EDHD Course Syllabi - Fall 2018

EDHD210 Foundations of Early Childhood Education (Perm req) Credits: 3  Students explore historical and current research in early childhood education, primary models of curriculum and pedagogy in the field, and the relationship between critical aspects of young children's development and the creation of inclusive learning opportunities for all children, including children at risk. The concept of developmentally appropriate practice and its application across different developmental levels and early childhood classrooms will be introduced and connected with a discussion in EDHD220 and EDSP211. Students examine issues in developing and implementing high-quality early childhood education experiences for young children with and without disabilities, including the influence of family, culture, and community, the needs of children at risk (e.g., poverty, immigrant status, English Language Learners), and the role of assessment in early learning.
EDHD 210, Section 0101

EDHD220 Exploring Early Childhood General and Special Education (Perm req) Credits: 3  Students who are considering a career in education will consider information about the teaching profession. Students reflect on their personal strengths, identify areas of growth, and examine their predisposition to work with young children with and without disabilities. They will discuss the nature of teaching, the moral and philosophic underpinnings that influenced their decision to enter into the teaching professions, as well as the roles and responsibilities of teachers and the characteristics and qualities for effective teachers (teaching styles and teacher's primary role in the classroom).
EDHD 220, Sections 0101, 0102, 0103, 0104

EDHD230 Human Development and Societal Institutions: Credits 3 Development of the individual in the context of relationships with the formal and informal institutions of society. An examination of various aspects of development from the broad perspective of the social sciences.
EDHD 230, Section 0101

EDHD231 Inside Century Creativity: How Creative Ideas, Concepts, and Products are Generated: Credits 3 Mechanisms of the creative mind. Psychological, social, sociological, developmental, cultural, educational, genetic and neural based roots of creativity.
EDHD 231, Section 0101, 0201
 

EDHD306 Research Methods in Human Development: Credits 3 Addresses the scientific concepts and principles central to the study of human behavior and development. Students will learn about basic research methods in studying human behavior in developmental context and will participate in experiential activities, such as conducting observations and collecting self-report data. Major themes: goals of developmental research, fundamental research designs, types of measurement, elements of good scientific writing, and ethical issues in the study of human development. 
EDHD 306, Section 0101
EDHD 306, Section 0201

EDHD314 Reading in the Early Childhood Classroom: Credits 3  Prerequisite: EDHD210, EDHD220, and EDSP211. Corequisite: EDHD425; and Corequisite: EDHD419 or EDSP420. Restriction: Must be enrolled in Professional Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education Program; and minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75. Early childhood students introduced to current research/methods on teaching language arts. Focus on development of linguistic and cognitive processes in emergent literacy and beginning reading and writing. Application to models for the instruction and assessment of reading/writing in preschool-aged children. Also includes material on classroom-based interventions for young children at risk of reading failure due to learning difficulties. Includes Field Experiences
EDHD 314, Section 0101

EDHD320 Human Development Through the Life Span: Credits 3  Central concepts related to parameters of human development, individual and social, which arise throughout the life span. Continuity and change within the developing individual.
EDHD 320, Section 0101
EDHD 320, Section 0201

EDHD322 The Young Child as Mathematician: Credits 3   Prerequisite: EDSP423, EDHD431, and EDSP315; and track 1: Must have completed EDSP 430, EDSP 433; OR Track 2: Must have completed EDHD415, EDHD 424. Corequisite: EDHD323, EDSP321, EDSP417, EDHD441, EDHD442, EDHD443, and EDHD444. Restriction: Must be in the Professional Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education program; and senior standing or higher; and minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75. Provides a theoretical and instructional framework for mathematics instruction in early childhood classrooms. Development of understanding of early childhood mathematics that emphasizes how and in what environment young children learn mathematics. Current thinking about both content and instructional strategies for mathematics curriculum, including identification and review of standards and expectations for learning outcomes for all children. Assessment strategies for evaluating all children will be addressed. Includes Phase 1 Field Experience.
EDHD 322, Section 0101

EDHD323 Children Study Their World : Credits 3   Prerequisite: EDSP423, EDHD431, and EDSP315; and track 1: Must have completed EDSP430, EDSP433; or Track 2: Must have completed EDHD415, EDHD424. Corequisite: EDHD322, EDSP417, EDHD441, EDHD443, EDHD442, EDHD444, and EDSP321. Restriction: Must be in the Professional Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education program; and senior standing or higher; and minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75. Provides theoretical and instructional framework for social studies instruction in inclusive early childhood classrooms. Course will reflect current thinking about content and instructional strategies for social studies curriculum; identification and review of standards/expectations for learning outcomes for all children; assessment strategies for evaluating of social studies objectives; use of data driven instruction to support all children; observation of children's understanding of their social world in field placements; opportunities to explore these understandings through interviews with children and the implementation of activities. Includes Phase 1 Field Experience.
EDHD 323, Section 0101

