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Course Details

Unit 9: Developing as an Early Education Professional

Course ID  70648
CECPD
 

Description

The job of being an early education teacher requires that individuals are skilled in many different aspects of caring for young children. Early education teachers should continually strive to improve their job performance in order to give children the best possible care. Early education teachers who are willing to learn more about their job and how to better perform it, will have a more rewarding career.

10.00 Hours

Course Level

Formal

General Continuing Education

Course Category

Early Childhood

Pathway Units
Formal Approved

(10 Hours)

CDA Content Areas

Maintaining a commitment to professionalism (10 Hours)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider
Child Care Center Staff

Infants (0-12 months)
Toddlers (13-24 months)
Two's (25-36 months)
Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)
Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

1. Answer questions about attributes and skills of an early care professional.

2. Answer questions about how the early care professional should serve as a role model.

3. Answer questions about the importance of maintaining personal wellness.

4. Answer questions about attributes of a team and the teacher’s role.

5. Answer questions about the purpose and key points in the Code of Ethics of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

6. Answer questions about key elements in job satisfaction.

7. Answer questions about self-evaluation for your professional development and explore methods of self-evaluation.

8. Answer questions about setting professional goals and developing action plans to meet goals.

9. Summarize your professional beliefs and values about early childhood education. (Assignment Sheet 1

10. Answer questions about the importance of continuing professional development.

11. List two or three early childhood associations (national, regional, state or local), including website addresses, and describe the professional resources and membership opportunities they each offer. (Assignment Sheet 2)

12. Reflect on how your professional practices maintain a commitment to professionalism. (Assignment Sheet 3)

The number of events scheduled for this course is 1