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Lansing Community College

Lansing Community College. Urban campus 19,000 students per semester 40,000 per year Semesters: Fall; Spring; 16 weeks Summer; 8 weeks AQUIP college with North Central. Child Development Program. 670 students/ year 1150 seats/ year 3500 credits/ year Fall 2004 550 seats 1375 credits

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Lansing Community College

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  1. Lansing Community College • Urban campus • 19,000 students per semester • 40,000 per year • Semesters: Fall; Spring; 16 weeks • Summer; 8 weeks • AQUIP college with North Central

  2. Child Development Program • 670 students/ year • 1150 seats/ year • 3500 credits/ year Fall 2004 • 550 seats • 1375 credits • 16 courses, 24 sections

  3. CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM • Associate of Applied Science (AAS) • (changing next year to Associate of Arts) • Meet MACRAO agreement • 68 credits • Certificate of Achievement (CA) • Child Development courses + Writing • 38 credits – All used in AAS • CDA Training Certificate of Completion • 15 credits – All used in CA and AAS • Early Childhood Specialization, Paraprofessional Associate of Arts Degree

  4. SeminarsProfessional Development • Early Childhood Literacy • Early Math Development • Curriculum seminars (Creative, Physical, Cognitive) • Adult- Adult Communication • Teaching Personal Safety • Helping Children Value Diversity • Children and Stress • Self-Esteem and Positive Discipline • Special Topics: Brain Research

  5. Required Courses • Growth and Development – 0 – 5 years, 4 credits • Guidance and Communication with Children *, 4 credits • Preschool Curriculum – Preschoolers *, 4 credits • Family Relationships with Families, 2 credits • Health and Safety Issues, 2 credits • Infant-Toddler Program Development *, 4 credits • School-Age Program Development, 2 credits • Caring for Children with Special Needs, 2 credits • Early Childhood or FCC Administration, 2 credits • Practicum (field work and course) *, 5 credits • 3 credits of Professional Related electives * Field work classes

  6. Field Work Classes • 300 hours total • 4 courses • Field work and course connected • Employed use work-site • Observations/feedback by field advisors • EarlyLCC Lab classrooms • Early childhood specialist/lab teacher

  7. On-Line Courses • 2004-2005: • 6 courses • One hybrid • Next year: adding one • All required CHDV courses, except courses with field work, on-line

  8. FACULTY • Full-time: 2 • Adjunct Teaching: 18 - 20/ semester • Adjunct Field Advisors: 6 - 8/ semester • 2 Full-time Lab School faculty

  9. Faculty: Community ConnectedAdjunct employed in the field • Licensing • MI Department of Ed • Early Childhood Program Director • Early Childhood Program Teacher • Child Abuse Prevention Services • 4-C (Office for Young Children) • T.E.A.C.H. • Head Start • Director, Education Coordinator, Social Worker

  10. Early Learning Children’s Community (EarlyLCC) • Full-day Labs • 2 classrooms • 3 - 4 year olds • Community Collaborations • Head Start & EC3 • Project Approach • Work Sampling System • MSRP program • CCAMPIS grant

  11. ARTICULATIONS • Western Michigan University: Lansing Campus • Family Studies 2+2 • MSU: Family & Child Ecology pending • Spring Arbor: ZA courses in Education Program • Sienna Heights: Community Services • High School: 2-4 credits with enrollment at LCC • EISD • Lansing • Heartland • Durand (pending)

  12. Connections in the Community • ASAP-PIE grant: Collaborating with IISD • Quality Education and Child Care Network • On-site consultation • 4-C articulation: purchase credit for Basic Training, with assessment • Head Start specialized training courses • Boards and Committees Head Start Policy Councils, County 0-5 Committee, MSRP Council chair, CMAEYC, Accreditation task force, Quality Initiative….

  13. Child Development Curriculum Development • Continuous and Reflective • Based on community and faculty input • Focused on Outcomes • Threads across the curriculum • Observing and Recording • Professionalism • Diversity

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