Educator: Para-Professional
College of Rural Alaska
Social Sciences Division
Bristol Bay Campus (907) 842-5109
Chukchi Campus (907) 442-3400
Interior-Aleutians Campus (907) 474-5439
Kuskokwim Campus (907) 543-4500
Northwest Campus (907) 443-2201
Tanana Valley Campus (907) 455-2800
Certificate; A.A.S. Degree
Minimum Requirements for Certificate: 30 credits; for A.A.S. Degree: 60 credits
The educator: para-professional (EDPA) program is designed to prepare students to work in classrooms assisting the classroom teacher. The EDPA curriculum emphasizes school protocols, classroom methods, management and assessment. This program prepares students for employment as a para-professional educator and will improve the skills of those currently employed in various educational settings.
The certificate provides students with fundamental knowledge of how a school system ‘works’ as well as hands-on training in content, methodology, classroom management and student assessment. The curriculum leads into the educator: para-professional associate of applied science degree. Graduates of the A.A.S. degree program may pursue many opportunities with school districts and local education agencies. The program meets mandates established by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 for teacher aides as well as the competencies developed by the state of Alaska. Students entering either the certificate or the A.A.S. degree program must meet with a program advisor to discuss a program of studies and to develop an individual learning plan. Students may receive credit for prior learning for prior work-based experience after evaluation of their learning experiences.
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the certificate requirements.
- Complete the following core requirements:
CIOS 100—Intro to Personal Computers 1 credit
ED 110—Becoming a Teacher in the 21st Century 1 credit
PSY 101—Intro to Psychology 3 credits
EDPA 190—Integrating Local Knowledge into the Curriculum 1 credit
EDPA 199—Practicum 1 credit
EDPA 210—Technology in the Classroom 1 credit
ECE/PSY 245—Child Development 3 credits
- Complete the following program requirements:
EDPA 110—Intro to Para-Professional Education 2 credits
EDPA 120—Classroom Management 2 credits
EDPA 130—Differentiating Instruction 2 credits
EDPA 140—Developing Children as Writers 1 credit
EDPA 150—Developing Children as Readers 1 credit
EDPA 160—Primary Math Methods (1)
—Upper Elementary Math Methods (1) 1 credit
EDPA 250—Current Topics for Educators (1)
or EDPA 299—Practicum II (1) 1 credit
- Minimum credits required 30
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the A.A.S. degree requirements.
- Complete the following program requirements:*
CIOS 100—Intro to Personal Computers 1 credit
PSY 101—Intro to Psychology 3 credits
ED 110—Becoming a Teacher in the 21st Century 1 credit
EDPA 110—Intro to Para-Professional Education 2 credits
EDPA 120—Classroom Management 2 credits
EDPA 130—Differentiating Instruction 2 credits
EDPA 140—Developing Children as Writers 1 credit
EDPA 150—Developing Children as Readers 1 credit
EDPA 160—Primary Math Methods (1)
or EDPA 170—Upper Elementary Math Methods (1) 1 credit
EDPA 190—Integrating Local Knowledge into the Curriculum 1 credit
EDPA 199—Practicum I 1 credit
EDPA 210—Technology in the Classroom 1 credit
EDPA 250—Current Topics for Educators (1)
or EDPA 299—Practicum II (1) 1 credit
ECE/PSY 245—Child Development 3 credits
- Complete 12 credits from one of the following concentration areas or combine no more than 2 concentration areas with 6 credits of course work in each of the two concentration areas*:
Alaska Native Languages
ANL 199—Practicum in Native Language Education 3 credits
ANL 251—Introduction to Athabascan Linguistics 3 credits
ANL 255—Introduction to Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut (3)
or ANL 256—Introduction to Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages (3) 3 credits
ANL 287—Teaching Methods of Alaska Native Languages 3 credits
ANL 288—Curriculum & Materials Development for ANL 3 credits
ANL Elective 3 credits
Elementary Education
ED 102—Orientation to Alaska Native Education 2 credits
ED 201—Introduction to Education 3 credits
ED Elective 3 credits
Special Education
ED 201—Introduction to Education 2 credits
ECE 230—Introduction to Children with Special Needs 3 credits
ECE 240—Inclusion of Children with Special Needs 3 credits
ECE Elective 3 credits
Counseling/Social Work
HSV 120—Cultural Diversity in Human Services 3 credits
HSV 125—Introduction to the Addictive Process 3 credits
HSV 205—Basic Principles of Group Counseling 3 credits
HSV Elective 3 credits
Early Childhood Education
ECE 105—Developing Appropriate Practice 1 credit
ECE 120—Curriculum and Activities for Young Children 4 credits
or
ECE 121—Physical Activities for Young Children 1 credit
ECE 122—Cognitive Activities for Young Children 1 credit
ECE 123—Communicative Activities 1 credit
ECE 124—Creative Activities for Young Children 1 credit
ECE 130—Culture, Learning and the Young Child 1 credit
ECE 140—Positive Social Development 3 credits
or
ECE 141—Class Management 1 credit
ECE 142—Social Development of the Young Child 1 credit
ECE 143—Developing Positive Self-Concepts in Young Children 1 credit
ECE 210—Child Development and Guidance 3 credits
ECE 235—Screening, Assessment and Recording 2 credits
ECE Elective 3 credits
Information Technology Specialist
CIOS 150—Computer Business Applications 1-3 credits
CIOS 110—Microcomputer Operating Systems 1-3 credits
CIOS 146—Using the Internet 1-3 credits
CIOS 233—Desktop Publishing 1-3 credits
CIOS 255—Microcomputer Graphics 1-3 credits
CIOS Elective 1-3 credits
Rural Development
ANTH 230—The Oral Tradition: Folklore and Oral History 3 credits
HIST 250—Alaska History for Local Historians 3 credits
RD 255—Rural Alaska Land Issues 3 credits
RD 256—Co-Management of Renewable Resources (3)
or RD 265—Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska (3)
or RD 280—Resource Management Research Techniques (3)
or WLF 201—Wildlife Management Principles (3) 3 credits
Elective 3 credits
or
Any advisor approved discipline-based concentration area 12 credits
- Minimum credits required 60
* Student must earn a C grade or better in each course.