EDHD402 Social Development: Credits 3  Recommended: EDHD411. Social Development. Critical concepts and ideas of the study of child and adolescent social development. Focus on changes in interpersonal relationships, emotions, achievement-related behavior and competence, and functioning within the broader social context.
EDHD 402, Section 0101

EDHD411 Child Growth and Development: Credits 3   Theoretical approaches to and empirical studies of physical, psychological and social development from conception to puberty. Implications for home, school and community.
EDHD 411, Section 0101
EDHD 411, Section 0201

EDHD412 Infant Development: Credits 3   Infant development across domains, including perceptual, motor, cognitive, language, social and emotional functioning from pre-natal through third year of life.
EDHD 412, Section 0101

EDHD413 Adolescent Development: Credits 3  Adolescent development, including special problems encountered in contemporary culture. Observational component and individual case study.
EDHD 413, Section 0101
EDHD 413, Section 0201

EDHD425 Language Development and Reading Acquisition: Credits 3  This course focuses on young children's language development and the relationship between language and reading acquisition. Students will learn: concepts central to language development; language achievements at different ages; concepts of emergent literacy; models of reading acquisition and skilled reading.
EDHD 425, Section 0101
EDHD 425, Section 0201
 

EDHD426 Cognition and Motivation in Reading: Reading in Content Areas I: Credits 3    Students preparing for secondary teaching will learn the cognitive and motivational aspects of reading and learning from text in subjects of literature, science, history and mathematics. Different structured approaches to using text for content learning are presented. Classroom contexts that enable students to engage productively with diverse texts and internet resources are identified
EDHD 426, Section 0101

EDHD434 Child Development, Birth to Three Years Credits: Credits 3    Prerequisite: EDHD210, EDHD220, and EDSP211. Corequisite: EDHD314 and EDHD425. Also offered as: EDSP420. Credit only granted for: EDHD419A, EDSP420 or EDHD434. Formerly: EDHD419A. Designed to provide students with an understanding of child development theory and research, as well as knowledge about typical and atypical development of children from birth to three years of age. The course emphasizes learning for children with and without disabilities, and for children who are at risk due to poverty and other environmental factors. The course will introduce how children develop and the challenges they face within the domains of physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development, with particular attention paid to the impact of risk factors on development. Students will become familiar with delays and differences in development that may occur as the result of disability. Finally, students will learn the effects of cultural and linguistic differences on growth and development. Information about theory and research in child development for children with and without disabilities will be enhanced through a series of observational experiences, which will build upon concepts addressed during class. Includes field experiences.
EDHD 434, Section 0101

EDHD441 Data Driven Making in EC/ECSE: Credit 1    Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in EDSP423, EDHD431, and EDSP315; and TRACK I: Must have completed EDSP430 and EDSP433 or TRACK 2: Must have completed EDHD415 and EDHD424. Corequisite: EDHD322, EDHD323, EDSP321, EDSP417, EDHD442, EDHD443, and EDHD444. Students will be exposed to formative (e.g., classroom based, ongoing) and summative (e.g., standardized testing) assessments. Students will collect and analyze formative assessment data from their internship classrooms as the bases of planning and delivering instruction to meet the diverse needs of all learners. They will also analyze standardized assessment data to gain an understanding of measures used to determined cross-school and cross-teacher effectiveness. Includes Phase I field experiences.
EDHD 441, Section 0101

EDHD442 Interventions for Children with Behavioral Challenges     Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in EDSP423, EDHD431, and EDSP315; and TRACK I: Must have completed EDSP430 and EDSP 433; or TRACK 2: Must have completed EDHD415 and EDHD 424. Corequisite: EDSP321, EDSP417, EDHD322, EDHD323, EDHD441, EDHD443, and EDHD444. Students will expand knowledge of and develop skills to address challenging behaviors in inclusive early childhood classrooms. Students examine the causes underlying challenging behaviors during the early childhood years, and identify appropriate resources and support services for working with families to develop a unified approach when responding to behavioral challenges. Includes Phase I field experience.
EDHD 442, Section 0101

EDHD443 Interventions for Children with Social and Communication Challenges    Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in EDSP423, EDHD431, and EDSP315; and TRACK I: Must have completed EDSP430 and EDSP 433; or TRACK 2: Must have completed EDHD415 and EDHD 424. Corequisite: EDHD322, EDSP321, EDSP417, EDHD323, EDHD441, EDHD442, and EDHD444. Students will learn about the characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, social communication disorder, and other related challenges and will be equipped to meet the needs of this group of children in the early childhood classroom. The utilization of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Response to Intervention (RTI) and other early childhood special education approaches, as they apply to this specific group of children, will be addressed. Interventions designed to improve the functioning of children with autism spectrum disorders and related disorders will be reviewed. Includes Phase I field experience..
EDHD 443, Section 0101

