Careers with Children

Learning Resources

Required Resources

• Course Text: Early Childhood Education Today

• • “Pathways to Professional Development,” pp. 19–23
• Web Site: Vocational Information Center: Early Childcare and Education Career Guide
  http://www.khake.com/page15.html

  Scan the titles listed under Child Care and Education Career Descriptions. Click the links to review at least five positions of interest to you. Note that the Web site below may be accessed from this site by clicking Careers with Children (eighth line in the first column).

• Web Site: Personnel Improvement Center: Career Development
  http://www.personnelcenter.org/choose.cfm

  Review the following professions:

• • Art Therapist: http://www.personnelcenter.org/art_ther.cfm
  • Early Childhood Special Educator: http://www.personnelcenter.org/ear_chil.cfm
  • Educational Audiologist: http://www.personnelcenter.org/audiologist.cfm
  • Occupational Therapist: http://www.personnelcenter.org/occ_ther.cfm
• Web Site: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008 – 09 Edition
  http://www.bls.gov/ooh/
• • Teachers – Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Education-Training-and-Library/Kindergarten-and-elementary-school-teachers.htm (Focus on information about preschool and kindergarten teachers.)
  • Education Administrators: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Management/Elementary-middle-and-high-school-principals.htm (Focus on information on preschool and child care administrators.)
  • Child Care Workers: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Personal-Care-and-Service/Childcare-workers.htm
  • Social Workers: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Community-and-Social-Service/Social-workers.htm (Focus on information on child, family, and school social workers.)

Note: The following two resources are for this week’s Application:

• Web Site: NAEYC Early Childhood Career Forum
  http://careerforum.naeyc.org/jobs
• Web Site: Child Care Exchange: Employment Opportunities
  http://www.childcareexchange.com/jobs/

Optional Resources

• Web Article: Trends in Education and Care
  http://www.childcareexchange.com/resources/view_article.php?article_id=5017112
• Web Site: National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants
  http://nti.unc.edu/about_us.htm
• Web Site: McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership
  http://cecl.nl.edu/

  Web Site: Youth Consultation Service (YCS) Institute for Infant and Preschool Mental Health
  http://www.ycs.org/

Sharing Career Explorations with Colleagues