FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE NON-COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE

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1 Form 2B, Page 1 FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE NON-COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE COURSE NUMBER: HEV 0873 COURSE TITLE: Preschool Teacher PREREQUISITE(S): HEV 0872 COREQUISITE(S): TOTAL CONTACT HOURS: 150 (For Office Use Only: Vocational Credits 5 ) FACULTY WORKLOAD POINTS: 5 STANDARDIZED CLASS SIZE ALLOCATION: 35 COURSE DESCRIPTION: In this course students will acquire competence in the area of creating a successful developmentally appropriate curriculum, mentoring, developing the ability to motivate children, recognizing cultural differences when planning activities, including children with special needs, and recent trends and issues in early childhood education and professionalism. SUGGESTED TEXT(S): Working with Young Children; Judy Herr G-W Publisher Seventh Edition. Working with Young Children: Mastering CDA Competencies Seventh Edition. IMPLEMENTATION DATE: Fall Term, 2013 (20141) Proposal REVIEW OR MODIFICATION DATE:

2 Form 2B, Page 2 COURSE TOPICS CONTACT HOURS PER TOPIC I. Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum 15 A. Needs and Interest. B. Program Goals. C. Daily Activities and Routines. II. Language Use and Acquisition 15 A. Discussions and Conversations. B. Two-or Three Step Directions. C. Speech Patterns. D. Listening. E. Complex sentences and Phrases. III. Children Motivation and Interaction with Parents and Staff 15 A. Motivational techniques. B. Interaction Skills. C. Open Ended Questions. D. Professionalism. IV. Diversity A. Cultural background and Religious Belief. 20 B. Methods to Prevent Bias. C. Activities. V. Inclusion 20 A. Special Needs. B. Group Activities. C. Appropriate diapering, toileting and Feeding procedures. D. Appropriate disposal of bodily products. VI. Team Building and Collaboration 10 A. Roles and Expectations of team members and mentors. B. Supervisory work practices. C. Conflict Resolution strategies. D. Communication skills. VII. Brain Research A. Common Terms related to brain development. 20 B. Resources related to brain research. C. Research Findings. VIII. A. Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education. 10 B. Collection and organize Early Childhood Education data

3 Form 2B, Page 3 COURSE TOPICS CONTACT HOURS PER TOPIC IX. Professionalism 25 A. Personal philosophy. B. Personal Teaching Goals. C. Professional Resource File. D. Accreditation. E. Types of Accreditation. F. Self-Improvement Activities. G. Communication and Collaboration Skills. H. Continuing Education.

4 Form 2B, Page 4 PROGRAM TITLE: COURSE TITLE: Early Childhood Education Preschool Teacher CIP NUMBER: LIST PERFORMANCE STANDARD ADDRESSED: NUMBER(S): TITLES(S): 30.0 APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF PROGRAM ELEMENTS NEEDED TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM. The student will be able to: Demonstrate the ability to identify children s needs, interests, and abilities Explain ways to develop program philosophies, goals, and objectives Assist with planning, preparing, and implementing daily activities and routines Develop or analyze math, science, social studies, language, emergent reading and writing, storytelling, creative arts, current events, intergenerational concepts, multiculturalism, parental involvement, safety, physical fitness, and nutrition education activities, which are developmentally appropriate IMPLEMENT AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO LANGUAGE USE AND ACQUISITION. The student will be able to: Create opportunities for students to instigate and add comments to discussions and conversations Facilitate conversations between self and child or child-to-child Provide occasions for children to follow two- or three-step directions Identify developmental speech patterns Create opportunities for children to gain meaning by listening Facilitate children using increasingly complex sentences and phrases DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO MOTIVATE CHILDREN AND TO INTERACT PROFESSIONALLY WITH CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND STAFF. The student will be able to: Plan, implement and evaluate a variety of motivational techniques that encourage children to fully participate in all aspects of the program Demonstrate appropriate interaction skills needed to communicate with children, parents, and others Demonstrate techniques for actively listening to children Explore use of open-ended questions Evaluate the value of professionalism in relationships with children, parents, and staff Demonstrate techniques for actively listening to other staff members Complete a case study on one child.

