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Unit 3 AssignmentsUnit 3 Assignments

Readings

Discussion Board

Seminar (check that one off your list)

Reminders for Reminders for Discussion Board Discussion Board

Netiquette

Spelling/Grammar/Complete Sentences

Respond to our question(s)

Also respond to a minimum of 2 classmates

Please enter discussion before the end of the unit

What I found out about What I found out about you… in unit 2you… in unit 2

Preschool teachers

Elementary teachers

Administrators

Child Care Center Owners/Directors

Therapists

Child Life Specialists

Social Workers

Interested in Teaching Interested in Teaching Credential?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/50-states-certification-requirements

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Unit 3!Unit 3!

So far in this class we have discussed many elements of early childhood development, especially the job market and career opportunities.

In Unit 3, you have been discussing the program outcomes, how they apply to the various classes and your study of early childhood development.

You will also learn how to set realistic and meaningful educational and career goals so that you can achieve your career objectives!

Learning OutcomesLearning Outcomes

After completing this unit, you should be able to:

Discuss the program outcomes as well as the required and elective courses for your Early Childhood Development Program

Apply S.M.A.R.T. goal setting to educational and career goals

Course outcomes practiced in this unit:

CE100-2: Use a variety of personal management tools, strategies and university resources to enhance learning

ReadingsReadings

Last week you read about a variety of career choices and now you will read the courses that Kaplan University offers and will learn how our Early Childhood Development Program will prepare you for jobs that require these skills and traits.

You will also learn how to set S.M.A.R.T. goals and learn tips for taking notes.

SMART GOALS SMART GOALS

3. Identify your SMART goals (related to your education and career goals) :

S - be specific and tell us what exact goals you have for your education and career M - tell us how you will measure your success, length of time, grades, etc A - how will you obtain your goals? R - what challenges may you face in the reality of life? T - give yourself a time limit for reaching your goals? months, years, etc

Please share!Please share!

1.What are your academic goals?

2. What are your career related goals?

DISCUSSION BOARD DISCUSSION BOARD By the time, students complete the AAS they should be able to:

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;

identify developmentally appropriate observational and assessment techniques for informing instructional planning for children and their families;

demonstrate the ability to use developmentally appropriate principles, tools and practices to create effective learning environments for young children

demonstrate use of professional standards, ethical values, critical inquiry and advocacy practices of the Early Childhood field; and,

DISCUSSION BOARDDISCUSSION BOARD

Which program outcomes do you think are the most and least important for the particular job(s) in the field of early childhood development that you are considering?

Explain.

Please share ….Please share ….

In looking at career examples, what skills and abilities fall outside the early childhood development courses and what electives would be appropriate?

For example, how can a business management course or psychology course be helpful to you as an elective?

LOOKING AT UNIT 4 LOOKING AT UNIT 4

Your unit 4 project : Degree Plan

Goals + Degree Plan = Goals + Degree Plan = Success! Success!

Reasons why in unit 4 we discuss

your personalized “degree plan.”

Unit 4 : Degree Plans Unit 4 : Degree Plans Use the following to look at electives that you

would like to add to your degree plan. The blank degree plan is also found in an Excel Spreadsheet on our unit 4 home page under the project.

 Course Catalog: http://online.kaplanuniversity.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/kuonline/Catalog_2010-2011.pdf

Addendum: http://online.kaplanuniversity.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/KU_addendum.pdf

 

Unit 4 will begin the process Unit 4 will begin the process of outlining your “degree of outlining your “degree

plan.”plan.”

1. Associates Degree

2. Bachelors Degree

ReadingReading

In unit 4, 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!

ProjectProject

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

Field Trip to unit 4 : Field Trip to unit 4 :

Click on “project” - you will find the excel spreadsheet template and your word document templates

Click on “readings” – associates and bachelors degree information as well directions on how to access the course catalog

Where to find a copy of Where to find a copy of

the the ““course catalog and addendum”course catalog and addendum”

Go to the Kaplan student webpage.

Scroll down to Resources under My Classes.

Click Documents.

Click University Catalog and/or Addendum

Scroll down to Undergraduate Course Descriptions to read descriptions of all the classes offered at Kaplan University.

Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood DevelopmentStudent Name:

Core Total Credits Credits Communication-CM107 College Composition I 5Communication-CM220 College Composition II 5Mathematics- MM150 Survey of Mathematics 5Core Requirements Total Credit 15

Major RequirementsMajor Requirement = CE100 Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development 5Major Requirement = CE101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 5Major Requirement = PS124 Introduction to Psychology or SS144 Sociology 5Major Requirement = CE114 Early Childhood Development 5Major Requirement = CE215 Early Childhood Curriculum Planning 5Major Requirement = CE220 Child Safety, Nutrition and Health 5Major Requirement = CM206 Interpersonal Communication 5Major Requirement = CE230 Creative Activities for Young Children 5Major Requirement = CE240 Young Children with Special Needs 5Capstone = CE299 Associate’s Capstone in Early Childhood Development 5Major Requirements Total Credit 50

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) = 5Open Elective (100/200) = 5Open Elective (100/200) = 5Open Elective (100/200) = 5Open Elective (100/200) = 5Electives Total Credit 25

Total Requirements 90

Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Development Student Name:

