CHS 006:

CAREERS IN EDUCATION

Course Description

This short course is an orientation to careers in early childhood education, elementary school and high school teaching, parent education, and various jobs which involve work with children and families. Thorough description and information about licensing requirements, child development permits, teaching credentials, certificate programs and professional preparation for parent education are included. Students engage in a self assessment, discuss the trends regarding various jobs, and look at salary and training requirements for different professional roles.

Course Outcomes

Describe different types of jobs in the field of education
Survey the trends in today's society regarding educators, educational institutions, and the child care delivery system.
Demonstrate an understanding of the state licensing, permit, and teacher credentialing requirements for teacher preparation and those adults who work with young children.
Develop a personal sense of their own professional suitability for the field of education.
Establish career goals and create an education plan which will help them attain their goals.
Access the Child Studies Department resources, other colleges resources, and community resources available to assist them in attaining their goals.

Course Content

Introduction:

careers in education

Defining early care and education

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	A

	B
		1	Populations of children served
		2	California's child care delivery system
		3	California's primary and secondary school system
		4	Program types
		5	Professional roles

	C	Defining training and education in early care education
		1	Types of training and training delivery systems
		2	Content of training, certificate programs
		3	Preparing to transfer to a four year college

	D	Defining regulation and early childhood practitioner qualifications
		1	Licensing requirements
		2	Teacher certification

	E	Defining teacher preparation for primary and secondary education
		1	Commission on teacher credentialing; teachers credentials
		2	Undergraduate experiences which support future goal for transferring to a four year college

	F	Defining career development in early care and education
		1	Self assessment
		2	A look at the broad array of possible roles in the field of education
		3	Starting a profile and professional portfolio
		4	Professionalism


CHS 002: CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

I	Course Description

	A study of the child from prenatal through adolescent development. Child observation required.

II	Course Outcomes

	1	Demonstrate knowledge of the total child's physical, cognitive, emotional, social and moral
		development
	2	Identify stages of development as described by Freud, Erickson and Piaget.
	3	Distinguish various observation techniques and approaches to studying child development
	4	Evaluate cross cultural and societal influences on child development

III	Course Content

	A	Introduction / Science of child development
	B	Biological beginnings, prenatal development
	C	Birth, physical development in infancy
	D	Cognitive development in infancy
	E	Socioemotional development in infancy
	F	Physical development in early childhood
	G	Cognitive development in early childhood
	H	Socioemotional development in early childhood
	I	Physical and cognitive development in middle and late childhood
	J	Socioemotional development in middle and late childhood
	K	Physical, cognitive and socioemotional development in adolescence

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