General Information:
	Instructor:  Gretchen Leitel
	Email: gleitel@midpac.edu
	Office Hours: 5-5:30 PM
	Course time:  Wednesday 5:30-9:30 PM
	Site:  Holy Family

Catalogue Description:  ED 433B  Developmentally Appropriate Practice II (3)
Developmentally Appropriate Practice with focus on culture and diversity.  A critical look at teaching strategies for the implementation of culturally appropriate practice.  With emphasis on cultural relevancy and community foundations for young children and their families.  

Course Content:
The development of young children’s cultural identity will be explored, as well as the understanding of a community’s local cultural context.  Diversity will be considered in the areas of culture, race, language and development, including young children with special needs.  Considerations for appropriate assessment will also be included.

Course Objectives:
1)	Increase understanding of learning development in children ages birth-8 years as related to various cultural beliefs and practices.
2)	Introduce techniques for creating an anti-bias environment.
3)	Understand culturally sensitive teaching strategies.  
4)	Understand the importance of teaching in line with a local cultural context.
5)	Assess children’s learning and development with sensitivity to diverse needs.
6)	Develop understanding around the importance of reciprocal relationships with families.
7)	Reflect on and discuss personal learning experiences.

Text:

Mallory, Bruce and New, Rebecca.  (1994).  Diversity and Developmentally Appropriate Practice.  Teachers College Press.

ISBN: 0-8077-3299-0

Expectations of Students:
Each student is expected to assume a shared responsibility for the content and process of the class.  Your active participation is essential in making the class a good experience for everyone.  Specific expectations are that you:

1)	Attend all class sessions and arrive on time.

2)	Do the assigned reading before each class session.

3)	Participate in class discussions.

4)	Submit assignments when they are due.

5)	Handle concerns with the instructor.

6)	Work cooperatively as appropriate.

Grading:
Evidence of mastery of course content and excellence in applying it in assignments will earn a Grade of A.

There are 100 possible points:  90-100 points = A; 80-89 points = B; 
70-79 points = C

The following criteria are used for evaluating course work:
	Completeness (all parts of the assignment must be done)
	Quality of content 
	Quality of class presentation
	Thoughtfulness and reflection
	
Students need to make every effort to attend all class sessions.  If student misses two classes, an A grade will not be given in the course.  If a student misses three classes they will be failed.

University Policy:
Plagiarism - “Plagiarism is the offering of work of another as one's own. Plagiarism is a serious offense and may include, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Complete or partial copying directly from a published or unpublished source without proper acknowledgment to the author. Minor changes in wording or syntax are not sufficient to avoid charges of plagiarism. Proper acknowledgment of the source of a text is always mandatory.
2. Paraphrasing the work of another without proper author acknowledgment.
3. Submitting as one's own original work (however freely given or purchased) the original exam, research paper, manuscript, report, computer file, or other assignment that has been prepared by another individual.
In the cases of alleged academic dishonesty (such as plagiarism, cheating, claiming work not done by the student, or lying) where a faculty member observes or discovers the dishonesty, the faculty members may choose to confront the student and handle the matter between the faculty member and the student, or the faculty member may choose to refer the incident to the Chair or Graduate Program Director. (If the Chair or the Director is the instructor in question, the concern should be directed to the Associate Provost; if the Associate Provost is the instructor in question, the concern should be directed to the Executive Vice President and Provost.) If the faculty member chooses to confront the situation and it is not satisfactorily resolved between the faculty member and the student, the matter may then be referred or appealed to the Chair or Director.
In either case, the Chair or Graduate Program Director may choose to 1) resolve the matter through a meeting with both the student and the faculty member, or 2) refer the matter to the Executive Vice President and Provost. The findings, in either case, are final.”  (Taken from Chaminade University General Catalog, p. 48.)

Incomplete - An incomplete (I) may be given to a student who did not complete a small portion of the work or final examination due to circumstances beyond the student's control. The incomplete contract must be signed by the student and the instructor. The work must be completed in 90 days or the incomplete will revert to the grade that the student would have earned. This grade and the date the work is due will be specified on the incomplete contract.

Please refer to your Student Handbook, General Catalog, and the Education Division Policy Manual for other important institutional and academic policies including Classroom deportment, Freedom of Expression, Add/Drop, Disabilities, and others.