LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR INITIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Historical foundations, basic theories, and contemporary patterns of instruction underlying educational programs for young children (3-9). Integrating and contrasting features of comprehensive curricula for the very young: play, communication, self concepts, health, arts, motor, literacy numeracy, science, and other areas of educational concern.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the nature of high-quality (culturally, linguistically, and developmentally responsive) environments in early education (ECE) Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Understand the teaching practices for implementing and sustaining high-quality environments for ECE Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Understand the relationships between children and environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Recognize what children and teachers do in learning environments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate and plan quality learning environments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Understand how teachers promote student engagement and belonging in environments for ECE Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Understand how a learning environment relates to equity and agency Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Describe and analyze the historical and theoretical foundations for different types of classroom environment for ECE Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the nature of high-quality (culturally, linguistically, and developmentally responsive) environments in early education (ECE) Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Understand the teaching practices for implementing and sustaining high-quality environments for ECE Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Understand the relationships between children and environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Recognize what children and teachers do in learning environments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate and plan quality learning environments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Understand how teachers promote student engagement and belonging in environments for ECE Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Understand how a learning environment relates to equity and agency Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Describe and analyze the historical and theoretical foundations for different types of classroom environment for ECE Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027