Certificate of Achievement: Educational Studies: General

Catalog Description: 

The certificate serves as a career ladder approach to a credential or permit or as a stand-alone entity to document that a student has taken coursework related to subject matter proficiency, and has acquired skills for successful employment as a teacher's aide, after-school program assistant, tutoring or other paraprofessional level classroom career.

The certificate of Achievement is designed to meet the needs of students following various pathways to classroom teaching or an education-related field.:

• Aspiring paraprofessional teacher aides,  
• An aspiring paraprofessional or the currently employed paraprofessional teacher-aide seeking a career ladder approach to a teaching credential and/or child development permit, 
• The teacher- aide paraprofessional who has decided against pursuing an AA and/or credential or permit but would like to acquire knowledge and skills relevant to serving as a teacher assistant or support staff in a classroom or school or related environment/ and or professional development,  
• Teacher preparation for students on a transfer pathway for a BA or  Credential who also desire certificate recognition in Educational Studies and/or 
•  Independent tutors, seeking a certificate to augment and recognize their training and expertise.

In order to provide an additional pathway to an education-related career, this certificate has a special focus on accommodating those students, who, for various reasons, face a common obstacle to an education-related career: inability to attend face-to-face classes and/ or meet at one scheduled time every week. Thus the certificate is especially appropriate for students interested in an education/ teaching-related career who prefer online classes and/or cannot always attend traditional face-to-face classes due to employment, marital status, family responsibilities, distance, and expenses incurred with traditional education schedules. All certificate classes (18 units) are online.

Following completion of the certificate is expected that students will be able to: 

 OUTCOME 1: Work effectively with students, teachers, parents, colleagues, and administrators in a school and classroom setting. 

OUTCOME 2: Apply knowledge, skills, and experience to make an informed choice to be employed or to continue study in the field of education. 

OUTCOME 3: Apply the certificate towards entry into a teaching credential or child development permit program, and/or the certificate may serve to document the acquisition of knowledge and skills relevant for employment as a teacher assistant or support staff in a classroom, school, or related environment. 

 Possible employment/ illustrative examples: teacher assistant, especially appropriate for transitional Kindergarten (TK) through grade -6, or higher grades remedial; tutor,  homework assistant, assistant in academic enrichment programs;   recreation specialist; nanny;  entry-level position requiring practical skills and knowledge to work with persons with disabilities in a variety of educational settings. (This certificate may support  (depending on course selection) the requirements of federal legislation that all paraprofessionals/instructional assistants/aides in Title I   schools be “highly qualified”; work with k-12 students in an after-school setting; test preparation assistant or provider (CBEST, CSET, SAT,  remedial, ISSE).  

 

1--15 annually 

The certificate serves as a career ladder approach to a credential or permit or as a stand-alone entity to document that a student has taken coursework related to subject matter proficiency, and has acquired skills for successful employment as a teacher's aide, after-school program assistant, tutoring or other paraprofessional level classroom career.

 OUTCOME 1: Work effectively with students, teachers, parents, colleagues, and administrators in a school and classroom setting. 

OUTCOME 2: Apply knowledge, skills, and experience to make an informed choice to be employed or to continue study in the field of education. 

OUTCOME 3: Apply the certificate towards entry into a teaching credential or child development permit program, and/or the certificate may serve to document the acquisition of knowledge and skills relevant for employment as a teacher assistant or support staff in a classroom, school, or related environment. 

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)  18

 In order to provide an additional pathway to an education-related career, this certificate has a special focus on accommodating those students, who, for various reasons, face a common obstacle to an education-related career: inability to attend face-to-face classes and/ or meet at one scheduled time every week. Thus the certificate is especially appropriate for students interested in an education/ teaching-related career who prefer online classes and/or cannot always attend traditional face-to-face classes due to employment, marital status, family responsibilities, distance, and expenses incurred with traditional education schedules. All certificate classes (18 units) are online.

The certificate serves as a career ladder approach to a credential or permit or as a stand-alone entity to document that a student has taken coursework related to subject matter proficiency and has acquired skills for successful employment as a teacher's aide, after-school program assistant, tutoring or other paraprofessional level classroom career.

