2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
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ECE 209 - Early Childhood Practicum



5.0 Credits
A field based course to further growth as an early childhood professional. A variety of learning experiences are carried out for the children and practicum students. Focus is on application of concepts from previous ECE coursework. Note: Orientation seminar is scheduled first week of the quarter. Permit code required. S/U grade option.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate competencies in applying principles of child development and current research to effective curriculum planning and implementation.
  2. Utilize a continuum of teaching strategies and curriculum planning based on a professional knowledge base that is adapted to development and individual, family, and cultural characteristics.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of connections between what has been learned in ECE courses and past experiences about teaching young children through an instructor’s use of knowledge, observations, and interactions to plan classroom experiences; apply research findings, curriculum content guidance and defined best practices; and understand the role of teacher as developmental specialist.
  4. Demonstrate teaching strategies of supporting children’s learning in: all domains of development; children’s construction of meaning; exploration, inquiry, and play as leading experiences of development; planning a weeklong curriculum and environment from a child-centered approach; and using intentional interactions, scaffolding, and reciprocal learning.
  5. Apply professional knowledge and skills in a leadership role in an early learning classroom.
  6. Provide evidence of being a reflective thinker to understand and analyze themselves and children and to use reflection as a basis for planning.
  7. Use the process of self-assessment to define knowledge of themselves as individuals and developing teachers; knowledge about children and how they grow, develop and learn; understanding of the role as a teacher in ensuring inclusiveness and respect of diversity in children and families; and teaching skills and professionally defined teaching practices used throughout the quarter practicum experience.



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