Course Details

CCEI450A: Launching Learning Centers in Your Classroom

Course ID 71408

ChildCare Education Institute

(800) 499-9907

Description

This course examines the process of establishing and enhancing learning centers in an early childhood education setting. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to list common learning centers found in an early childhood classroom and identify the requirements for evaluating and adjusting each classroom center to ensure the appropriateness for young children.

1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Steps to advance children's physical and intellectual development (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Infant and Toddler

Head Start/Early Head Start

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

• Identify factors that motivate children to learn
• Define characteristics of effective learning centers
• Compare and contrast structured and unstructured play
• Identify the characteristics and purposes of common learning centers
• Define strategies for improving existing learning centers
• Identify the purpose of theme−based and special−interest learning centers
• Identify strategies for evaluating learning centers and assessing students′ needs

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.