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CourseOutline
CourseTitle:
CourseNumber:
CourseHours:
AcademicSchool:

Faculty:

FoundationsinECE
EDUC21
30hours
CommunityDevelopmentandHealth

ApprovalDate:
AcademicYear:

2014/8/14
2014

MaryLouLummissmary_lou.lummiss@flemingcollege.ca
NikiPollardniki.pollard@flemingcollege.ca
ProgramCoordinatororEquivalent: CherylHerdercheryl.herder@flemingcollege.ca
Dean(orChair):
MollyWestlandmolly.westland@flemingcollege.ca

CourseDescription
Thiscoursewillguidestudent'sunderstandingoftheirroleincreatingresponsiverelationshipswithchildrenandhowto
buildenvironmentsthatsupportprofessionalstandardsofqualitycare.Buildinganinquirybasedapproachtolearningwill
beexploredasstudentsembarkonthisexcitingcareerofworkingwithchildrenandfamilies.
Prerequisites:None.
Corequisites:None.

LearningOutcomes
Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:
1. Identifytheimportanceofbecomingareflectivepractitionerintheearlychildhoodprofession
2. Describetherelationshipsthatexistbetweenchildren'sdevelopmentandqualityresponsivelearningenvironments
aswellastheroleofeducatorsindevelopingthoseconnections.
3. Comprehendtheethicalandprofessionalcompetenciesthatarerequiredinaregulatedearlylearningandcare
environment.

LearningResources
Dietze,B.(2006).FoundationsofEarlyChildhoodEducation,TorontoON.:PearsonEducation
TheDayNurseriesAct.

AssessmentSummary
AssessmentTask

Percentage

Quizzes

40%

Assignments

35%

AppliedLearning

25%

StudentSuccess:PoliciesandProcedures
Mutually,facultyandlearnerswillsupportandadheretocollegeAcademicRegulations,andStudentRightsand
Responsibilities.Thefollowingpoliciesandguidelineshavebeendevelopedtosupportthelearningprocess.
Pleaseclickonthelinkforinformationabout:
StudentRightsandResponsibilities
(flemingcollege.ca/PDF/StudentRightsAndResponsibilities.pdf)
AcademicRegulations
(flemingcollege.ca/PDF/FlemingCollegeAcademicRegulations.pdf)
GuidelinesforProfessionalPractice:StudentsandFaculty
(flemingcollege.ca/PDF/guidelinesforprofessionalpracticestudentsfaculty.pdf)
Alternateaccessibleformatsoflearningresourcesandmaterialswillbeprovided,onrequest.

ProgramStandards
TheMinistryofTraining,CollegesandUniversitiesoverseesthedevelopmentandthereviewofstandardsforprogramsof
instruction.Eachcollegeisrequiredtoensurethatitsprogramsandprogramdeliveryareconsistentwiththesestandards,
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andmustassiststudentstoachievetheseessentialoutcomes.
ThiscoursecontributestoProgramStandardsasdefinedbytheMinistryofTraining,CollegesandUniversities(MTCU).
Programstandardsapplytoallsimilarprogramsofinstructionofferedbycollegesacrosstheprovince.Eachprogram
standardforapostsecondaryprogramincludesthefollowingelements:
Vocationalstandards(thevocationallyspecificlearningoutcomeswhichapplytotheprogramofinstructionin
question)
Essentialemployabilityskills(theessentialemployabilityskillslearningoutcomeswhichapplytoallprogramsof
instruction)and
Generaleducationrequirement(therequirementforgeneraleducationinpostsecondaryprogramsofinstruction
thatcontributetothedevelopmentofcitizenswhoareconsciousofthediversity,complexityandrichnessofthe
humanexperienceand,thesocietyinwhichtheyliveandwork).
Collectively,theseelementsoutlinetheessentialskillsandknowledgethatastudentmustreliablydemonstrateinorderto
graduatefromtheprogram.Forfurtherinformationonthestandardsforyourprogram,followtheMTCUlink
(www.tcu.gov.on.ca/pepg/audiences/colleges/progstan/)

DetailPlan
Term:
2015Winter

Faculty:
HeatherKayheather.kay@flemingcollege.ca
ProgramCoordinatororEquivalent: CherylHerdercheryl.herder@flemingcollege.ca
Dean(orChair):
MollyWestlandmolly.westland@flemingcollege.ca

LearningPlan
Wks/Hrs
Units

Learning
Assessment
Outcomes

Topics,Resources,Learning,Activities

Week1

OrientationModule:HowwillIlearninthiscourse?WhydoIneedtobecomea
reflectivepractitioner?WhatisaCommunityofLearners?Whatarethekeystomy
success?WhatistheProfessionalRubricallabout?

