 | The
Department of Public Instruction has created a many-faceted option
assessment assessment for teacher assistants to meet federal rules under No
Child Left behind Legislation. See No Child
Left Behind. |
| The North
Carolina Community College System is in the process of entering into a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Public Instruction
and the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child
Development, for the early childhood credential process.
See Memorandum of Understanding for Early Childhood
Credentials. |
| With the opening of the Fall 2002 semester, Dr. Gerard Stamm has joined
the full-time HCC education faculty. Dr. Stamm has taught at HCC as a
part-time instructor in psychology and education and has served as an
adjunct professor at Western Carolina University. He completed a Ph.D. in
Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia. His doctoral research
investigated the relationship between conservation abilities and adaptive
behavior in average and slow learning children. He holds a masters' degree
from Georgia State University and a bachelor's degree from Spring Hill
College in Alabama. He is a member of the American Psychological Association
and a past president of the Western North Carolina Psychological
Association. He will be teaching psychology and education courses in HCC's
growing teacher education and early childhood professional preparation
programs. |
| The HCC child development center was recently chosen to be one of Governor
Easley's new "More at Four" pilot sites. Region A was once again
chosen to be one of the areas to lead the state in new child care
initiatives. The new "More at Four" program is designed to provide
quality childcare for all unserved four-five year children who will enter
kindergarten in the fall of 2002. |
| NCCCS Board endorses program to help solve critical teacher
shortage. See news release. |
| NCCCS
Board approves AAS in Early Childhood Associate (Teacher Associate) degree
program for Haywood Community College. The College plans to offer this
degree program in both on-line and traditional settings. See
Teacher Associate for program details. |
| As
of fall, 2002, HCC will offer its Early Childhood Associate degree program
on-line. See
Early Childhood Education for more information. |
| The
faculty of the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western Carolina
University approved EDU
116 Introduction to Education completed at HCC as a substitute for
EDCI 231. This will allow HCC graduates to more easily access WCU
teacher education programs. Faculty from WCU will be assisting HCC
faculty to complete teacher education interviews for students who
eventually plan to enroll in teacher education at Western Carolina
University. |
| The
HCC Childcare Center located on the HCC campus received a 5-Star Rated
License from the North Carolina Division of Child Development. Sharon Davis,
Instructor in Education/Early Childhood Education and Director of the Child
development Center, says that there are several reasons why. See
full text of article. |
