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Preschool CDA® II Internship

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Course

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Preschool CDA® II Internship presents key theories of child development and highlights the role of the caregiver in promoting children’s cognitive, physical, communicative, and creative growth. It is designed to provide opportunities for students to create evidence for their professional portfolios as required for the CDA® credential and to meet CDA® Goal II (to advance physical and intellectual competence).

Format

In-Person

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Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

  • Program Pathway to Education and TrainingFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Detailed information about this program

This course requires a minimum of 96 hours of internship experience, making it ideally suited for a block schedule. Following Preschool CDA® Internships I-IV with the Career Pathway Project is an important step in completing requirements for the CDA® credential. Steps are outlined in CDA® materials and in the program guide available on the Alabama State Dept. of Education website. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course. These organizations enhance classroom instruction while helping students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and access opportunities for personal and professional growth. Students in the Education and Training cluster affiliate with FCCLA.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Describe milestones of physical development in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
  • Classify activities that promote physical development by appropriate age level
  • Develop a lesson plan that incorporates both gross and fine motor skill activities as part of the learning process
  • Summarize the work of prominent developmental theorists
  • Describe birth-to-age-five cognitive milestones in terms of major developmental theories
  • Create a five-day lesson plan that incorporates developmental theory and goals for cognitive development
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education25-2021.00
  • Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-2031.00
  • Instructional Coordinators25-9031.00
  • Teachers and Instructors, All Other25-3099.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • A scripted lesson plan — deliver under a mentor teacher's observation in a general-education classroom.
  • Classroom routines and transitions — implement consistently with a co-teacher present.
  • Student work against a rubric — score reliably under a grade-level lead.
  • Whole-group instruction on a single concept — facilitate with a mentor's coaching.
  • Behavior expectations — apply consistently using the school's framework.
  • Small-group reading or math rotations — run with prepared materials and supervision.
  • Student data on common assessments — record accurately into the school's system.
  • Family communication (newsletters, planners) — produce on a regular cadence under review.
  • Accommodations on IEPs and 504s — implement as written with collaborating staff.
  • Safety routines (drills, hallway, recess) — execute reliably as a duty teacher.

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