1,3

Week2

UnderstandingthescopeofEarlyLearningandCareincludinghistoricalandmodern
influencesoncurrentpractice.EPortfoliointroduction(Chapter1)

1,2,3

Week3

ExploringtheFrameworkofEarlyLearningandCaretheWhat,Who,Where,When,
1,2,3,
andHow.ProfessionalRubricDialogue(Chapter2)

Week4

Understandingthefoundationforchildren'slearning.(Chapter3)

1,2,3

Week5

Exploringhowtheoryinfluencesprogrammodels.Introducingthe"OntarioEarly
LearningFramework"and"Howlearninghappens:Ontario'sPedagogyfortheEarly
Years"documents.(Chapter4)

2,3

Week6

ThePowerofPlay:ConnectingLearningandDevelopmentthroughvideoanalysis.
ProfessionalRubricDialogue(Chapter5)

1,2,3

Week7

IntroductiontotheDayNurseriesAct(DNA)

Week8

IndependentStudyWeek

Week9

DayNurseriesActcontinued

Inclassquiz

Video
Summary
Due

Inclassquiz

Week11 Planningforchildren'slearninginaresponsiveenvironment(Chapter7)

1,2,3

Week12 Howdowemeasurequalityincare?(Chapter8)

1,2,3

EPortfolio
Password
Due

1,2,3

DNACase
Studydue

Week13

Howdoesphilosophyinformprofessionalpractice?ProfessionalRubricDialogue
(Chapter9)

Howdoesphilosophyinformprofessionalpractice?Makingtheconnectionsbetween
Week14 professionalconduct&theE.C.E.CodeofEthicsandStandardsofPractice(Chapter 1,2,3
9)
Week15 ProfessionalLearningReflectionsandPortfoliopresentations(optional)

1,2,3

InClass
Quiz

AssessmentRequirements
AssessmentTask

Date/Weeks

Course
Learning Percentage
Outcome

Ongoing
ProfessionalPolicyRubric:Thestudentsoverallperformanceinthecoursewill
throughoutthe
beassessedatmidtermandatuponcompletionusingtheECEstandardsof
course3,5,7,9,
practiceastheguidingtool.
12,15

1,2,3

25%

Inclassquizcoveringmaterialtodate.

QuizWk4

1,2,3

10%

Inclassquizcoveringmaterialtodate.

QuizWk7

1,2,3

15%

Inclassquizcoveringmaterialtodate.

QuizWk14

1,2,3

15%

1,2,3

20%

EPortfolio:StudentswillanalyzeEarlyChildhoodPractitionersanddevelopa
Week6,Week
summaryoftheirskillsusingtheECEStandardsofPractice.Thissummary

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summaryoftheirskillsusingtheECEStandardsofPractice.Thissummary
willbethecatalystforthefirstcomponentoftheirEPortfolio.
DayNurseriesActCaseStudy

Week6,Week

1,2,3

20%

1,2,3

15%

12Week6
Week13Week
13

1. StudentMUSTreceiveapassinggradeontheECEProfessionalPolicyRubricinordertopassthecourse.All
gradedcomponentsshouldbeattempted.Failingtodosowillreflectpoorlyonastudentintheprofessionalrubric
gradingcriteria.
2. StudentsineachsectionMUSTsubmittheirassignmentsonthedayandatthetimethattheyhaveclass.Thedue
dateseeninD2Lwillbethetimeofthelastsectionofstudents.Ifyouareinaearliersectionyoumustsubmit
priortocomingtoclassoryourassignmentwillbeconsideredlate.
3. AssignmentsmustbesubmittedinD2Ldropboxes.AnyalternatemethodofsubmissionMUSTbenegotiatedwith
theprofessor.
4. Studentsareencouragedtoretainacopyofallassignmentsandrubrics.

ExemptionContact
CherylHerder,CoordinatorE.C.E.program,
(cheryl.herder@flemingcollege.ca)

PriorLearningandAssessmentandRecognition(PLAR)
PLARusestoolstohelplearnersreflecton,identify,articulate,anddemonstratepastlearningwhichhasbeenacquired
throughstudy,workandotherlifeexperiencesandwhichisnotrecognizedthroughformaltransferofcreditmechanisms.
PLARoptionsincludeauthenticassessmentactivitiesdesignedbyfacultythatmayincludechallengeexams,portfolio
presentations,interviews,andwrittenassignments.Learnersmayalsobeencouragedandsupportedtodesignan
individualdocumentationpackagethatwouldmeetthelearningrequirementsofthecourse.Anystudentwhowishesto
haveanypriorlearningacquiredthroughlifeandworkexperienceassessed,soastotranslateitintoacollegecredit,may
initiatetheprocessbyapplyingthroughtheRegistrar'soffice.Formoreinformationpleaseclickonthefollowinglink:
http://flemingcollege.ca/admissions/priorlearningassessmentandrecognition

CourseSpecificPoliciesandProcedures
Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttoretainthiscourseoutlineforfuturereference.Courseoutlinesmayberequiredto
supportapplicationsforadvancedstandingandcredittransfertoothereducationalinstitutions,portfoliodevelopment,
PLARandaccreditationwithprofessionalassociations.

