Associate in Arts - Early Childhood Education

Comments about Associate in Arts - Early Childhood Education - At the institution - Santa Monica - California

• Objectives
  Early Childhood Education majors will be trained to
  supervise and provide care and learning experiences for infant
  through eight-year-old children in a variety of early childhood
  settings. Early Childhood Education professionals adhere to
  the guidelines as well as the Professional Code of Ethics of
  the National Association for the Education of Young Children
  (NAEYC) providing developmentally appropriate learning
  opportunities for the enhancement of the physical, intellectual,
  social, emotional and creative domains of young children.
  The Early Childhood Education major focuses on educational
  practices that emphasize interpersonal relationships,
  cultural diversity, child-centered curriculum and the inclusion
  of children with special needs in all educational opportunities.
• Course description
  The Early Childhood Education Program major follows
  a natural progression that allows students to move from
  short to long-term educational goals: preparation for the
  state Children’s Center Permit, fulfillment of post-certificate
  Professional Development, completion of advanced California
  Career Ladder courses (including paired specialization courses
  as well as the California State Mentor course), completion
  of an Associate in Arts degree in Early Childhood Education,
  Associate in Arts in Early Childhood Intervention assistant,
  Associate in Arts in Early Childhood Intervention Teacher, and
  transfer to a four-year institution.
  Possible Early Childhood Education career goals include
  Early Childhood Education Teacher, Early Education Director,
  Early Childhood Intervention Assistant, Early Childhood
  Intervention Teacher, Family Home Child Care Provider,
  Private ECE Center Owner/Director, Early Childhood Special Education Teacher, K through 12 teacher, K through 12
  Special Education Teacher, Parent Educator, Early Childhood
  Education Instructor, Marriage Family and Child Counselor.
  
  The Early Childhood Intervention programs will prepare
  students for career placements in public and/or private early
  intervention and educational settings that serve typically and
  atypically developing young children. Specific jobs and responsibilities
  may include serving as an early childhood educator
  with a specialization in working with children with special
  needs, special education assistant for children birth to eight
  years of age, a one-to-one aide for a child (e.g., “inclusion
  facilitator”), classroom aide with expertise in special needs, or
  as an assistant to the early intervention team for infants birth
  to three years of age.
  
  Early Childhood Education (27 units)
  A Certificate of Achievement for Early Childhood
  Education Teacher is granted upon completion of 27 units.
  Remaining units (to total 60) should include Associate in Arts
  degree general education requirements and electives.
  
  Required Core Courses: (21 units)
  Early Childhood Education 2, Early Childhood Education
  Program (3)
  Early Childhood Education 11, Child, Family and
  Community (3)
  Early Childhood Education 21, Observation and
  Assessment (4)
  Early Childhood Education 22, Education Field
  Experience (5)
  Early Childhood Education 64, Health, Safety and
  Nutrition for Young Children (3)
  Psychology 11, Child Growth and Development (3)
  Required Curriculum Courses; select two courses: (6 units)
  Early Childhood Education 4, Language and Literature for
  the Young Child (3)
  Early Childhood Education 5, Math and Science for the
  Young Child (3)
  Early Childhood Education 8, Creative Experiences: Art,
  Music and Movement (3)
  Early Childhood Education 61, Teacher-Child
  Interactions (3)
  Recommended Courses:
  Bilingual 1, Introduction to Bilingual Studies (3)
  Early Childhood Education 9, Introduction to School-Age
  Child Care (3)
  Early Childhood Education 10, Developing Literacy (3)
  Early Childhood Education 18, Childhood: Culture and
  Personality (also Psychology 18) (3)
  Early Childhood Education 19, Teaching in a Diverse
  Society (3)
  Early Childhood Education 23, Practicum in Early
  Intervention (5)
  Early Childhood Education 30, Children with
  Challenging Behaviors (3)
  Early Childhood Education 35, Foundations of Early
  Literacy (3)
  Early Childhood Education 43, Supervision and
  Administration 2 (3)
  Early Childhood Education 44, Introduction to Family
  Day Care (1)
  Early Childhood Education 45, Children with Special
  Needs (3)
  Early Childhood Education 46, Infant Through Toddler
  Studies (3)
  Early Childhood Education 47, Developing Family
  Childcare (3)
  Early Childhood Education 48, Adult Supervision and
  Mentoring, ECE/CD (2)
  Early Childhood Education 49, Early Intervention
  Strategies (3)
  Early Childhood Education 50, Parenting Skills
  Development (1)
  Early Childhood Education 51, The Reggio Approach (3)
  Early Childhood Education 52, Documentation: Making
  Learning Visible (1)
  Early Childhood Education 53, Environment as the Third
  Teacher (1)
  Early Childhood Education 60, Observation and
  Assessment (3)
  Early Childhood Education 70, The Hanen Language
  Program (3)
  Early Childhood Education 84, Early Childhood
  Educator’s Seminar (1)
  Early Childhood Education 89 A, B, C, or D, Cooperative
  Work Experience (1, 2, 3 or 4)
  Education 1, Career Choices in Education (3)
  Education 2, The Early Childhood Through 12th Grade
  Teaching Experience (3)
  Education 20, Exceptional Children in School (3)
  Education 24, Paraeducator Fieldwork Experience (5)
  Psychology 1, General Psychology (3)
  

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