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. WELCOME TO CE 100 Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development Unit 4 WELCOME TO CE 100 Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development Unit 4

2. Audio Check I am aware that many of you are new to online learning and to using computers, so before we get started… lets conduct a quick audio check. If you can’t hear me, please confirm that the volume on your speakers are on and if you have external speakers confirm that they are plugged in. If you can’t hear me, please try logging out and back in. This often fixes the problem. If this does not work – please call Tech Support at 1-866- 522-7747

3. 3 A Word About Careers in Early Childhood Preschool teacher Preschool assistant Child care director If you intend to become a certified teacher in your state in public education, please see your state’s department of education requirements. If you intend to practice social work, please see your state’s licensing requirements.

4. Unit 4 Overview This week in Unit 4, our explorations become even more personalized to you as an individual. We will explore the customized part of your degree program, where you get to choose the classes that you are interested in taking as electives to build the path to your personally selected career in the field of early childhood development. 4

5. Objectives After completing this unit, you should be able to: Describe your reasons for choosing the elective course clusters Explore specializations in the field of early childhood development Develop your Customized Early Childhood Development Degree Plan Course outcomes practiced in this unit: CE100-4: Apply basic knowledge of the early childhood professional role to program and professional goals GEL-1.1: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English

6. Reading In this week's reading, you will read about the elective courses you can choose to customize your degree in early childhood development. Please read the document related to your degree program. In addition, go to the Kaplan University course catalog and read the course descriptions for the elective courses offered. If you do not have a course catalog, you can access one from your student webpage by following these directions: Go to the Kaplan student webpage. Scroll down to Resources under My Classes. Click Documents. Click University Catalog. Scroll down to Undergraduate Course Descriptions to read descriptions of all the classes offered at Kaplan University

7. Seminar Question #1 What are the requirements of your degree program? Jump in!

8. Degree Requirements Refer to your degree plan (found in Unit 4 Reading) *See Associate’s Degree information OR * Bachelor’s Degree information These were also emailed to you. Be sure to view YOUR degree requirements and possible clusters. For Bachelor Degree, you will select 54 Open Electives. For Associate Degree, you will select 25 Open Electives. 8

9. AAS/BS in Child development First Term: CE100 – Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development CM107 – College Composition I Second Term: CE101 – Introduction to Early Childhood Education MM150 – Survey of Mathematics Third Term: CE114 – Early Childhood Development CM220 – College Composition II 9

10. Degree Plan AAS in ECD

11. Degree Plan BS in ECD

12. Degree Plan BS in ECD (continued)

13. Associate Degree Plan Open Electives EP101 Classroom Management EP114 Educational Development of School-Age Students EP220 Reading and Writing Methods PS220 Child and Adolescent Psychology SC115 Principles of Nutrition CM115 Communication- Concepts and Skills CM214 Public Speaking for the Professional CM250 Fundamentals of Grammar and Editing HN144 Human Behavior and the Environment EL203 Portfolio Development SS260 Gender and Society HU245 Ethics PS220 Child and Adolescent Psychology SC115 Principles of Nutrition EL203 Portfolio Development

14. BS Degree Plan Open Electives Autism CE340 Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders in Young Children - 6 credits CE350 Language and Social Skill Development for young Children with Autism – 6 credits CE440 Teaching Young Children with Autism – 6 credits CE450 Behavior Intervention and Strategies for Working with Young Children with Autism – 6 credits Childcare Center Owners or Directors MT209 Small Business Management – 5 credits MT302 Organizational Behavior – 6 credits MT359 Advertising in the Twenty-First Century – 6 credits HR410 Employee Training and Development – 6 credits Non-Profit Childcare Organizations HN370 Child Welfare and Family – 6 credits HN377 Studies in Child and Adolescent Development – 6 credits HN430 Advocacy for Families and Youth – 6 credits HN450 Legal and Ethical Issues in Human Services – credits *These are only samples of open electives students might choose.

15. When choosing courses, please consider … 1.the requirements of your future position as well as 2. the Program Outcomes for Early Childhood Development. Think about your future career. Do you want to run a day care? Perhaps a business course would be helpful. Will you be a medical assistant? Be sure to check health science courses. 15

16. Seminar Question #2 How do the courses in your degree plan and the program outcomes support the skills you need to perform well in early childhood field? Please share!

17. Early Childhood Development Program Outcomes  demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge of child development and learning theory in early childhood settings;  demonstrate an understanding of the development and implementation of strategies for building family and community relationships; (develop and plan-Bachelor degree)  identify developmentally appropriate observational and assessment techniques for informing instructional planning for children and their families; (evaluate-Bachelor degree)  demonstrate the ability to use developmentally appropriate principles, tools and practices to create effective learning environments for young children (evaluate-Bachelor degree)  demonstrate use of professional standards, ethical values, critical inquiry and advocacy practices of the Early Childhood field; and,  demonstrate an understanding of the importance of individuality and cultural diversity of children and their families to learning and development. The Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Development is a non- licensure program. 17

18. Special Considerations and classes As you think about choosing electives…. 18

19. 19 500- and 600- level courses are for graduate-level students only Students in associate programs should limit their courses to the 100- and 200-levels Nursing (NS) courses may only be taken by students enrolled in the Nursing program Some courses are offered exclusively on ground campuses, so please review all course descriptions carefully

20. Other Considerations Transfer Credits Challenge Exams EL203 What are these???

21. Question # 3 What questions do you have about the customized degree plan? Any thoughts?

22. Project In this project, you will submit 2 documents together! 1. Choose the elective classes or clusters of electives that will personalize and customize your Early Childhood Development Degree Plan. Type these on the provided excel spreadsheet. You may use suggested clusters. 2. Fill out and submit the template at the same time that addresses the following: Why have you chosen the elective classes included in your degree plan? What skills and knowledge do you expect to learn from these classes? How will these individual skills and knowledge help you in your field? How will these electives further your career goals in general? (Remember to refer to the Program outcomes and your future position) 22

23. Last thought on the Project Please remember that there are two documents for the unit 4 project – An excel spread sheet – Associates or Bachelors, and – The MS Word document sharing: Why have you chosen the elective classes included in your degree plan? What skills and knowledge do you expect to learn from these classes? How will these individual skills and knowledge help you in your field? How will these electives further your career goals in general? 23

24. 24 Reminders B.S. Degree = 54 hours of electives (six 100/200 level courses and four 300/400 level courses) A.A. Degree = 25 hours of electives (five 100/200 level courses) Before choosing a catalog, check to see if there is a prerequisite. Challenge Exams are available. The following can be added as electives: EL 203 Service Learning Course

25. Weekly Reminders Complete the readings. Complete the learning activities. Participate in discussion. Attend seminar. Complete the project. – 2 PARTS E-mail questions, concerns, etc. rburton@kaplan.edurburton@kaplan.edu or call me at 678-480-3771

26. Any questions? 26

27. Closing thought! The teacher is one who made two ideas grow where only one grew before. - Unknown

28. Thank you! Thank you for joining me! It has been a pleasure share with you again this evening! If you ever need anything… email me! Prof B