Texas Teacher 24 hours Annual Renewal 2nd Year - online course

1. Identify strategies for providing appropriate care for infants and toddlers with chronic health issues
2. Define the term multiculturalism and how it relates to the child's environment.
3. Identify strategies to promote cultural diversity and acceptance in the child care environment.
4. Identify appropriate supervision practices for children during transportation and field trips.
5. Demonstrate understanding of the components of an emergency preparedness plan.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of establishing realistic expectations for behavior.
7. Demonstrate an understanding of the most effective way to listen to a child.
8. Explain the consequences for children experiencing negative interactions and vocal tones in the classroom.
9. Identify common interaction strategies to help promote a positive classroom environment for young children.
10. Identify guidance and discipline strategies to use with various behavior problems.
11. Identify the features of effective instruction for print knowledge.
12. Give examples regarding the prevention of illness in child care programs
13. List parts of active supervision.
14. Identify strategies for the prevention and control of infectious diseases (including immunization)
15. Define shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma
16. Identify strategies and practices for preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma in the child care setting
17. Identify safe practices in the prevention of and response to food and other allergies in the childcare environment.
18. Identify the importance of language and literacy development in early childhood.
19. Demonstrate an understanding of emerging literacy skills in young children.
20. Identify strategies to support language and literacy development in early childhood.
21. Define Building and Physical Premises Safety.
22. Identify potential building and physical premises hazards and ways to protect from hazards.
23. Identify ways to handle hazards and bio-contaminants
24. Describe how caregivers can help to prevent sudden infant death syndrome.
25. Describe the use of safe sleep practices.
26. Define culture and cultural competency
27. Demonstrate understanding of the content and implications of environment regulations and supervision requirements
28. List the steps to complete a report on abuse and neglect.
29. Identify theorists of guidance and discipline
30. Demonstrate an understanding of how the community in which a child lives influences development
31. Demonstrate an understanding of how learning experiences develop emerging skills
32. Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of culture and diversity in relation to school readiness.
33. Demonstrate an understanding of proper food storage and preparation.
34. Demonstrate an understanding of how positive guidance promotes sound social and emotional development.
35. Give examples of strategies in responding to typical child care situations.
36. Demonstrate how to develop policies and procedures that promote good hygiene
37. Describe the proper procedures of medication administration including: authorizations forms, documentation, storage, training, emergent issues, and resources.
38. Describe the components of emergency preparedness in the child care setting.
39. Identify the signs of child abuse and neglect.
40. Explain the historical context of emergent curriculum from its origins in the Reggio Emilia approach.
41. Define the Cycle of Inquiry and how it can be used to plan emergent curriculum.
42. Demonstrate an understanding of emergent curriculum.
43. Identify strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision.
44. Define what is an emergency and the legal requirements for emergency preparedness for child care professionals.
45. Identify best practices when communicating with emergency personnel.

Criteria to earn CEUs:

Certificates are awarded when the following criteria have been met by the learner:

1. Class has been paid in full
2. All material has been reviewed
3. All review questions and final test have been completed with a passing score of 80% or higher.

Learning Assessment Method:

Learners will be assessed through questions after every section is completed. Learners will not be allowed to proceed to the next section of the training until all questions have been answered correctly. Learners will be presented with a final test composed of true/false and multiple choice questions. Upon successful completion of the training, learners will receive their certificate by email.

Learning Methodology:

Online material will be presented in the form of slides, accompanied with speech. Videos will be used to demonstrate ideas and concepts. Charts and tables will be used for illustration.

Logistics/Required Technology:

A stable internet connection is required for the completion of this course. Users are highly encouraged to take their online course on Google Chrome on either a laptop or desktop computer. Speakers and/or headphones are also required to hear speech.

Payment Policy:

Payments need to be made in full. No refunds will be issued after starting the class.

Proprietary or conflict of interest disclosure:

Unless otherwise stated in the course description none of H & H subject matter experts and editor has any conflict or proprietary interests related to the material they prepared in this course.

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No prerequisites are required for the completion of this course.