Overview
Begin a career dedicated to our next generation! 河谷的幼儿教育副学士学位为学生提供了许多新的就业机会, career advancement, and continuing education, including transfer to bachelor degree programs. 河谷是你作为幼儿专家进入新职业的最好的第一步.
RVCC 2024-2025 ECE Program Handbook (pdf)
Why RVCC?
从事幼儿教育提供了真正接触未来的机会. Early Childhood Education at River Valley offers accessible courses, flexible plans for either full-time or part-time study, and individualized advising.
Here at River Valley you’ll learn how young children develop and grow, 以及如何通过优质护理和教育促进他们的最佳发展. Courses combine theory and practice, including observations and direct work with children, in meaningful ways.
You’ll work with a team of faculty members who are
- dedicated to the early childhood field,
- advocates for young children & their families, and
- passionate about their teaching and working with adult-learners.
Career Options
Child care centers
- Nursery schools
- Head Start centers
- Laboratory schools
- Family child care homes
- After-school programs
- Montessori schools
- Parent cooperatives
- Public and private schools
Related Degrees
早期儿童教育计划分享推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜的使命,准备个人进入劳动力市场, 作为幼儿专业人士和教育工作者,在他们选择的职业生涯中取得进步, and to prepare for continued study, including academic transfer. 该计划还致力于培养学生重视和专业参与高质量的幼儿环境和社区的重要性.
我们认识到并尊重幼儿教育项目的学生有不同的职业目标, both short-term and long-range. We work to meet these varied student needs.
我们认为,幼儿课程的整体设计应反映当前跨学科的知识,准备幼儿专业人员. 我们努力为我们的学生提供一个坚实的基础,利用由全国幼儿教育协会(NAEYC)概述的儿童早期专业准备标准,在副学士学位水平。. 我们相信并支持由全国幼儿教育协会(NAEYC)制定的道德准则。.
Program Goals
The Early Childhood Education Program utilizes the National
幼儿教育协会(NAEYC)专业标准
and Competencies for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs,
Position Statement adopted by the NAEYC Governing Board, November 2019.
Graduates of the program will know and be able to do the following:
Standard 1. Child Development and Learning in Context
Early childhood educators (a) are grounded in an
了解幼儿从出生到发育的阶段
age 8 across developmental domains. They (b) understand each child as an
individual with unique developmental variations. Early childhood educators (c)
understand that children learn and develop within relationships and within
多种背景,包括家庭、文化、语言、社区和
society. They (d) use this multidimensional knowledge to make evidence-based
decisions about how to carry out their responsibilities.
Standard 2. Family-Teacher Partnerships and Community Connections
Early childhood educators understand that successful early
儿童教育依赖于教育者与儿童家庭的伙伴关系
the young children they serve. They (a) know about, understand, and value the
diversity in family characteristics. Early childhood educators (b) use this
理解与之建立尊重、回应、互惠的关系
families and to engage with them as partners in their young children’s
development and learning. They (c) use community resources to support young
儿童的学习和发展,并支持儿童的家庭,和
他们在早期学习环境、学校和社区之间建立联系
organizations and agencies.
Standard 3. Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment
Early childhood educators (a) understand that the primary
评估的目的是为早期学习提供指导和规划
settings. They (b) know how to use observation, documentation, and other
appropriate assessment approaches and tools. Early childhood educators (c) use screening
评估工具的方式是基于道德和发展的,
在文化、能力和语言上适合记录发展
progress and promote positive outcomes for each child. Early childhood
educators (d) build assessment partnerships with families and professional
colleagues.
Standard 4. Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching
Practices
Early childhood educators understand that teaching and
learning with young children is a complex enterprise, and its details vary
这取决于孩子的年龄和特点以及他们所处的环境
teaching and learning occur. They (a) understand and demonstrate positive,
关怀,支持的关系和互动作为他们的基础
work with young children. They (b) understand and use teaching skills that are
响应幼儿的学习轨迹和需要的
each child. Early childhood educators (c) use a broad repertoire of
developmentally appropriate and culturally and linguistically relevant,
反偏见,循证教学方法,反映原则
of universal design for learning.
Standard 5. 幼儿课程中学术内容的知识、应用与整合
Early childhood educators have knowledge of the content of
the academic disciplines (e.g., language and literacy, the arts, mathematics,
社会研究、科学、技术与工程、体育)及其他
the pedagogical methods for teaching each discipline. They (a) understand the
中心概念,方法和工具的调查,和结构在每个学术
discipline. Educators (b) understand pedagogy, including how young children
学习和处理各学科信息,学习轨迹为
每个学科,以及教师如何使用这些知识来指导他们的实践.
They (c) apply this knowledge using early learning standards and other
对自发的和有计划的学习经验做出决定的资源
以及关于课程开发、实施和评估的问题
learning will be stimulating, challenging, and meaningful to each child.
Standard 6. Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator
Early childhood educators (a) identify and participate as
members of the early childhood profession. They serve as informed advocates for
年幼的孩子,对于他们所照顾的孩子的家庭,以及对于
early childhood profession. They (b) know and use ethical guidelines and other
early childhood professional guidelines. They (c) have professional
communication skills that effectively support their relationships and work
young children, families, and colleagues. Early childhood educators (d) are
continuous, collaborative learners who (e) develop and sustain the habit of
在日常工作中与幼儿进行反思和有意识的练习
as members of the early childhood profession.
幼儿教育一级证书、幼儿教育二级证书 & Toddler Certificate and Associate Degree are all open enrollment programs. This means we accept students once they are accepted to River Valley; no additional program-specific requirements are necessary. At RVCC, 我们相信所有的学生都应该能够完成证书或学位,并能够尽可能顺利地转学或开始他们的职业生涯.
Important Notes:
- 所有申请人应在入学前仔细阅读欧洲经委会课程的技术标准.
- 所有申请人还应阅读RVCC目录和学生手册中的招生部分的完整犯罪背景调查政策.
- 寻求进入幼儿教育计划的申请人,如果认为他们可能在州登记和犯罪记录检查方面有困难,建议在入学前联系新罕布什尔州儿童保育许可局(1-800-852-3345).
如果您对幼儿教育项目的学习有任何疑问, 请不要犹豫,索取信息或联系欧洲经委会项目主任克里·贝尔纳普·莫里斯 [email protected] or 603-542-7744, extension 5411.
Course Sequencing
First Year: Fall Semester
Mathematics Elective
Total Credits: 3 – 4
First Year: Spring Semester
Science Elective
Total Credits: 3 – 4
Second Year: Fall Semester
Early Childhood Education 200-level Elective
Total Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts/World Language Elective
Total Credits: 3 – 4
Second Year: Spring Semester
ECE 290R or 291R
Total Credits: 3
Early Childhood Education 200-level Elective
Total Credits: 3
英语/人文/美术/世界语言/科学/数学或社会科学选修课
Total Credits: 3 – 4
Kerry Belknap Morris
Early Childhood Education | Professional Studies | Social ServicesProfessor & Program Director, Early Childhood Education & Social ServicesAimee Jahn
Liberal Arts | Professional StudiesProfessor & Department Chair, Professional Studies
62-66 Credits Required