EvaluationComponents:(assignments,quizzes,tests,presentation,labs,andreports)
Allevaluationcomponentsaredueonthedateandtimestatedonthiscourseoutline.
AlltestsandassignmentresultswillberecordedintheD2Lgradebookandreleasedtothestudentswithintwo
weeksaftertheassignment/testduedate.Testquestionsmayormaynotbereturnedtothestudents,however,
facultywilltakeupthetestmaterials/conceptshighlightingareasofstrengthsandweaknessidentifiedinthe
studentresponses.Thiscanbedoneonlineorinclass.
Ifthereisaconcernorquestionaboutthemarkingofatestorassignment,thestudentmustcontactthefaculty
withinoneweekofthereleaseofthegradewithevidence(textbook,reputablewebsite,lecturenotes)toprovide
rationalefortheirposition.
Makeuparrangementsfortests/assignmentsarenotnormallyallowed,however,intheeventofadocumented
illness,emergencyordeathofanimmediatefamilymember,whichprohibitsthestudentfromwritingthetest,
makeupprovisionsmaybeprovided.Allowanceswillonlybeconsideredifthecommunication(emailorvoicemail)
tothefacultyoccursbeforethescheduledtest/assignment.Inthecaseofamissedtest,failuretoinformfaculty
beforethetestwillresultinamarkof0.Rescheduledtestmustbewrittenwithinthreeschooldaysfromthe
originallyscheduleddate.Whenlongtermillnessorotherextremecircumstancemakesitimpossibleforthetestto
betakenwithinthreedays,thesituationwillbedealtwithonanindividualbasis.
Lateassignmentswillbepenalized10%adayforthefirstthreedays.Afterthefourthday,theassignmentwillbe
gradedasazero.
Coursesmaycontainspecificassessmentsthatrequiresuccessfulcompletioninordertodemonstrate
accomplishmentofthelearningoutcomesforthecourse.Thesewillbespecificallydetailedoneachcourse
outline.
Finalgradesarebasedonthelevelofacademicachievementaccordingtotheevaluationplanstatedinthecourse
outline.Facultywillnotofferadditionalassignmentsorcreditrecoverytoindividualstudentsbeyondthosecitedin
thiscourseoutline.
StudentEngagement
Studentsandfacultyareexpectedtointeractinaprofessionalandpositivemanner.Thisincludes:being
respectful,settinghighexpectationsandstandards,demonstratingprofessionalism,beingengaged,staying
connectedandcommunicatingeffectivelyandbeingconsistent.SeetheStudentRightsandResponsibilitiesPolicy
forfurtherclarity.
Foradultlearnersinpostsecondaryeducation,thecollegecannotstipulatethatattendanceismandatory(except
fortestingpurposes),however,researchhasshownthatattendancecontributessignificantlytosuccessinthe
classroom,laborfield.Somecourseshowever,focusalmostexclusivelyondemonstratedskillbasedapplied
learningpractice.Attendanceintheseclassesisthereforehighlyrecommended.Earlyinthesemester,individual
facultywillprovidespecificattendanceexpectationsforthesecourses.Ifclasses/labsaremissed,forthese
courses,thelearnerwillbeinjeopardyoffailingthecourse,semesterand/orprogram.Studentsaresolely
responsibleforacquiringmissedclassroomworkincludinghandoutsandassignments.
Studentswhoarelateforclassareadisruptiontotheirclassmatesandhaveanegativeimpactonthelearning
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environment.Yourfacultywillsharehis/herlatepoliciesearlyinthesemester.Forreasonsrelatingtoclassroom
managementandorlaboratorysafety,latestudentsmayberefusedentry.
Inanefforttopromoteoptimalengagement,electroniccommunicationdevices,exceptthoseapprovedby
LearningSupportServicesandtheprofessormustbeturnedoff/silencedforthedurationoftheclass.Electronic
communicationdevicesmaybeutilizedforthepurposesofclassroombasedworksuchasnotetakingandresearch
only.Theuseofearbudsconnectedtoasourceofmusicissimilarlyprohibitedduringclass.
Thefacultyreservestherighttomodifythecoursesequenceinthisoutlinetobettermeettheneedsofthestudent
groupandtofacilitatelearning.

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