Course Description:

An integrated approach to designing, planning and implementing a developmentally appropriate  curriculum for school- age children and youth.  Includes techniques for effective discipline and guidance, and dynamics of working as a team member. Applies to licensing requirement for school-age and youth.

Class Meetings and Orientation:

This course is completely online including the orientation.  The class will be available at 7:00 am on the first day of the course (different sections have different start times, please confirm you course start date through My Site or Class Schedule).  Assignments will be posted on Monday mornings at 7:00 and due the following Monday at midnight.

To access Blackboard:

To access Blackboard, go to http://socccd.blackboard.com. You should see the Blackboard login page. Click the LOGIN button on the left site. The next screen takes you to the authentication page.  In the blank space next to the user name, type the first part of your Saddleback e-mail user name (i.e. jdoe0) DO NOT TYPE THE ENTIRE SADDLEBACK EMAIL ADDRESS. And the password is your e-mail password (default is your student PIN or the last four digits of your social security number). Click the LOGIN button.

Student E-mail

I contact students through their Saddleback or Irvine Valley e-mail address.   All students are given an e-mail account when they register.   Your user name is your first initial, last name followed by the number that is a part of your Saddleback e-mail address as shown on your registration receipt, for example, if your e-mail address is jdoe0@saddleback.edu, your username would be jdoe0 (zero, never the letter "o").  Your e-mail password is your pin number followed by two zeroes (if you did not select your own PIN, the default is the last four digits of your social security number).

If you prefer to receive your e-mail at another address go to “My site”

1. Web E-mail
2. Options
3. Settings
4. Mail Forwarding

Typical Assignments:

• Weekly Assignments:  Each week, new assignments will be posted that relate to the course readings.
• Discussion Board: Discussion Boards are in lieu of class discussions.  Each week a new question is posed that requires students to share their thoughts. Students then interact with their classmates by responding to their peers.

Projects:  There are 3 major assignments-

• Parent Meeting
• Lesson Plan for multi-age school age children
• Observation of School-Age Program

Required Text:

• Caring for School-Age Children  by Click and Parker.  5th edition.  ISBN-978-1-4283-1819-9