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Course Description

Introduces and explores the nature of the field of early childhood education and care.

To include 16 workshops in four units:
1) A Person and A Professional, Communicating and Collaborating, The Ethical Practitioner & Learning About Yourself Capstone
2) Learning to Observe, Learning to Write Descriptions, Assessing Children & Learning About Children Capstone
3) Understanding Families, Working with Families, Working with Children with Special Needs and Their Families & Learning About Families Capstone
4) Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow & Learning About the Field Capstone

Notes

  • For Hawai'i Island (Big Island) residents only, this course is free and paid through a grant requiring the participant to commit to the full series at the time of registration.  That means participants must attend all 16 workshops. Check the Apply a Discount box during checkout and enter Coupon Code HIPACE24 for 100% tuition waiver.
  • For residents outside Hawai'i Island (Big Island), the cost is $30 per workshop and can be taken on a per workshop basis or as a full series of 16 workshops for $480.  Contact our office at (808) 934-2700 or edvance@hawaii.edu to make arrangements for individual workshops.  Non-Hawaii Island residents who enroll for the course using the Coupon Code will be contacted to complete self-payment by the first day of classes or be dropped from the course.
  • This course is the first in a series of three (3) Professional and Career Education for Early Childhood Education (PACE) courses that will begin in the summer and are scheduled to be completed in the Fall 2024.  Participants shall be known as the PACE 2024 cohort
  • This is a synchronous online course conducted twice weekly for 8 weeks. Workshops are 3 hour sessions, 5:30-8:30pm via the video conferencing platform, Zoom.  Participants do not attend on campus; however participants need access to a computer/laptop, webcam, microphone and a reliable internet connection.  
  • Participants need not be college students to register; however when converting PACE workshops to credit courses, the University of Hawai'i System application is required.
  • Participants are expected to stay for the full workshop.  Late arrival or early departure will impact receiving the certificate of completion for each workshop. Participants who miss a workshop are responsible for completing the missing workshop at their own expense, provided workshops are available for retaking.
  • Should participants have questions about the courses, please contact either Janet Smith: janetasm@hawaii.edu, or Brenda Watanabe: brendawa@hawaii.edu.
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Type
Online - Real-time
Days
T, Th
Time
5:30PM to 8:30PM
Dates
Jun 18, 2024 to Aug 13, 2024
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
48.0
Delivery Options
Online Synchronous (Statewide)  
Course Fee(s)
Course Fee non-credit $480.00
Potential Discount(s)
Section Notes
  • This is a synchronous online course conducted twice weekly for 8 weeks.  Participants do not attend on campus; however participants need access to a computer/laptop, webcam, microphone and a reliable internet connection. 
  • If you require assistance with the technology needs for the course, contact our office at (808) 934-2700 or edvance@hawaii.edu
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