Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
GRAD-0015
Organization's ID:
S1 - 118718324; S2 - 118718325
Organization:
Graduation Alliance
Location:
Online
Length:
4 weeks (120 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Education, or Child Development
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to teach students to examine and apply the theoretical foundations of human growth and development to children and adolescents; determine children's learning styles, stages of social, emotional, cognitive and physical development, and needed accommodations in educational settings; understand family and community engagement, cultural influences on learners and language growth and development.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Review jobs, careers, and salaries in child and adolescent development
  • Describe the role and responsibilities between federal, state and locally mandated policies
  • Impact of culture on a learner on development, instructional planning, and adults behaviors
  • Learn about the relationship and support between academic achievement and anxiety with accommodations and modifications with individualized education plans and 504's
  • Discuss and list ways to create an inclusive and interactive classroom that is respectful, supportive, safe and well managed, promoting positive behaviors
  • Describe the best ways to work with families to help all learners be successful
  • Explain the impact of constructivism, social development theories and the impact on education
  • Compare and apply theories, philosophies, cognitive growth, and development to different ages and stages of learner development
  • Align instructional strategies and interventions to the learner's stages of cognitive development
  • Describe and explain influences and key periods of emotional growth, human development, language skills, and intelligence
  • Describe the different types of screeners and progress monitoring tools in education.summarize how best to assess the learning to help plan instruction
  • Develop your instructional design including the creation of lesson plans and evaluate materials
  • Describe the methods for providing developmentally appropriate practices.

General Topics:

  • Employability skills and business ethics
  • History and philosophy in child and adolescent development
  • Growth and development
  • Cognitive
  • Growth and development
  • Physical growth and development
  • Social and emotional growth and development
  • Language
  • Growth and development
  • Literacy development
  • Culturally responsive classroom
  • Struggling students
  • Relationships & classroom environment
  • Communicating with families
  • Assessments
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
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