The certificate, revised in 2020 from previous versions,  is one of the pathways to teaching and or a classroom career offered by Coastline's Department of Education (TEACh3). Similar programs are available in the LA/Orange County Region but none are represented as an Educational Studies pathway completely online (asynchronous).  Across the State similar education certificates, according to the OEI/CVC, may be available at Cerro Coso and Modesto Community Colleges. 

 The certificate is especially appropriate  for students following various pathways to classroom teaching or an education-related field.:

• Aspiring paraprofessional teacher aides,  
• The aspiring  paraprofessional or  the currently employed paraprofessional teacher-aide seeking a career ladder approach to a teaching credential and/or child development permit, 
• The teacher- aide paraprofessional who has decided against pursuing an AA and/or credential or permit but would like to acquire knowledge and skills relevant to serving as a teacher assistant or support staff in a classroom or school or related environment/ and or professional development,  
• Teacher preparation for students on a transfer pathway for a BA or  Credential who also desire certificate recognition in Educational Studies and/or 
•  Independent tutors, seeking a certificate to augment and recognize their training and expertise.

 Following completion of the certificate it is expected that students will be able to: 

1. Work effectively with students, teachers, parents, colleagues, and administrators in a school and classroom setting. 
2. Apply knowledge, skills, and experience to make an informed choice to be employed or to continue study in the field of education. 
3. Apply the certificate towards entry into a teaching credential or child development permit program, and/or the certificate may serve to document the acquisition of knowledge and skills relevant for employment as a teacher assistant or support staff in a classroom, school, or related environment. 

Possible employment/ illustrative examples: teacher assistant, especially appropriate for transitional Kindergarten (TK) through grade -6, or higher grades remedial; tutor,  homework assistant, assistant in academic enrichment programs;   recreation specialist; nanny;  entry-level position requiring practical skills and knowledge to work with persons with disabilities in a variety of educational settings. (This certificate may support  (depending on course selection) the requirements of federal legislation that all paraprofessionals/instructional assistants/aides in Title I   schools be “highly qualified”; work with k-12 students in an after-school setting; test preparation assistant or provider (CBEST, CSET, SAT,  remedial, ISSE).  

 

Total Units: Minimum 18.   Required Courses: (12.5 Units)

EDUC C200         The Teaching Profession       (includes 45 hours of required fieldwork)   

3.5 units                                                                                                                                  

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EDUC C103         Introduction to Computers in Education : Technology Proficiencies for Teachers

2 units                                                                                                                 

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 EDUC C104         Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Diverse Contemporary Classrooms, (Includes 10 hours of required fieldwork/ observations) 

1 unit

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EDUC C180         Family, School, Community Partnerships (includes 10 hours of required fieldwork/ observations) 

3 units                

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 SY C116 or PSYC     C 118                                                                                                  

Child Growth and Development or Life Span Developmental Psychology

3 units                

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 Electives: Select a minimum of 5.5 units                                                   

EDUC C101         Tutor Training -

1 unit                  

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 EDUC C210         Introduction to Special Education (Includes 10 hours of required fieldwork/ observations) 

3 units                

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ENGL C143         Children's Literature 

3 units                

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HLTH C100         Personal Health 

1 unit                          

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MATH C104        Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers (includes 4 hours of fieldwork) 

3 units                

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 MATH C106        Geometry for Elementary School Teachers 

3 units                 

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 EDUC C211         Media Literacy Toolkit for Teachers   

3 units                 

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HSVC C100         Introduction to Human Services  

3 units                 

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Various Language Courses other than English, plus American Sign Language                  2-5 units 

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Total Units: Minimum 18.  Courses do not have to be taken in any particular order.   

 

Part of TEACH3-(Teacher Education at the Coast Community College District) -- a District Program where students can mix and match classes between campuses. The certificate is one of the online pathways to teaching and or a classroom career offered by Coastline's Department of Education.

Similar certificates may be available in the LA/Orange County Region but none are represented as a completely online general Educational Studies pathway: so as to accommodate those students who for various reasons face a common obstacle to an education-related career: inability to attend face-to-face classes and/ or meet at one scheduled time every week.

10-15