Course Orientation
1. Course Orientation
Course Orientation
Introduction
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Congratulations on your successful completion of the prerequisite course, CCS3120!
CCS3130: Early Learning and Child Care 3 is a one-credit course focused on children’s social, emotional, and creative development. This course also addresses how children’s development can be promoted through well-planned and developmentally appropriate play.
In CCS3120 you were introduced to the mnemonic SPICE of Life. You learned about children’s physical, intellectual, and language development. In CCS3130 you will learn about the other developmental areas: social, emotional, and creative.
Assessment
Each session includes learning activities. Your course grade will be determined through these activities. As you progress through this course, you and your teacher will decide the weighting of each session and individual learning activities within each session.
You will also observe and interact with children and child care providers in a child care facility. You will spend approximately 10–12 hours in a child care facility.
Timelines
The time allotted for this course is 25 hours. There are four sessions. Each session will take approximately 4 hours to complete. You may need more time to complete some sessions and less time to complete others.
As you work through the course, you will also spend time developing a course strategies box for the Course Project. You will finish by completing the Course Summary.
Icon Legend
The following icons are included in this course as visual reminders of what you need to do:
Checking In
You will need to contact your teacher.
Checking My Understanding
You will complete an activity to see how well you understand the information presented.
Child Care Facility
You will need to go to a child care facility to complete an activity.
Course Project
You will work on your course project.
Toolkit
The Toolkit is a library of the important documents presented to you throughout the course. Go to the Toolkit at any time to see the following documents and all of the rubrics and checklists: