UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS
Academic Program Approval
This form is a routing document for the approval of new
and revised academic programs. Proposing department should
complete this form. A checklist
is available to assist in the preparation of a proposal. For more information, call the Faculty Senate
Office at 831-2921.
Submitted by: ____Lynn Worden__________________phone number__831-1922_________
Department: __Human Development and Family Studies_email
address____worden@udel.edu
Date: ____10/25/13________________________
Action: ___Revise
Major ______________________________________________________________________
(Example: add major/minor/concentration, delete
major/minor/concentration,
revise major/minor/concentration,
academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change,
etc.)
Effective term______14F____________________________________________________________________________
(use format 04F, 05W)
Current degree____BS__________________________________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: _____BS___________________________________
(Example: BA,
BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)
Proposed name:____NA_________________________________________________
Proposed new name for revised
or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit
(if applicable)
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major / Concentration:___Early Childhood Education_________
(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)
Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________
(Example: African
Studies, Business
Administration, English, Leadership,
etc.)
Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________
(Must attach your
Graduate Program Policy Statement)
Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________
(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD
Economics: MA Economics: PHD)
Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________
Note: all graduate studies
proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy
Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.
List new courses required for
the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program
objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?
(Be aware that approval
of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through
the Course
Challenge
list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)
To support the new model of student teaching that the State of
Delaware is requiring (see the rationale below), the following new courses will
be required for the revised Early Childhood Education (ECE) major:
1.
HDFS
441
Advanced Inclusive Curriculum in Early Childhood 1
3 credits
Advanced study and application of child outcomes assessment, using
assessment to guide curriculum planning, using technology to support curriculum
and teaching of English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies and the
arts and social and emotional, fine and gross motor development. Co-requisites:
EDUC 400 & HDFS 424
HDFS 442 Advanced Inclusive Curriculum in Early
Childhood 2
3 credits
A continuation of HDFS441. Advanced study and application of child
outcomes assessment, using assessment to guide curriculum planning, using
technology to support curriculum and teaching of English Language Arts, Math,
Science, Social Studies and the arts and social and emotional, fine and gross
motor development. Co-requisites: EDUC 400 & HDFS 425
2.
HDFS
424
Professional Development Seminar 1
3 credits
Discussion-oriented and problem-centered seminar with emphasis on the
role and contributions of the ECE professional; partnering with families in the
development, care, and education of young children; building partnerships among
families, agencies, schools, and communities; job search strategies; and
professional portfolio development. Co-requisites: EDUC400 & HDFS 441
3.
HDFS
425 Professional Development Seminar 2
3 credits
Continuation of HDFS424. Discussion-oriented and problem-centered
seminar with emphasis on the role and contributions of the ECE professional;
partnering with families in the development, care, and education of young
children; building partnerships among families, agencies, schools, and
communities; job search strategies; and professional portfolio development.
Co-requisites: EDUC 400 & HDFS 442
HDFS 441 and 442 will provide additional depth in ECE
pedagogy and assessment while teacher candidates are in the field (i.e. during
their two semesters of student teaching). Program evaluation has shown that,
while ECE majors are prepared to teach upon completion of the program, they are
relatively weak in their understanding of assessment of student learning and in
some areas of curriculum. Requiring two curriculum and assessment courses
during student teaching will give ECE majors opportunities to practice
pedagogical and assessment techniques and strategies while they are learning
about these topics and reflecting on them in classes taken concurrently.
HDFS 424 and 425 will replace HDFS 480 Student Teaching
Seminar and HDFS 445 Family, Community and School Partnerships. HDFS 424 and
425 will combine the content from both courses to support ECE majors while they
are student teaching. Currently, HDFS 480 is taken during student teaching,
while HDFS 445 is taken prior to student teaching. The HDFS faculty believes
that student teaching will provide a rich opportunity for ECE students to put
into practice, the skills and
knowledge they are acquiring in HDFS 424 and 425. This was
difficult to do when HDFS 445 was taken earlier in the program, when ECE majors
had fewer opportunities to interact with families. In addition, because the
student teachers will need support to process what they are learning and to
develop professionally, the current HDFS 480 Student Teaching Seminar course
will need to be spread out over the entire student teaching experience (i.e.
over two semesters).
