Educator: Para-Professional
College of Rural and Community Development
Interior-Aleutians Campus
907-474-5439
www.uaf.edu/iac/
Certificate; A.A.S. Degree
Minimum Requirements for Certificate: 30 credits; for 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 through work-based experience after evaluation of their learning experiences.
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the certificate requirements.
- Complete the following core requirements:
CIOS F100--Intro to Personal Computers--1 credit
ED F110--Becoming a Teacher in the 21st Century--1 credit
PSY F101--Intro to Psychology--3 credits
EDPA F190--Integrating Local Knowledge into the Curriculum--1 credit
EDPA F199--Practicum--1 credit
EDPA F210--Technology in the Classroom--1 credit
ECE/PSY F245--Child Development--3 credits - Complete the following program requirements:
EDPA F110--Intro to Para-Professional Education--2 credits
EDPA F120--Classroom Management--2 credits
EDPA F130--Differentiating Instruction--2 credits
EDPA F140--Developing Children as Writers--1 credit
EDPA F150--Developing Children as Readers--1 credit
EDPA F160--Primary Math Methods (1)
or EDPA F170--Upper Elementary Math Methods (1)--1 credit
EDPA F250--Current Topics for Educators--1 credit - Minimum credits required--30 credits
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the A.A.S. degree requirements.
- Complete the following program requirements:*
CIOS F100--Intro to Personal Computers--1 credit
PSY F101--Intro to Psychology--3 credits
ED F110--Becoming a Teacher in the 21st Century--1 credit
EDPA F110--Intro to Para-Professional Education--2 credits
EDPA F120--Classroom Management--2 credits
EDPA F130--Differentiating Instruction--2 credits
EDPA F140--Developing Children as Writers--1 credit
EDPA F150--Developing Children as Readers--1 credit
EDPA F160--Primary Math Methods (1)
or EDPA F170--Upper Elementary Math Methods (1)--1 credit
EDPA F190--Integrating Local Knowledge into the Curriculum--1 credit
EDPA F210--Technology in the Classroom--1 credit
EDPA F250--Current Topics for Educators--1 credit
EDPA F299--Practicum II--1 credit
ECE/PSY F245--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 F199--Practicum in Native Language Education--3 credits
ANL F251--Introduction to Athabascan Linguistics--3 credits
ANL F255--Introduction to Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut (3)
or ANL F256--Introduction to Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages (3)--3 credits
ANL F287--Teaching Methods of Alaska Native Languages--3 credits
ANL F288--Curriculum and Materials Development for Alaska Native Languages--3 credits
ANL Elective--3 credits
Elementary Education
ECE F105--Developmentally Appropriate Practice--1 credit
ED F102--Orientation to Alaska Native Education--2 credits
ED F201--Introduction to Education--3 credits
ED Elective--6 credits
Special Education
ED F201--Introduction to Education--2 credits
ECE F105--Developmentally Appropriate Practice--1 credit
ECE F230--Introduction to Children with Special Needs--3 credits
ECE F240--Inclusion of Children with Special Needs--3 credits
ECE Elective--3 credits
Counseling/Social Work
HUMS F120--Cultural Diversity in Human Services--3 credits
HUMS F125--Introduction to the Addictive Process--3 credits
HUMS F205--Basic Principles of Group Counseling--3 credits
HUMS Elective--3 credits
Early Childhood Education
ECE F105--Developing Appropriate Practice--1 credit
ECE F120--Curriculum and Activities for Young Children--4 credits
or
ECE F121--Physical Activities for Young Children--1 credit
ECE F122--Cognitive Activities for Young Children--1 credit
ECE F123--Communicative Activities--1 credit
ECE F124--Creative Activities for Young Children--1 credit
ECE F130--Culture, Learning and the Young Child--1 credit
ECE F140--Positive Social Development--3 credits
or
ECE F141--Class Management--1 credit
ECE F142--Social Development of the Young Child--1 credit
ECE F143--Developing Positive Self-Concepts in Young Children--1 credit
ECE F210--Child Guidance--3 credits
ECE F235--Screening, Assessment and Recording--2 credits
ECE Elective--3 credits
Information Technology Specialist
CIOS F150--Computer Business Applications--1 - 3 credits
CIOS F110--Microcomputer Operating Systems--1 - 3 credits
CIOS F146--Using Internet Tools and Technologies--1 - 3 credits
CIOS F233--Desktop Publishing--1 - 3 credits
CIOS F255--Microcomputer Graphics--1 - 3 credits
CIOS Elective--1 - 3 credits
Rural Development
ANTH F230--The Oral Tradition: Folklore and Oral History--3 credits
HIST F250--Alaska History for Local Historians--3 credits
RD F255--Rural Alaska Land Issues--3 credits
RD F265--Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska (3)
or RD F280--Resource Management Research Techniques (3)
or WLF F201--Wildlife Management Principles (3)--3 credits
Elective--3 credits
Other Concentration
Any advisor-approved discipline-based concentration area--12 credits - Minimum credits required--60 credits
* Students must earn a C grade (2.0) or better in each course.