Early Childhood Educator 证书

The Early Childhood Educator 证书 is designed to prepare individuals to be teachers in a child care center and/or preschool setting. Upon completion of a Gateways Level 2 credential, this certificate will be equal to a Gateways Level 3 credential. The certificate will provide 9 additional hours of credit toward an A.A.S. degree in Child 开发ment or an A.A. transfer degree in 幼儿教育. (幼儿教育 证书 must follow completion of “Assistant Teacher 证书”.)

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学生 who complete this program will be able to:

• Analyze and apply the results of a standardized social-emotional-behavioral assessment to the classroom environments in ways that support heathy child development.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the legal, ethical and contextual factors that early childhood educators should apply to their assessment practice.
• 开发, 实现, and evaluate a preschool lesson plan that incorporates evidence-based practices in content and delivery methods..
• 应用 the results of standardized early childhood assessment to understanding the developmental strengths and challenges of individual children.
• Understand the role of early childhood educators in helping families access resources in the community.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of professionalism of early childhood education as indicated by image, behavior and dispositions expected of Early Childhood Educators.

学生 must successfully document and meet all health and background checks required by academic programs and/or courses.

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课程(学时):

ECE 100 Introduction to Early Childhood (3)
ECE 200 Growth and 开发ment of Young Child (3)
ECE 201 Health, Safety and Nutrition (3)
ECE 202 Observ/Assessment Y.C. (3)
ECE 203 Curriculum for Early Childhood Programs (3)
ECE 222 Child, Family, Community (3)
ECE 224 Methods of Guiding Child Behavior (3)
eng101作文一 or
ENG 101C Composition 1 (3)
数学选修* (3)
心理学/ SOC选修
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology or
SOC 101 Principles of Sociology (3)

*It is recommended that students pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Education complete MATH 108.

Minimum total hours required for degree: 30