Overview
您在幼儿教育高级证书课程中的经验为您提供了为幼儿实施积极学习经验的基础知识和技能. 课程选修课允许你在满足新罕布什尔州儿童保育项目首席教师资格的同时,调整你在该领域的兴趣. If you have a degree in another field, 完成选定课程后,该证书可能使您有资格成为中心主任.
Why Great Bay?
- Experienced faculty and highly qualified, 在社区实习的指导教师提供了将大学课堂学习付诸行动的现实生活机会
- 在整个罗金厄姆和斯特拉福德县实习实习的合作伙伴关系.
- 从欧洲经委会证书或高级证书课程开始的学生可以在任何时候申请学位学分
Highlight Statistic(s)
Students seeking employment in this field are in high demand. 100% of the graduates in the degree for the last four years, seeking employment in the field, were successfully placed. 大多数证书课程的学生在完成证书期间或之后都成功就业.
Career Options
- Lead teacher or associate teacher in child care program
- 为K-6年级的孩子安排课前和课后课程
- 在公立学校为有特殊需要的孩子提供辅助服务
- 特殊教育学前或早期干预婴儿/幼儿计划的准专业人员
- 至少有60个大学学分的儿童保育项目主管, at least 24 in specific ECE topics.
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Grant and Scholarship Opportunities
幼儿教育学生目前每学期最多有资格参加四(4)节免费课程, including books and fees.
Learn more about CCSNH Early Childhood Grant Programs.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood NH:
T.E.A.C.H. 早期儿童新罕布什尔州提供全面的奖学金,使早期教育能够参加课程,从而获得学位,使他们有可能负担上学的时间和费用.
Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program:
幼儿学徒计划结合了大学教育和工作经验,在提高学徒技能水平和工资的同时,提高了对儿童的照顾质量.
WIOA Program:
The 幼儿教育高级证书课程通过劳动力创新和机会法案(WIOA)计划获得批准. This can include up to $6,500 of tuition assistance and $1,500 可以帮助消除各种就业障碍的支持服务.
Curriculum Outline
The classes and coursework required is as follows:
Early Childhood Education Advanced Certificate
欧洲经委会高级证书为学生提供了灵活的学分,使他们能够在儿童保育项目中担任首席教师, 与其他领域的学分合作,获得儿童保育主任的替代证书,或专注于对幼儿的兴趣,如特殊需要或识字.
基于学生目标的适当选择将在招生面试中讨论.
Course ID | Course | Theory | Lab | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
ECE100G | Early Childhood Growth and Development | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ECE112G | Curriculum Planning and Environments in ECE | 3 | 3 | 4 |
ECE116G | Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ENGL110G / 111G | College Composition I / College Comp I with Lab | 4 | 0/2 | 4/5 |
ECE210G | Child, Family and Community Relationships | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ECEXXXG | Early Childhood Education Elective* | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ECEXXXG | Early Childhood Education Elective* | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ECEXXXG | Early Childhood Education Elective* | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ECEXXXG | Early Childhood Education Elective* | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total Credits | 29-30 |
*Elective options include any ECE course, TCHP104G, TCHP215G, TCHP101G, TCHP220G, PSYC110G, PSYC210G, ASL110G, ASL120G.
^理论、实验和学分可能因选修课程的不同而有所不同.
Total Overall Credits: 29-30
Program Specific Requirements
参加ECE课程的学生必须表现出情绪稳定,能够承受不断变化的环境,并能够在儿童早期环境中快速、适当地做出反应. 学生也应该成熟地接受指导和指导, exercise sound judgment, 与老师保持保密和敏感的人际关系, fellow students, children and families.
Admissions Criteria
All students are welcome to enroll in Early Childhood classes; however, when enrolled in ECE112G, where field placement is required, 他们必须能够满足该领域的技术标准和新罕布什尔州儿童保育许可局对儿童保育人员的健康和背景调查的要求. 建议学生在进入ECE课程时开始背景调查过程,如果还没有在NH儿童保育计划中工作. See the department chair for more information.
建议有特殊需求的学生在录取过程中与项目协调员讨论具体的职业目标,这些住宿可能会影响他们的实习安置或就业选择.
已经建立了技术标准,为学生提供在欧洲经委会项目和最终职业中成功运作所需的技能和能力的洞察力. 觉得自己不能成功满足这些要求的申请人应在申请该项目之前联系欧洲经委会项目协调员.
报名参加幼儿教育项目的学生必须有足够的实力, stamina, motor coordination, and sensory capabilities to perform the following:
• Standing for sustained periods of time, walking, running, bending, 坐在地板上和儿童尺寸的家具上,以满足孩子的需求并完成任务.
•经常举起、移动和转移儿童,特别是婴幼儿.
•足够的视觉和听觉灵敏度,以确保安全的环境和对儿童的快速反应能力, colleagues, and professional partners in the event of an emergency.
•有足够的语言能力表达和交流信息和想法,以及解释来自儿童的重要指示, colleagues and parents.
