Develop an understanding of the 'why' behind behavior problems in the early childhood classroom. Once you've understood the why, learn how to best apply practical behavior management strategies and solutions in the classroom. Discover supportive social emotional curriculum and resources intended to support behavior prevention and management
This course is designed as a 'bridge' option for current Early Childhood Special Educators to demonstrate competence on Teacher Performance Expectations embedded in the new Education Specialist Credentials that were launched Summer/Fall 2022. The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the package and several updates to the Education Specialist Credential went into effect on July 1, 2022.
Discover how to meet the needs of all children in your classroom by implementing a differentiated curriculum. Include teaching strategies in all curricular areas to meet the diverse needs of all students including English learners, students with disabilities, academically challenged students, GATE students and multicultural students in the Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten classroom.
What does it mean to be a practicing early childhood professional today? Make connections between the many California Department of Education guiding documents including but not limited to: California Preschool Learning Foundations and California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks Volumes 1, 2, 3, California Early Childhood Educator Competencies, and Alignment of California Common Core Standards to Key Early Learning Resources.
English language arts and literacy are important in the Common Core Standards, and this course will help you understand the Core standards and address the standards without being constrained or limited. The course focuses on the fundamental aspects of literacy, a solid foundation for reading and writing, student inquiry, differentiated instruction and culturally relevant best teaching practices.
Explore the current research on the importance of social emotional learning (SEL) and development in young children. Design classroom application activities to support the social and emotional development of the young learner. Implement techniques to help your students develop positive social skills.
This course will introduce you to eight key practices to apply in supporting young children's early literacy development: knowing, showing, designing, including, engaging, observing and responding. Intentional focus on the following areas is incorporated: language and knowledge, print concepts, sounds and letters, writing, text comprehension.
Explore, experience, and apply assessment strategies using observation tools and systems in the early childhood classroom. Explore tools and specific activities that apply the principles of state and national documents directly to classroom practice in child-centered and engaging methods. All course materials are provided through the online course website.
We all know how important it is to get parents on board when it comes to their children. Explore the issues of educating parents through the study of specific developmental assets that integrate factors such as family dynamics, support from community adults, values development and social skills. Parenting is a process and has a variety of rights, responsibilities and roles that change across the lifespan.
Discover how to plan and implement teaching strategies and content in the area of science into the early childhood curriculum. Explore the Guiding Documents to help align your science curriculum with Foundations and Standards. Gain access to current research for science in early childhood classrooms.
This course is designed to build educators' confidence and competence in incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) concepts and bringing them alive in the early childhood education classroom. STEM concepts advance children's cognitive and creative thinking skills and introduce them to a variety of topics and concepts that support their learning and growth in all other academic areas.
This course is an introductory course for supporting Multilingual Learners in the mainstream early learning classroom, ages 0-6; written for the general education teacher who has a population of MLLs in their mainstream classes, or for the ENL teacher. This foundational course discusses the similarities and differences of first and second language acquisition, asks students to consider the bilingual/multilingual accessibility of their physical classroom environment & school environment as well as how they utilize and incorporate bilingual helpers in their community.
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