COLLIN COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE NUMBER: CDEC 2324
COURSE TITLE: Child Development Associate Training III
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Based on the requirements for the Child Development
Associate National Credential (CDA). Competency goals II and III including six of the
13 functional areas of study. Goal II physical and intellectual , Topics on CDA overview,
general observation skills, and child growth and development overview.
COURSE CREDIT HOURS: 3 LECTURE HOURS: 3 LAB HOURS: 1 CLN/REC
HOURS: 0
PRE-REQUISITE: None
CO-REQUISITE: None
College Repeat Policy: A student may repeat this course only once after
receiving a grade including “W”.
COURSE DELIVERY METHOD: Lecture, Group Discussion, Instructional
Demonstrations, Video Tape, Student Projects, Checklists and forms, Guest speakers
INSTRUCTOR’S INFORMATION :
Instructor’s Name : Susy Mathews MS
Office Number: Will meet at the Lab School or Associate Faculty Office (B-103)
between 12:30p.m. and 1:15p.m. on Monday or Tuesday, by appointment only. Will wait
after each class
Contact Information: 972-881-5945 or 972-881-5800. In case of emergencies, contact
Social and Behavioral Science Division at 972-881-5800.
Email: smathews@ccccd.edu (Best way to contact me is through email)
Fax: 972-881-5700
Class Information :
Class Meeting Times: Thursday 4:00pm – 6:50 p.m.
Class Meeting Location: The Greer Annex, 510 Heard Street, McKinney. (469-7426304) and other Video-conference Region 10 Satellite sites nearest to you, can be
identified by calling LeAnn Kite at 972-348-1600.
TEXTBOOKS:
Day, Carol B. 2004. Essentials for Child Development Associates. Council for
Early Childhood Professional Recognition. 2nd Edition.
Brendekamp, Sue & Copple, Carol Developmentally Appropriate Practice in
Early Childhood Programs.
“The Child Development Lab Manual” (Lavender color) Collin College
Bookstores
“The Minimum Standards Book” (Yellow cover) Collin College Bookstores
SUPPLIES:
Resource File Items
Mandatory Orientation: The following is our mandatory lab orientation schedule
for Spring, 2008: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Spring Creek Campus 9-12 am and 7-10
pm at Conference Center
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Preston Ridge Campus 9-12 am at F148 and Central
Park Campus 7-10 pm at Pike Hall
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Spring Creek Campus 9-12 am at Conference Center
Your assistance is greatly appreciated! Please let me know when you can help.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. To acquire the knowledge and skills to advance the physical and intellectual
development of children. The student will:
a. Learn to express a variety of long term goals for children that advance
their physical and intellectual growth.
b. Focus upon how children learn through brain development of young
children, modeling and hands on experiences.
c. Explore the most effective teaching outcomes that include a balance of
child-initiated / teacher-guided play, and teacher led small group learning
experiences.
d. Provide a variety of equipment, activities and opportunities to promote the
physical development of children.
e. Organize the physical equipment and activities to include inside and
outside materials which are adapted to special needs children.
f. Provide activities to children that encourage exploring the world through
their senses of taste, smell, sight, hearing, and touch.
2. To advance intellectual competence, the student will:
a. Provide opportunities for children to understand verbal and non-verbal
communication.
b. Use knowledge of language development to provide scaffolding for
children to acquire and utilize communication.
c. Promote communication of thoughts and feelings among children.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Demonstrate active communication with children.
Utilize sound and rhythm to stimulate children’s play.
Encourage use of language in children’s play.
Provide support for children to express creativity.
Describe how the use of space and materials aid in children’s expression
of creativity.
3. Describe the CDA process.
a. Define terms associated with the CDA process.
b. Outline stages of assessment.
c. Summarize the six competency goals and their thirteen functional areas.
4. Develop general observation skills.
a. Analyze types of observation techniques.
b. Observe and record children’s development.
5. Utilize skills in writing, speaking, problem-solving, time management and record
keeping.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Participation in class
activities.
