North Seattle Community College, an accredited college in Seattle, Washington is again offering a five-credit online class, FAM 180, for those who work with children at home and at school.
The class begins on April 6, 2009. The cost for the class is $55.00, plus a technology fee of $39.22, for a total of $94.22. FAM 180 is co-taught by Sandra Looper and Val Donato.
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Our topics change each quarter; the topics for this quarter are based on student input and will be: Early Literacy, Early Brain Development, Successful Families, Social / Emotional Development, and School Readiness.
I have included excerpts from a SAMPLE home page in order to give an idea of the way the class operates and the expectations for completion (receiving an "S" or satisfactory grade).
This online class, including a pre-course assignment, is designed to give students flexibility in and accessibility to obtaining parenting/working with children information.
This course will also provide a forum to share questions with other registered parents, nannies, childcare providers, and the instructors teaching this class.
The design of this course allows for two tracks: instructor generated and an open forum for current concerns and support.
For the instructor-generated track, we have chosen topics which, from our experience, have proven to be areas about which parents/providers have voiced a need for the research and information. These topics may range from multiple intelligences to social development. The other track is designed as an open forum where students can network with other classmates and instructors to ask questions and provide support for each other. Students will have a chance to practice skills with the children in their care.
The goals of this course are:
Students are required to answer (in the Topic Discussion/Open Forum) at least 7 questions per topic averaging approximately 3-4 per week.
Students are also required to respond (in the Topic Discussion/Open Forum) to at least 4 other students' postings per topic. At the beginning of each topic assignment, the student is expected to read the assignment, follow the directions, and respond appropriately to other students' postings. Postings are expected which will reflect the results of the assignment and any additional thinking.
Occasionally, there may be times when students will be required to work in virtual groups or network with other students. Additionally, students are encouraged to post about any issue or concern not covered in the course content.
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