Demonstrate an understanding of teacher vs. child directed activities.
Discover the differences between teacher directed and child directed activities, and gain a deeper understanding of appropriate practices for early childhood education and child care centers. Explore our page to identify and demonstrate the best approaches for engaging children in their learning journey.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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120 hours courses
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Related Outcomes
- Identify and understand the requirements of Child Care Subsidy (POC), Child and Adult Food Program, MSDE Child Care Credential, Tiered Reimbursement, and the Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund
- Identify appropriate practices for teacher- and child-directed activities.
- Demonstrate understanding of strategies that utilize good time management practices for teachers and child care providers.
- Demonstrate understanding of developing strategies for involving parents in the child care setting.
- Demonstrate understanding of cultural differences and its influences on a child's social behavior.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the most effective way to listen to a child.
- Demonstrate an understanding of concepts within the activity and content area for the visual arts for school-age.
- Demonstrate understanding of developing positive relationships with child care families
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to create a natural outdoor classroom that supports child development in all areas.
- Demonstrate understanding of inclusionary practices for conduct disorder in the child care setting.
- Demonstrate an understanding of staff scheduling and student enrollment aligned with Child Care Regulations.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how ongoing preventive health and wellness care affects child development
- Demonstrate an understanding of the overall cost of child care
- Demonstrate understanding of optimal room arrangements for family child care settings and their components.
- Demonstrate an understanding of content areas and how they are related to child development.
- Demonstrate understanding of inclusionary practices for cerebral palsy in the child care setting.
- Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development
- Demonstrates understanding of developing positive relationships with child care families
- Demonstrate an understanding of how available materials and equipment guide activity development
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of schedules and consistency in a child care environment.
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