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Nov 09, 2024
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ECE 268 - Early Childhood Field Exper Credits: 4 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0 Practicum Hours: 10 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Open Supervised practicum experience in selected early childhood settings serving children birth through eight. Includes integration of theory and developmentally appropriate evidence-based practice. Provides an understanding of working with culturally, linguistically and ability diverse young children and families. Emphasizes professional relationships and behavior, appropriate adult/child interactions, basic curriculum planning and program routines. Includes 150-hour practicum. Criminal background check is required. Prerequisite: ECE 103 , ECE 103 , ECE 170 , ECE 158 C or better, ECE 159 C or better, ECE 243 C or better, ECE 343 C or better, ECE 359 C or better ; 2.0 GPA ; Current CPR/First Aid, Universal Precautions and Mandatory Reporter Certification Prerequisite OR Corequisite: ECE 221 Competencies
- Examine what makes emergent curriculum models unique
- Review the principles of an emergent curriculum model and compare differences between traditional models of instruction
- Explain characteristics of an emergent curriculum looking at the unique aspects and how they relate back to children’s learning
- Identify the roles of the teacher, children, community and family units in the an emergent curriculum model
- Assess a variety of developmentally appropriate, evidence-based strategies for working with culturally, linguistic and ability diverse young children
- Create an anticipatory topic web focused on children’s interest
- Collaborate with co-operating teachers to create teacher-directed and child-guided authentic activities that incorporate children’s diverse interests, strengths, needs and cultural background across content areas
- Evaluate activities using both formal and informal assessment tools
- Create healthy, respectful, supportive and challenging learning environments that support each child
- Demonstrate strategies to help children maintain respect and safety for themselves, others and the community
- Maintain a supportive positive environment using familiar schedules, routines, transitions and classroom expectations
- Critique developmentally appropriate, evidence-based guidance interactions used with culturally, linguisticly and ability diverse young children
- Demonstrate positive individualized guidance strategies to guide and support children’s behavior
- Use strategies to support the development of children’s healthy self-concept and self-esteem
- Review the impact of guidance strategies used
- Practice a variety of assessment techniques
- Observe, assess and document the growth and development of individual children
- Use assessment information to plan for each child and groups of children
- Implement adaptations for individual children based on observation and assessment
- Practice self-reflection as a tool to improve teaching and interactions with each child and family
- Encourage and accept ideas and suggestions from instructor, cooperating teachers and peers
- Document insights gained during emergent curriculum planning and teaching considering adaptations for future teaching experiences
- Collaborate with co-operating teachers to report on the outcomes of child-guided activities to peers and families
- Integrate dispositions of effective teachers
- Build close, positive relationships with each child
- Respect and accommodate each child’s needs, personality, culture, language and ability
- Develop letters to the family discussing emergent curriculum focus activities and relevance to the development of the children
- Communicate with families about children’s learning and development using a variety of methods including the use of emerging technology
- Engage in collaborative relationship with peers, cooperating teachers and instructor
- Demonstrate professionalism
- Practice confidentiality, dependability and accountability
- Display professional appearance, attitude and behavior as reflected in the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct
- Demonstrate behavior in congruence with the philosophy, policies and procedures of the program
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