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Family and Community Collaboration ECED 235 3 credits Judy Hudson |
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The course is ECED 235-060 Family and Community Collaboration. This course examines the involvement of families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds in early childhood programs. Ways to establish collaborative relationships with parents and others involved with children in early childhood settings are discussed. Strategies for communicating with parents and guardians about their children and incorporating the families’ goals and desires for their children into the early childhood program will be included. It is a required course for the early childhood certificate, the early childhood associate’s degree and can replace the 45 hours class for child care licensure in New Mexico. |
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You must have completed ENGL 099 or received an accuplacer score above 58. You must have completed RDNG 113 or tested out of it. It is highly recommended that you have completed COCS 111 . |
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The course begins Aug. 24 and ends Dec. 11. You should have the book and be able to log-on to your San Juan College portal before the beginning date. |
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The
instructor is Judy Hudson. Ms. Hudson has a Masters Degree in Early
Childhood Special Education, has extensive experience in working with
families and community structures and has traveled extensively in order to
further her knowledge of diverse cultures. She has been designing and
teaching online classes for the past five years. . |
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You will need the following materials to complete this course successfully:
for young children. Third Edition. Clifton, Park, N.Y.: Thomson Delmar Learning.
Your
instructor strongly advises you to wait until you have a good Internet
connection before taking this course. |
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Will I have to meet face-to-face with the instructor or other students? |
No, although the instructor will be available by appointment. You will correspond with the instructor using the internal email in the course. |
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ECED 235 can be a difficult course. During the semester, you will have to read several chapters from your textbooks, visit various websites, view PowerPoint presentations, work with other students, complete several lengthy assignments, and interact by doing interviews.. Students who can follow written instructions and learn through reading on their own have the best chance of succeeding. Along with the assignment load, working online can be a challenge. Computer-savvy students who are comfortable with the keyboard and the required software do best. If you don't learn well on your own or are unsure of yourself on the computer, you should reconsider whether you are suited for this course right now. To help you determine whether this course is the right choice for you, look over the “Online Readiness Checklist” under “Getting Started” on the SJC Virtual Campus webpage. See the list of links at the end of the page to go to "Getting Started." |
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You will need to spend as much time on this course as you would in any face-2-face art or design course. An in-class version of ECED 235 would meet 3 hours per week. As a rule, for every hour you are in class, you need to spend a minimum of 2 hours studying. So, 3 + (3 x 2) = 9 hours per week. Most of the time it will take 10 to 12 hours to complete weekly assignments and projects. Don't sign up for the course unless you are able to commit a great deal of time to it. |
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No,
because the assignments build upon one another. You will need feedback on
earlier assignments before you can complete later assignments successfully.
With the amount of work involved in the course, deadlines will help you stay
on track. Since this course attempts to replicate the environment in the
workplace, the instructor will not allow late work, but will allow students
to work ahead of schedule. |
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The course space is limited to 20 students—if you enroll and then don’t participate, or drop the course early on, be aware that you are depriving another student (who may not have other options for completing the course) of this opportunity. If you are serious about taking ECED 235 – Family and Community Collaboration follow these steps: Sign
up for the course!
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¯ What is this course? ¯ What are the prerequisites? ¯ When does this course begin and end? ¯ Who is teaching this course? ¯ What materials will I need ? ¯ Will I have to meet face-to-face with the instructor or other students? ¯ Will the course be hard for me? ¯ How much time will I have to spend per week on this course? ¯ Can I go at my own pace? ¯ What do I need to do if I decide to take this course? ¯ |
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