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2010 Course Schedule (pdf
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Supporting Stressed Young
Children Through Relationship-based Teaching
(This course was formerly called
Relationship-based Teaching With Young Children)
Winter/Spring 2010 session:
February 1 to April 5, 2010
Register by: January 25
Instructor: Julie Nelson, Families Together
Program, Lifetrack Resources
Earn 24 clock hours (CEU Certificate) |
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Course Description
Instructor
Cost and Credit
Textbook
Additional Information
How to Register
Contact if Questions
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Course Description
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This course is designed for
early childhood and special education educators who are working
with challenging children in preschool, child care, and early
intervention settings. The course is taught using case studies
and team processing for problem solving. Students will learn how
relationships with caring adults are the context of all growth
and learning for young children. The course will explore how to
use the tools of "reflective teaching" and "reflective
collaboration" to better understand young children in their
classes, as well as what intervention approaches might work for
children who are having difficulties.
"I am so pleased
with the information that I have gained through this class.
Strategies learned were practical and usable. I believe it will
improve my teaching and classroom environment significantly."
"[This course]
renewed my energy for working with my kids. I feel like there are
some new ways to help these kids succeed and I'm sure I will revisit
this material a lot over the years. Thank you, thank you."
--Course participants
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About the Instructor
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Course instructor Julie Nelson is
currently an Early Childhood Teacher working on the Families
Together Program at Life Track Resources, which is a
therapeutic preschool for traumatized children. She has a B.A.
in psychology from St. Olaf College and has completed level
two child abuse prevention studies at the University of
Minnesota. She is also the author of several books,
Families change: A book for children experiencing termination
of parental rights and Kids need to be safe (Free
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Cost and Credit
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Registration fee: $225
(Group
rates are also available.)
This course is offered for
24 Clock Hours
of continuing education
credit. The certificate is approved and issued by the College of
Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.
There are no prerequisites needed
to register for this course.
Courses are geared toward the upper
classperson (senior) graduate level.
Note: If you are from a
state other than MN, you may want to check with your state's licensing
board to verify that the same measurement standard will be
applied in your state for this credit.
Note: Minimum number of
students required to hold the session is 5. If enrollment is
lower than 5, you have the option of receiving a refund or
deferring participation until the next session.
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Course Textbook
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The
required text for this course is:
Koplow, L.
(Ed.)(2007)(second edition). Unsmiling faces: How preschools can heal.
New York: Teachers College Press.
This text is available at
bookstores. CEED no longer keeps copies in stock, so please
purchase a copy.
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Additional
Information
Download a
course
informational flyer (pdf file)
2009 Online Course Schedule (pdf file)
Sample syllabus available upon request
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Questions?
If you have any questions on
registering for this course, please contact Karen Anderson, tech and
support for these courses, at 612-625-6617 or
ander352@umn.edu.
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