Class will start at the top of the hour! WELCOME TO CE100 Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development Unit 1 Class will start at the top of the hour! Please turn the volume up on your computer speakers to access the audio feature of this seminar.

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Welcome to Our FIRST Seminar Unit 1 The World of Childhood Development This week we will: get to know each other. preview the class syllabus. preview various career opportunities. share current career goals. review the Syllabus . identify strategies for successful online learning. These are some of the items that we will cover this week. Read verbatim. Are you ready to begin?

Syllabus for CE 100 Course Number: CE 100-02 Seminar Day and Time: Monday 8:00–9:00 pm Monday 9:00–10:00 pm Wednesday 9:00–10:00 pm Course Title: Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development Please add section number and seminar day and time.

My Information Instructor Name: Eileen Shimony Credentials: MA Instructor Contact Information: Kaplan Email Address: Eshimony@kaplan.edu AIM Instant Messenger Name: eileenshimony Office hours: by appointment only  Please add your info and your photo – go over this information with the class and then ask them to introduce themselves.

Time to Share! Throughout this course, many discussion opportunities will occur where you will be responding to other people's opinions and comments and because of this, it is important that we get to know each other first. So it’s your turn…Please take this opportunity to tell us where you are from and to share something about yourself. Jump in! Many students life to share Facebook names, please feel free to share those on the introduce yourself board in class. Please also note that our department has a FB page too. Click here to be a FAN

Kaplan Student Orientation By now you should have completed the Kaplan Student Orientation. This orientation can be found on your Kaplan KU Campus page under My Classes "Current Courses" KU160. It will help you learn to navigate our course and assist you in succeeding in this class. In addition, the Kaplan Student Orientation will be available for you to review at any time on your KU Campus page. Does anyone have any questions?

Announcements Please be sure to read the announcements that I post in class and to your email. Some announcements will be to support you and give you the heads up on the following week, others will be reminders of due dates, holidays, and you will even find invitations to student learning communities and workshops.

First Term Reference Guide On your course home page, you will see a First Term Reference Guide. I suggest that you view it as it will tell you who to contact for class questions, scheduling questions, technical issues, financial aid, student accounts, and where to go for study tips. Using this guide will put you in touch with the right person in a quick and timely manner! Enjoy!

Course Details This course does not have a textbook. All materials needed for successful completion of this course will be provided within the course (readings, learning activities, websites, etc.). To access some of these materials and communicate with your instructor, please make sure you have the following:  AOL Instant Messenger: If you are not an AIM Member you can download the free service by visiting the following site: http://www.aim.aol.com/ Microsoft Word Adobe Acrobat Reader (available as a free download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html   Please add your seminar time.

Course Overview Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development is the foundation to the Early Childhood Development program and will give you a broad overview of some of the different career opportunities in the field. You will be introduced to a variety of roles that an early childhood professional may undertake within the field as well as some of the professional organizations, resources and standards affiliated with the field. This course will also offer you some helpful academic strategies to support your learning throughout the program.

Course Description Early childhood professionals establish an environment for the early learning success of the children they serve. This course provides the opportunity for the early childhood development student to prepare for success in the Kaplan University classroom environment. Topics addressed include roles, responsibilities, and various career opportunities within the field, professional standards, personal management tools, strategies, and university resources. Additionally, students will preview the portfolio project that will be developed in the final capstone course in the program.

Course Outcomes By the end of this course, you should be able to: Identify early childhood professional roles, responsibilities, and standards Use a variety of personal management tools, strategies and university resources to enhance learning  Identify careers within the early childhood development field  Apply basic knowledge of the early childhood professional role to program and professional goals Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English  Describe the historical events that influence contemporary culture

Gradebook Unit Number Gradebook 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Discussion 30 270 Seminar 20 180 Content Reviews 60 300 Unit 6 Project 125 Unit 9 Project 1000

Extenuating Circumstances If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from completing projects or participating in the class, please contact me as soon as possible as I do worry about my students. I always follow the grading rubric and typically never refuse late work projects, however, since this is a provisional admittance course, I unable to accept ANY late work in units 1-5. Please be proactive and not reactive!

Plagiarism Policy Please review this policy!!!! Kaplan University considers academic honesty to be one of its highest values. Students are expected to be the sole authors of their work. Use of another person’s work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references. Though not a comprehensive or exhaustive list, the syllabus provides some examples of dishonesty or unethical and unprofessional behavior. Please review this policy!!!! When in doubt, please cite your resources.

Graded Reviews In units where you see graded reviews, please use the readings as well as the tips from Spartacus to assist you in answering the questions. Take your time, you have two hours to complete each review.

Projects You will not have any written projects until week 6, but please note that when you get to them to remember to use the rubric which is posted on your syllabus as your guide. Please be sure to pay In addition, you will see templates on the project page, using them is strongly suggested.

This Week Be sure to read and reference the important information found under Course Home. You can find your Syllabus, First Term Reference Guide, Seminar Instructions, and KU Resources there. In addition, you can view a Kaplan Library Presentation and post questions or comments for your instructor and classmates. We are quickly going over the items on the Course Home page this evening, but please know that by clicking on the icons you will have quick and easy access to everything that you need to e successful in our course.

You will be happy you did! The Readings Please note that the readings in this course will be valuable resources to you throughout your academic program and even as you enter your career, so please create a filing system for yourself and save the PDFs and documents provided. You will be happy you did!

Seminar Questions What is your response to the program outcomes? How do these prepare you for a career working as an early childhood professional? Jump in!

What is your response to the Course Outcomes? Please Share! What is your response to the Course Outcomes? How might you use these outcomes in the field or as you proceed through your academic program? Jump in!

More Sharing! What questions do you have about the class syllabus or expectations of the course? What questions or concerns do you have regarding online college and online communication? Jump in!!

Last One What experiences do you have working in the field or working with young children? It can be personal or professional – or both! Jump in!

Educational Quote The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. ~Sydney J. Harris

Unit 1 – Things to do! Please remember that our class runs from Wednesday through Tuesday! ALL work for unit 1 is due on Tuesday at midnight! This week you will: Introduce yourself Complete the Readings – Meet Spartacus Complete the Learning Activities Share and participate in the discussion Complete the graded review And either attend Live Seminar or Complete Option 2. Any questions?

Thank you for Joining me! Remember as your instructor, I view your success as my success. If you need anything, please email me, meet me on AIM, or post your question on the Q and A Discussion Board in our Class. Have a super week – I’ll see you in class! The following slides will describe these.

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