For those that are new to this blog, I’d like to welcome you. I’m glad you’re here! For others, you may already be familiar with this blog, but I’d like to take a little time today to guide you around this blog, as well as share some details about this semester.
Be sure to Subscribe to this blog by entering your email address in the box in the upper right-hand corner. When I post to this blog, you’ll receive an email with a direct link to the post. We are aiming for a 100% subscribing rate from our students. This is a great way to get information out to students quickly, if necessary.
If you’re looking for general info about our Child Development program and courses needed, ‘hover’ over Program and click on Description & Outcomes. Need an Activity Card form or an Event Sample? ‘Hover’ over Program and click on Forms. Wondering what die cuts the lab has? That’s there too! Under Program you’ll find program info about us, the instructors, the policy handbook, videos, etc. If you’re wanting to look ahead and plan your academic schedule, there’s a sample of which courses we offer and when (semester wise).
Photos is our photo album. It’s mostly made up of projects and activities that students have created. This can serve as an immediate aide when you need to plan activities and curriculum!
Click on Transfer to learn more about transfer options after DCTC. If you are considering continuing your education after DCTC, this page may be of interest to you. Contact us for more info.
Speakers is a page that I’m very excited about! Each month I’ve been spotlighting a professional guest speaker. These serve as great resources to you! Be sure to check them out.
Click on Radio to listen to BAM Radio, an Internet radio program for parents and educators. Rae Pica interviews experts in the fields of education, child development, play research, the neurosciences, and more. Another great resource for you.
If you click on Newsletter, you’ll find current DCTC Child Development program newsletters. These are important for you to read so you are aware of what’s happening within the program. Dates, policies, events, changes, etc. are all discussed in the newsletter. As a subscriber to this blog, you’ll have first access to the newsletter.
If you would to Contact Jill or I (Dawn), our contact info is the last tab across the top of the blog.
Other areas of this blog include:
*Daily Links This a section that automatically updates itself with NEW content DAILY. They are directed more towards school-age children, but are fun for adults too! Check back daily.
Daily Chuckle is a joke of the day made for children, authored by children. The Daily Factoid and Game of the Day are facts and online games, new each day for school-age children. Finally that brings us to Kim & Jason Comic Strip. You have access to his comics via this blog and at least 4 days a week, the comic strip will be updated with a new child-inspired comic. Links/Bookmarks – Doing research? Need to find more sources? Want to study new topics? Add to your resource file? When you click on Links/Bookmarks, a new window will open taking you to my Delicious account (aka – web link bookmarks). It should say Dawn Braa’s Bookmarks toward the upper left. Below that, you’ll see a blue arrow that says “DCTCChildDev- Type a tag.” Click in that box and type in the keyword you are looking for. Then click the small blue arrow. All the links that match that keyword will pop up for you to browse. Otherwise, you are also welcome to scroll through them all. If YOU have a resource that I should add (that is not already listed), please comment below. Lastly, you can follow me on Twitter, if desired.
*Categories You are able to search posts by category and /or by looking in the *Archives
I hope that this website can be a resource to you whether you are a DCTC Child Development student, high school FACS student, parent, teacher, child care provider, day care director, etc.
Thank you 😉