EDHD444 Action Research in EC/ECSE     Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in EDSP423, EDHD431, and EDSP315; and track 1: Must have completed EDSP430 and EDSP433; OR Track 2: Must have completed EDHD415 and EDHD424. Corequisite: EDHD322, EDHD323, EDHD441, EDHD442, EDHD443, EDSP417, and EDSP321. Students will become familiar with the EC/ECSE research process, literature and how teachers use action research to improve pedagogy and the experiences of children in classrooms or home-based contexts. Students will utilize this knowledge, as well as either a goal in an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) or School Improvement Plan (SIP), to develop an action research study commenced during the following semester. Includes Phase I field experience.
EDHD 444, Section 0101

EDHD460 Educational Psychology: Credits 3   Prerequisite: PSYC100; or permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department. Application of psychology to learning processes and theories. Individual differences, measurement, motivation, emotions, intelligence, attitudes, problem solving, thinking and communicating in educational settings.
EDHD 460, Section 0101

EDHD498C Special Problems in Education: Recent Advances in Social and Emotional Development: Credits 3    Prerequisite: Available only to students who have definite plans for individual study of approved problems. Restriction: Permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department. Available only to students who have definite plans for individual study of approved problems.
EDHD 498C, Section 0101

EDHD498G Special Problems in Education: Cross-Cultural Approaches to Child Development and Poverty in the U.S. and Chile : Credits 3    Prerequisite: Available only to students who have definite plans for individual study of approved problems. Restriction: Permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department. Available only to students who have definite plans for individual study of approved problems.
EDHD 498G, Section 0101

EDHD 600 Introduction to Human Development and Child Study: Credits 3   An overview of the multidisciplinary, scientific principles which describe human development and behavior and an application of these principles in an analysis of a behavioral record. Techniques of observation, recording, and analysis of human behavior. Emphasis on critiquing and applying research findings.
EDHD 600, Section IH12

EDHD 617 Achievement Motivation in Adolescence: Credits 3    Credit only granted for: EDHD779W or EDHD617. Formerly: EDHD779W.  Study of different aspects of motivation and how they develop in the secondary school years. Focus on how different instructional practices influence motivation and design of various strategies for improving students motivation.
EDHD 617, Section IH12

EDHD 662 Educational Research Methods   In this course, you will learn about research methods associated with studying the development, achievement, and school adjustment of children and adolescents in educational settings. You will learn the fundamentals of several qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches, although we will emphasize quantitative methodologies.
EDHD 662Section IH12

EDHD690 History and Systems in Human Development: Credits 3    History of the field of human development; philosophical basis of major theoretical paradigms and contemporary research drawn from foundational traditions.
EDHD 690, Section 0101

EDHD 692 Cognitive Basis of Instruction: Credits 3     Restriction: Permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department. Psychological and educational research literature on human cognition, especially as applied to learning and teaching in classroom settings.
EDHD 692Section IH12

EDHD718 Apprenticeship in College Teaching (Perm req) Credits: 1     Restriction: Permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department. 
For graduate students teaching autonomously for the first, second, or third tiem at the University of Maryland, College Park; not intended for teaching assistants. This course provides graduate student teachers with a set of structured experiences that foster professional growth and development in the role of college instructor. Includes seminars on the scholarship of college teaching and principles of optimal college classroom environments, peer and faculty in-class observations of teaching, and guided reflective analysis of experience in the classroom.
EDHD 718, Section 0101

EDHD720 Social Development and Socialization Processes: Credits 3   This course covers social development and socialization processes across the life-span. The course typically covers the following topics: parent-child relationships, peer relationships, moral development, social cognition, social competence, social motivation, self-regulation, and cultural influences on development. This is core doctoral course.
EDHD 720, Section 0101

EDHD721 Cognitive Development and Learning: An Introduction: Credits 3   Introductory survey into contemporary theory and research in cognitive development; applications to classroom learning.
EDHD 721, Section 0101

EDHD 779P Selected Topics in Human Development: Fake News & Alternative Facts: How Children Learn to Navigate Evidence in a Complex Social World: Credits 3  
Restriction: Permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. This course focuses on topics of current significance in human development research. Topics covered change each semester, and vary by instructor.  
EDHD 779P, Section 0101

EDHD835 The Development of Achievement Motivation: Credits 3   Prerequisite: EDHD830 or EDHD721; or permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department. 
Development of achievement motivation and how it relates to academic achievement during the elementary and secondary school years. Expectancy-value theory, attribution theory, self-efficacy theory, socialization of achievement motivation.learning.
EDHD 835, Section 0101

EDHD850Social Cognition and Moral Reasoning: Credits 3    Theory and research on social-cognition development and moral development, from infancy to adolescence will be covered.
EDHD 850, section 0101