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May 11, 2024
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Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ECED 130 Practicum II - Teaching Young Children4 credits
In this course, students will apply their knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice to plan curriculum and collaborate with parents and co-teachers. Students will reflect on their teaching approaches and evaluate the learning experiences they plan for young children.
Prerequisites: ECED& 120 , ECED& 160 , and EDUC& 115
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Evaluate the interests and developmental needs of children, then create and implement learning experiences based on the evaluation
- Use scaffolding to support individualized learning and reflect on the results
- Collaborate and communicate with children, co-teachers, and families to design developmentally and culturally appropriate environments and curriculum
- Identify ways to become an advocate for children and their needs in the classroom setting
- Design a professional development plan to build teaching skills and support professional growth
Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:
- be prepared for a lead teacher or entry level management position in the early care and learning field
- plan, implement, and evaluate children’s programs using current child development knowledge
- apply developmentally appropriate guidance techniques
- document children’s skill development and plan programs based on documented observations
- be prepared to create a learning environment that fosters language, social, cognitive, and motor skills in young children
- be prepared to communicate in verbal and written format with the parents
Total Hours: 80 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Field-Based Experience (Practicum or Internship) Hours: 60
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