2019 – 2020
Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	High/Scope Preschool Approach Curriculum Specialization	
Career Cluster:	Education & Training

Note:  This course is daggered for deletion due to enrollment, with 2019-2020 being the last year to enroll students. 

CCC	
CIP Number	0413030111	
Program Type	College Credit Certificate (CCC)	
Program Length	12 credit hours	
CTSO	N/A	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	25-9031 – Instructional Coordinators	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	

Purpose

This certificate program is part of the Early Childhood Education Associate Degree AS degree program (1413121004).  

A College Credit Certificate consists of a program of instruction of less than sixty (60) credits of college-level courses, which is part of an AS or AAS degree program and prepares students for entry into employment (Rule 6A-14.030, F.A.C.).

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Education & Training career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the  Education & Training career cluster. 

The purpose of this program is to prepare students as early childhood education caregivers with a High/Scope specialization or to provide supplementary training for persons previously or currently employed as child development center teachers, early intervention associates, child development center curriculum coordinators, infant/toddler teachers, preschool teachers, providers of care in school age programs, providers of care for children with disabling conditions, family day care providers, home visitors, child development center managers, or to provide supplementary training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations.

The content includes but is not limited to an overview of the High/Scope approach; adult/child interaction; key developmental indicators; methodology of observation; learning environments; problem solving and guidance techniques; professional responsibilities; and employability skills.  Programs prepare individuals to assume major care giving and educational responsibilities within home or center-based programs (SOC 25-9031, Instructional Coordinator). 

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:
 
01.0	Demonstrate knowledge of the High/Scope approach to early childhood education.
02.0	Demonstrate knowledge and skill of the High/Scope key developmental indicators in language, literacy and communication. 
03.0	Examine mathematical and science key developmental indicators in number classification, seriation, space and time. 
04.0	Use the elements of adult support and interaction skills to scaffold child learning, support social and emotional development and problem solving skills.
05.0	Plan for, establish, and maintain a safe, clean, and healthy learning environment for three, four, and five-year-old preschool children.
06.0	Guide the physical development of three, four, and five-year-old preschool children
07.0	Guide the cognitive, language, and literacy development of three-, four-, and five-year-old preschool children.
08.0	Guide the creative development of three, four, and five-year-old preschool children.
09.0	Guide the social and affective development of three, four, and five-year-old preschool children. 
10.0	Initiate and facilitate positive interaction with the child's family.

2019 – 2020
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title:	High/Scope Preschool Approach Curriculum	 
CIP Number:	0413030111	
Program Length:	12 credit hours	
SOC Code:	25-9031

