Cazenovia College 2012-2013 Academic Catalog

Education
ED 090 Identification and
Reporting of Child Abuse,
Maltreatment, and Neglect
0 credits (CS)
This training workshop provides
information about the physical and
behavioral indicators of child abuse and
neglect, as well as the reporting
requirements established in the New
York State Social Services Law. This
workshop meets the training
requirements of Chapter 544 of the
Laws of 1988, which mandates such
training for specified professionals.
(Offered fall term)
ED 091 Workshop in Substance
Abuse and HIV-AIDS Education
0 credits (CS)
This six-hour workshop is required for
all candidates seeking teacher
certification in New York State. It will
provide training in understanding the
causes and effects of abuses of alcohol,
tobacco, and other drugs, and in
teaching about HIV and AIDS.
Students will develop instructional
plans on these topics for use with
elementary school children. (Offered
spring term)
academic supports that promote a nonviolent
school climate and enhance
learning; integration of social and
problem-solving skill development for
students within the regular curriculum;
intervention techniques designed to
address a school violence situation; and
how to participate in an effective
school/community referral process for
students exhibiting violent behavior.
(Offered spring term)
ED 111 Child Development and
Observation
4 credits (CS)
This course takes a longitudinal look at
children‘s physical, psycho-social, and
cognitive development during the
formative early childhood years from
pre-birth to age 12. Students will
examine theories and research about
childhood development, learning to
recognize and understand significant
child behavior. Students will observe
children on a weekly basis, and will
learn strategies for accurately recording
and summarizing these naturalistic
observations. This course will have a
minimal field placement of 15 hours
during the semester. (Offered spring
term)
ED 092 Workshop in School
Violence Prevention and
Intervention
0 credits (CS)
This two-hour workshop is required
for all teacher candidates in New York
State. Emphasis is on warning signs
within a developmental and social
context that relate to violence and
other troubling behaviors in children;
statutes, regulations and policies
relating to a safe nonviolent school
climate; effective classroom
management techniques and other
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ED 131 Teaching & Learning in
Diverse Communities
4 credits (CS)
This course will examine the various
complexities and diversity of the
classroom today. Students will engage
in fields of study which include, but are
not limited to the following: gender,
race, ethnicity, special education, family
structures and dynamics, societal
influences on education, and
educational law and history. These
topics and others will guide students to
challenge their presumptions with