SPRING 2013 Internet CHLD 1302 (CRN: 23372, Section: 491)
Course Schedule (Tentative)
Date
Class Activity Plans, Discussion Content,
and Reading Assignments
Week One:
March 11 –
March 17, 2013
Getting Started
First of all, take a deep breath! Your instructor understands that it can be
anxiety producing to see such a detailed list of course tasks.
This document outlines the work to be done for the entire course. Some
students want to see the “big picture” while others feel overwhelmed by it and
would prefer to focus on the course one week at a time. Remember: everything
you have to do is listed here, but you don’t have to do it all at once!
This document is how the instructor communicates with you regarding
assignments and deadlines. Each week, you are expected to refer to this
document in order to know what to do.
Each week, you should also check your TCC email and Blackboard
Announcements as there may be changes or additions to this Course Schedule.
If you develop a system of checking off items on this list as you complete them,
you will find that you manage your time effectively and have a better chance
of succeeding in this course. While it may seem daunting to be given all of this
information up front, I promise that you will eventually find it reassuring to have
everything that you must do written on a “to do” list that you can manage.
It is also a good idea to take care of housekeeping chores related to your TCC
e-mail account at this time. When you participate in an online course you must
take good care of your e-mail account. If you have limited space for storing
messages on your account, e-mail messages from the instructor may bounce
back because your account is full. Clean up your e-mail account as soon as
possible.
Purchase course textbooks and materials if you have not done so (child
development books are available at the West Campus bookstore ONLY. This
book cannot be purchased at the Northeast bookstore). There is one required
book, which has an upside-down toddler on the cover, by Marilyn Segal.
Some documents that you will read in this course are available online as .pdf
documents. To read these documents, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader.
This program is available free for download at:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, download it now for use in this
course.
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Another tool that you will need in this course is the ability to view Power Point
documents. If your computer does not have Power Point, you will need to
download a Power Point viewer. If you do not have Power Point or a Power
Point viewer, download it now for use in this course.
If you are unfamiliar with the Child Development Associate Credential process
and its requirements, you will be at a disadvantage as you complete this
course. You need to have already chosen your CDA setting: center-based
preschool, center-based infant-toddler, or family home child care.
Visit www.cdacouncil.org for more information about CDA if needed.
It is recommended that students pursuing the CDA also take CHLD 1501, the
CDA Assessment Course, as soon as possible after electing to pursue the CDA
and choosing a setting. This course is offered three times each semester.
If you are not pursuing a CDA, please e-mail the instructor immediately to
make her aware of this circumstance. Review your syllabus for information
about course requirements that are specific to the CDA credentialing process;
these requirements will not be waived for you.
If you are not currently working in childcare, you will need to determine a
childcare setting for use in completing the requirements of this course. Sites
must be state licensed and must be pre-approved by the instructor. The TCC
Child Development Program’s laboratory school is the preferred observation
site. To propose an observation site other than TCC West Campus, e-mail the
instructor the name of the program, the program’s director, and a telephone
number for the program.
Note: The instructor has a variety of tools that allow her to track your course
participation. Blackboard as a system keeps statistics about the way that each person
uses the course site. Blackboard can tell me, for example, the date and time of each of
your visits to the course site. It can tell me which documents you accessed and which
areas of the site you visited.
Essentially, every time you click your mouse while you are in Blackboard is recorded as
a statistic. This information is used to track attendance and participation.
Week 1
Assignments
Go to Weekly folder 1 to view all coursework readings, assignments, quizzes,
and discussion board topics. All items are due and properly submitted by
Sunday, March 17, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
1. Complete the Blackboard Online Orientation and email the code word
to your instructor.
2. Explore the Blackboard course web site to get a feel for how things work
and where things are located for this particular course; individual
instructors arrange and organize Blackboard sites in different ways so this
course may not “work” the same as other courses that you are taking.
3. Access and read the TCC Student Policy Handbook, All TCC students
are expected to read this document, which informs you of your rights
and responsibilities.
4. Access, print and read the CHLD 1302 Course Syllabus & Course
Schedule. You can also quickly locate both of these items in the Course
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5.
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Syllabus & Course Schedule tab (located on your Blackboard course
menu to the left of the screen).
Complete the Quiz over Syllabus, Course Policies, and Course
Procedures
View “What Do You Want Children to Learn?” Power Point presentation.
Develop your Discussion Board Introduction post and then post it in the
proper discussion board thread.
Reply to 2 classmates Discussion Board Introduction post.
It is especially important to inform the instructor which CDA setting (centerbased preschool, center-based infant/toddler, or family child care home) that
you have selected.
March 18 –
March 24, 2013
~~~~~Spring Break~~~~~
The college is closed beginning Monday, March 18 – Sunday, March 24, 2013. The instructor will
not be available during this week by phone or email.
Week Two:
March 25 –
March 31, 2013
This week we are
discussing
Physical
Development
Week Three:
April 1 – April 7,
2013
This week we are
discussing
Cognitive
Development
Go to Weekly folder 2 to view all coursework readings, assignments, quizzes,
and discussion board topics. All items are due and properly submitted by
Sunday, March 31, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
1. Read Chapter 4 about physical development in your CHLD 1302
textbook.
2. View the instructor’s Power Point presentation (if applicable for this week)
3. Complete the weekly quiz.
4. Complete Field Assignment One
5. Access the Let’s Move Child Care Challenge project and begin
participation; this week, you must sign up on the website and take the
checklist quiz
6. Review the ongoing assignments that are required for this course and
begin to work on them. Pay close attention to due dates.
