Course Syllabus

Spring 2025 | EDU-2185-VO01 - Curriculum & Environment Development for Afterschool & Youth Programs

Online Class

Online courses take place 100% online via Canvas, without required in-person or Zoom meetings.

Faculty

Jannice Ellen
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Philip Crossman

Course Description

This course explores philosophical principles and practical demands of building engaging program curricula for school age children and youth. Emphasis is on developing a program that incorporates youth involvement, participant self-direction, active learning, and planning and reflection for young people ages 5-18. Recommended prior learning: a course in child development.

Essential Objectives

1. Discuss the historical influences and evolution of afterschool care and youth work as it connects to curriculum development, theories, and practices.
2. Design curricula based on theories and research in youth development that consider learning style modalities, youth engagement, active learning, and planning and reflection for afterschool and youth programs.
3. Describe a variety of media and instructional technologies that may be used to enhance learning environments and curricula.
4. Reflect on one’s role as an afterschool or youth work professional and use self-assessment techniques to enhance curricula for the children and youth who will be served in one’s practice.
5. Describe and analyze the meaning and importance of active learning and the strategies used in the active learning method.
6. Describe the role of planning and reflection in the experiential learning cycle and utilize planning and reflection strategies with youth.
7. Understand and articulate the benefits of incorporating youth feedback into programming and encouraging youth decision making.
8. Explore strategies to foster youth community and civic engagement.

Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

Textbook Information will be posted here on December 6.

Methods

multimedia presentations and resources readings, writing, and inquiry-based research connection to learning community active weekly discussion forums

Evaluation Criteria

* Grading is based on a total of 100 points *

Discussion Forums: 12 @ 4 points = 48 points

To receive 4 points for each week's discussion forum(s) you must be present during the week & participate fully in discussion forums. Engagement in an academic community of learning requires participation spread out over the week to converse with members in our online learning community.

BEGIN: read/view ALL assigned resources for the week.

INITIAL RESPONSE: must include information from assigned textbook/resources each week. Your opinions and experiences add depth and dimension to your response, however in college courses, students are graded on academic content.

• INITIAL RESPONSE posted in discussion forum on or prior toTHURSDAY.
• CITE SOURCES: Refer to weekly assigned sources
• ILLUSTRATE that you understand the subject material through use of key concepts, quotes, vocabulary, and the ability to relevantly connect the topic to other subjects and experiences.
• Minimum of 400 word initial post.

FOLLOW UP ON INITIAL POST to questions/comments to your initial response throughout the week

• Respond to instructor and peer responses to your initial post: add new ideas, ask questions for clarity or deeper meaning.
• Discussion forums are the HEART of online learning where students and instructor (learning community) conduct 'conversations' throughout the week.

RESPOND:to at least 3 of your classmates initial responses.

• Add to what has been written by the original respondent and include ideas from assigned text/resources.
• Continue the conversation! Add new ideas; ask questions for clarity or deeper meaning.
• Conversations/discussion forums end on Sunday evening; strive to address responses early in the week to support learning community conversations.
• 150 word minimum

Written Assignments: 6 @ 5 points = 30 point

• Edit assignment prior to submitting to designatedAssignment Notepad.
• Tutoring service is an excellent resource if you want/need to work on academic writing skills.
  • • Tutor.com: 24/7 Online Tutoring
    • CCV Learning Centers
• Full Credit is earned when new learning and insights are reflected in content and academic material is woven in with quotes and cited sources

Quality of Writing:Formal college level writing:no abbreviations, complete sentences/paragraphs, no generalizations and MLA or APA format and CCV essay guidelines are followed.

Final Curriculum Project: 22 points

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Weekly Schedule

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

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