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Students create a functional website with a blog and e-commerce modules. The course covers basic website design, e-commerce management, and blogging techniques. Students will examine the multidimensional functions of websites and the importance of optimizing websites for ROI.

Students create and implement a social media marketing plan. Topics addressed include determining and matching social media tactics with the appropriate marketing target, and developing a strategic approach to engage each market segment using several social media channels.

Introduces a strategic approach to search engine marketing, keyword research, algorithms, competitive analysis, link building, local and geo search, and SEO tools. Through online platforms, applications, and tracking methods, students develop the vocabulary of industry professionals. Students will learn to understand how search engines influence consumer behavior and the importance for businesses of optimizing their strategic approach.

Provides an introduction to email and mobile marketing. Topics include email communication, creating an email, automation, spam, metrics, mobile sites, loyalty programs, mobile search, and analyzing the user journey. Students learn how email and mobile marketing influences consumer behavior and the importance of optimizing the business approach.

Provides an introduction to theory and strategy in data and analytics. Students examine the foundations to optimize their online approach. Students will obtain certifications in Google Analytics, Google Adwords, and Hubspot; these professional certifications can be utilized throughout their profession to solve real-world challenges.

Major theories and research findings in the physical, cognitive, language, and social/emotional domains of development of young children from conception through age 8 are the focus of this course. The work of Piaget, Erikson, Montessori, Vygotsky, and Dewey are emphasized. Students use tools to observe and record the development of young children in early-care settings as they explore domains and theories. Emphasis is on understanding children’s development in the moment and the power of observations. An NHTI ECE lab fee is assessed for all students taking ECE 101C. Students will be expected to carry out 2 hours per week of observation and practice in a childcare setting.

Provides students the tools to plan and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum designed for out-of-school learning spaces that serve children aged kindergarten through grade 5. Topics include growth and development; learning environments and curriculum development; observation and assessment of children and youth; relationships and interactions; family, school, and community relationships; safety and wellness; professional development and leadership. Students learn the importance of supporting equity and inclusion while providing quality out-of-school time programming for children. The framework course curriculum is aligned with the National Afterschool Association’s ten course competencies for afterschool and positive youth development professionals, and with the New Hampshire Afterschool
Credential. Students are expected to complete 2 hours/week of observation and practice hours in a before- and/or afterschool program.

With emergent curriculum as the overarching approach to curriculum development, this course focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating appropriate activities and environments for children in preschool and kindergarten with a focus on blocks, math, science, woodworking, and technology with literacy and art concepts integrated into each area. Emphasis is on the concrete, practical application of different philosophies, theories, and current research manifested in early childhood education curriculum models.

Students reflect together as they explore the cycle of inquiry and project work for developing, implementing, and assessing curriculum. Emphasis is on planning stimulating, age-appropriate classroom and outdoor learning environments that encourage child-initiated discovery and act as a tool in behavior management. These environments are child- and family-friendly, barrier free, and inclusionary, and meet state regulatory requirements. Students learn about and apply successful attributes of documentation panels that make children’s learning visible.

An NHTI ECE lab fee is assessed for all students taking this course. Students are expected to complete 2 hours per week of observation and practice in a preschool or kindergarten setting.

High-quality children’s books are used as a vehicle for supporting and applying current research on the acquisition of language and reading. This course provides an overview of exemplary authors and illustrators of children’s literature from birth to age 8. Students become familiar with Caldecott Award-winning books and the artistic techniques used to create these books. Poetry, multicultural books, and bibliotherapy as applied to early childhood education are studied. Students learn how to use children’s literature to highlight the literacy elements of characterization, plot, setting, and theme. They learn how to teach domains of language (phonology, semantics, syntax, morphology, and pragmatics) through shared storybook reading. Additionally, students explore the teacher’s role in promoting family literacy. An NHTI ECE Lab fee is assessed for all students taking this course. Students are expected to carry out 2 hours per week of observation and practice in a childcare setting.

By exploring theories of behavior management and functions in behavior, the role of positive behavioral supports in preparing young children to become competent and cooperative individuals with a strong social and emotional foundation is emphasized. Developmentally appropriate methods of guiding individual and group needs are shared as approaches to preventing disruptive behaviors in the classroom. Techniques for dealing with more challenging and explosive behaviors using functional assessment, identifying replacement skills, and creating and implementing behavior intervention plans are used. Partnering with families in developing these plans is emphasized. A study of the “Social Emotional Supports for Early Learning: Pyramid Model” give students tools for universal, primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of challenging behaviors. They understand when and how to reach out for support in the community in dealing with issues beyond their expertise. An NHTI ECE lab fee is assessed for all students taking ECE 167C. Students are expected to carry out 2 hours per week of observation and practice in a childcare setting.