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

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3. A teacher affects eternity, he can never tell where his influence stops.” -Henry B. Adams

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.

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 Course outcomes practiced in this unit: CE100-4: Apply basic knowledge of the early childhood professional role to program and professional goals GEL-1.1: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English

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. Let’s all take a field trip and print those out : Go to your home page, click on unit 4, click on readings and then chose: “associate’s degree information” or “bachelor’s degree information” Print your word document out and save that for this week!

7. Course Catalog In addition, go to the Kaplan University course catalog and read the course descriptions for the elective courses offered. If you do not have a course catalog, you can access one from your student webpage by following these directions: Go to the Kaplan student webpage. Scroll down to Resources under My Classes. Click Documents. Click University Catalog. Scroll down to Undergraduate Course Descriptions to read descriptions of all the classes offered at Kaplan University

8. Example of Elective “cluster from AA” Cluster B CM115 Communication- Concepts and Skills CM214 Public Speaking for the Professional CM250 Fundamentals of Grammar and Editing HN144 Human Behavior and the Environment EL203 Portfolio Development

9. Common Questions and Tips : What about my transfer credits and how does that apply? Always check for prerequisites of a course before putting it on your elective list. This will not be set in stone, so you do not have to worry if you have a change.

10. Remember EL 203 Earn course credit by developing a portfolio of your experience, knowledge, and volunteer time.

11. How do I find out about my transfer credits? You can view “my degree plan” on right hand side of your home screen Contact your advisor if you have questions about your transfer credit status

12. 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.

13. Project In this project, you will choose the elective classes or clusters of electives that will personalize and customize your Early Childhood Development Degree Plan. You may choose one of the sample elective class clusters or create your own; in addition, there may be other individual electives you want to take

14. Last thought on the Project Please remember that there are two documents for the unit 4 project 1. An excel spread sheet – Associates or Bachelors, and 2. The template 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?

15. Seminar Question #1 What are the requirements of your degree program? Jump in!

16. Seminar Question #2 How do the courses in your degree plan and the program outcomes support the skills you need to perform well in early childhood field? Please share!

17. Question # 3 What questions do you have about the customized degree plan? Any thoughts?

18. Interested in Teaching Credential? Visit this website to find out more about your state requirements. For example, if you would like to teach elementary school, it is a good to start researching what requirements you will need to meet after your AA. Bachelor’s Degree Teaching Credential http://education.uky.edu/AcadServ/content/5 0-states-certification-requirements http://education.uky.edu/AcadServ/content/5 0-states-certification-requirements

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

20. Thank you! Thank you for joining me! It has been a pleasure share with you again this evening! If you ever need anything… email me! Professor Lori