Apprentices progress at their own pace – they demonstrate
competency in skills and knowledge through assessment tests,
but are not required to complete a specific number of hours.
competency in skills and knowledge through assessment tests,
but are not required to complete a specific number of hours.
Early Childhood Educator
Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc.
Texas (OA)
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Work Process Content
On the Job Training
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Skills
Teach life skills.
2
Teach life skills.
2
- Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
- Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
Provide for basic needs of children.
3
Provide for basic needs of children.
3
- Attend to childrens’ basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.
- Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
- Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
Set up classroom materials or equipment.
3
Set up classroom materials or equipment.
3
- Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
1
Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
1
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.
Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
1
Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
1
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet childrens’ varying needs and interests.
Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
2
Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
2
- Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
- Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
2
Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
2
- Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
- Meet with other professionals to discuss individual childrens’ needs and progress.
Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
2
Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
2
- Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
Plan educational activities.
2
Plan educational activities.
2
- Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
- Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Evaluate student work.
1
Evaluate student work.
1
- Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
Maintain student records.
1
Maintain student records.
1
- Maintain accurate and complete childrens’ records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Monitor student performance.
1
Monitor student performance.
1
- Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
Read to students.
1
Read to students.
1
- Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
Develop instructional objectives.
1
Develop instructional objectives.
1
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.
Apply multiple teaching methods.
1
Apply multiple teaching methods.
1
- Demonstrate activities to children.
Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
1
Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
1
- Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior.
1
Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior.
1
- Enforce all administration policies and rules governing children.
Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
1
Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
1
- Prepare and implement remedial programs for children requiring extra help.
Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
2
Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
2
- Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
- Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.
Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
1
Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
1
- Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Assist students with special educational needs.
1
Assist students with special educational needs.
1
- Accommodate disabled children with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
Display student work.
1
Display student work.
1
- Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills.
Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
1
Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
1
- Prepare reports on children and activities as required by administration.
Plan experiential learning activities.
1
Plan experiential learning activities.
1
- Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities.
Supervise school or student activities.
1
Supervise school or student activities.
1
- Perform administrative duties, such as hall and cafeteria monitoring and bus loading and unloading.
Distribute instructional or library materials.
1
Distribute instructional or library materials.
1
- Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
Evaluate performance of educational staff.
1
Evaluate performance of educational staff.
1
- Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for substitute teacher assistants and volunteers.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
1
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
1
- Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
1
Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
1
- Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
Supervise student research or internship work.
1
Supervise student research or internship work.
1
- Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
1
Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
1
- Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, and potential.
Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
1
Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
1
- Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
Related Instruction Content
Training Provider(s):
Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc.
150
RI hours
Planning a safe, healthy learning environment
19
Planning a safe, healthy learning environment
19
Advancing children & physical and intellectual development
30
Advancing children & physical and intellectual development
30
Supporting children & social and emotional development
16
Supporting children & social and emotional development
16
Building productive relationships with families
10
Building productive relationships with families
10
Managing an effective program
11
Managing an effective program
11
Maintaining a commitment to professionalism
12
Maintaining a commitment to professionalism
12
Observing and recording children & behavior
12
Observing and recording children & behavior
12
Understanding principles of child development and learning
10
Understanding principles of child development and learning
10
Preservice – initial trainings required by licensing
24
Preservice – initial trainings required by licensing
24
Pediatric First Aid / CPR
6
Pediatric First Aid / CPR
6