Prerequisite(s): ECSE 502; and teacher certification or substitute teaching license is required, consult your teacher education advisor for information. In this course, students explore various pedagogical principles and early childhood curricular approaches to meet the individual and diverse needs of all children birth to age eight, including children with disabilities, within the inclusive early childhood classroom. Students discuss and critically investigate issues related to inclusive learning environments, developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive curriculum, play-based lessons, and authentic assessments. Students analyze inclusive pedagogical tools of differentiated instruction, instructional and assistive technologies, and universal design for learning. Emphasis is placed on valuing the diversity of young learners’ strengths and uniqueness and using the knowledge and interests of young learners to inform instructional planning. Students demonstrate an understanding of these practices through the development of an interdisciplinary, universally designed curriculum unit plan.