ECED 215 Capstone Practicum

5 credits

• Assess a childcare program, formulate ideas for improvement, and then discuss the ideas with co-teachers and administration
• Demonstrate best practices to improve the classroom environment, curriculum, and program
• Analyze and reflect on supervisor and peer evaluations, and then implement changes based on the feedback
• Create an evidence-based portfolio that demonstrates knowledge and skills related to prior early childhood education coursework
• Modify professional development plan and goals for future growth as a teacher

 
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