Operation Military Families Page 1

Agenda

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1. Course Agenda

Pre-Quiz (1/4)

2. Military Families as Part of the Community
3. The Military Family
4. Types of Military
5. Identifying Military Families
6. Getting to Know Military Families (2/4)
7. Military Family Challenges
8. Military Children and Stress
9. I Serve Too
10. Supporting Military Families
11. Ways to Support Military Families
12. Discussion: Supporting Military Families (3/4)
13. Early Childhood Education
14. End of Course Quiz (4/4)
15. Course Evaluation Form

Course Description

2 Clock Hours
Military families are growing and in a society that puts high demands on families and military members there are increasing stressors. Children from military families come with unique worldviews and needs in the child care and classroom setting. This topic aims to inform directors and administrators of the unique needs of military families and how to support them. Included are videos, peer discussion boards, analytical opportunities and more.

Course Difficulty: Level 2 - This course has entry level vocabulary that most students should be able to easily become familiar with. Assignments include peer discussion boards, open-ended and multiple choice questions.

Learning Outcomes

Analyze a hypothetical scenario in identifying a military family
Explain how to support military families and children
Describe how a current program or community supports military families
State how to enhance an early childhood program to better support military families
Identify stressors that military families experience
List common behavioral problems for military children

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Registration Fee: $19.00

Important Student Information

Course Acknowledgments

A special thank you to Aurora Tollestrup BS Ed. for developing the curriculum for this course.

Course Resource Items

CDA Criteria for this Course

CDA Settings:

Infant/Toddler
Preschool
Family Child Care (Mixed-Age)

CDA Content Area: Building Productive Relationships with Families (2 hours)

Technical Requirements:

Laptop or PC
Most students are able to use mobile devices such as tablets to complete courses. However, each device is different, and an individual's skill level with the device may determine their success with using a mobile device.
Recommended web browser: Google Chrome

- Microsoft Edge, Safari and Firefox are other acceptable browsers.
- Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and you may have issues if you use it to take training.

Operating System

- Make sure you’re using a current operating system (for example, Windows 10).
- Outdated operating systems may cause technical difficulties.

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Videos may require Adobe Flash Player.

Sources

2014 Demographics PROFILE OF THE MILITARY COMMUNITY by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy), Retrieved from http://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Reports/2014-Demographics-Report.pdf
Child Care and Other Support Programs by Major Latosha Floyd (U.S. Army) and Deborah A. Phillips, Retrieved from http://futureofchildren.org/publications/docs/Chapter%204.pdf
Honoring our Babies and Toddlers: Supporting young children affected by a military parent’s deployment, injury, or death by ZERO TO THREE, Retrieved from http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/hbt-2.pdf
What Child Care Providers Need to Understand about Stress in Military Children by eXtension.org, Retrieved from http://articles.extension.org/pages/64820/what-child-care-providers-need-to-understand-about-stress-in-military-children

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