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Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children
Cindy Stephens, Gina Peterson, Sharon Eyrich, & Jennifer Paris · College of the Canyons
If you are reading this, you’re likely interested in learning more about becoming an early childhood professional. Perhaps you’re just curious and want to know a little bit more about young children. Maybe you want to make up your mind after finding out a little bit more about what is involved. In either case, your interest and curiosity are two key characteristics that will make this a positive growth experience for you.
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The Role of Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Educatio
Miachelle Andrade · Rio Hondo College
This text is designed for students interested in working in children's programs and educational settings, and addresses the similarities, variety, and multiplicity found within programs and educational settings for young children, school age children, and adolescents. Topics covered include family values, culture, race, gender, social class, sexual preference, language, and abilities.
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Health, Safety, and Nutrition
Jennifer Paris · College of the Canyons
This textbook serves as a comprehensive resource for promoting the health, safety, and nutritional well-being of young children within early childhood education settings. It provides practical strategies and theoretical foundations to guide educators, caregivers, and administrators in fostering environments where children thrive.
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Infant and Toddler Care and Development 2e
Amanda Taintor, Todd LaMarr, Wendy Ruiz, Martina Marquez, Emily Elam, Amy Carnahan, and Adrienne Seegers · ASCCC OERI Program
Infant and Toddler Care and Development 2e offers a comprehensive guide to nurturing children from birth to age three, covering physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development. It emphasizes responsive caregiving, brain development, language growth, and inclusive, culturally sensitive practices. The text also explores observation, assessment, curriculum planning, and regulatory guidelines, equipping caregivers to support healthy, holistic early development.
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OERI Contemporary World Geographies
Aline Gregorio, Jason Scogtt, Nazanin Naaghi, Waverly Ray · OERI
World Geographies: A Critical Introduction was designed to serve as a foundational resource for students taking World Regional Geography courses. It is a peer-reviewed textbook that was curated and authored by diverse geography educators, as part of the efforts of the Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI) of the Academic Senate of California Community Colleges (ASCCC). This book uses ASCCC’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism framework and a critical geography lens.
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Action Research
J. Spencer Clark, Suzanne Porath, Julie Thiele, and Morgan Jobe · Kansas State University
Action research is a common journey for graduate students in education and other human science fields. This book attempts to meet the needs of graduate students, in-service teachers, and any other educators interested in action research and/or self-study. The primary purpose of this book is to offer clear steps and practical guidance to those who intend to carry out action research for the first time.
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Teaching with Technology (L&S Learning Support Services)
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Chem 2A: Introduction to General Chemistry
Divan Fard · Shasta College
Introduction to General Chemistry (Chem 2A) is an open educational resource designed to provide students with a strong foundation in fundamental chemical principles, quantitative problem-solving, and real-world applications. Covering essential topics such as atomic structure, chemical bonding, reactions, stoichiometry, gases, solutions, acids, and nuclear chemistry, this resource supports student success through clear, accessible instruction.
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Social Studies, Art, Music, and Movement
Vicki Tanck · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
This textbook covers social studies, art, music, and movement in early childhood education. It includes chapters on play-based learning, environments, learning experiences, and interdisciplinary activities.
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Technical Mathematics SJDC 1
Jacquelynn Schwegel · San Joaquin Delta College
This Technical Math course develops the computational, analytical, and problem-solving skills needed in many CTE (Career Technical Education) programs. Topics include number sense, ratios, percentages and proportional reasoning, measurement and geometry, trigonometric applications and an introduction to vectors. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and skilled-trade applications. (CSU)
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Geology of California
Allison Jones, Cole Heap, Debra Brooks, Emily Wright, Martha House, Steven Newton & Steven Skinner · Academic Senate of California Community Colleges Open Education Resources Initiative
This Open Educational Resource (OER) aims to provide students at California's institutions of higher education an interactive and immersive tool to support their learning about the geology of California with up-to-date information about the golden state's climate, earthquake hazards, and water issues. This work is supported by the Academic Senate of California Community Colleges Open Education Resources Initiative.
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ECE Field Experience 4 (NWTC)
Vicki Tanck · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
In the contents: 2.01: Diversity and Equity in Early Childhood Education
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How to Learn Like a Pro!
Nissila · LibreTexts
How to Learn Like a Pro! features the “big six” effective learning/study skills topics: learning styles and preferences, time and materials management, critical thinking and reading, note-taking, memory principles, and test-taking techniques. Each of the six units featuring a total of twenty-three lessons and accompanying exercises (with a dash of humor here and there) were developed with the diverse student body of the community college in mind as well as learners in other educational venues.
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Cheminformatics
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This course is sponsored by the ACS Division of Chemical Education's Committee on Computers in Chemical Education. This course is designed for either graduate students, or upper division undergraduate students. In this course students will lean how molecules are represented on computers, and use PubChem and a variety of open source software to learn some basic coding and to access and analyze data obtained through a variety of APIs.
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LibreTexts Accessibility Toolkit
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A guide for creating and curating accessible LibreTexts
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Child Family Community: The Socialization of Diverse Children
Rebecca Laff and Wendy Ruiz · College of the Canyons
We hope this text is a guide and resource in building awareness, knowledge and skills as a current or future educators. We also want to thank the previous authors for their contribution and allowing us a starting point to enhance the original text. The chapters are organized with learning objectives, embedded terms and definitions, critical reflection and practical application of the content and topics.
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Creative Development in Young Child
Donna King · Irvine Valley College
Creative Development in Young Children (HD131) is an early childhood education course exploring how children's creative and artistic abilities grow. It teaches educators how to nurture divergent thinking, support symbolic representation in art, and design environments that encourage imaginative play and sensory exploration.
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Early Childhood Literacy Engaging and Empowering Emergent Readers and Writers - Birth to Age 5
Christine Pegorraro Schull, Leslie La Croix, Sara E. Miller, Kimberly Sanders Austin, and Julie K. Kidd · Virtual Library of Virginia
This textbook, Early Childhood Literacy: Engaging and Empowering Emergent Readers and Writers – Birth to Age 5, provides a comprehensive introduction to emergent literacy development in early childhood education (ECE). It emphasizes that literacy begins well before formal reading and writing instruction and develops through children’s relationships, language experiences, play, home environments, and interactions with books and writing materials.
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Child, Family, and Community
Rebecca Laff and Wendy Ruiz · College of the Canyons
Over the years researchers have found the necessity to develop theories of behavior that are specific to family settings. These theories have been developed by people with a variety of areas of emphasis, from family therapists to gerontologists to child development specialists. In this chapter we will briefly discuss six such theories: Bioecological Model, Family Systems, Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, and Psychological Perspectives.
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Ethical Use of Technology in Digital Learning Environments - Graduate Student Perspectives
Barbara Brown et al. · University of Calgary
In the contents: 01.1: Chapter 1: Ethical Considerations When Using Artificial Intelligence-Based Assistive Technologies in Education · 02.3: Chapter 6: STEM Beyond the Acronym: Ethical Considerations in Standardizing STEM Education in K-12