High School: Teachers: Macary, Kirbie

Child Development Syllabus

by Kirbie Macary

August 15, 2008

JeffersonWestHigh School

Family and Consumer Science

Fall Semester 2008 Syllabus

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

SIXTH HOUR

Jefferson West High School Mission Statement

“Each student will be empowered to meet life’s challenges as a productive, versatile member of society.”

Instructors Contact Information

Ms. Kirbie D. Macary

Planning Period: 4^th Hour (11:01-11:54)

Phone Number: 620-724-3471

Email: kirbie.macary@usd340.org

InstructorsSchoolSchedule

First Hour	Parenting
Second Hour	Healthy Lifestyles
Third Hour	Healthy Lifestyles
Fourth Hour	*Planning Period*
Fifth Hour	Parenting
Sixth Hour	Child Development
Seventh Hour	Entrepreneurship

Prerequisites and Academic Semester Availability

Introduction to Health and FACS

10, 11, 12

Class Description

Child development is one of the prerequisites to Entrepreneurship It covers the study of the child from birth to age six. Topics covered include: day care planning, abuse/neglect and problems of working parents. Students are asked to set up a day care schedule, visit a day care facility, prepare projects or activities in the areas of science, math, music, P.E., reading, art and geography. They are also asked to complete a bulletin board project, develop a child’s book, complete a safety and health project, and critique T.V. programs and children’s movies. They have an opportunity to visit elementary classes to observe and work with children in a class setting. A variety of FCCLA projects are integrated into this course.

Materials Needed

½ inch, 3-ring Binder will be required for this course.

Pencil and/or Pen (BLUE OR BLACK INK ONLY)

Policies and Procedures

Classroom Rules

RADIOS/TAPE PLAYERS/WALKMANS/BEEPERS/PORTABLE PHONES

Radios, tape players, MP3 players, personal stereos, beepers, cameras, and other electronic devices may not be used during class time without prior approval from the teacher. Cell phones need to be turned off during class time. (JWHS Handbook)

RESPECT AND THE 3 P’S

1. Respect: Students will show proper respect for every member of the class.

2. Proper handling of materials and equipment is expected at all times.

3. Prior arrangements must be made with the instructor before late assignments are accepted.

4.Plagiarism and cheating will not be tolerated.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Academic dishonesty is not acceptable. Cheating, defined as copying another student’s work and claiming it as one’s own and plagiarism, defined as the use of another person’s original ideas or writing without giving credit to the true author, are both prohibited practices. Materials taken from electronic sources are covered by this policy. A student who engages in any form of academic dishonesty will be subject to the loss of credit for the work in question, as well as other disciplinary measures. (JWHS Handbook)

Question of the Day

Question of the Day is an opportunity for you to be awarded 10 points a day, 50 points a week, with a total of 100 points every two weeks! HOW? Everyday, the question of the day sheets will be laid out on the desk for you to pick up. After taking your seat, turn your attention to the projector and a question will be asked that you should answering correctly to get 5 points. NOTE: The points possible are either 5 or zero. The questions will pertain to the previous day’s lesson, or reminders of rules or due dates. To get your 5 points, you must write the question out and answer it in one of the two formats of your choice, but both question and answer should be present.

(Example Question: Who is your favorite teacher? Excepted Format Examples: “My favorite teacher is Ms. Macary,” or “Who is your favorite teacher? Ms. Macary.”)

So, if you answer the question correctly, and by the correct format you will get 5 points, if you fail to do the correct format, you will receive a zero, regardless, if you answer the question correctly. After completion of the question, each student must turn the question of the day into the instructor to receive the remaining 5 points possible.

The other 5 points will be determined by the instructor and is based on that days participation and behavior in the classroom. If you are not awarded the points for that day, I will shortly explain the reasoning for the zero. Please come to me if you have a problem with the points, or feel like you have a good explanation for your behavior.

Grading Scale

The FACS Advisory Council has approved the following grading system:

95-100 =A

85-94 = B

75-84 = C

65 – 74 = D

0 – 64 = F

Course Grade Outline

Exams /Final Exam 20%/10%

Question of the day 10%

Projects 30%

Daily 30%

Activity Schedule for Child Development

Note: Instructor reserves the right to change dates or assignments to meet class needs and activity schedules. You will have a fair warning of any changes to the schedule.

Intro to FACS, Health & FCCLA

Introduction Project

Ch 2 Child Care Programs

Ch 4 Children Live What they Learn

Ch 10 Promoting Children’s Safety

Major Project Introduction based on either Safety

OR Nutrition and/or utilizing reading/books.

Ch 11 Planning Nutritious meals

Ch 25 Guiding food and nutrition experiences

Ch 19 Guiding Story telling

Ch 5 Challenges of 2-3 year olds

Ch 6 Understanding 4-5 year olds