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• Design inclusive, culturally and linguistically appropriate learning environments, based on child development, child observations, family information and knowledge of culturally diverse child rearing practices.
Achievement is designed to meet Child Development course requirements for a Child Development Master Teacher level as specialization units. The Child Development Master Teacher permit requires 36 quarter units (equivalent to 24 semester units) ECE/CD including core courses. The permit also requires 24 quarter units (equivalent to 16 semester units) of General Education courses plus 3 quarter units (equivalent to 2 semester units) of adult supervision.
Program Learning Outcomes - upon completion, students will be able to:
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a variety of settings with
children and families with a commitment to uphold ethical
standards.
• Recognize the importance of community engagement and
their role as local, national and global advocates for children,
families and the community.
• Integrate early childhood mental health practices to support
the development of social and emotional skills in young
children.
• Demonstrate skills in building relationships with children and
families.
1. Meet the requirements for this certi cate level. 2. Complete the following.
• Incorporate strategies for building respectful, reciprocal family and community relationships in order to support families with their children’s development and learning.
• Assess children’s learning through observation, documentation and interpretation, using results to guide curriculum and teaching strategies.
• Recommend developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant approaches to teaching and learning that include respectful, supportive relationships with children and families, and curriculum that support foundational skills and concepts in language, math, science, art, and social relationships.
• Demonstrate practices that maintain standards of health, nutrition and safety in group care early childhood settings.
• Apply ethical standards of behavior accepted by the profession of early childhood education.
1. Meet the A.A.-T./A.S.-T. degree requirements for transfer.
2. Complete the following.
CD 10G CD 10H
CD 12 CD 50*
CD 51A* CD 52* CD 54* CD 64*
CD 68*
Child Development (The Early Years)
also listed as PSYC 10G
Major Transfer GE
Electives
4 4
4
4 5 4 4
Early Childhood Education for Transfer 37 CSU GE or IGETC for
CSU pattern (47-61 units)
CSU-transferrable elective courses required when the major units plus transfer GE units total is less than 90
Total Units Required ....................................90
CD 10G
CD 58 CD 72
CD 73 CD 74
CD 75
Child Development (The Early Years) 4
also listed as PSYC 10G
Infant/Toddler Development 5 Partnerships with Families in Early
Childhood Education 3 Early Childhood Mental Health 3 Early Childhood Mental Health Seminar
and Fieldwork 3 Social Emotional Development in
Early Childhood 3 Total Units Required ....................................21
Child Growth and Development
(Middle Childhood and Adolescence)
also listed as PSYC 10H
Child, Family and Community Interrelationships
Principles and Practices of Teaching
Young Children
Basic Student Teaching Practicum
Observation and Assessment of Children Curriculum for Early Childhood Programs Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the
Young Child 4 Teaching in a Diverse Society 4
Early Intervention/Special
Education Assistant
Certi cate of Achievement-Advanced
This vocational training program prepares future early childhood workers and educators to work with children with disabilities and special needs in public and private early intervention, special education and educational settings that serve typical and atypical developing young children and their families. Students are taught practical skills in early intervention and early childhood special education from a culturally responsive perspective. Students learn to integrate early intervention/ special education practices and apply them to teaching young children with special needs. Certi cate requirements include student participation in eld experiences with community- based, inclusive educational programs. The Certi cate of Achievement-Advancement prepares students for two career paths: early intervention assistant and early childhood teacher. It is the equivalent of the Teacher level permit on the California Child Development Matrix. The Teacher level permit also requires 24 quarter units (equivalent of 16 semester units) of General Education courses.
Program Learning Outcomes - upon completion, students will be able to:
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a variety of settings with
children and families with a commitment to uphold ethical standards. 2O18-2O19 DE ANZA COLLEGE CATALOG
*CD 50, 51A, 52, 54, 64 and 68 must be taken fall 2013 or later to apply.
Early Childhood Mental Health
Certi cate of Achievement
De Anza College’s Child Development and Education Department developed the Early Childhood Mental Health Certi cate of Achievement to train mental health professionals at the entry- and advanced-level, ECE educators at the beginning and advanced-level, and professionals working
in early education, mental health and community services settings or programs. Certi cate requirements include student participation in eld experiences with community-based, early childhood mental health programs. Students develop skills to work with both children and their families. The Certi cate of
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