2. Presentation of individual projects and group projects.
3. Completion of assigned readings and audiovisual viewings.
4. Acceptable completion of lab hours and lab reports.
5. Review and compliance with all state licensing requirements and adherence to
the professional standards of ethics.
6. Demonstration of competence in relation to course specific skills, knowledge,
and attitudes.
7. Compilation of Resource File Items.
8. Midterm and final exams and/or reports.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Written Assignments and Resource File Collection:
Presentations:
Lab Assignments
Mid-Term
Final Exam
Classroom Discussions
550 points
100
50
100
100
100
Total
1000
900-1000
800- 899
700- 799
600- 699
599 and below
=A
=B
=C
=D
=F
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance is required. A large part of your grade is attendance and you are expected to
be there every day. You may have 3 absences without penalty, although if you miss an
activity during that class in which a grade was given you will NOT receive a grade for
that activity. Makeup is ONLY available for those with a doctor’s note or if I approve
the absence before the class AND you e-mailed me about it. Missing a lot of your class
time can result in a failing grade even if your grades are high. Over three (3) absences
from class/lab may result in a failing grade for the course.
Students are expected to attend class regularly, to notify the professor if they will be
absent, and to make arrangements to complete any work missed. It is your responsibility
to keep up with information discussed in class when absent. (Do not call me for the
missing information—make a friend in class and cover for each other). Students are
encouraged to discuss extenuating circumstances with the professor.
An excused absence will not deduct points from your attendance grade. These are
defined as illness, family death, CCCCD school-sponsored activity, or approved religious
holiday-however, appropriate documentation (A physician’s return to school/work form,
mortuary statement, field trip roster) must be provided within two class periods of your
return date to class! Note: a verbal explanation is appreciated but will not suffice as
documentation. Furthermore, a note from your parent, spouse, partner, significant other,
or roommate does not constitute proper documentation. Additionally, routine
dental/doctor visits, elective medical procedures, family vacations, and court appearances
resulting from your own negligence are not excused.
DO NOT DROP THIS COURSE UNLESS….you have talked to me. There are often
circumstances in student’s lives that cause them to get behind or miss school and they
will sometimes drop when they didn’t really need to. Please talk to me first and we will
see if there are ways to work out things!
Students are responsible for withdrawing themselves from the course. Failure to do so
will result in a performance grade of “F”. THE LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM
THE COURSE AND RECEIVE A GRADE OF “W” IS April 11, 2008.
RELIGIOUS HOLY DAYS:
In accordance with Section 51.911 of the Texas Education Code, CCCC will allow a
student who is absent from class for the observance of a religious holy day to take an
examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within a reasonable time.
Students are required to file a written request with each professor within the first 15 days
of the semester to qualify for an excused absence. A copy of the state rules and
procedures regarding holy days and the form for notification of absence from each class
under this provision are available from the Registrar’s Office.
ADA STATEMENT:
It is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable
accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities. This college
will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and guidelines with
respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational
opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the ACCESS office, SCC-G200 or
972-881-5898, (V/TDD: 972-881-5950) in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate
accommodations.
ACADEMIC ETHICS: The college District may initiate disciplinary proceedings
against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is
not limited to, statements, acts, or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the
award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work material that is not one’s
own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve, but is not limited to, one or more of the
following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, use of annotated texts or teacher’s
editions, and/or falsifying academic records.
Plagiarism is the use of an author’s words or ideas as if they were one’s own without
giving credit to the source, including but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct
quotation.
Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner
during an examination, illicitly obtaining examination questions in advance, copying
computer or internet files, using someone else’s work for the assignments as if it were
one’s own, or any other dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a
course.
Turning in a lab sheet that has been falsified and/or duplicated in any way will
automatically result in a failing grade for all labs.
Collusion is intentionally aiding or attempting to aid another in an act of scholastic
dishonesty, including but not limited to, providing a paper or project to another student;
providing an inappropriate level of assistance; communicating answers to a classmate
during an examination; removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a
classmate to copy answers.
