Instructional Guide for the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2

The purpose of the CDE/ECE Faculty Initiative Project's Instructional Guide for the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2 is to support faculty in deepening their students' understanding of the foundations contained in the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2 (2010). This instructional guide provides suggested learning experiences and resources for use by faculty in community college and university courses in California. The learning experiences in the instructional guide are intended to promote college students' development of knowledge and skills as well as to support the development of habits and skills for reflection.

• Front Cover (PDF)
• Foreword (PDF)
• Acknowledgments (PDF)
• Table of Contents (PDF)
• Introduction to the Instructional Guide (PDF)
• Organizational Chart for the Instructional Guide (PDF)
• Domain Instructional Guides
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Physical Development
• Health
• Instructional Methodologies Index
• Full download of the Instructional Methodologies Index (PDF)
• Student Learning Outcomes Indexes
• Student Learning Outcomes Index Cover Sheet (PDF)
• Student Learning Outcomes Index for the Visual and Performing Arts Domain (PDF)
• Student Learning Outcomes Index for the Physical Development Domain (PDF)
• Student Learning Outcomes Index for the Health Domain (PDF)
• Appendixes
• Appendix A: Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) (PDF)
• Appendix B: Summary of the foundations for the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2 (PDF)
• Appendix C: Related Links and Resources (PDF)
• Complete Instructional Guide
• Full Download of the Instructional Guide (PDF)
  All domains, including introductory documents, learning experiences with corresponding student handouts, student PowerPoint™ handouts, indexes, and appendixes.
• Full Download of the Instructional Guide PowerPoints™ (PPT)
  All PowerPoint™ files.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

To support faculty in decisions regarding how and where they can best use the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2 in their course work or across their program, the Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) developed by the Curriculum Alignment Project for the eight core lower division early childhood courses have been mapped onto each instructional guide learning experience by domain for consideration.

The Curriculum Alignment Project's (CAP) SLOs, objectives, and examples of course content and topics indicated for the Instructional Guide for the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2 can be accessed below by domain. Within each domain/learning experience, these SLOs are organized by the CAP core lower division early childhood courses. This is not an exhaustive list and faculty might find ways to use the learning experiences to address SLOs in ways other than what has been indexed. Working through these selected learning experiences does not guarantee the achievement of any student learning outcome or objective; it is understood that students achieve student outcomes through repeated engagement with information and experiences that build competence.

The Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP) course and student learning outcome (SLO) mapping with this instructional guide is done with the understanding that not all institutions will use these particular SLOs or objectives. This is particularly true for faculty at the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) campuses. The SLOs do provide learning outcomes that can be used selectively or with adaptations for courses at the CSU and UC campuses and indicate what can be accomplished by students through using the learning experiences in this instructional guide.

The Student Learning Outcomes Index, an additional resource that can be downloaded here by domain, assists faculty in using these SLOs as supports for decision making.

• Instructional Guide Student Learning Outcomes Cover Sheet (PDF)
• Visual and Performing Arts Domain (PDF)
• Physical Development Domain (PDF)
• Health Domain (PDF)

For your convenience, the Student Learning Outcomes can be accessed in two ways. You can select the SLOs for each domain individually OR select to download the entire PDF as Appendix A.

Student Learning Outcomes, Objectives, and Course Content/Topics by Course for each Domain

• Student Learning Outcomes for the Visual and Performing Arts Domain (PDF)
• Student Learning Outcomes for the Physical Development Domain (PDF)
• Student Learning Outcomes for the Health Domain (PDF)

Appendix A: Student Learning Outcomes for the Complete Instructional Guide

• Full Download of Appendix A (PDF)
  Includes Student Learning Outcomes for the Complete Instructional Guide in a single PDF .