1. 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!
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2. Audio Check
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3. My Information
Instructor Name: Tammy Cayuela Credentials: Master of Arts, Teaching Instructor Contact Information: Kaplan Address: AIM Instant Messenger Name: tcayuela Office hours: Available by appointment
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4. 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!

5. Welcome to Our FIRST Seminar Unit 1 Introduction
This week we will:
Introduce yourself.
Complete the readings.
Participate in discussion.
Attend seminar.
Complete and submit the assignment.
Complete the game and the Graded Review (Quiz)
These are some of the items that we will cover this week. Read verbatim.
Are you ready to begin?

6. Syllabus for CE 100 Course Number: CE 100
Seminar Day and Time: Monday, 10pm ET with Cayuela
We only have 1 seminar option for this course.
Course Title: Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development
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7. Kaplan Student Orientation
To begin, please make sure you have completed the Kaplan Student Orientation. 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?

8. Announcements
Please be sure to read the announcements that I post in class. 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.

9. 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!

10. 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: 
Microsoft Word
Adobe Acrobat Reader (available as a free download at
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11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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

14. Grading Grading Summary Points Discussions (10 @ 35 points each) 350
Seminars 20 points each)
180
Graded Reviews 50 points each)
200
Unit 1 Assignment 10
Unit 2 Project
100
Unit 4 Project
120
Unit 7 Project 40
Total Points
1000

15. Extenuating Circumstances
LATE POLICY:
Projects are due Tuesday by 11:59 p.m. EST of their assigned unit
Late projects may be marked down 5 points per week (with a maximum of -20 points)
Late Discussion Posts may be marked down up to 25%
me if you need an extension! 

16. Revising Your Work: My Teaching Philosophy:
This class is about your personal growth!
If you are unsatisfied with any grade you earn on your projects, you can revise and resubmit for full credit.
Revisions are due by the close of the following unit.
This does not apply to late work.

17. Conditional Admittance Policy
All Kaplan University undergraduate students will be considered conditionally admitted to the University and will not receive financial aid while in this status. All University policies nevertheless apply to such students, and they enjoy all the rights and resources of a fully instated student during the period of conditional admittance.
At the end of the fifth week of classes, the University will review the academic performance of conditionally admitted students. Students who have earned a grade up to that point of 65 percent or higher for all coursework will be allowed to continue in their program and will only then be eligible for disbursement of any financial aid and to receive credit for the course. The University will reverse the enrollment of any student not meeting these criteria, and such a student will not owe any financial obligation to the University except for the application fee, which is non-refundable
Students whose enrollments are reversed in this manner may not reapply for admission for one year unless they qualify for a waiver as applied by the dean of their respective school.

18. Discussion Requirements:
For full credit:
1. Complete answers to all discussion questions. Make sure your responses provide a thorough discussion of the questions and include relevant examples of unit concepts.
2. Make sure your postings relate to the readings. Include reflections about how the unit objectives will be relevant to your “real world” experiences in the classroom.
3. Write responses that are at least 100 words. Read over your responses before posting to check for clear writing and correct spelling and grammar.
4. Interact with other students. Make sure to further the discussion by connecting your responses to the readings and course content. You should also interact with at least 2 classmates per thread.
5. Connect and Cite Course Readings. You must make connections to the readings through citations
6. Post on time and throughout the week. Late Discussion Board posts will be given partial credit.

19. Discussion Rubric Point Range Grading Criteria: Total 35 points
Content (0-22 points): Clear connections and references to previous and/or current unit materials with career related examples, posts are on topic and contributes to the quality of the discussion and makes reference to course readings, unit materials or other relevant sources
Participation (0-10 points): Student answers all questions, meaningfully responds to classmates 2+ times and promotes continued discussion with responses to classmates that add value by advancing the group’s discussion
Mechanics (0-3 points: Grammar and spelling is correct and meets minimum word requirement

20. Graded Reviews
In units where you see graded reviews, please use the readings to assist you in answering the questions. Extensions are not given on Graded Reviews so be sure to complete them within the correct unit. Take your time, you have two hours to complete each review.

21. Projects
Please note that our rubrics share details on grading for each project.
Please use the rubrics as your guide and when you see templates for projects, please use them as well.
I will review all projects thoroughly in seminar
All projects are due on Tuesday evenings at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

22. 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!

23. Plagiarism…
Taking another person’s words, ideas, or results as their own. (If you want to include someone else’s words, ideas, or results, be sure to give proper credit to the source by following APA citation guidelines.)
Copying work or written text without properly citing it. If you want to quote an author, you must give proper credit to the author. Please use quotations sparingly in your projects.
Turning in an assignment that another student either partially or wholly completed. Your projects need to be written entirely by you.

24. Seminar Questions
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
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?

25. 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!!

26. 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!

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

28. 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.
Participate in discussion.
Attend seminar.
Complete and submit the assignment.
Complete the game and the graded review.
Any questions?

29. Thank you for Joining me!
Remember as your instructor, I view your success as my success. If you need anything, please me, or post your question on the Q and A Discussion Board in our Class. Have a super week – I’ll see you in class!
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30. Unit 2 Project:
Review the early childhood development jobs described in the unit and then go to an online career/employment site, such as Monster.com or Jobing.com.
Search for jobs in the childcare, preschool, or the K-2 setting. After you have explored the job listings for a while, choose two of the jobs that interest you. If you are unable to find any suitable jobs at the career site, you may use your local newspaper.

31. Unit 2 Project:
Then, for each job, complete the following using the template provided:
List the job title and job description.
List the skills needed for the job, taken both from the job description and your own analysis of the job. Be sure to list at least five skills, three of which are specific skills in the early childhood development field.
Explain why each of the skills listed in #2 would be needed to succeed in the position you have selected.

32. Unit 2 Project Tips:
Use the Template Provided: Save it to your computer and after you finish filling in the template, save it as follows: TammyCayuelaUnit2
Follow the Rubric in the syllabus
Submit your project to the Dropbox by Tuesday, 11:59pm ET

33. References
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