Associate of Applied Science Transfer Degree in Early Childhood Education, Program Outcomes

Promoting Child Development and Learning

Upon successful completion of the program, a student will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of children’s characteristics and needs.
• Identify, analyze, and reflect upon multiple influences on child development and learning.
• Create safe, healthy, respectful, challenging, and culturally supportive environments for learning.

Building Family and Community Relationships

Upon successful completion of the program, a student will be able to:

• Describe and reflect upon family and community characteristics within Native communities.
• Support and empower families and communities through respectful and reciprocal relationships.
• Involve Native families and communities in their children’s development and learning.
• Assist families in reinforcing resilience and accessing resources.

Observing, Documenting, and Assessing

Upon successful completion of the program, a student will be able to:

• Articulate the goals, benefits, uses, and culturally responsible uses of assessment.
• Use observation, documentation, and other appropriate assessment tools.
• Articulate uses of assessment in partnership with families and other professionals serving Indigenous communities.

Teaching and Learning

Upon successful completion of the program, a student will be able to:

• Demonstrate their ability to connect with children.
• Use developmentally and culturally effective approaches.
• Demonstrate an understanding of content knowledge in early education.
• Build meaningful, culturally engaged curriculum.

Integrity, Advocacy, Warmth, Joy, and Attention to Children (commonly referred to as “Professionalism”)

Upon successful completion of the program, a student will be able to:

• Identify with and involve selves in the early childhood field, engaging in continuous, collaborative learning.
• Act with integrity, engaging in informed advocacy for children, families, early learning programs, and themselves as early childhood educators.
• Integrate knowledgeable, reflective, and critical perspectives on early education.
• Display warmth, joy, and attention with a commitment to relationship-based care and education.