Go to Weekly folder 3 to view all coursework readings, assignments, quizzes,
and discussion board topics. All items are due and properly submitted by
Sunday, April 7, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
1. Read Chapter 5 about cognitive development in your CHLD 1302
textbook.
2. View the instructor’s Power Point presentation (if applicable for this week)
3. Complete the weekly quiz.
4. Access and begin Field Assignment Two (Note: Field Assignment Two is
not due until Sunday April 14, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.)
Ongoing Assignments that are due Sunday, May 12, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
1. Continue reviewing assignment guidelines for Competency Statement
Two. It is important that you reference your setting-specific CDA booklet
for this assignment (blue, green or yellow). After reading Chapter 5, you
will be able to write a paragraph about the second heading of the
document (cognitive).
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2. Continue collecting Resource File #5 & Resource File #6.
3. Continue working on your Let’s Move Child Care Challenge project.
Week Four:
April 8 – April
14, 2013
This week we are
discussing
Learning, Brain
Development,
and Multiple
Intelligences
Go to Weekly folder 4 to view all coursework readings, assignments, quizzes,
and discussion board topics. All items are due and properly submitted by
Sunday, April 14, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
1. Review Chapter 5 about cognitive development in your CHLD 1302
textbook.
2. View the instructor’s Power Point presentations
3. View and read the article: Developmentally Appropriate Practices in
Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 from
NAEYC.
4. Complete the weekly quiz.
5. Complete and submit Field Assignment Two
6. Continue working on your Let’s Move Child Care Challenge project and
submit your Midterm Progress Post.
Ongoing Assignments that are due Sunday, May 12, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
1. Continue reviewing assignment guidelines for Competency Statement
Two. It is important that you reference your setting-specific CDA booklet
for this assignment (blue, green or yellow). After reviewing Chapter 5,
you will be able to add more information to heading two.
2. Continue collecting Resource File #5 & Resource File #6.
3. Continue working on your Let’s Move Child Care Challenge project.
Week Five:
April 15 – April
21, 2013
This week we are
discussing
Communication
Language, and
Literacy
Go to Weekly folder 5 to view all coursework readings, assignments, quizzes,
and discussion board topics. All items are due and properly submitted by
Sunday, April 21, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
1. Read Chapter 6 about language and literacy in your CHLD 1302
textbook.
2. View the instructor’s Power Point presentations
3. Read all required articles that are posted.
4. Complete the weekly quiz.
5. Complete and submit Field Assignment Three (literacy).
Ongoing Assignments that are due Sunday, May 12, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
1. Continue reviewing assignment guidelines for Competency Statement
Two. It is important that you reference your setting-specific CDA booklet
for this assignment (blue, green or yellow). After reading Chapter 6, you
will be able to work on heading three.
2. Continue collecting Resource File #5 & Resource File #6.
3. Continue working on your Let’s Move Child Care Challenge project.
Week Six:
April 22 – April
28, 2013
Go to Weekly folder 6 to view all coursework readings, assignments, quizzes,
and discussion board topics. All items are due and properly submitted by
Sunday, April 28, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
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This week we are
discussing
Creativity: Art
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5.
Read Chapter 7 in your CHLD 1302 textbook.
View the instructor’s Power Point presentations
Read all required articles that are required
Complete the weekly quiz.
Complete and submit Field Assignment Four (art and creativity).
Ongoing Assignments that are due Sunday, May 12, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
1. Continue reviewing assignment guidelines for Competency Statement
Two. It is important that you reference your setting-specific CDA booklet
for this assignment (blue, green or yellow). After reading Chapter 7, you
will be able to complete the paragraph for heading four (creative). If
needed, take your completed draft to the writing center for technical
assistance.
2. Continue collecting Resource File #5 & Resource File #6.
3. Continue working on your Let’s Move Child Care Challenge project.
Week Seven
April 29 – May
5, 2013
This week we are
discussing
Creativity: Music
Go to Weekly folder 7 to view all coursework readings, assignments, quizzes,
and discussion board topics. All items are due and properly submitted by
Sunday, May 5, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
1. Review Chapter 7 in your CHLD 1302 textbook.
2. View the instructor’s Power Point presentation (if applicable for this week)
3. Complete the weekly quiz.
Ongoing Assignments that are due Sunday, May 12, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
1. Continue reviewing assignment guidelines for Competency Statement
Two. It is important that you reference your setting-specific CDA booklet
for this assignment (blue, green or yellow). After reading Chapter 7, you
will be able to complete the paragraph for heading four (creative). If
needed, take your completed draft to the writing center for technical
assistance.
2. Continue collecting Resource File #5 & Resource File #6.
3. Continue working on your Let’s Move Child Care Challenge project.
Week Eight:
May 6 – May
12, 2013
Go to Weekly folder 7 to view all coursework readings, assignments, quizzes,
and discussion board topics. All items are due and properly submitted by
Sunday, May 12, 2013 by 11:59 p.m.
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6.
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Review and study for the CHLD 1302 Final Exam
Submit Resource File Item #5
Submit Resource File Item #6
Submit Competency Statement Two
Post your Final Progress Post on your Let’s Move Child Care Challenge
Complete the CHLD 1302 comprehensive Final Exam. The password will
be emailed to you on or before 10am on Monday, May 5, 2013. If you
do not receive the password by e-mail, you must contact the instructor
by 5pm on the Thursday, May 9, 2013 to remedy this situation. Otherwise
you will forfeit your right to take the exam.
Please remember: academic integrity policies do not allow me to reset the final exam for
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you. If you disrupt your link to the final exam, you will have to come to West Campus and
take a paper-and-pencil test that differs from the online exam.
Whew! Yippee! We made it to the end of class 
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