Core Total Credits Credits Communication-CM107 College Composition I 5Communication-CM220 College Composition II 5Mathematics- MM150 Survey of Mathematics 5Art and Humanities-HU300 Art and Humanities: 20th Century and Beyond 6Social Science-SS310 Exploring the 1960s: An Interdisciplinary Approach 6Physical Science-SC300 Big Ideas in Science: From Methods to Mutation 6Core Requirements Total Credit 33

Major Requirements Major Requirement = CE100 Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development 5Major Requirement = CE101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 5Major Requirement = PS124 Introduction to Psychology or SS144 Sociology 5Major Requirement = CE114 Early Childhood Development 5Major Requirement = CE215 Early Childhood Curriculum Planning 5Major Requirement = CE220 Child Safety, Nutrition and Health 5Major Requirement = CM206 Interpersonal Communication 5Major Requirement = CE230 Creative Activities for Young Children 5Major Requirement = CE240 Young Children with Special Needs 5Major Requirement = CE 300 Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood 6Major Requirement = CE310 Children’s Literacy 6Major Requirement = CE320 Language Development in the Young Child 6

Major Requirement = CE330 Teaching Across Content: Math, Science and Sociology for Young Children 6Major Requirement = CE410 Teaching Art and Music in Early Childhood 6Major Requirement = CE420 Curriculum Development 6Major Requirement = CE430 Learning Through Play in the Inclusive Classroom 6Capstone = CE499 Bachelor’s Capstone in Early Childhood Development 6Major Requirements Total Credit 93

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) = 5Open Elective (100/200) = 5Open Elective (100/200) = 5Open Elective (100/200) = 5Open Elective (100/200) = 5Open Elective (100/200) = 5Open Elective (300/400) = 6Open Elective (300/400) = 6Open Elective (300/400) = 6Open Elective (300/400) = 6Electives Total Credit 54 Total Requirements 180

Important:Important:

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 course, check to see if there is a prerequisite.

Example of Elective Example of Elective “cluster from AA”“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

Common Questions Common Questions and Tips :and Tips :

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.

Other Examples of Other Examples of Course Electives Course Electives

PS 220 Child and Adolescent Psychology

AB209 Small Business Management

CE340 Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders in Young Children

HN370 Child Welfare and Family (pre-requisite HN144)

Transfer Credits… what Transfer Credits… what is that?is that?

Many incoming students bring transfer credits from other institutions of higher learning.  Please know that Kaplan University must receive your official transcripts by the end of your first term.  If they are not received on time, they will not be evaluated and you will not receive any credit for courses taken at another institution.  Getting official transcripts sent in can take a while, so you will want to start this process as soon as possible.  You will need to contact your other school(s) to have them send the official documents directly to Kaplan University. 

Talk to your advisor about this.

Challenge ExamsChallenge ExamsStudents with prior experience or education

can sit for challenge exams in an effort to earn credit for a particular course without actually having to take the course. There are a wide variety of courses available for challenge. If you want to consider any of these, please send your instructor an email and we will be more than happy to discuss this one on one with you.

What is EL203?What is EL203?Students will develop a portfolio that describes and organizes the learning they have acquired

on the job, through volunteer work, travel, etc. Stu dents will also examine what they already know, what they have college credit for, what their future goals are, and how all of these pieces fit together. Faculty will guide students through the process and provide feedback and assistance on each component of the portfolio. Students will collect all of their previously credited learning (college transcripts, standardized exams, pre-evaluated learning, etc.) and will articulate and organize learning not already credited.

5 Quarter Credit Hours

Prerequisite: Previous success in one or more college course(s)

EL 203 qualifies as an open elective on your degree plan. The academic advising team can provide specific information related to EL 203 and experiential learning credits, such as fees related to the application. You can reach an academic advisor by calling 866-522-7747.

EL 203 EL 203 Student Benefits

Although no experiential learning credits are guaranteed through this process, the more than 600 who have completed EL203 have:

Earned an average of 29 credits (6 courses)

Saved 3 terms on their degree

Realized more than $10,000 in tuition savings

Learn More about Portfolio Development (EL203)If you would like to learn more, visit http://portfolio.kaplan.edu. 

Service Learning Service Learning Course Course

SS216 - This course allows students to use their career skills and interests to become more engaged in the community. The course explores service and community engagement based on sociological theory.  Analysis of topics includes volunteerism, philanthropy, grantsmanship, NGOs and service organizations, as well as faith-based organizations. The course includes opportunities to participate in direct service learning with the purpose of supporting students’ community and service interests.

More SharingMore Sharing

Do you think you may qualify to take EL203?

A little more sharing…A little more sharing…

In looking at career examples, what skills and abilities fall outside the early childhood development courses and what electives would be appropriate?

What open electives are you interested in?

Important web Important web resource :resource :

As you prepare for the creation of your Customized Degree Plan in Unit 4, I want to make you aware of a great resource—the

Center for General Education: http://generaleducation.kaplan.edu/.

This site provides detailed information, along with current course descriptions, for all General Education courses at Kaplan University.

Interested in Teaching Interested in Teaching Credential?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/50-states-certification-requirements

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Thank you!Thank you!Thank you for joining me! It has been a pleasure to share

with each of you.

If you ever need anything… email me!

Soleary@kaplan.edu