POSSIBLE CHANGES TO SYLLABUS OR COURSE:
This syllabus is intended to be a set of guidelines for this course. Collin College and I
reserve the right to make modifications in content, schedule, and requirements as
necessary to promote the most effective learning possible within the prevailing conditions
affecting the course. Changes will be announced if they are to be made. Changes will
only be made in an effort to improve the course and allow students to be more
successful.
Tentative Course Calendar TECA 1354: Spring 2008
January 17
Orientation; Introductions; Paperwork
January 24
Unit 2: How do you collect information about children? How
do you use information to teach appropriately
January 31
Unit 5: How do children learn? Teaching Methods;
Continuum of Teaching Behaviors; Learning Styles
February 7
Unit 5: Modifications and Adaptations for Children with
Special Needs
February 14
Unit 5: Outdoor Play
February 21
Unit: 5 Developing Children’s Senses
February 28
Unit: 5 Increasing Children’s Vocabulary
March 6
Unit 5: Increasing Children’s Vocabulary; Midterm Exam(Work covered; General Child Development topics
related to CDA)
March 13
Music and Movement; Art; Creative Expression
March 20
Spring Break Enjoy!
March 27
Math and Science for Young Children; Blocks; Curriculum
Webbing
April 3
Unit 7: Establish Cooperative Relationships; Using
Community Resources; Making Good Decisions;
Communication
April 10
Unit: 7
April 17
Unit 7, 8
April 24
Presentations
May 1
Presentations
May 8
Finals
FYI: This syllabus is intended to be a set of guidelines for this course. CCCC and I
reserve the right to make modifications in content, schedule, and requirements as
necessary.
CDA III WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
CDA III covers Units #5, #7, #8 and Competencies #2 and #6.
1. Select four songs, finger-plays, word games, or poems that you can use to promote
phonological awareness including two from other cultures. Describe strategies to
promote phonological awareness among children whose home language is other than.
English. Provide the music and the words. You will present these in class.
(100 points+25 for presentation)
DUE:__________________________
2. PRESCHOOL ENDORSEMENT: List nine stimulating activities that promote
physical, cognitive and creative development: three for three-year olds, three for fouryear olds, three for five-year olds. Describe the materials used, the skills they encourage,
and how the children use them. Describe the goals, materials, and teaching strategies
used. Three activities must focus on physical development, three on cognitive
development, and three on creative development. Even though the activities focus on a
particular area of development they must promote the other two areas of development
also. Check in text Page 441 for Infant/Toddler and Family Child Care Endorsements.
(100 points+25 points for presentation)
DUE:___________________________
3. Type a 200-500 word statement of Competency 2-To advance physical and
intellectual competence.
(100 points)
DUE:__________________________
4. 11.Type a 200-500 word statement of Competency 5-To maintain a commitment to
Professionalism.
(100 points)
Due:___________________________
5. Based on Competency Goal VI collect the following items for your resource files:
Some of the students have already collected this during CDA I (Resource File items 13,
14, 15, 16, 17)
a. Obtain address and telephone number of a state agency that regulates child care
facilities. Request a copy of current regulations. If no regulation exists, a copy of the
standards endorsed by a local, state, or national child care association.
b. Contact two or three national early childhood associations, and one or two state or
local childcare associations. You will request information about membership and
information on how to order resources.
c. Obtain pamphlets, no more than five, designed for parents to help them understand
how children grow and learn.
d. Locate an observation tool to use in recording information about children’s behavior.
One copy should be blank; the other copy should be filled out with a sample observation
of an individual child. (The child’s name should no be included). Identify the age range
of children for which the tool is appropriate.
e. Obtain contact information for agencies in the community that provide resources for
children with disabilities.
(50 points)
DUE__________________________
Those of you who have already collected the Resource File Items 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 will
be given another assignment to make 50 points
7) Describe the centers in your classroom and list the equipment, toys, and materials in
each of these centers. Use photographs to enhance your paper
50 points+25 points for presentation
NOTE: A copy of the generic syllabus is available in the division office and on the
college web site at: http://iws.ccccd.edu/syllabus. (URL will be up by Fall term)