Phone 209-575-6345
Email guerraschmidtp@mjc.edu
MCLDDV-101 Section 4158 MUIR 163 West Campus Wednesdays 06:00P - 09:05P
*TB clearance required by the second week of class
MCLDDV-103 Section 0737 ONLINE
MCLDDV-128D Section 2536 Me-Wuk Bldg. MCDV 185 West Campus Tuesdays, 08:00 AM - 12:35 PM; Thursdays 08:00 AM - 1:50 PM
MFAMLF-355 Section 3239Designed for parents of children in the Me-Wuk Preschool.
Resources:
Basic Tenets of Early Childhood Education including Guides to Speech and Action
“Five Reasons to Stop Saying “Good Job!”
Meet Pam
Pam has been facilitating courses at Modesto Junior College since fall 1999. Her typical courses include the Preschool Lab Practicum, Child Growth and Development (online), Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children, and facilitating the parenting course for the families enrolled at Me-Wuk Child Development Lab Preschool. The work in the preschool practicum is especially rewarding while interacting with the student teachers, the children, and their families. She briefly attended MJC as a student on her journey to CSU Stanislaus. She received her Masters of Science degree at CSU Stanislaus where she completed both her undergraduate and graduate work in Psychology with an emphasis in counseling. Her associate’s degree in Child Development was completed at Grossmont Community College in San Diego. "Ahorita, estoy entiendo como hablar y escribir español con el ayuda de muchos maestros!"
"My devotion to the field of child development began to emerge when I was pregnant with my first child, Jess, and while taking a child growth and development course. It was with the birth of my second child, Blayne, that I began to truly understand the uniqueness of each person, the incredible, wonderful dynamics of siblings, and the continued delights of my favorite job, parenting! This passion has continued to grow for the last 29 plus years and I only have to look into the eyes of my children or another child to remind me of the wonders of life.
When not at work, I love spending time with friends and my family including my friend and husband, Mike, and my two amazing and fun adult children. Also, I immensely enjoy reading, playing with my sweet dogs, Cloey and Sakima, our cat, Sydney, and kittens, Umari and Talulah, camping, kayaking, exercising (ran my first half marathon with my husband and daughter in Carlsbad and my first marathon in Modesto!), and traveling! Gardening is my therapy and I love to indulge at least one a week in hot tamales (the candy) and popcorn."
Spring 2012 (the continuing saga): As some of you read in the fall semester, a feral momma cat and her five kittens (from Me-Wuk Preschool) entered into my life and then about a month later, two more kittens from another litter joined our family. Four of the kittens have found homes with MJC students, and the momma cat, Elsa, who we turned loose after her kittens were finished nursing, returns to visit us twice a day for her meals. The last two kittens are now permanently living with our family; we named them Umari and Talulah. Our newest adventure, a beautiful golden retriever puppy - Sakima! The kittens and puppy bring great joy to our home and leave us smiling and laughing - most of the time.
