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Updated: 11/30/05

ECE 125 - Professionalism through CDA Certificate Preparation

Course Description

Provides training in professionalism through Child Development Associate Credentialing Certificate preparation in the following areas: applying for the Child Development Associate Credential through Direct Assessment; professional resource file development; and, strategies to establish positive and productive relationships with families.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

CDA Credential Application Process

Class

2

Professional Resource File Development

D. Lab

1

Positive and Productive Relationships with Families

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

 

Credit

2

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

Program admission, ECE 101, ECE 103, ECE 105, 480 clock hours of work experience within last five years with young children and/or ECE 121, ECE 122 and ECE 124.

Corequisite:

     

  

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

CDA Credential Application Process

1

2

0

CDA Credential through Direct Assessment

CDA Contact Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition for CDA candidate

 

 

 

Professional Resource File Development

1

0

0

Importance of early childhood education

professionalism.

 

Maintain commitment to professionalism.

 

 

 

Development of Professional Resource

File for CDA Document of Competency.

Begin the preparation of the professional resource file that is a collection of reference material that the CDA will use an early childhood professional. It contains a description of the CDA candidate's work with

child care information resources.

 

 

 

Positive and Productive Relationships with Families

10

1

0

Positive and productive relationships with families.

Maintain an open, friendly, and cooperative relationship with each child's family, encourages their involvement in the program, and supports the child's relationship with his or her family.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

(not updated)

Beaty,  J.J. (1988). Skills for Preschool teachers. Columbus, OH: Macmillan.

Bredekamp,  S. (1987).  Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood program serving children from birth through age 8. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

 CDA Competency  Standards Books. Washington, DC: Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition.

Essentials Workbook. Washington, DC: Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition.