EDUC& 136 School Age Care (3 credits)

2. Build authentic and culturally responsive relationships with children and families.

3. Analyze learning environments and make recommendations that are culturally responsive, developmentally appropriate, and conducive to positive social interactions.

4. Use guidance strategies that promote cognitive and social growth in the school-age care environment.

5. Describe state and local school-age care regulations and procedures related to group size, health, nutrition, and safety.

6. Design curricula that are developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive

7. Find community resources supporting school-age care/youth development program personnel.

Degree Outcomes
Early Childhood Education Program Outcome:
OUTCOME 1. PROMOTING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING Students use their understanding of child development – including young children’s unique characteristics and needs, and the multiple interacting influences on children’s development and learning – to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for each child.

Key elements of OUTCOME 1
1a: Describe young children’s diverse characteristics and needs, from birth through age 8.
1b: Explain the multiple influences on early development and learning.
1c: Use knowledge of child development to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments for young children.

Core Ability

Information Literacy: Graduates will be critical users, creators, and disseminators of information by examining how information is created, valued, and influenced by power and privilege.

Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30

Potential Methods
A. Discussions
B. Quizzes and exams
C. Written paper
D. Evaluation of environment
E. Curriculum plan
F. Resource list