1. Child Development and Nurturing What essential questions will be answered? 1. What can you learn about yourself by studying Child Development? 2. How is childhood unique from all other stages of life? 3. Are children of the 21st century unique and why? 4. What are the enduring needs of children and family life throughout time?

2. Child Development I Be part of the award winning community partnership with Montgomery County Head Start Study from prenatal through childhood Physical, intellectual, social and emotional development Discuss family relationship, roles and responsibilities Create a dynamic classroom by learning educational theorists

3. Continuing On…… Child Development II Continue to work with Montgomery County Head Start Child Development III Mentor with an elementary school teacher Child Development IV Mentor with an elementary school teacher or another location

4. Child Development II Continue to work with the Head Start children in a preschool setting Learn about child psychologists and their theories Discuss Family Law issues with an attorney from the American Bar Association Create a peaceable classroom, character development, discuss marketing to children, media influences and violence

5. Child Development III Honors Mentor with an elementary classroom teacher Design lesson plans in multiple curricular areas using Multiple Intelligences, Bloom’s Taxonomy and Piaget’s theories Journal writing with reflections, connections to the curriculum and educational jargon Design and create on Teacher Resource Binder

6. Child Development IV Honors Independent study working with an elementary classroom teacher Plan and practice classroom management techniques Create lesson plans using PA State Standards Discuss and research the Achievement Gap Explore professional career development

7. Occupations Connections with Child Development Courses: Teacher-daycare centers, early childhood, preschool, elementary, secondary instructors. Child Psychologist Pediatrician Nurse Family law attorney Social worker Speech and audiologist Physical therapist Pediatric dentistry Future parents Government agencies that deal with children

8. What can be gained from taking this course?? The knowledge needed to becoming a teacher Understanding the ways the minds of children function and carry out tasks Practical hands on experience working with children

9. Highlights of this Course Participate in an award winning Community partnership with Montgomery County Head Start Field trips to provide first hand experiences with the learned curriculum. Getting a hands-on experience of taking the knowledge learned in the classroom and applying it to real life situations with children. Be part of an unique experience working with children