EDUC 6316 Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
This course focuses on the development and implementation of curriculum in early education. The Massachusetts Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences and the national standards for developmentally appropriate practices will be utilized throughout the semester. This course will highlight each of the curriculum domains (language/literacy, mathematics, science and technology, social studies, health, and the arts) while demonstrating how to build an integrated curriculum in an early childhood classroom. The importance and value of play in the early years will be emphasized, and strategies will be shared to help teacher candidates document student learning.
Course overview
- Department
- Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.86 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.92 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Karen Cristello | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 11 |
| Spring 2025 | Karen Cristello | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 7–9 hrs/week | 7 of 8 |
| Spring 2024 | Karen Cristello | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 6 |
| Spring 2023 | Karen Cristello | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 6 of 8 |
| Spring 2022 | Karen Cristello | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 8 |