Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: apply the principles of curriculum development and implement various approaches to the development of curriculum; evaluate curriculum materials for their appropriateness to young children and learning setting; adapt leaning activities for children with disabilities; design appropriate learning activities and experiences for young children; identify a variety of teaching strategies that are effective for teaching young children; incorporate children's families and communities as resources for designing curriculum; select appropriate resources and materials, including technology, to support the curriculum design; use appropriate assessment strategies for young children; plan learning activities for a variety of groupings; structure cooperative learning experiences for young children; and plan learning activities based on learning standards for young children; and develop learning activities that incorporate multiple learning domains.