Elementary Teacher Assistant Special Education, Bilingual Certificate of Achievement
This course of study prepares the student with basic competencies to serve as a bilingual assistant in an elementary school classroom under the supervision of a credentialed teacher. Teacher assistants are also called: teacher aides, instructional aides,paraprofessionals, education assistants and paraeducators. This certificate of achievement is designed to provide a foundation of introductory but essential skills for students preparing for a career in education. Students completing this certificate can work as assistant teachers and can also continue on towards more advanced degrees to become credentialed teacher.
Courses
- BI 004 — Elements of Biology Units: 4
- CDE 101 — Child Growth & Development Units: 3
- CDE 102 — Child, Family, & Community Units: 3
- CDE 227 — Child Guidance Units: 3
- CDE 230 — English Language Learners in ECE Units: 3
- CDE 233 — Introduction to Young Children with Special Needs Units: 3
- CDE 234 — Inclusion Strategies for Children with Special Needs Units: 3
- CDE 237 — Inclusion Practicum Units: 3
- EDUC 001 — Introduction to Elementary Classroom Teaching Units: 4
- ENG 002 — Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking through Literature Units: 4
- HIST 017 — US History through Reconstruction Units: 3
- SOC 003 — Fundamentals of Statistics Units: 3
- SPAN 021 — Spanish for Heritage Speakers I Units: 5