GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD/OÖÖ302

Course Title:	ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Credits	3	ECTS	5
Course Semester	6	Type of The Course	Compulsory

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Defines environment and sustainability,
Understands the ecosystem,
Understands the basic environmental problems
Knows voluntary organizations and international agreements for environmental sustainability
Discusses what needs to be done for the sustainability of the environment
Discusses the main points related to preparing child centered activities.
Plans environmental activities suitable for early childhood period
Be aware of environmental activities that can be done in early childhood.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

This course is conducted in the form of face to face education.

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Introduction to the course, presentation of the course content. Information about the activities to be done
2. Week	Basic terms and concepts related to environmental science; Substance cycle
3. Week	Terrestrial ecosystems; Aquatic ecosystems; Wild species and biodiversity
4. Week	Water pollution; Soil pollution; Population growth and urbanization problems
5. Week	Non-renewable and renewable energy sources; Environmental problems caused by natural hazards
6. Week	Environmental Awareness and Sustainability
7. Week	The content of environmental education in early childhood
8. Week	Early childhood environmental education content and activity examples
9. Week	Midterm Exam
10. Week	Early childhood environmental education content and activity examples
11. Week	Activity planning and providing feedbacks
12. Week	Activity planning and providing feedbacks
13. Week	In-class practices
14. Week	In-class practices
15. Week	General Evaluation
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	30
Assignment	1	10
Application	1	20
Projects	0	0
Practice	1	40
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		40
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		60

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours	0	0	0
Reading Tasks	10	2	20
Searching in Internet and Library	10	2	20
Material Design and Implementation	2	3	6
Report Preparing	0	0	0
Preparing a Presentation	2	3	6
Presentation	2	1	2
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	14	1	14
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	15	1	15
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			125
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			5
Course Credit (ECTS):			5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Have basic content knowledge and practice for early childhood period.					X
2	Plan educational process intended to support development and learning				X
3	Organize healthy, supportive and stimulative educational environment				X
4	Choose, use and prepare material				X
5	Use alternative and effective learning methods in early childhood period				X
6	Conduct educational activities considering individual differences			X
7	Communicate with the families and provide family involvement		X
8	Work in collaboration with family, school and society		X
9	Evaluate education program.			X
10	Monitor and evaluate children in different ways		X
11	Develop effective communication skills				X
12	Develop awareness for daily usage of information technology		X
13	Develop skills related to research, exploration and creating alternative solutions				X
14	Develop sense of aesthetics and selectivity skills		X
15	Have scientific and professional ethic value			X
16	Plan a research, comment on research and make inferences.		X
17	Follow national and international developments in early childhood period				X
18	Use Turkish efficiently and appropriately.				X
19	Update and develop oneself in teaching					X
20	Participate in professional activities organizations		X

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Assoc. Prof. Ebru ERSAY)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/eersay)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(eersay@gmail.com)

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