Program Overview

Early Childhood Educator - Resource Consulting

Overview

This online graduate certificate (7 course) program has been designed to meet the needs of individuals who have already received their Early Childhood Education Diploma (or equivalency granted by the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario, AECEO), and who wish to pursue professional specialization. It provides early childhood educators with the knowledge and techniques necessary to promote the inclusion of children with identified barriers to learning. The RTI online part-time program emphasizes the ability of the adult learner to plan and carry out a professional course of study. The learning process is aimed at developing competent professional members of a transdisciplinary team. Faculty act as resource persons to facilitate the student’s progress through the program. Field work experiences take place in integrated settings, with families and community agencies and are a required component of the certificate program.

Admission Requirements

• Must have completed an Early Childhood Education Diploma (or equivalency granted by the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario, AECEO)

Certificate Requirements

• ERC005 Supporting Atypical Development
• ERC010 Adapting & Modifying Curriculum Practices
• ERC015 Evidence Informed Decision Making
• ERC020 Working with Others Through Professional Engagement
• ERC025 Introduction to Resource Consulting: Field Placement
• ERC030 Empowering Families Through Strength-Based Approaches
• ERC035 Field Placement II (ECE Resource Consulting)

What You Need

• Most college level courses require textbooks; textbooks are not included in the course fees. It is the student’s responsibility to purchase any required textbooks.

Certification/Accreditation

• Ontario College Graduate Certificate

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes represent culminating demonstrations of learning and achievement. In addition, learning outcomes are interrelated and cannot be viewed in isolation of one another. As such, they should be viewed as a comprehensive whole. They describe performances that demonstrate that significant integrated learning by graduates of the program has been achieved.

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Program Information

• Overview
• Admission Requirements
• Registration
• What You Need
• Certification/Accreditation
• Learning Outcomes
• Further Your Education

Experiential Learning

• Field work experiences take place in integrated settings, with families and community agencies and are a required component of the certificate program.