CHILD DEVELOPMENT: TEACHER

GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
TEACHER - SCHOOL-AGE

This curriculum is designed for those students who plan careers in teaching in a school-age child care setting. The curriculum requires completion of 24 units of Child Development courses plus 16 units of General Education, necessary for the Child Center Permit.
The certificate is outlined in acknowledgment of the California Child Development Permit, which is issued through the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The permit enables an educator to move along a career ladder which supports a hierarchy of professional goals and competencies relative to employment and leadership. The required courses listed for this child development certificate meet the requirements of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for teachers of Child Development Centers, Extended Day Care Centers, and other publicly funded children’s centers; the requirements of the California Child Development Permits: Preschool and School-Age Matrixes, and Administrative Code, Title XXII for teachers and directors of state licensed infant/toddler, preschool, and school-aged programs; the recommendations of the California Community Colleges Home Economic Program Plan for child development students; and the paraprofessional criteria in the 2001 "No Child Left Behind." The permit enables an educator to move along a career ladder which supports a hierarchy of professional goals and competencies relative to employment and leadership.
Students interested in pursuing a Bachelor's degree, should meet with an academic and/or transfer counselor to discuss transfer requirements.
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PREREQUISITE COURSES	REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE		UNITS
CHLDV 135	CHLDV 133	Observation and Assessment	3
	CHLDV 135	Child Growth and Development	3
CHLDV 135	CHLDV 137	School Age Children in Child Care	3
CHLDV 135	CHLDV 140	Principles and Practice of Teaching	3
CHLDV 140 and verification of TB Clearance. Corequisite: CHLDV 182*	CHLDV 141*	Student Teaching Seminar	2
CHLDV 135	CHLDV 142	Child, Family and Community	3
Corequisite: CHLDV 141	CHLDV 182*	Student Teaching Field Practice - School Age Focus	1
	Select a minimum of 6 units from the following
	CHLDV 138	Health, Safety, and Nutrition	3
CHLDV 135	CHLDV 147	Working with Infants and Toddlers	3
	CHLDV 151	Creative Activities for Preschool Children	3
	CHLDV 152	Music for Young Children	3
	CHLDV 154	Early Childhood Education and the Art Experience	3
CHLDV 135 (may be taken concurrently)	CHLDV 155	Children with Special Needs	3
CHLDV 135	CHLDV 156	Teaching in a Diverse Society	3
	CHLDV 158 or DANCE 158	Movement Development: Birth through Twelve Years	3 or 3
	CHLDV 160	Guiding Children and Adolescents	3
	CHLDV 174	Administration and Supervision of Early Childhood Programs I	3
CHLDV 174	CHLDV 175	Administration and Supervision of Early Childhood Programs II	3
State of California Child Development Permit	CHLDV 176	Mentor Teacher Practices	3
	CHLDV 210	Scaffolding Learning in Early Childhood Education	3
	CHLDV 220	Stress, Coping and Resiliency for the Professional Educator	3
	TOTAL UNITS OF REQUIRED COURSES		24
	Select a minimum of 16 units with at least one course from each of the following G.C.C. AA/AS G.E. areas:
		-10.a. Natural Science or 10.d.(2). Math course and
		-10.b. Social Science and
		-10.c. Humanities and
		-10.d.(1). English Composition
	TOTAL UNITS OF G.E. REQUIRED		16

Note: * To complete this certificate, Child Development 141 must be taken with placement in a school-age setting for laboratory experience (Child Development 182).
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.

August 2009	GCC Catalog 2009-2010
Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records.