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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to early childhood education and the childcare profession including various childcare programs. It will focus on personal attributes needed for the childcare provider. It provides a foundation of observation and assessments, and child development stages for children, birth through age eight years of age. Tech Prep.
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2.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for a student who is pursuing the field of education to experience teaching/learning situations. Students complete field experience through observation, aide work, individual tutoring and analysis of the teaching-learning experience in an elementary or secondary classroom. The student completes 45 hours of supervised volunteer field experience in a school setting and attends a one hour weekly seminar on campus. Prerequisite: ED100 with a grade of C or better.
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3.00 Credits
Sign Language I is designed for beginning signers who want to communicate and interact with children and adults with hearing impairments or who are deaf. Using sign language, gestures, pantomime and finger-spelling determine the direction for communication in this beginning course. Students acquire a vocabulary of over 1000 words using a variety of resources. The Signed English mode is used to teach Directionality, Emphasis, Modification, Negation and Affirmation, Placement of Pronouns, Reduplication, Question Markers and Sight Line. Signing Exact English is emphasized for those wanting to work with children with deafness. Some American Sign Language Idioms are taught with basic meanings and signs.
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1.00 Credits
Simple Sign Language is designed for beginning signers who are interested in Deaf Culture and Sign Language. This is an intensive course done over a short period of time for those with limited signing experience. A vocabulary of just over 500 words is acquired by the diligent student covering specific categories, i.e., Animals, Outdoors, School, Law, and Medicine. This educational class emphasizes communication opportunities. Students are required to perform, teach or act in front of the class using the mode of communication and vocabulary they attain in their field of study. Pantomime, gestures, finger-spelling and sign language are some of the means used in this class.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
These are concentrated class sessions on a topic for which a particular need has been identified.
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended as an introductory computer and multimedia course for students who want to become teachers, as well as for those already teaching who wish to increase their technology and multimedia skills in the classroom. Students will finish the course with a solid understanding of educational technology, including how to use computers and communications networks, integrating multimedia and educational software applications, how to access and evaluate information on the World Wide Web, security and ethical issues, and how to integrate computers and educational technology into classroom curriculum. Prerequisite: CA109 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of literature for preschool through middle school children. It covers the historical background, genres, literary characteristics, and evaluative criteria for selection of quality books for children. Instructional materials and activities to integrate children's literature into the classroom will be demonstrated. Extensive reading and responding to quality children's literature will be required.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with an introduction to the study of persons who are handicapped by blindness, mental retardation, learning disabilities or other crippling conditions. The problems and methods by which the human services professional can assist them to live a full life are reviewed and discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes the classroom environments applications of psychology. Such topics as learning theory, cognitive development, structuring knowledge and instructional management, motivation, discipline and evaluating learning are addressed. Prerequisite: PY103 or consent of instructor.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
These are courses not required in any curriculum, for which there is a particular need, or given on a trial basis to determine demand.
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