Family and Consumer Science
Mrs. Sara Roubinek
Pine City High School
629-4156 [email protected]
Child Development/Child Growth and Development
Course Code: 090101-40
Course Registation Code: 1144
Level and Length
One semester, every day, grades 10-12
Pine Tech Community College Concurrent Enrollment- 3 PTC credits
Career Pathway: Human Services- Early Childhood Development and Services
Student Leadership: Reading and creating lessons for area Preschool students
MN FCS Frameworks
Importance of Child Development and Parenting Minnesota Frameworks: 1.0 Analyze roles and responsibilities across the lifespan.
2.0 Analyze principles of human growth and development across the life span.
3.0 Analysis factors that influence infant human growth and development.
4.0 Analyze factors that influence toddler human growth and development.
5.0 Analyze factors that influence pre-school human growth and development.
6.0 Analyze factors that influence school-age/adolescence growth and development.
7.0 Analyze factors that influence young adulthood growth and development.
10.0 Analyze current career paths within child and human development.
Major Topics Covered
Observation tools
Checklists
Rating scales
Anecdotal records
Visual documentation
Early childhood programs
Philosophies, missions and goals
Licensing requirements
Matching programs to specific needs
Components of a quality program
Physical/motor development
Cognitive development
Language/literacy development
Social/emotional development
Creativity development
Approaches to learning development
Theorists and their implications for the practice with young children and families
Major Learner Outcomes
The student will:
Identify observation tools
Collect and/or create examples of observation tools
Demonstrate appropriate use of observation tools
Examine early childhood programs
Compare program philosophies, missions and goals
Explain the licensing requirements of early childhood programs
Match early childhood resources to a child’s atypical development or other specific need
Examine indicators of a quality early childhood program
Examine indicators of a developmentally-appropriate curriculum
Discuss theoretical approaches of the six developmental domains
Prepare and present a lesson plan for each of the six developmental domains
Observe and record the six developmental domains
Evaluate lesson plan effectiveness
Materials
“Observing and Understanding Child Development,” 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning
“Measuring Performance,” 2002 Delmar Thomson Learning
“Beginnings and Beyond, 5th edition,” 2000 Delmar Thomson Learning
Minnesota Office of the Revisor online, www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
“Early Childhood Indicators of Progress,” 2005 Minnesota Department of Human Services
Procedures
Reading
Slide show lectures
Lab demonstration
On-site lab
Individual and group assignments
Journals
Assessments
According to PTC Child Growth and Development Syllabi
Be Prompt:
Entering the Classroom: Students will enter the classroom prepared to begin the warm-up problems/activity. The students should come to class with their (list specific materials). Students should be in their seat when the bell rings and ready to begin class without being prompted to do so. The warm-up activity will be posted on the front board.
Ending Class: Students are expected to stay in their seats until they are dismissed by the teacher, not the bell.
Be Responsible:
- Chromebooks must remain under your desk unless you are instructed to take them out.
- Chromebooks must be flat on your desk when in use.
- Chromebooks are only to be used for (your class) related activities (no emailing, messaging, or checking grades unless instructed to do so).
- Teachers have the right to look through your Chromebook.
- If you are using the Chromebook inappropriately, you will be given one warning. If the behavior continues, it will be taken away.
1:1 Device Management Plan
As a member of a 1:1 program, it is your responsibility to bring your device to class each day charged and ready for use. Failure to do so will result in your being sent to the Media Center to receive a violation. If your device is in need of charging it will be kept and charged for the remainder of the class hour or until it reaches 50%. It is your responsibility to pick it up between classes. Loaner devices are available only for devices that are in for repair
Violation #1 - Warning
Violation #2 - Detention
Violation #3 - Detention and loss of privilege to take device home for the period of 20 school days
Be Attentive:
- When the teacher (include your launch button) you may begin working.
- When the teacher (include your attention getter) you need to stop and give your full attention.
Be Considerate:
- Respect the people, equipment, and furnishings in the room.
- Adjust your voice level to suit the activity.
- Follow directions the first time they are given.
- Observe all rules in the student handbook.
If You Choose to not be Considerate
- First time: Non verbal (the look)
- Second time: Walk and stand by (let the student know you are there)
- Third time: Coupling Statement (“Right now you’re blurting, a better choice would be to raise your hand.”)
- Fourth time: Refocus Form in the Classroom
- Fifth time: Refocus Form in Room 226/Options Room
- Sixth time: Removal to the office
- In your own words, describe Child Development in 2-3 quality sentences.
- Why are you taking this class? What do you hope to learn? What challenges will you need to overcome to be successful in this class?