9 courses with the subject CCM, 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.
CCM 100Childcare Management*3
This course will cover the basic theories of childcare program planning with an emphasis on the specific objectives of operating a practical daycare program. The content will cover the preparation of daily and monthly activity plans based on environment, availability of equipment, themes, learning objectives, and child development. This course is intended to give an overview of the childcare field and present the fundamentals necessary to prepare for a career with young children. This course will cover the knowledge, skills, and values needed to operate a daycare facility along with reviewing the regulations governing the environment. This course introduces CDA competency Standard 1: Functional Area 1: To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment and competency Standard V: Functional area 12: Program Management and CDA Competency VI: Functional area VI: Professionalism. Note: all students are required to participate in a minimum of 25 hours of internship or employment in a childcare center per week as per the program requirements. Terms Offered: FL, SP 182
This course will introduce students to the childcare setting where students will observe early childhood programs and participate in a discussion and evaluation of types of activities, situations, and behavior patterns and identify specific patterns of child behavior relevant to classroom management. Students will be exposed to a variety of assessment techniques in early childhood education, including children with special needs. The course focuses on structured observations, use of behavioral rating scales, psycho-educational screening tests, and assessment of parent-child interactions. Formal and informal parent contacts, interviewing techniques, the use of technology in the assessment process, and referrals to school and community resources are also explored. Emphasis is placed on developmental and differentiated assessment strategies for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. This course is focused on CDA Competency 3: Functional area 8: Develops a warm, positive, supportive and responsive relationship with each child, and helps each child learn about and take pride in their individual and cultural identity. Functional area 9: Helps each child function effectively I the group, learn to express feelings, acquire social skills, make friends, and promote mutual respect among children and adults. Functional area 10: Provide a supportive environment and use effective strategies to promote children’s self-regulation and support acceptable behaviors and effectively intervenes for children with persistent challenging behaviors. Note: all students are required to participate in a minimum of 25 hours of internship or employment in a childcare center per week as per the program requirements. Terms Offered: SU, WI
CCM 115Instructional Strategies for Early Childhood Education*3
This course will cover the theoretical models that underlie teaching and learning in the early childhood setting. Students will examine appropriate methods for teaching all young children, explore lesson plan designs, and analyze the most effective, research-based teaching strategies to promote student learning. The course will focus on language development, communication, and the importance of self-expression. Theories and practical skills that are needed to administer discipline to promote the educational development and personal achievement of young children will be discussed. The focus of this course is on CDA Competency 1: Functional area 1: Organize and use relationships, the physical space, materials, daily schedule, and routines to create a secure, interesting, and enjoyable environment that promotes engagement, play, exploration, and learning of all children, including children with disabilities. This space is culturally responsive and culturally sustaining. It promotes the positive racial identity and home language development of all children. Additionally, this course will focus on CDA Competency 2: Functional area 6: Communication; Using a variety of developmentally appropriate leaning experiences and teaching strategies to promote children’s language and early literacy learning and help them communicate their thoughts and feelings verbally and nonverbally. Candidate helps dual-language learners make progress in understanding and speaking both English and their home language. Note: all students are required to participate in a minimum of 25 hours of internship or employment in a childcare center per week as per the program requirements Terms Offered: FL, SP
This course is designed to teach the basics of health, safety, and nutrition. Emphasis is placed on the nutritional needs of the young child and specific health care and safety issues. Infant and Child CPR, First Aid training, and Childhood Diseases are presented. This course is focused on CDA Competency 1: Functional Area 2: To provide an environment that promotes health and prevents illness and teaches children about good nutrition and continues the discussion of CDA competency Standard 1: Functional Area 1: To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment. Note: all students are required to participate in a minimum of 25 hours of internship or employment in a childcare center per week as per the program requirements. Terms Offered: SU, WI 183
This course is designed to teach students about the care and guiding of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The emphasis of the course focuses on developing the skills needed to provide a challenging and developmentally appropriate atmosphere. The focus of this course is on CDA Competency 2: Functional area 4: Physical Development where students will learn about the physical development of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to equip them to use a variety of developmentally appropriate equipment, learning experiences and teaching strategies to promote the physical development (fine motor and gross motor) of all children. Additionally, the course will focus on CDA Competency 2: Functional area 5: Cognitive development where students will learn about cognitive development of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to enable them to use a variety of developmentally appropriate learning and teaching strategies to promote curiosity, reasoning, and problem solving to provide a strong foundation for future learning. This will include promoting learning mathematics, science, technology and other content. Note: all students are required to participate in a minimum of 25 hours of internship or employment in a childcare center per week as per the program requirements.
This course is designed to teach students strategies on how to interact with children with special needs in the early childhood classroom. The course will provide realistic curricular adaptations for ensuring the successful inclusion of students with special needs, ages 3 to 8. The students will explore daily activities, how-to strategies and lesson modifications that help facilitate a truly inclusive classroom experience. The course provides knowledge and skills that early childhood directors and teachers need to understand when working with families, children, and professionals of diverse backgrounds. Terms Offered: SU, WI
This course is designed to promote creative awareness in all areas of an early childhood curriculum. The course will discuss how to create a developmentally appropriate curriculum without sacrificing academic rigor. It will also discuss social-emotional development and cognitive development for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The curriculum will assist students with strategies to create meaningful interactions and learning to life in the classroom. The content will cover selected topics and themes that include music, art, science, math, social studies, and health. This course is focused on CDA Competency Standard 2: Functional Area 7: Creativity. Note: all students are required to participate in a minimum of 25 hours of internship or employment in a childcare center per week as per the program requirements. Terms Offered: SU, WI
CCM 220Administration of Early Childhood Programs*3
This course provides an overview of Early Care and Education and Program Administration. It will assist students with identifying Childcare Program Core Values, Vision and Mission Statements, as well as discuss planning for Program Evaluations. The course will also discuss regulations, accreditation criteria, and other standards of practice in Child Care. Students will learn the essential aspects of creating and maintaining a safe, healthy, and effective day care environment for children. Students will synthesize knowledge of business and childcare to create a working childcare facility. Terms Offered: FL, SP 184
