001early childhood development early childhood development is a three-year course that prepares students for a career in the child care field and for higher education students learn materials in a variety of functional ways like thorough instructional theory practical lesson planning and legitimate teaching with actual children in their laboratory preschool upon completion of this course students are eligible to take the nocti examination that nationally recognizes their knowledge and understanding of content in the early childhood development cte students are awarded a certificate upon successful course completion and may have their portfolio reviewed by atlantic cape community college to see if they have mastered the six contempencies needed for a childhood development associate's degree some students go on to pursue a degree in early to high school level education some choose another route such as family law social work
002or children's literature some students opt to take their cda directly after high school and work as an in-classroom aide while earning their bachelor's degree [Music] in the classroom tech students work very closely with actual preschoolers this gives them valuable hands-on experience and shows them what it's like to work in this field students help organize activities events parades and holiday fun for the preschool class all throughout the school year the range of activities students participate in ranges from field trips to storybook land to arts and crafts one example of arts and crafts project would be the milk jug igloo project that the tech students work on with the preschool children for use during their study of arctic animals the igloo then becomes a fun space in which to read and learn for the preschoolers upon completion
003of the project students study parenting skills how to build strong families and child development during their time at tech they will also learn valuable skills in classroom design and learning how to write lesson plans from start to finish tech students are also exposed to many online softwares teachers use today to help organize events and plans during this course students will get to know the preschoolers as if they were their full-time teacher by making food for classroom parties reading stories and even playing games with them if all this sounds like something that would interest you or a student you know then come in and learn more about early childhood development