUINDP-322,4 credits)
• Integrated Curriculum for Children, Ages 3 through 5 (EARLYCHD-321, 3 credits)
• Field Study: Ages 3 through 5 (EDUINDP-443, 1 credits)
• Emergent Literacy Beginning Reading (READING-361, 3 credits)
• Reflective Seminar (Assessment) (EDUINDP- 323, 1 credit

Total Credits: 18

 

List of Courses Third Semester (Spring)

• Guiding Young Children (EDUINDP-321, 3 credits)
• Children’s Literature & Language Arts: Ages 3 through 8 (EDUINDP-334,3 credits)
• Informal Assessment of Young Children (EDUINDP-333, 3 credits)
• Reflective Semester: Literacy/Infant-Toddler (EDUINDP-332,1 credit)
• Team A: Directed Teaching A: Infant-Toddler (EDUINDP-331, 6 credits)
• Team B: .Medical Aspects of Disability (SPECED-376, 3 credits) and
  Directed Teaching B: Preschool (EDUINDP-441, 3 credits)

Total Credits: 16

 

List of Courses Fourth Semester (Fall)

• Planning for Individual Needs (EDUINDP-442, 3 credits)
• Curriculum & Methods for Children with Multiple Disabilities (SPECED-476, 3 credits)
• Nutrition, Health, & Safety (EARLYCHD-340, 3 credits) (Curriculum & Instruction)
• Directed Teaching B: Ages 3 & 4 (EDUINDP-441, 3 credits) (C & I)
• Field Study: Ages 3 Through 8 (EDUINDP-443, 1 credit)
• Team A: Medical Aspects of Disability (SPECED-376, 3 credits) and
  Directed Teaching B: Preschool (EDUINDP-441, 3 credits)
• Team B: Directed Teaching A: Infant-Toddler (EDUINDP-331, 6 credits)

Total Credits: 16

 

List of Courses Fifth Semester (Spring)

• World of Ideas (3 credit General Studies Class)
• Integrated Curriculum for Children Ages Six through Eight (EDUINDP-452, 3 credits)
• Field Study: Ages 3 Through 8 (EDUINDP-443, 1 credit)
• Motor Programming for Early Childhood (PEPRO-327, 2 credits)
• Early Literacy Intevention Strategies (READING-461, 3 credits)
• Administration of Programs for Young Children (EARLYCHD-475, 3 credits)
• Reflective Seminar: Phase 3 (EDUINDP-451, 1 credit)

Total Credits: 16

 

List of Courses Sixth Semester (Fall)

• Directed Teaching C: Early Childhood (ECSE) Public School (EDUINDP-461,5 credits)
• Directed Teaching D: Kindergarten Ages 4 & 5 (EDUINDP-462, 5 credits)
• Directed Teaching E: Primary Ages 6 through 8 (EDUINDP-463,5 credits)
• Reflective Seminar: Phase 4 Portfolio (EDUINDP-463, 1 credit)

Public school, inclusive setting where possible

Total Credits: 16