5 LIST PERFORMANCE STANDARD ADDRESSED: (Continued) Form 2B, Page 4 NUMBER(S): TITLES(S): 33.0 DEMONSTRATE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ANTI-BIAS, NONVIOLENT, AND FROM A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE. The student will be able to: Demonstrate techniques that show respect for the child s family makeup, cultural background, and religious beliefs Plan and implement methods to prevent and/or confront bias in the early childhood program as it relates to gender, race, ethnicity, and persons of varying abilities Integrate activities that build children s self-concept into daily, weekly, and monthly plans Plan and implement activities, interest areas, and projects that are anti-bias, culturally diverse, and developmentally appropriate for children DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. The student will be able to: Discuss impaired functioning, which is not due to limited English proficiency or cultural difference, in the major areas: fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, social/emotional, and self-help Develop methods and adaptations for inclusion of children with special needs Plan individual and group activities for children with special needs Demonstrate adaptations to include children with special needs in classroom activities Demonstrate appropriate diapering, toileting, and feeding procedures Demonstrate appropriate methods for disposal of bodily products DEMONSTRATE MENTOR SKILLS FOR TEAM BUILDING AND COLLABORATION. The student will be able to: Identify roles and expectations of early childhood team members and mentors Identify and model early childhood supervisory work practices Demonstrate developmentally appropriate conflict resolution strategies for children and adults Utilize alternative communication skills Plan and implement supervisory interventions appropriate to the role of a mentor Describe a positive work environment (how inappropriate communication such as hearsay, gossip, and other negative communication hurt the child, family, child care worker, and program) Describe ways to deal with negative and destructive communication and replace them with appropriate conflict resolution strategies ANALYZE RECENT TRENDS/DEVELOPMENTS IN BRAIN RESEARCH. The student will be able to: Explain common terms and concepts related to brain development and the formation of neuronal connections Use the Internet to prepare a list of recent resources pertaining to brain research Relate the brain research findings to the care of children by parents and all other caregivers.

6 LIST PERFORMANCE STANDARD ADDRESSED: (Continued) Form 2B, Page 5 NUMBER(S): TITLES(S): 37.0 RESEARCH CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. The student will be able to: Identify current trends and issues in Early Childhood Education Locate, collect, and organize current information on trends and issues in early childhood education Summarize the impact of current trends and issues on the early childhood field DEMONSTRATE PROFESSIONALISM RELATED TO THE FIELD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. The student will be able to: Develop a personal philosophy of early childhood education teaching Develop personal teaching goals Develop criteria and evaluate student Professional Resource Files using national and student developed criteria Explain what being a center that has an accreditation means and why it is important to the employee, center, and field of early childhood education Identify several types of accreditation and how they differ Describe how being a member of a professional early childhood organization helps promote professional growth, support the center, and the field of early childhood Demonstrate and list communication and collaboration skills that prepare students to participate as a member of a team Develop a self-improvement activity related to professionalism Identify opportunities for continuing education.

7 Florida State College At Jacksonville Learning Outcomes & Assessment NOTE: Use either the Tab key or mouse click to move from field to field. The box will expand to accommodate your entry. Section 1 COURSE PREFIX AND NUMBER: HEV 0873 COURSE TITLE: Preschool Teacher Section 2 TYPE OF COURSE: (Click on the box to check all that apply) SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS (CC): CONTACT HOURS (NCC): 150 AA Elective AS Required Professional College Prep AS Professional Elective AAS Required Professional Technical Certificate Other PSAV Apprenticeship General Education: (For General Education courses, you must also complete Section 3 and Section 8) Section 3 (If applicable) INDICATE BELOW THE DISCIPLINE AREA FOR GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES: Communications Social & Behavioral Sciences Mathematics Natural Sciences Humanities Section 4 INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES: X Reading X Speaking Critical Analysis X Writing X Listening X Information Literacy X Quantitative Skills Ethical Judgment X Scientific Method of Inquiry Working Collaboratively Section 5 STATE GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOME AREA Critical Communication Thinking Information Global Sociocultural Literacy Responsibility Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning Section 6 LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will demonstrate grammatical proficiency in written documents and oral discussion related to techniques and theories of preschool education. Students will develop problem solving abilities by interpreting, evaluation and utilizing classroom management skills, theories of child development and research on trends in Early Childhood Education. Type of Outcome: Gen. Ed, Program, Program Program METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Students will be assessed through use the use of center or family home observation tools, creation or parent a center flyers/brochures. Students will be assessed through lesson plans, short papers and exams.

8 Section 6 (continued) LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will demonstrate the ability to plan and implement activities that support language, literacy, and social development and appropriate learning environments for all preschool learners. Type of Outcome: Gen. Ed, Program, Program Section 7 Name of Person Completing This Form: E. Faye Wisner Date: 12/10/12 METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Students will be assessed through rubrics measuring standards for portfolio or resource file documenting state and federally mandated competencies.