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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed for directors of both for-profit and non-profit child care centers who are seeking the Pennsylvania Early Learning Keys to Quality Director''s Credential. This course introduces center-based and family child care professionals to practical business management and explores a variety of topics such as budgeting, financial management, risk management, grant writing, and marketing strategies. Participants build existing business management skills, explore new skills and management applications, and build a network of peers for support. The course is designed to give participants the opportunity for practical application of their learning through assignments, action groups, and budget-oriented action plans.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Principles of Early Childhood Education is an introduction to current state of early childhood education in the United States. This course introduces the NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation and Pennsylvania State Standards for Education. Students will begin the development of a professional portfolio and Pennsylvania Early Learning Professional Development Record in this class. This course will cover the foundations of curriculum, materials, and instruction of early childhood education.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course is designed to give first semester students who are pursuing a career in education, which could include, early childhood, elementary, or secondary, planning and professionalism to successfully complete their education and career goals. This course will also help them become engaged members of the College and professional community. Students will be involved in career exploration in education areas, setting real-world goals with academic planning and resume building, learning the tools available for their academic success, and the professionalism needed to carry them forward into the academic world and the job market for educators.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on child development from conception to age nine with an emphasis on the infant/preschool child through middle childhood. The course studies the physical, cognitive, and personality-social aspects of development, both through normal and atypical circumstances. Small group projects, child observations, investigation, and discussion of issues related to scientific principles of development are examined. Students will explore child-focused software and use the Internet to locate information relevant to the further study of child development and developmentally appropriate practice. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards, the Pennsylvania Early Learning standards (ELS), and the Council for Exceptional Children standards (CEC) are used throughout the course. Students should obtain clearances in accordance with Act 34, Act 114, and Act 151 while taking this course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course explores methods for planning, facilitating, and assessing developmentally appropriate activities and environments designed to enhance typical and atypical cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and creative development in different program models. Students will use developmental knowledge to design and create learning centers, content materials, and other educational elements to structure a welcoming, language-rich environment.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Students engaged in early childhood degree programs understand that child observation, documentation, and other forms of assessment are central to the practice of all early childhood professionals. In this course, the students will be able to use systematic observations, documentation and other assessment in the education and development of the young child, birth to pre-kindergarten. Students will observe, participate, reflect and write about their learning in this early childhood setting. Prerequisite:    ECE 101 and ECE 110
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on the development of literacy processes for all children birth through 4th grade, emphasizing typically developing children, but also addressing atypically developing children. Students review current literacy research; explore the implications of research for teaching practices; and examine approaches to planning, implementing, and evaluating engaging literacy experiences that build on the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that children bring to the classroom. Prerequisite:    ECE 101 and ECE 110
  • 3.00 Credits

    Science is a fundamental aspect of inquiry based learning in early childhood education. This course will allow the learning, teaching and assessing of basic science concepts and applications from Pre-K to 4th grade in early education environments. Students will utilize the Pennsylvania Early Learning and Academic Standards and Assessment Anchors to emphasize cooperative learning, self-assessment, and hands-on science. Prerequisite:    ECE 101 and ECE 110
  • 3.00 Credits

    Creative Expression involves all of the elements of developmental and environmental interaction for PreK-4th grade children in regular, inclusive, and diverse settings. Students in the course learn how to design and apply developmentally appropriate practice and academic rigor within the curriculum, incorporating Early Learning and Academic Standards, and Assessment Anchors in structured lesson plans. Prerequisite:    ECE 101 and ECE 110
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the nutrition, health, and safety needs of young children from birth into school age. Furthermore, it prepares teachers to serve diverse populations of young children in family child care, child care centers, preschools, and elementary school settings. The purpose of this course is to equip students with a strong understanding of wellness concepts, preparing them to implement healthful practices and teach young children ways to contribute to their own wellness. Prerequisite:    ECE 101 and ECE 110
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