Early Care & Education Bachelor's Degree

Course Information

Development of Curriculum for Children Ages 4 to 8

University:

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Course Number:

CYAF 303

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $440 per credit

Start/End Dates:

January 21, 2025 - May 16, 2025

Overview

Course Description

In this course, university students (1) learn and use assessment and documentation to inform curriculum, (2) plan and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities, and (3) learn about effective ways to share curriculum information with families. This course addresses all areas of developmental domains and content areas. The course includes issues related to diversity in family composition, culture, and individual abilities.

Contacts

Instructor

Candace Kastrup
ckastrup2@unl.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

Textbooks

Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum (paper book) book recommended
Marjorie Kostelnik
Edition: 7th
ISBN: 9780134747675

Building Blocks (e-book) Book recommended
Susan Sandall
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 9781681253435

Building Blocks (paper book) Book recommended
Susan Sandall
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 9781681253411

Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum (e-book) book recommended
Marjorie Kostelnik
Edition: 7th
ISBN: 9780134747637

Course Access

Canvas at UNL

UNL Graduate Studies will email students with information (student name, email, and NU ID) and instructions for accessing UNL classes. For undergraduate students in the ECEMS program, Mel Sedlacek will email students with information and instructions for accessing UNL classes. Students will claim their UNL account by setting a password and security questions. Once students claim their ID, they will be able to access their courses at https://canvas.unl.edu/. Courses may not be visible to students until the first day of class.

Please contact the UNL campus coordinator listed below with any questions.

Mel Sedlacek for Early Care & Education, Early Childhood & Family Policy, Family & Community Services, Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Family Financial Planning, Youth Development, and Community Development

Kelly Durkin for Dietetics

Melisia Bieber for Merchandising

Melissa Sailors for Ag Systems Management & Technology, Animal Science, Food Safety & Defense, Grassland Management, Horticulture, and Quantitative Genetics & Genomics

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Information is subject to change.

Please revisit this page again before the semester starts to make sure you have all the current information.

Drops and Refunds:

Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.

Meet Our Faculty

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University Contact

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