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About This Curriculum
Curriculum is a broad and often confusing term that can have many meanings. We use“ curriculum” to mean a plan for learning.
The Newborn Curriculum is a framework that serves as a guide for all aspects of a newborn care course. From big-picture course goals to specific teaching strategies, this curriculum offers an easy, user-friendly approach to developing or enhancing your instruction.
This curriculum is intended to be customizable and flexible to suit your style and the needs of parents in your classes. You are welcome to modify the content and structure of the lesson plans or add additional content to your classes. Our products are evidence-based and allow for flexibility in the content, manner and style used to convey information.
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Whether you are a new educator or experienced professional, you have purchased a product that is designed to help you create a course or enhance your existing instruction, and ultimately empower and inform parents.
The following pages contain resources, insight and information to help you structure your courses while allowing you to customize and design your courses according to your own goals, style and time constraints.
This curriculum is divided into sections:
Section 1: Newborn Health Section 2: Newborn Appearance and Abilities Section 3: Caring for Your Newborn
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