MATC 2024-25 Catalog

CHILLD – CIVIL

administrators in child care programs, Head Start, nursery schools, school-age programs, family child care, child welfare service agencies, public and private schools, and other early care and education programs. Those fi rst fi ve courses are primarily about mastering the necessary skills to be successful at managing quality early childhood education programs. The strategies learned in this course build upon their management skills and take them beyond management to incorporate leadership in their programs, communities and profession. Through the development of a major project, students synthesize, integrate and apply the concepts and skills acquired in the full series of courses. Prerequisite(s): Complete CHILDD-204, CHILDD-181, CHILDD-182, CHILDD-184 and CHILDD-185. CHILDD-187 Credits: 3 ECE: Children With Differing Abilities This three-credit course focuses on the child with differing abilities in an inclusive early childhood education setting while examining strategies for cultivating partnerships with families and community support for children from birth to 8 years of age. CHILDD-188 Credits: 3 ECE: Guiding Child Behavior This three-credit course examines positive strategies to guide children’s behavior in the early childhood education setting for children from birth to 8 years of age. This course meets the requirements of the Wisconsin Pyramid Model training. Prerequisite(s): Complete ECE: Field Experience 3 This three-credit advanced fi eld experience course focuses on supporting young children’s development from birth to age 8 through observation, assessment, and implementation of developmentally appropriate teaching strategies. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Early Childhood Education program (10-307-1). Complete CHILDD-160 and CHILDD-170. Credits: 3 ECE: Family and Community Relations This three-credit course will examine the role of relationships with family and community in early childhood education for children from birth to 8 years of age. In this course, students will complete the Strengthening Families Training. CHILDD-199 Credits: 3 ECE: Advanced Practicum In this fi nal, three-credit practicum course, you will demonstrate competence in supporting child development through observation, assessment and implementation of teaching strategies as you work in and learn about and apply the course competencies in an actual early childhood setting. You will demonstrate a high level of skill in fostering relationships with children, families and early childhood professionals, and use skills learned in a lead teacher role to develop CHILDD-195 CHILDD-151. CHILDD-190 Credits: 3

a career plan to transition from student to early childhood education professional Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Early Childhood Education program (10-307-1). Complete CHILDD-175 and

CHILDD-182

Credits: 3

Child Care Financial Management This is the third of six courses designed to prepare participants to receive a credential as a child care administrator. Like the other fi ve courses, it is developed to meet the needs of those who are employed or would like to be employed as administrators in child care programs, Head Start, nursery schools, school age programs, family child care, child welfare service agencies, public and private schools, and other early care and education programs. This course represents an overview of the roles and responsibilities of administrators of various early care and education programs and the groups with whom they have role relationships, with an emphasis on quality. CHILDD-184 Credits: 3 The External Environment This is the fourth of six courses designed to prepare participants to receive a credential as a child care administrator. Like the other fi ve courses, it is developed to meet the needs of those who are employed or would like to be employed as administrators in child care programs, Head Start, nursery schools, school age programs, family child care, child welfare service agencies, public and private schools, and other early care and education programs. This course covers the external factors and relationships that provide constraints and opportunities that affect an organization’s quality and ability to survive. It includes predicting supply and demand, marketing, licensing and other required regulation, funding, accreditation, external evaluation, collaboration with community organizations and agencies, public policy issues in early care and education, advocacy, and working for public policy changes. CHILDD-185 Credits: 3 Child Care Best Practices This is the fi fth of six courses designed to prepare participants to receive a credential as a child care administrator. Like the other fi ve courses, it is developed to meet the needs of those who are employed or would like to be employed as administrators in child care programs, Head Start, nursery schools, school age programs, family child care, child welfare service agencies, public and private schools, and other early care and education programs. This course covers child care as a family-friendly community, integration of child growth and development principles into all aspects of the program, establishing and maintaining quality in the program, developing partnerships with families, multicultural and anti-bias approaches in curriculum, materials, activities, relationships, and space design and equipment. CHILDD-186 Credits: 3 Child Care Administrative Capstone This is the last of six courses designed to prepare participants to receive a credential as a child care administrator. Like the other fi ve courses, it is developed to meet the needs of those who are employed or would like to be employed as

CHILDD-177. CHILDD-204

Credits: 3

Supervise/Administrate ECE Programs This is the fi rst of six courses designed to prepare participants as child care administrators. Like theother fi ve courses, it is developed to meet the needs of those who are employed or would like to be employed as administrators in child care programs, Head Start, nursery schools, school-age programs, family child care, child welfare service agencies, public and private schools, and other early care and education programs. CHILDD-210 Credits: 3 Field Experience 4 This fi nal, three-credit preprofessional fi eld experience course focuses on demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of children from birth to age 8, and families. An emphasis is on practicing the lead teacher role to design, implement and evaluate a connected unit of learning experiences. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Early Childhood Education program (10-307-1). Complete CHILDD-160, CHILDD-170 and CHILDD-190. CHNN – Community Health and Nutrition Navigator (Department 539) CHNN-202 Credits: 3 Healthcare Delivery This course examines the different types of healthcare institutions and the various roles of healthcare providers. The course also addresses types of diseases, diagnoses and types of treatment, along with the use of the medical record and continuity of care. CHNN-203 Credits: 3 Prevention and Community Health This course will address levels of prevention (primary, secondary and tertiary), assess individual and community needs and discuss use of evidenced based practices and community resources to engage individuals and families in ongoing prevention and health assessment efforts. Prerequisite(s): Completion of or currently enrolled in HEALTH-112. CHNN-206 Credits: 2 Experiential Practice 1 This supervised practicum experience will focus on application of skills and knowledge in either the community health setting or the insurance setting. CHNN-207 Credits: 3 Experiential Practice 2 This supervised practicum experience provides application of health navigator acquired skills and knowledge in an agency setting of student’s choice (community health, insurance or health care agency as patient navigator).

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