Childcare Careers
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Child Development
This course provides an overview of child development from conception to middle childhood. Different cognitive and social-0cognitive learning theories will be examined. An emphasis on how children learn best through constructing knowledge in their own environment and social milestones are identified as well as individual learning differences and teaching methodologies observed.
Music and Movement for the Young Child
This course offers a framework for providing creative music and movement principles and experiences for young children. The student will have the opportunity to use the basic musical instruments and create music and movement activities appropriate for an early childhood program.
Principles and Practice
This course provides theoretical principles that are described as best practices when working with your children. Indicators of developmentally appropriate practices and the DAP frameworks are examined as to how they are applied to early childhood programs and learning environments. An emphasis is on the holistic approach to foster each child's social, emotional, physical and cognitive developmental domains and looking at different teaching strategies and methodologies.
ESL For Child Care Professions
This optional course provides extended academic support for students who are enrolled in Child, Family, and Community, Curriculum for Young Children, Child Development, Principles, and Practices or Administration 1 or Child Care Professions. The primary focues of each session will be to preview and review important terminology and concepts directly related to the child development curriculum. This supplementary course is ideal for English as a Second Language ( ESL) students.
Curriculum For Young Children
This course presents an overview of knowledge and skills related to providing appropriate curriculum and environments for young children from birth to six. Students will examine a teachers role in supporting development and fostering the joy of learning for all young children, Using observation and assessment strategies emphasizing the essential role of play. An overview of content ares will include but not limited to language and literacy, social and emotional learning, sensory learning, art and creativity and maht and science
Practicum - Work Experience
This course will prepare the student to demonstrate appropriate and quality work-study skills at assigned preschool classroom work sites. There will be an emphasis on hands on interactions between the student and young children under the direct supervision of a teacher. Students who are seeking to take this course must have at minimum, verified completion of three of the four core child development classes. and are concurrently enrolled in the fourth.