Supply support letter from
the Library, Dean, and/or Department Chair if needed
(all new majors/minors will
need a support letter from the appropriate administrator.)
NA
Supply a resolution for all
new majors/programs; name changes of colleges, departments, degrees; transfer
of departments from one college to another; creation of new departments;
requests for permanent status. See
example of resolutions.
NA
Explain, when appropriate,
how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate
education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
The changes will strengthen how the major supports the
General Education Goal #7: Develop the ability to integrate academic
knowledge with experiences that extend the boundaries of the classroom. ECE
majors will now have an additional two weeks of full-time student teaching,
giving them more classroom experience.
Identify other units affected
by the proposed changes:
(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)
The only units impacted will be Linguistics and Cognitive
Science and English, because LING 101 Intro to Linguistics will no longer be
required and there will be more choices for English. Letters notifying the
Chairs of the changes are attached.
Describe the rationale for
the proposed program change(s):
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
Currently ECE student teachers are required to complete two nine-week student teaching placements. These placements are completed consecutively and begin before the fall or spring semester to accommodate the full 18 weeks of student teaching during a single semester. The state of Delaware Department of Education is now requiring that teacher candidates complete 10 weeks of full-time student teaching for each certification endorsement. Because ECE majors are eligible for two certification endorsements (Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education) upon completion of all requirements in the major, they will thus be required to complete two 10-week student teaching placements. It is not possible to add more time onto the current student teaching experience in one semester. Consequently, our teacher candidates will need to complete one ten-week student teaching placement in the fall of their senior year and one in the spring. These placements would be for six credits each, so the teacher candidates would need to complete at least six more credits while student teaching to be considered full time (see the new courses above).
The ECE committee has decided to take advantage of the changes required for student teaching to review and make major revisions to the ECE major. The most significant change will be reconceptualizing the senior year to one year-long capstone experience. Teacher candidates will complete a ten-week student teaching placement in the fall and one in the spring, while completing two sets of courses. The first set of courses will be two three-credit courses of Professional Development Seminar (HDFS 424 and 425) covering topics currently discussed in the HDFS 480 Student Teaching seminar and in the HDFS 445 Family, Community and School Partnership courses. The two current courses will be revised and combined to make an integrated seminar that supports the teacher candidates’ professional development and their work with families during the student teaching experience.
The second set of courses, HDFS 441 and 442 Advanced Inclusive Curriculum in Early Childhood 1 and 2, will also be two three-credit courses that will focus on advanced curriculum development and pedagogy in the disciplines, these upper level courses will also integrate technology and child assessment as part of the teaching and learning process. These courses will be taught across both semesters of the senior year in blocks of time built into student teaching. These two courses would replace HDFS 350 Technology and Assistive Technology in ECE and HDFS 452 Assessment of Children.
In addition to the changes related to the senior year, capstone experience, several other changes will be made to the ECE major.
Program Requirements:
(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the
Course Catalog. If this is a revision,
be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of
the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.) See
example of side by side.
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CURRICULUM CREDIT UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing 3 (minimum grade C-) First Year Experience (FYE)
0-4 Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) 3 Multi-Cultural Course
3 Creative Arts and Humanities 3 History and Cultural Change 3 Mathematics, Natural Sciences and
Technology 3 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Some university requirements may be
met by your major requirements. See
your advisor for a planning guide. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: English Literature course (see HDFS
department for approved list; this requirement may fulfill University
Creative Arts and Humanities requirement) 3
Second Writing Course (3 credits) chosen
