College Credit Certificate in Assistant Teacher

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Why Assistant Teaching

The Assistant Teacher Certificate is designed to prepare individuals to be teachers in a child care center and/or preschool setting. The certificate will provide 18 hours credit toward an A.A.S. degree in Early Childhood Education as well as the coursework to equal a Gateways Level 2 credential.

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Locations

East Campus

Quad-Cities Campus

Formats

On-campus

Online

Number of Credits

Next Start Date

Anytime

Financial Aid Eligibility

Yes

Careers In Assistant Teaching

Courses in Assistant Teaching

CRN	Course Name	Hrs.
ECE 100	Introduction to Early Childhood	3
ECE 200	Growth and Development of Young Children	3
ECE 201	Health, Safety and Nutrition	3
ECE 203	Curriculum for Early Childhood Programs	3
ECE 222	Child, Family, Community	3
ECE 224	Methods of Guiding Child Behavior	3

Learning Objectives

Students who complete this program will be able to:

Identify knowledge of developmental theories and domains using research-based child development milestone indicators.
Assess ECE environment for best practices in health and safety.
Identify the role of the environment and importance of relationships in guiding children’s behavior.
Demonstrate knowledge of the role and influence of families, culture, and communities in children’s development and learning.
Demonstrate knowledge and application of professionalism in early childhood education as indicated by image, behavior and dispositions expected for Assistant Teachers.
Demonstrate ability to connect child behavior to appropriate developmental domains.
Describe classroom environmental considerations, developmentally appropriate materials, and interactions for various age groups.

Assistant Teacher Admission Requirements

While there is not an application to the early child childhood programs, students are required to:

Have appropriate placement scores through placement testing (SAT/ACT or Accuplacer) or previous college credits.
Successfully document and meet all health and background checks required by academic programs and/or courses.