Northland Community and Technical College · Courses
CDEV
14 courses with the subject CDEV, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CDEV 1103Intro Early Education 2/1/03
This course will explore career opportunities with early childhood education and investigate a variety of early childhood programs for children ages birth through eight. It will examine job requirements, duties, regulations, and personal characteristics of successful workers in the field of early childhood education. In addition, this course will guide the student in obtaining skills needed to maintain a safe and healthy child development setting. Prerequisite(s): None
This course provides an overview of development of children from conception through age eight, with emphasis in the following areas: physical, cognitive, language, creative, and social emotional development. It identifies the link between development and learning and the roles and responsibilities of parents, educators, and caregivers in creating developmentally appropriate learning experiences. It integrates theory with developmentally appropriate practice in home, center-based, and school settings. Prerequisite(s): None
This course provides students an introduction to positive child guidance techniques for children birth to age eight. Students will explore factors that influence behavior such as: environment, development, and relationships. The course identifies strategies to create safe learning environments that promote trust and positive interactions between children and teachers. Prerequisite(s): CDEV1103, CDEV1109
This course provides an exploration of home, center or school environments for children birth through age eight. Students explore the environment's role in creating developmentally appropriate learning experiences for children. Students will create developmentally appropriate learning activities for children birth to age eight. Prerequisite(s): CDEV1103, CDEV1109
This course provides an exploration of safe and healthy home or center learning environments for children, birth through school-age. The learner will examine and plan developmentally and culturally appropriate learning activities and centers, as well as explore topics such as preventing illness, preventing accidents, handling emergencies, meeting children's basic nutritional needs, child abuse, and current health related issues. Prerequisite(s): None CDEV 2203 Observation-Assessment 3 cr 2/1/0 This course provides students with the opportunity to observe and assess children's development. Under the supervision of an instructor, the student observes, records, interprets, and develops plans to strengthen the development of children birth to age eight. Student will construct a child study based on assessments gathered throughout the course of the semester for one specific child. Prerequisite(s): CDEV1121, CDEV1131
This course covers the relationship between the caregiver and the child's family. It will explore strategies to maintain professional relationships with co-workers, parents, and outside organizations. Cultural diversity/dynamics, bias, public education, housing, employment, crime, health care, legal services, and social services will be explored. Prerequisite(s): None
This course is an overview of early language acquisition on how literacy is best developed and what activities early childhood educators can do to promote the foundation for literacy development. Prerequisite(s): None 2024—25 Northland Course Descriptions Page 79
This course examines student exceptionalities and the impact on learning. Students integrate knowledge of developmental needs, developmentally appropriate environments, and effective teaching methods for children with exceptionalities in an early childhood environment. Prerequisite(s): CDEV2203
This course provides an overview of infant/toddler learning experiences, in either home or center-based settings. Students integrate knowledge of developmental needs, developmentally appropriate environments, and effective caregiving and teaching methods. Prerequisite(s): CDEV1109
This course will provide an introduction to basic American Sign Language vocabulary, fingerspelling, numbers and Deaf Culture. Expressive and receptive dialogue exercises and activities are incorporated. Prerequisite(s):
This course will provide increased understanding of American Sign Language vocabulary, grammar and use of non-manual markers. Expressive and receptive dialogue exercises and fundamental aspects of Deaf Culture are incorporated. This course is a continuation of Level 1 with greater emphasis on expressive signing skills. Prerequisite(s): CDEV2251
This course covers the basic services that a Paraprofessional will provide for children in a classroom setting. Areas covered are professionalism, clerical duties, understanding of children with disabilities, formal and informal communications, classroom management and record keeping and identifying the needs of remedial students. Prerequisite(s): None CDEV 2295 Internship 3 cr 0/0/3 This course provides an opportunity to apply acquired knowledge and skill in an early childhood education. Students create and implement a variety of learning experiences that are developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, and that promote student success. Students will journal and self-reflect. Prerequisite(s): Instructor
