Early Childhood Continuing Education Opportunity:
Apprenticeship Early Childhood Supplemental Training
Course Description:
Early childhood professionals will gain essential knowledge and skills that will support their ability to successfully complete the requirements of the South Dakota Early Care and Education Apprenticeship Program. Class activities will promote the students' knowledge of child nutrition, safety and development. Students will gain new insight that will enhance their ability to provide developmentally appropriate care and education for children (birth through 12 years of age).
Class 1) Orientation to Distance Ed/ Apprenticeship Program
* Distance Learning Assignment #1
Class 2) Exploring Adult Learning Styles
* Adult Learning Styles Assignment #2
* Exploring Adult Learning Power Point
Class 3) Providing a Safe and Healthy Environment
* http://doh.sd.gov/DiseaseFacts/default.aspx
Class 4) Providing for Children's Nutritional Needs
Class 5) Theories of Child Development: Prenatal Dev. & Birth
* Assignment #7 Article Analysis
* Assignment #8 SD Bright Start Web Review
Class 6) Theories of Child Dev. : Dewey and Montessori
* Power Points:
3) John Dewey
Class 7) Theories of Child Dev.: Freud, Erikson and Kohlberg
* Power Points:
Class 8) Theories of Child Dev.: Piaget & Vygotsky
* http://media1.presentation.edu/HR/Rhonda_Class08.wmv
Class 9) Social and Emotional Dev. of School-Age Children
Class 10) Physical and Intellectual Dev. of School-Age Children
* Assignment sheet 13 directions
* Independent Study: Providing a Safe and Healthy Environment
* Independent Study: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Learning Outcomes:
As a requirement of completion for this course, each student will:
1. Complete a written observation of food safety practices within her or his early childhood program.
2. Complete a written "Safety Checklist for Active Play Areas' and "Safety Improvement Plan" in order to assess her or his own ability to provide a safe and healthy program environment for children.
3. Complete a 4-hour CPR course and provide evidence of a current CPR certificate.
4. Conduct an Internet search focused on a development topic that she/he is interested in and complete a written summary of the findings.
5. Develop a written philosophy of early care and education that is based on the contribution of theorists who are considered during this course.
6. Locate and review a research article that pertains to school-age care and write a one-page reaction paper.
7. Develop a sample activity plan that is developmentally appropriate for children attending an out-of-school-time program.
