383- ADULT LIVING/FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING

- Course ID: 22210A001(.5 credit; one semester)11,12

This course focuses on the identification and management of personal and family resources to meet the needs, values and wants of individuals and families throughout the life cycle. The course uses a variety of project-based experiences and service-learning opportunities to gain knowledge and expertise in understanding and applying management skills, with consideration to diverse social, economic, technological, environmental, and cultural characteristics of individuals and families. Students will learn the necessary information and practical skills related to such topics as interpersonal and family relationships, career preparation, life management, healthy living, foods and nutrition, and housing. The goal of this course is to help our youth learn skills to help them to be successful in life. Much of our real-life takes place outside of the textbook, and this course helps prepare the individual for achievement. Students will receive help in applying for a job, finding an apartment,cost-effective grocery shopping, navigating workplace professionalism, and communication skills. Topics also include consumer rights and responsibilities in the marketplace; financial responsibility and decision making; planning and money management; credit and debt; risk management and insurance; saving and investment; home ownership; state and federal taxes; electronic banking; and current issues in the economy. The class will include outside classroom experience in the community during the classroom hour, including Kroger, housing sites, Marion Law Enforcement, and guest speakers from the fields. Many junior-senior students are living in a "social" world; however, they lack social skills, techniques, and tack in face-to-face encounters with adults, work, and relationships. This course offers students a fun way to learn the facts of life and develop the tools to be successful in their life choices.

384- CHILD DEVELOPMENT- (.5 credit; one semester) 10,11,12

Course ID: 19052A001 Child Development

This current, comprehensive, and motivating course is designed to maximize students’ interest and learning about the study of child development, parenting, and childcare. This course offers students information about children including their development, effective parenting or caregiver techniques (Real Care Baby), and a fun and exciting classroom environment. Child Development and Parenting addresses the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors associated with supporting and promoting optimal growth and development of infants and children. The focus is on research-based nurturing and parenting practices and skills, including brain development research, that supports the positive development of children. Students will explore opportunities in human services and education-related careers. Chapters also cover pregnancy prevention, teen pregnancy, prenatal development, and delivery. Prerequisite course for Child Care I/ Kiddie City

*385 & 386 CHILD CARE I and II/ KIDDIE CITY- (2 credits; one year) 11,12

(JALC Dual Credit Class ECE 155, ECE 160, ECE 161)

Course ID: 19153A001 Early Childhood Education/Child Care One (2 credits; one year) 11,12, 3 hours college credit, ECE Gateway Credential Level One Teaching Certificate

Course ID: 19151A001 Foundations to Teaching/Child Care Two (2 credits; one year) 12, 4 hours college credit, ECE graduation stole

Let's PLAY! This Junior-Senior class prepares individuals for their career and future through hands-on experiences and the wonder and excitement of working with children. Each day the student is learning the importance of professionalism, accountability, and responsibility through a fun and fast-paced curriculum that brings the textbook to life as a staff member of the laboratory school, Kiddie City. It is designed to help prepare individuals for a career in early childhood education, or a variety of areas working with children including pediatrics, social workers, guidance counselors, and speech and language development specialists. The course offers practical techniques to guide children through a variety of daily experiences in a safe and educational ways. Hands-on activities include shadowing local elementary educators each week and Marion High Schools’ private education system, Kiddie City three days a week. The course provides 7 hours of college credit and a college prep portfolio to those completing the course. In addition, staff will receive an honor cord for each year of service recognized by the ECE national association with a stole. Gateway will offer a six-year 90% tuition college waiver for students majoring in Early Childhood Education for all Child Care students.

Prerequisite: Child Development with an acceptable grade, attendance record, selected by the instructor.

*385 Child Care I- ECE 160- Year One- 3 Hours College Credit

A foundation course in theory and principles of the development continuum, including an in-depth study of physical, social/emotional, cognitive, language, and aesthetic development; an examination of current research and major developmental theories encompassing birth through eight years of age. This course will include an exploration of child development within a socio-cultural context, such as gender, family, race, ethnicity, language, ability, socio-economics, religion, and society; and emphasis on the implications for early childhood professional practice. This course prepares students to guide the development of young children in an educational setting through classroom and job shadowing experiences. Course content includes child development, care, and education issues. Project-based learning experiences include planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities, basic health and safety practices, and legal requirements of teaching young children. Students will research the requirements of early childhood education careers and develop/expand their career portfolios.

Students must be concurrently enrolled in ECE 161 Early Childhood Practicum; requiring 3 hours per week of hands-on experience in the Kiddie City Child Development Lab.

* 386 Child Care II- ECE 155- Year Two- 3 Hours College Credit

This course provides an overview of the health, safety and nutritional needs of young children and early childhood practices to ensure children’s well-being in group settings birth to age eight. Content includes roles and responsibilities of adults in meeting children’s needs, healthy lifestyle practices, childhood illnesses and injuries, meeting health, nutrition and safety standards, and planning nutritionally appropriate meals. Information on program planning, curriculum, current issues, and parent education in regard to health and safety will also be discussed.

*385/ 386 Child Care I/II- ECE 161- Senior Year- 1 Hour College Credit

This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in working with young children. Students will engage in the practical application of child development knowledge and professional teaching practices with infants, toddlers, and preschool children in the Kiddie City Child Development Lab. The student will work with young children 2 hours per week under the direct supervision of a qualified professional. This course introduces students to the principles underlying teaching and learning, responsibilities and duties of teachers, and strategies and techniques to deliver knowledge and information. A combination of classroom and field experiences will enable the student to gain skilled knowledge and understanding of the education profession. Course content includes projects to develop an understanding of the learner and the learning process, instructional planning, the learning environment, assessment and instructional strategies, career opportunities in the field of education, and Illinois regulations and licensing requirements. The college instructor will coordinate the learning experience, including performance assessments.