Eni–gikendaasoyang
"Moving Towards Knowledge Together"
Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Language Revitalization
125 Bohannon Hall, 1207 Ordean Court, Duluth, MN 55812
218-726-8378
Maawanji'idiwag
(they come together)
Unified Early Childhood
Head Start Cohort One
NEW COHORT STARTING FALL 2010 - for more information contact Cindy Gustafson at cagustaf@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8378.
UMD´s Unified Early Childhood program plans to begin a new cohort Fall 2010. The curriculum leads to a Bachelor of Applied Science degree and recommendation for two licensures: early childhood education (birth-age 8) and early childhood special education (birth-age 6yrs/11mo.s). The program was designed for practicing Head Start and Early Head Start teachers who have associate degrees completed or in progress at community colleges. The cohort is intended to focus on the teaching and learning needs of American Indian children.
Courses will be delivered using a combination of face-to-face meetings and on-line instruction. This cohort is intended to focus on the teaching and learning needs of American Indian children. An underlying objective is to bring a sense of cultural competence to all participants in the program. Head Start Center Directors are partners in providing appropriate internship experiences for the teachers in the program. This program will require 22-26 weeks of full-time student teaching prior to graduation (10 weeks ECSE, 8 weeks Early Primary, 4-8 weeks Early Childhood (0-5) depending on experience).
The curriculum is outlined below. Courses are taught by UMD faculty and adjunct faculty who will provide a native perspective.
A draft of the curriculum is as follows:
- Fall 2010 - Pre-block courses
- Spring 2011 - Block I courses - Foundational Issues
- Summer 2011 - Language Development
- Fall 2011 Block II courses - Literature and Emergent Literacy
- Spring 2012 Block III courses - Infants and Toddlers
- Summer 2012 - Special Education
- Fall 2012 - Special Education
- Spring 2013 - Early Primary Methods
- Summer 2013 - Early Primary Methods
- Fall 2013 - Student Teaching
- Spring 2014 - Student Teaching
- Summer 2014 - Student Teaching