•有足够的书面表达能力,准确记录孩子的日常进展和里程碑,以及给药, accident and suspected child abuse/neglect reports, etc.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions, to respond appropriately in unexpected situations, 以及应对工作量和压力水平的极端变化.
•学生必须有可靠的交通工具往返于实习场所,并保持健康,如儿童护理人员健康表所述,以履行实习合同中约定的时间承诺.
• Ability to respond to children’s personal needs, including changing diapers, 以保障学生健康和安全的方式, children, and staff.
•能够以专业和尊重的方式与不同种族的儿童及其家庭一起工作, cultures, religions, 不同种族以及患有各种残疾的儿童.
能够在学校和家庭环境中保持专业界限.
• Ability and disposition to adhere to and practice the Code of Ethical Conduct 由全国幼儿教育协会提出.
Health and Practicum Considerations
•在ECE112G之前,如果没有完成现场工作时间,则需要在部门主席处存档GBCC健康表.
•需要的新罕布什尔州儿童护理人员健康表格,表明学生没有明显的健康问题,将禁止他/她在实习前照顾孩子.
•在实习前需要进行“清楚”或“不取消资格”的背景调查. 记录检查和指纹采集的费用由学生承担.
•在正常的上午时间完成实习时间,以满足课程要求.
•往返实习地点的交通由学生负责.
•参加实习要求学生遵守学院免疫政策. Depending upon the site, 学生可能被要求持有并维持职业责任保险.
•对于无薪实习,学生必须持有并维持意外保险.
•教师与学生密切合作,确定合适的实习地点,并考虑到设施的位置, licensing status, mentor qualification and ages of children served. Current job sites may not be an option for all placements.
•所有实习地点均须经实习协调员批准.
Note: 没有成功完成健康和背景要求的学生将无法成功完成该课程.
Transfer Credit Policy
In addition to Great Bay transfer credit policies, 自入学之日起超过五年的幼儿教育课程转学将由项目协调员根据个人情况进行评估.
Program Outcomes
These are adapted from 幼儿教育工作者的专业标准和能力.org)
Standard 1: Child Development and Learning in Context
学生了解儿童早期发展领域,并看到每个孩子独特的发展变化, 在人际关系和多种环境中学习和发展, including families, cultures, languages, communities, and society, using this knowledge to make evidence-based decisions.
Standard 2: Family-Teacher Partnerships and Community Connections
成功的早期儿童教育取决于与家庭的伙伴关系和了解, understanding, and valuing the diversity in family characteristics. Students understand how to create respectful, responsive, 与家庭建立互惠关系,确定与家庭合作的方式,并了解在早期学习环境之间建立联系的方法, schools, and community organizations.
Standard 3: Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment
评估的主要目的是为早期学习环境中的教学和规划提供信息. Students use observation, documentation, and other appropriate assessment approaches and tools, in ways that are ethically grounded and developmentally, culturally, ability, and linguistically appropriate, 以及与家庭和专业同事的评估伙伴关系的价值.
Standard 4: 发展,文化和语言适当的教学实践
Teaching and learning vary depending on children’s ages, characteristics and the setting in which this occurs. Students demonstrate positive, caring, supportive relationships and interactions, 并使用符合每个孩子需要的教学技巧,包括与发展相适应的、与文化和语言相关的, anti-bias, and evidence-based teaching approaches.
Standard 5: 幼儿课程中学术内容的知识、应用与整合
学生了解许多学科和教学策略. 他们运用这些知识,使用早期学习标准来决定自发的和有计划的学习经历以及课程发展, implementation, and evaluation to ensure that learning will be stimulating, challenging, and meaningful to each child.
Standard 6: Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator
学生识别和参与作为早期儿童专业的成员,知道如何倡导年幼的孩子, families, and the profession. 他们知道并使用道德和其他早期儿童专业指南, and communicate effectively in their work with young children, families, and colleagues. 学生作为专业成员进行协作、反思和有意识的实践.
Practicum Placement Sites
以下是学生完成实习的社区站点示例
- Seacoast Community School
- Live and Learn Early Learning Center
- Stratham Circle Learning Center
- Robin’s Childsplace
- Imprints Day School
- Appleseeds Day School
- Strafford County Head Start
- Great Bay Kids & Co.
- Portsmouth Head Start
- Portsmouth Early Education Program
- Nurture and Nature Children’s Center
- Rochester Child Care Center
- My School
- Kingston Children’s Center
Tuition Assistance
这个奖助金计划是通过与花岗岩州立学院和儿童青年部的合作伙伴关系提供的 & Families, Department of Health and Human Resources. 该计划的目标是使在早期护理和教育领域工作的个人能够增加知识和技能, 获得并保持NH幼儿专业证书. CCSNH students, 每周至少工作20小时,在NH有执照的早期儿童项目被邀请申请. 符合条件的学生每学期可以获得一门欧洲经委会课程的资助.
More information and the application can be located on the CCSNH website.