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CAREER CLUSTERS
Human Services, Education & Training
What does a career in Childhood Development look like?
A career focusing on childhood development involves working to support the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social growth of children. Professions in this field include early childhood educators, child psychologists, pediatricians, and child life specialists. These professionals contribute to creating nurturing environments, providing educational guidance, and addressing developmental needs to ensure children reach their full potential.
Inside look at the Module:
Students focus on the intellectual, physical and social/emotional development of children, while making a connection to careers in Child Development from infancy to adolescence.
Project-based activities include:
Activity: Evaluating Development
Activity: Caring for a Baby
Activity: Pediatric Physical Therapy
Activity: Pediatric Speech-Language Exploration
(Bonus) Activity: Childhood Safety & CPR
Activity: Narrative Writing & Checkpoint Test
Activity: Assessing School Readiness
Activity: Design Brief
Activity: Argumentative Writing, Career Research & Planning, and Checkpoint Test
FEATURES
• Project-Based Learning
• Career Ready Practices
• Reading and Writing in Context
• Customizable Content
Career Pathway:
There are hundreds of related careers in the Human Services Career Cluster, some more similar than others. By classifying these similar careers into narrower categories called pathways, it helps individuals look at a range of options when it comes to employment in an area with similar skills and knowledge. Although this system of classifying careers into clusters and pathways is helpful in navigating career options, it is not the only way. This module is more specifically aligned with the Early Childhood Development & Services Career Pathway. Individuals in this pathway share a set of skills and knowledge which expand upon the skills and knowledge needed in the Human Services Career Cluster. Individuals in the Early Childhood Development & Services Services Career Pathway demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
Demonstrate communication techniques with children to facilitate ongoing development and enhance learning.
Communicate effectively with fellow staff members to facilitate child development activities.
Maintain working knowledge of child development licensing and certification organizations to keep abreast of current procedures and changes.
Create and maintain relationships between staff and parents/family members to encourage involvement and facilitate child development and learning.
Evaluate safety and sanitation procedures associated with the early childhood education environment to assure compliance and prevent potential hazards.
Adhere to ethical and legal responsibilities, laws and regulations to protect children and families.
Apply principles of child growth and development, including social, emotional, physical and cognitive milestones, to provide comprehensive program offerings.
Evaluate curriculum for inclusiveness of children with special needs.
Planning Your Career:
By working through this module you will begin your journey towards developing the skills and knowledge to be successfully employed in this pathway. By taking your experience and building on it by applying these skills in different scenarios you will be better prepared to take the next step in your educational path. At the end of this module, you will select two of the related careers and describe how to achieve those opportunities.
These are the careers you will explore in this module:
School Psychologists
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Social and Human Service Assistants
Childcare Workers
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
Audiologists
Speech-Language Pathologists
Occupational Therapists
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