Child Development and Learning (ECE) 15 Hours
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Child Development and Learning
A certificate will be issued for this 15 hour course upon successful completion of all 5 topics listed below.
This 15-hour course is designed to provide an overview of topics related to growth and development in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. As an early childhood educator an awareness of the developmental ages and stages is important in understanding the abilities of children and forming reasonable expectations of children’s behavior and skills. It is important for the professionals who care for children to understand the impact of trauma on development and to cultivate strategies that build children’s resilience so that they are able to succeed.
Topics Included in this Course:
Learning Outcomes:
CDA Unit 8: Understanding Principles of Child Development and Learning (15 hour)
Washington STARS credit:
A certificate will be issued for this 15 hour course upon successful completion of all 5 topics listed below.
This 15-hour course is designed to provide an overview of topics related to growth and development in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. As an early childhood educator an awareness of the developmental ages and stages is important in understanding the abilities of children and forming reasonable expectations of children’s behavior and skills. It is important for the professionals who care for children to understand the impact of trauma on development and to cultivate strategies that build children’s resilience so that they are able to succeed.
Topics Included in this Course:
- Child Development Theorists and Learning Theories (3 hours)
- Speech and Language Milestones (3 hours)
- The Gifted Child (2 hours)
- What is Executive Function? (3 hours)
- Supporting Children for Life Success (4 hours)
Learning Outcomes:
- After reading about each theorist and how they pertain to early childhood education, participants will be able to recall this through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about the zone of proximal development and scaffolding, participants will be able to analyze how this fits into their classroom through the peer discussion.
- After reading about each theorist and what they are known for, participants will be able to explain this through an open-ended question.
- After reading about the differences between voice, speech, and language, participants will be able to recall these through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about infant, toddler, and preschool speech and language milestones, participants will be able to identify these through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about observing children's speech and language milestones, participants will be able to apply this to hypothetical scenarios through open-ended questions.
- After reading about best classroom supports for gifted children, participants will be able to apply these to hypothetical scenarios through open-ended questions.
- After reading about the characteristics of gifted children, participants will be able to identify these through a multiple-choice quiz.
- Identify areas of giftedness in children After reading common myths about gifted children, participants will be able to identify these through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about Executive Function Disorder, participants will be able to apply this to a hypothetical scenario through an open-ended question.
- After reading about the stages of executive function, participants will be able to identify these through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about self-regulation, participants will be able to describe this through an open-ended question.
- After reading about what ACEs are, participants will be able to explain this through an open-ended question.
- After reading about the 5 key facts surrounding ACEs, participants will be able to identify this information through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about the differences between toxic stress and tolerable stress, participants will be able to describe these through the peer discussion.
- After reading about how nature and nurture effect brain development in children, participants will be able to recall this information through an open-ended question.
- After reading about how to support children who have experienced ACEs in the classroom, participants will be able to respond to hypothetical scenarios through open-ended questions.
CDA Unit 8: Understanding Principles of Child Development and Learning (15 hour)
Washington STARS credit:
- Child Growth and Development (15 hours)
Technical Requirements:
This training platform is user friendly, and it is expected that the majority of students will find that their computers and mobile devices operate without any complications. However, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Internet Explorer will not work to complete this course. Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and you WILL have issues if you use it to complete online training. Please use a different browser other than Internet Explorer.
We have provided optional links below where you can download alternate browsers. All browsers are free to download and use on your computer.
This training platform is user friendly, and it is expected that the majority of students will find that their computers and mobile devices operate without any complications. However, here are a few things to keep in mind:
- A laptop or PC are recommended for completing online courses
- Most students are able to use mobile devices such as tablets and cell phones to complete courses. However, each device is different, and an individual's skill level with the device may determine their success with using a mobile device. Online courses require being able to download files, save them to your device and complete work, save and upload to your training. Some students may find this to be technically challenging.
- Recommended internet browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Opera are all acceptable browsers
- Some courses have assignments which may require downloading and editing a document using an application on your computer or mobile device. Applications that work to open the Word document are: Microsoft Word, Pages, Text Editor, Google Docs, and WordPad
- Make sure you’re using a current operating system (for example, Windows 10 or Apple OS)
- Outdated operating systems may cause technical difficulties
- Slow internet speed may impact loading time
- Videos may require Adobe Flash Player
Internet Explorer will not work to complete this course. Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and you WILL have issues if you use it to complete online training. Please use a different browser other than Internet Explorer.
We have provided optional links below where you can download alternate browsers. All browsers are free to download and use on your computer.
Terms of Use
You have access to online courses for 1 year from the date of payment, with the exception of the Child Care Basics which is a 6-month enrollment period.
You have access to online courses for 1 year from the date of payment, with the exception of the Child Care Basics which is a 6-month enrollment period.
- For immediate access to courses at the time of payment, enroll at our sister site www.myececlass.com.
- When enrolling on our home page at www.cdastars.com, the information to access the online course will be sent to the email address provided during enrollment hours.
*Times shown are Pacific Standard Time. If you are in Central or Eastern Time, you will need to adjust the time accordingly. - New Enrollments Are Set-Up During the Following Times:
Monday - Friday 7 am – 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday 9 am – 8 pm
Holidays 9 am – 8 pm - Registrations that are submitted at www.cdastars.com after enrollment hours will be processed the next morning. You will receive an email with information to access the course.
- Check your email for instructions to start the training. Click on the link in the email to access the course.
- Internet access is required. There are no text books for the training. The coursework is done completely online.
- Some students may find that they need to download or update Shockwave, Flash player or Java.
- Some students may find that they have to update their internet browser, this is most often the case when trying to use Internet Explorer. We recommend Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for the best results. Our student support staff is happy to assist students with troubleshooting should you encounter technical issues, and will provide common suggestions for solving problems that occur when normal browser maintenance or application updates need to occur.
- Cancellations and refunds requested within 72 hours after enrollment are available for courses/programs that have NOT been accessed. Refunds and Cancellations will be charged a 20% cancellation fee.
- Once you log in and start a course, a refund is not available. After 72 hours, the payment credit can be transferred to a different training or to a new student if the training was not started by the original student for up to 30 days after enrollment.
- Refunds are not available after 72 hours from the date of payment.
- Refunds are not available for courses/programs that have been started.
- Our courses may, or may not, meet annual training requirements in your state. Please provide us with your state, and any State registry ID number, and if we are able to record your completed training with your state, we will. In some cases, for annual state credit, you will need to submit the certificate to the appropriate registry and they may or may not award annual credit. Providing a State Registry number to us does not guarantee that your state will approve the training for annual continuing education credit. Many states have QRIS systems that require specific courses to be completed for annual or in-service training. Do not enroll in this course for the purpose of completing a state specific mandated course without first verifying exactly what course requirements need to be met.
- For Washington State students, completed courses are recorded in MERIT Monday through Friday, throughout the day continuously, between 8 am and 3 PM. If you complete your training in the evening or over the weekend, it will be recorded on the next business day during those hours.
- During the last two weeks of December, expect longer processing times for enrollment and certificates due to the high volume of enrollments and completed trainings during the year end rush. We recommend enrolling and completing your training prior to the end of December whenever possible.
- Enrollment expires in 1 year from the date of payment for all courses, with the exception of the Child Care Basics.
