1. WELCOME TO CE 100 Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development –Unit 4 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. 1

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 2

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 5

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. Scroll to the bottom to see possible clusters of courses you can choose. In addition, go to the Kaplan University course catalog and read the course descriptions for the elective courses offered. – Go to the Kaplan student webpage. – Scroll down to Resources under My Classes. – Click Documents. – Click University Catalog. – See pages 170-237. 6

7. 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. 7

8. Associate’s Degree— 25 electives needed. Type in at the bottom. 8

9. Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Development Student Name: Core Total CreditsCredits Communication-CM107 College Composition I5 Communication-CM220 College Composition II5 Mathematics- MM150 Survey of Mathematics5 Art and Humanities-HU300 Art and Humanities: 20 th Century and Beyond6 Social Science-SS310 Exploring the 1960s: An Interdisciplinary Approach6 Physical Science-SC300 Big Ideas in Science: From Methods to Mutation6 Core Requirements Total Credit33 Major Requirements Major Requirement = CE100 Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development5 Major Requirement = CE101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education5 Major Requirement = PS124 Introduction to Psychology or SS144 Sociology5 Major Requirement = CE114 Early Childhood Development5 Major Requirement = CE215 Early Childhood Curriculum Planning5 Major Requirement = CE220 Child Safety, Nutrition and Health5 Major Requirement = CM206 Interpersonal Communication5 Major Requirement = CE230 Creative Activities for Young Children5 Major Requirement = CE240 Young Children with Special Needs5 Major Requirement = CE 300 Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood6 Major Requirement = CE310 Children’s Literacy6 Major Requirement = CE320 Language Development in the Young Child6 Major Requirement = CE330 Teaching Across Content: Math, Science and Sociology for Young Children6 Major Requirement = CE410 Teaching Art and Music in Early Childhood6 Major Requirement = CE420 Curriculum Development6 Major Requirement = CE430 Learning Through Play in the Inclusive Classroom6 Capstone = CE499 Bachelor’s Capstone in Early Childhood Development6 Major Requirements Total Credit93 Open Electives Unit 4 Project Part 1: Please type in your choices for open electives after you have completed your Unit 3 work. Save this spreadsheet and submit it to the dropbox for the Unit 4 Project. Open Elective (100/200) =5 5 5 5 5 5 Open Elective (300/400) =6 6 6 6 Electives Total Credit54 Total Requirements180 Bachelor’s Degree 54 electives—type below 9

10. 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. 10

11. 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. 11

12. Special Considerations and classes As you think about choosing electives…. 12

13. 13 500- 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

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18. Field Trip Go to the KU Campus home page and find the University catalog. Check the course descriptions for: 1. SC 115 (see page 231) 2.HN 144 (see page 204) //Which course do you think is more beneficial to you? Come back, list the name of the course and your reason in our discussion. 18

19. Project In the Unit 4 Project you will use the information provided about the program and classes, combined with your intended career and academic goals. You will have an opportunity to review and select the elective classes for your Customized Early Childhood Development Degree Plan. This will give you a preliminary academic map and goals to work with throughout your study at Kaplan University. 19

20. 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) 20

21. 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? 21

22. 22 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

23. Weekly Reminders Complete the readings. Complete the learning activities. Participate in discussion. Attend seminar. Complete the project. – 2 PARTS E-mail questions, concerns, etc. 23

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25. Closing thought! “The teacher is one who made two ideas grow where only one grew before.” ~author unknown. Have a wonderful week! Thanks for coming! Dr. C. 25