from courses satisfying the Arts and Sciences Second Writing
Requirement. This requirement may be
fulfilled through a course taken to complete other course requirements. Creative Arts and Humanities Or Foreign Language (including: CHIN, FREN,
GREK, GRMN, HEBR, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, PORT, RUSS, SPAN, if Creative Arts and
Humanities requirement is fulfilled by English Literature course)
3 LING101
Introduction to Linguistics I 3 PSYC100
General Psychology or Sociology 3 History and Cultural Change 6 (3 credits of this requirement fulfills the
University History and Cultural Change requirement) Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 (Fulfills University Social and Behavioral
Sciences requirement) BISC105 Human Heredity and Development 3 (fulfills University Mathematics, Natural
Sciences, and Technology requirement) Additional Two 4 credit courses from
Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology w/labs 8 MATH251 Numbers and Operations for K-8
Teachers (C-
or better required)
3 MATH252 K=8 Math: Rationals
and Probability Or MATH253 K-8 Math: Geom., Alg., and
Measurement 3 EDUC230 Introduction to Exceptional
Children 3 Focused Elective
3 (See HDFS Department for list of approved
courses) HDFS201 Life Span Development 3 HDFS202 Diversity and Families 3 HDFS220 Child Development I: Prenatal to Age
3 3 HDFS221 Child Development II: 3-8 years 3 HDFS222 Inclusive Curriculum: Birth to Grade
2 3 HDFS224 Practicum in Inclusive Curriculum:
Birth to Grade 2
3 HDFS350 Technology & Assistive
Technology in Early Childhood Education
3 HDFS355 Professional Issues in ECDE 3 HDFS406 Supporting Literacy in Early
Childhood Education
3 HDFS411 Inclusive Curriculum: Birth to
Preschool 3 HDFS412 Inclusive Curriculum: Preschool-Kindergarten
3 HDFS413 Inclusive Curriculum:
Kindergarten-GR 2 3 HDFS414 Guidance and Behavior Support: Birth
to Grade 2
3 HDFS431 Field Experience: Birth to
Preschool 1 HDFS432 Field Experience:
Preschool-Kindergarten 2 HDFS433 Field Experience: Kindergarten-Grade
2 1 HDFS435 Programs for Children with
Exceptionalities 3 HDFS445 Family, School, and Community Partnerships
3 HDFS452 Assessment of Children 3 HDFS470 Families and Children at Risk 3 HDFS480 Student Teaching Seminar 3 EDUC400 Student Teaching
12 Prerequisites for EDUC400 Student Teaching:
a GPA 2.50 and a major
field index of 2.75 (information on courses designated in major field is
available from Department Office) and a minimum grade of C- in all HDFS
courses, EDUC230, MUED390. Praxis Test Requirements ECE students must complete the following
Praxis test requirements: Praxis I: Passing score on the Praxis I test, all
three subtests (reading, passing score- 175; writing, passing score- 173; and
mathematics, passing score- 174), prior to enrollment in HDFS412. Praxis II: Proof of having taken an appropriate
academic CONTENT area test (e.g. Praxis II in Elementary Content Knowledge or
Fundamental Subject Area Test) or a state-designated academic content
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CURRICULUM CREDIT UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing 3 (minimum grade C-) First Year Experience (FYE) 0-4 Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) 3 Multi-Cultural Course
3 Creative Arts and Humanities 3 History and Cultural Change
3 Mathematics, Natural Sciences and
Technology 3 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Some university requirements may be
met by your major requirements. See your
advisor for a planning guide. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS ENGL 200 or higher 3 Creative Arts and Humanities Or Foreign Language (including: CHIN, FREN,
GREK, GRMN, HEBR, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, PORT, RUSS, SPAN, if Creative Arts and
Humanities requirement is fulfilled by English Literature course)
3 History and Cultural Change 6 (3 credits of this requirement fulfills the
University History and Cultural Change requirement) Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 (Fulfills University Social and Behavioral
Sciences requirement) BISC105 Human Heredity and Development 3 (Fulfills University Mathematics, Natural
Sciences, and Technology requirement) Additional Two 4 credit courses from
Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology w/labs 8 MATH251 Numbers and Operations for K-8
Teachers (C-
or better required)
3 MATH252 K=8 Math: Rationals
and Probability Or MATH253 K-8 Math: Geom., Alg., and
Measurement 3 EDUC230 Introduction to Exceptional Children 3 Focused Elective
3 (see HDFS Department for list of approved
courses) HDFS201 Life Span Development 3 HDFS202 Diversity and Families 3 HDFS220 Child Development I: Prenatal to Age
3 3 HDFS221 Child Development II: 3-8 years 3 HDFS222 Inclusive Curriculum: Birth to Grade
2 3 HDFS224 Practicum in Inclusive Curriculum:
Birth to Grade 2
3 HDFS355 Professional Issues in ECDE 3 HDFS406 Supporting Literacy in Early
Childhood Education
3 HDFS411 Inclusive Curriculum and Assessment:
Infants and Toddlers
3 HDFS412 ECE Math Curriculum and Assessment 3 HDFS413
ECE Science Curriculum and Assessment
