- Introduction
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Getting Started
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Course Outline
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Required Reading
- Module 1 - Child Growth & Development
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What Are You Going To Learn?
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Jean Piaget
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Erik Erikson
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Lawrence Kohlberg
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Quiz: Kohlberg
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Application Activity
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Inclusive School-Age Care
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Each Student Is Unique!
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Interview Responses
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Cultural Diversity Self-Assessment
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Developmental Assets
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Developmental Milestones of Schoolagers
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Assessment of Learning
- Module 2 - Learning Environment & Curriculum
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What Are You Going To Learn?
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Introduction To School-Age Environments
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Design A School-Age Space
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School-Age Learning Environments
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Learning Environment Quiz
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Developmentally Appropriate Activities
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School Connections
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Assessment of Learning
- Module 3 - Observations & Assessments
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What Are You Going To Learn?
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Best Practices
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Getting To Know You Better
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Observing Children
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Developmental Checklist
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Assessment of Learning
- Module 4 - Families
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What Are You Going To Learn?
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Schoolagers & Family
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Building Relationships with Families
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Assessment of Learning
- Module 5 - Safety, Wellness, and Nutrition
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What Are You Going To Learn?
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School Age Licensing
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What's In The WACs?
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Licensing Compliance
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Hand Washing
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Food Handling
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Nutrition Requirements
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Food Service & Nutrition
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A Summer Menu
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Cleaning & Disinfecting
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Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect
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Signs of Abuse & Neglect
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Dealing With Child Abuse and Neglect
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Safety First!
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First Aid Kits
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Fitness and Exercise
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Child Wellness
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What should you do?
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Assessment of Learning
- Module 6 - Interactions with Children/ Youth
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What Are You Going To Learn?
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Strategic Communications Skills with Children
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Communicating With Children
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Developing Listening Skills
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Active Listening
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Relationships
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Special Time
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Off-Track Behavior
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Handling Off-Track Behavior
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Handling Off-Track Behavior in School-Agers
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Building Connections Through Positive Communication
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Required Reading
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Assessment of Learning
- Module 7 - Program Planning & Development
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What Are You Going To Learn?
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Mission Statements
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Forms & Documentation
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Record Keeping
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Confidential Forms
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Required Reading
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Assessment of Learning
- Module 8 - Professional Practice
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What Are You Going To Learn?
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Required Reading
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NAA Code of Ethics
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The Professional Teacher
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Your Impact
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Action/Improvement Plan
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Dear Me
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Assessment of Learning
- Module 9 - Valuing Each Child & Family
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What Are You Going To Learn?
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Culture and Cultural Diversity
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Your Role as an Educator
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Family Structures
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Family Structures Feedback
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In Your Program
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Building Partnerships
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Effective Communication
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If You Were The Parent...
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Required Reading
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Assessment of Learning
- Module 10 - Youth Empowerment
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What Are You Going To Learn?
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Offering Autonomy
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Inviting Choice
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Why Choice?
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Three Principles Crucial for the Human Mind to Flourish
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Course Assessment

School-Age Child Care Basics | 30 Hour STARS
This course is for teachers of school-age children only who work in school-age classrooms, or in a center serving only school-age children.
This course is for teachers of school-age children who work only in school-age classrooms, or in a center serving only school-age children.
IMPORTANT
- If you work in a program serving children birth - school-age (12 year olds), and spend time in the infants to 5 year old age groups, please select the Child Care Basics Course in our catalog.
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