儿童早期 Education Transfer Pathway AS
米的 Transfer Pathway in 儿童早期 Education, offered on the 费格斯瀑布 campus, prepares you to work as a highly skilled professional in the essential career field of early childhood education.
With an 儿童早期 Education Transfer Pathway AS, you'll have a solid foundation from which to complete a bachelor's degree in elementary or early childhood education. Courses in the 60-credit degree focus on children from birth through age 8 and include onsite experience and instruction in behavior guidance, children with special needs, and the development of environments and curriculum for infant/toddler, preschool-age and primary school-age children.
Observations and internships are a valuable part of 米的 program. These hands-on learning experiences are offered at off-site early childhood programs including Head Start, licensed family childcare, 幼儿园, infant/toddler care and school-age care. There are also opportunities to complete some lab work in our on-campus childcare facility.
The program meets the educational requirements for assistant teacher and paraprofessional in an educational setting, assistant teacher and teacher in a childcare setting and/or family childcare provider, and group family childcare provider.
职业发展机会
The 儿童早期 Transfer Pathway prepares you for a wide range of positions, including:
- Head Start program, preschool or childcare center teacher
- 食品计划监督员
- RBPD (Relationship-based Professional Development) specialist
- 国内游客
- 达到一级培训师
- Public school paraprofessional or teacher aide
- School-age childcare provider
作为一名毕业生, you'll also be prepared to work with and on behalf of children and families in a variety of non-teaching career fields such as human service agencies and services, 家访, 训练, early childhood management and child life.
The 儿童早期 Transfer Pathway program has updated all curriculum to include the Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers and The Minnesota 儿童早期 Content Standards. Articulation agreements are in place with Southwest 明尼苏达州 University and Mayville State University.
Here's what you'll learn
- Developmentally appropriate learning experiences for children
- Professional practices that meet the NAEYC 儿童早期 Code of Ethical Conduct
- Appropriate child guidance strategies based on developmental stages
- Age-appropriate nutrition practices for early childhood
- Effective communication with parents and coworkers
- Care and planning for children with special needs
- Typical and atypical development in children ages birth through 8
- Physical, emotional and safety issues related to childcare