3 HDFS414 Guidance and Behavior Support: Birth
to Grade 2
3 HDFS424 Professional Development Seminar
1 3 HDFS425 Professional Development Seminar
2 3 HDFS431 Field Experience: Infants and Toddlers 1 HDFS432 Field Experience: Preschool-K 2 HDFS433 Field Experience: K- Grade 2 1 HDFS435 Programs for Children with
Exceptionalities 3 HDFS441 Advanced Inclusive Curriculum 1 3 HDFS442 Advanced Inclusive Curriculum 2 3 HDFS470 Families and Children at Risk 3 EDUC400 Student Teaching
6 EDUC400 Student Teaching
6 Prerequisites for EDUC400 Student Teaching:
a GPA 2.50 and a major
field index of 2.75 (information on courses designated in major field is
available from Department Office) and a minimum grade of C- in all HDFS
courses, EDUC230, and the Focused Elective. Praxis Test Requirements ECE students must complete the following
Praxis test requirements: Praxis I: Passing score on the Praxis I test, all
three subtests (reading, passing score- 175; writing, passing score- 173; and
mathematics, passing score- 174), prior to enrollment in HDFS412. Praxis II: Proof of having taken an appropriate
academic CONTENT area test (e.g. Praxis II in Elementary Content Knowledge or
Fundamental Subject Area Test) or a state-designated academic content
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Dean of College Date
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Committee___________________________________Date_____________________
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Studies Date
Chairperson,
Senate Coordinating Com. Date
Secretary, Faculty Senate Date
Date of Senate Resolution Date
to be Effective
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Email
to the Chair of Linguistics and Cognitive Science:
From: Hall, Susan J.
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 10:04 AM
To: Bruening, Benjamin T
Cc: Worden, Lynn J; Hallam, Rena A; Hall, Susan J.
Subject: Curriculum Proposal
Dear Ben,
I’m writing to you in my role as interim chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. The State of Delaware has mandated an expansion of time spent in student teaching, which necessitates a significant revision of the department’s requirements for the Early Childhood Education (ECE) major. To accommodate the increased number of course credits that now must be allocated to the student teaching experience, Linguistics 101 Introduction to Linguistics I, is among the currently required courses that will no longer be required. Instead, the course will be included among department-recommended options as a focused elective course. We anticipate that some, but not all ECE majors, will continue to take the course. I wanted to let you know this as a courtesy, as it may impact your planning for course scheduling. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Susan
Susan J. Hall, Ph.D., FACSM
Deputy Dean, College of Health Sciences
Interim Chair, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
University of Delaware
345 McDowell Hall
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8372 (phone)
(302) 831-3490 (fax)
Emails in support of the change to the English
requirement:
From: Miller, George Eric
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 12:40 PM
To: Hall, Susan J.
Subject: Change in English requirement
The English Department has no objection to the proposed change in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies’ requirements for the Early Childhood Education major. This substitution means that the current requirements for the major (one English literature course) will be changed to a more general requirement (one English course on the 200-level or higher).
George Miller, Associate Chair
English
From: Ernest, John Richard
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 10:21 AM
To: Hall, Susan J.
Cc: Miller, George (miller@english.udel.edu)
Subject: RE: Curriculum Change Request
Dear Susan,
I don’t see any problem here,
though I’m copying Associate Chair George Miller, who oversees our
undergraduate studies program, so that he can give final approval.
Best,
John
From: Hall, Susan J.
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 11:39 AM
To: Ernest, John Richard
Cc: Worden, Lynn J
Subject: Curriculum Change Request
Dear John,
I’m writing to you in my role as interim chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. The State of Delaware has mandated an expansion of time spent in student teaching, which necessitates a significant revision of the department’s requirements for the Early Childhood Education major. As part of the program revision, the faculty are recommending the following substitution.
The current requirements for the major include:
English literature course 3
The proposed new requirements include:
English 200 or higher 3
If you have no objection to this modification, I would appreciate a response indicating that. Thanks very much!
Susan Hall
Susan J. Hall, Ph.D., FACSM
Deputy Dean, College of Health Sciences
Interim Chair, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
University of Delaware
345 McDowell Hall
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8372 (phone)
(302) 831-3490 (fax)