Child Care Administration IICatina Anderson

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• Instructor: • Catina Anderson

• Email: • catina.anderson@rccc.edu

• Virtual Office hours:• 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Skype)• Skype ID: allsmilez77

• Instructor Information

• Evaluation• Student’s Grade will be based on:

• Portfolio – 80%

• We will be completing level I • Homework – 10%

• Reading assignments will be made from the textbook and outside articles assigned

• Participation – 10%

• Will be divided into 6 sections

•Syllabus

• Attendance Policy• Students are expected to be present and arrive on time• Credential requires a certain amount of hours

• Only allowed to miss 3 classes

• Any more student must contact the instructor

•Syllabus

• In this course you will have weekly discussion questions that correspond with the topic. Each person is responsible for completing the discussion questions each week.

• Once you have submitted your initial post, then you must respond to two (2) individuals responses.

• Failure to complete weekly discussion questions will impact your overall participation grade.

• Discussion questions CANNOT be made up.

•Discussion Boards

• Each person will be assigned to a group in which you will work together to complete your portfolio assignments. Groups will be selected by the instructor.

• Portfolio assignments MUST be submitted via Blackboard. Each portfolio assignment will be reviewed and suggestions made if necessary.

• Each portfolio assignment will be graded individually and will count as part of the 80% of the final portfolio.

• No late portfolio assignments will be submitted with prior approval from the instructor.

•Portfolio Assignments and Group Work

•Questions and Concerns

•LEADERSHIP IN CHILDCARE

• What makes a good leader?

•LeadershipClass Discussion

UnderstandingConfidenceKnowledgeTrustPatienceCompassionRole ModelFacilitatorListens well

DelegateConsistentReliableFlexibleDedicatedFriendlyApproachableCommunicates wellSupportive

•LeadershipWhat makes a good leader ?

•What is hard about being a new director?

Small Group Discussion•Leadership

Getting respectGetting into routineBeing firm w/Parents

and staffLearning your staffLearning Parents &

ChildrenLearning your role

Time managementMaking changesFilling another

director’s shoesBeing accepted by staff &

familiesBuilding on some else’s

foundation

•LeadershipWhat is hard about being a new director?

• What is burnout?

•LeadershipSmall Group Discussion

Ready to quitFed upMemory LossNot being able to cope

w/situationMoodyOver workedNo time off – long hours

No time for staffElevated stress levelsJob consuming lifeJob has lost it’s “sizzle”Lack of delegationTrying to do it all

yourselfPerformance suffering

•LeadershipWhat is burnout?

• How does a director recover from burnout?

•LeadershipSmall Group Discussion

• Quit• Change fields• Vacation• Take a day off• Delegate responsibility• “Clean House”• Take “Sanity Breaks”• Therapy• Vent to friends

How does a director recover from burnout?•Leadership

• Small Group Discussion• Five suggestions for becoming a more • effective leader

• Five suggestions for becoming a more • effective communicator

• Whole Class Discussion

• Discuss findings

Small and Class Discussions•Leadership

• Definitions of Manager and Leader

• Roles Leader Play

• Self-Portrait

• Xvxry Pxrson is Important

• Staff Motivation Ideas

•Handouts

• Question and Answer Session

•Conclusion

•Read and Summarize Chapter 1 of your text book

•Complete Week 1 Discussion Question

•Portfolio Assignment: Leadership Level I, Letter B & C.

•Homework

See you next week!

Have a great week!