This certificate program is part of the Early Childhood Education Associate Degree AS degree program (1413121004).  At the completion of this program, the student will be able to:	
01.0	Demonstrate knowledge of the high/scope approach to early childhood education.  The student will be able to:	
01.01	Identify the fundamentals of the High/Scope preschool approach, including the principles of effective learning environments.	
01.02	Demonstrate the fundamentals of adult/child interaction.	
01.03	Demonstrate the methodology of observation and anecdotal recordkeeping.	
01.04	Identify the various components of the High/Scope daily routines.	
01.05	Demonstrate the basic principles of the plan-do-review process.	
01.06	Demonstrate the basic principles of small and large group times.	
01.07	Identify and apply the basic principles of program assessment.	
01.08	Identify the key developmental indicators in early childhood as defined in the High/Scope framework as well as the National Educational Goals Panel for school readiness	
01.09	Identify and apply the components of the problem-solving approach to conflict resolution.	
01.10	Identify and apply strategies for supporting children such as encouragement versus praise.	
01.11	Implement the High/Scope Child Observation Record (COR).	
01.12	Implement daily team planning.	
01.13	Demonstrate an understanding of how to work effectively with parents.	
02.0	Demonstrate knowledge of the high/scope key developmental indicators in language, literacy and communication.  The student will be able to:	
02.01	Identify the integrated approach of language and literacy in the High/Scope approach.	
02.02	Demonstrate an understanding of the research that promotes the acquisition of reading and writing and the complementary skills of speaking and listening.	
02.03	Use the language and literacy key experiences to set up the classroom environment, plan activities, and support children’s learning with a variety of pre-reading and prewriting instructional methods.	
02.04	Assess young children in the areas of listening, speaking, writing and pre–reading skills.	
03.0	Examine mathematical and science key developmental indicators in number classification, seriation, space and time. – The student will be able to:	
03.01	Demonstrate an understanding of how children begin to construct a working concept of numbers and plan appropriate experiences for the preschool level.	
03.02	Develop an understanding through observation of classification through the child’s play of organizing the materials, people and events involved in their play.	
03.03	Develop an understanding of how children experience the process of seriation, ordering objects based on differences and gradual variation in their qualities within purposeful play experiences.	
03.04	Demonstrate an understanding of how young children experience space in the physical world of objects.	
03.05	Understand the fundamental capacities for developing the concept of time in young children.	
03.06	Use math and science key developmental indicators to set up the classroom environment, plan related activities and support children’s learning with a variety of active participatory methods.	
03.07	Assess young children in the areas of math and science skills.	
04.0	Examine the elements of adult support and interaction skills to scaffold learning, support social and emotional development and problem solving skills.  The student will be able to:	
04.01	Demonstrate an understanding of the building blocks of human relationships according to the research and be able to integrate theory into adult/child interaction to support the healthy development of children.	
04.02	Understand the guidelines adults use to establish and maintain supportive climates in which children generate and construct their own understanding and learning.	
04.03	Use key experience and interaction strategies to extend higher level thinking and learning for children.	
04.04	Identify and implement teaching practices to support adult teamwork to meet individual developmental levels and interest of children.	
04.05	Assess the characteristics of preschoolers’ actions and interest in the context of initiative and social relations key developmental indicators.	
04.06	Identify support strategies to encourage a child’s self-help and awareness skills, as well as, social relations and understanding of others.	
04.07	Utilize an observation-based assessment tool (COR) with a high degree of inter-reliability.	
05.0	Plan for, establish, and maintain a safe, clean, and healthy earning environment for three, four, and five year old preschool children.  The student will be able to:	
05.01	Demonstrate good health and safety habits and identify potential hazards in a child development facility.	
05.02	Demonstrate developmentally appropriate positioning and handling strategies for children.	
05.03	Demonstrate developmentally appropriate safety activities.	
05.04	Demonstrate developmentally appropriate food preparation and nutrition education activities.	
05.05	Demonstrate developmentally appropriate health activities.	
05.06	Observe and collect data on safety, health, and nutrition.	
06.0	Guide the physical development of three, four, and five year -old preschool children.  The student will be able to:	
06.01	Demonstrate knowledge of physical development.	
06.02	Plan developmentally appropriate gross motor activities.	
06.03	Implement developmentally appropriate gross motor activities	
06.04	Plan developmentally appropriate fine motor activities.	
06.05	Implement developmentally appropriate fine motor activities.	
06.06	Select appropriate equipment and materials for physical development.	
06.07	Observe and collect data on physical development.	
07.0	Guide the cognitive, language and literacy development of three, four and five year old preschool children.  The student will be able to:  	
07.01	Demonstrate knowledge of cognitive, language, and literacy development.	
07.02	Implement developmentally appropriate language and literacy activities.	
07.03	Implement developmentally appropriate math activities.	
07.04	Implement developmentally appropriate science activities.	
07.05	Implement developmentally appropriate social science activities.	
07.06	Implement problem solving activities which foster critical thinking skills.	
07.07	Recognize and use alternative forms of communication.	
07.08	Observe and collect data on cognitive, language, and literacy development.	
08.0	Guide the creative development of three, four, and five year-old preschool children.  The student will be able to:	
08.01	Demonstrate knowledge of creative development.	
08.02	Implement developmentally appropriate music activities.	
08.03	Implement developmentally appropriate art activities.	
08.04	Implement developmentally appropriate creative movement activities.	
08.05	Observe and collect data on creative development.	
09.0	Guide the social and affective development of three, four, and five- year old preschool children.  The student will be able to:	
09.01	Demonstrate knowledge of social and affective development.	
09.02	Implement activities that help children to develop interpersonal skills.	
09.03	Implement developmentally appropriate self-concept activities.	
09.04	Implement developmentally appropriate activities that promote multicultural understanding.	
09.05	Implement activities that help children to gain developmentally appropriate awareness of, and understanding of, oppressive beliefs and behaviors.	
09.06	Implement activities that help children gain appropriate tools for countering the hurtful impact of bias on themselves and their peers.	
09.07	Implement developmentally appropriate dramatic play activities.	
09.08	Implement developmentally appropriate group activities.	
09.09	Observe and collect data on social and affective development.	
10.0	Initiate and facilitate positive interaction with the child's family. The student will be able to:	
10.01	Implement parent involvement activities.	
10.02	Demonstrate positive and productive staff and parent interactions.	
10.03	Share information about child development and developmentally appropriate practices.	

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities to meet individual needs and ensure equal access. Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors. Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education. Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

Additional Resources

For additional information regarding articulation agreements, Bright Futures Scholarships, Fine Arts/Practical Arts Credit and Equivalent Mathematics and Equally Rigorous Science Courses please refer to:
http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml.