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R State Standard £ Institutionally Developed College: NA

ECE 1021 - Early Childhood Care and Education Practicum I

Course Description

This course provides the student with the opportunity to gain a supervised experience in an actual or simulated work setting allowing demonstration of techniques obtained from course work. Practicum training topics include: promoting child development and learning; building family and community relationships; observing, documenting, and assessing to support young children and families; teaching and learning; becoming a professional; and guidance techniques and classroom management.

Competency Areas		Hours
Promoting Child Development and Learning		Class	1
Building Family and Community Relationships		D. Lab	0
Observing, Documenting, and Assessing to Support Young Children and families.		P. Lab/O.B.I.	6
Teaching and Learning		Credit	3
Becoming a professional
Guidance Techniques and Classroom Management
Prerequisite: Pre/Corequisite:	ECE 1030 ECE 1050

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
Promoting Child Development and Learning		2	0	10
	Use developmental knowledge to promote healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments
Building Family and Community relationships		1	0	10
	Recognize and understand family and community characteristics.
	Interact with children, parents, and co-workers.
Observing, Documenting, and Assessing to Support Young Children and Families		2	0	10
	Understand the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment.
	Recognize and use observation, documentation, and other appropriate assessment tools and approaches.
Teaching and Learning		2	0	10
	Connect with children and families.
	Use developmentally effective approaches.
	Understand content knowledge in early education.
	Implement meaningful curriculum.
Becoming a professional		1	0	10
	Identify and involve oneself with the early childhood field.
	Recognize and uphold ethical standards and other professional guidelines.
	Engage in continuous, collaborative learning to inform practice.
	Integrate knowledgeable, reflective, and critical perspectives on early education.
	Engage in informed advocacy for children and the profession.
GUIDANCE TECHNIQUES AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT		2		10
	Use developmentally appropriate guidance techniques.
	Recognize and use effective classroom management strategies.

Suggested Resources

Media Print Audio/Visual (AV) Web Other	Note: Please adhere to the APA Formatting and Style Guidelines. Examples: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher. Duncan, G.J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Text	Bredekamp, S., & Copple, C., (1997), Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs, Washington, DC, National Association for the Education of Young Children
	Machado, J. M., & Botnarescue, H. M., (2005), Student teaching: Early childhood practicum guide. New York, Delmar
	Beaty, J. J., (2004). Skills for preschool teachers. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson, Merrill Prentice Hall
	Carter, M., & Curtis, D. (1996). Spreading the news: Sharing the stories of early childhood education. Beltsville, MD, Gryphon House
	Bullock, A. A., & Hawk, P. P. (2005). Developing a teaching portfolio: A guide for preservice and practicing teachers. Upper Saddle River, NJ Pearson, Merrill Prentice Hall
	Koralek, D. G., Colker, L. J., & Dodge, D. T. (1995). The what, why and how of high-quality early childhood childhood education: A guide for on-site supervision. Washington, DC. National Association for the Education of Young Children
	Elliott, B. (2002). Measuring performance: The early childhood educator in practice. New York. Delmar,Thomson
	Helm, J.H., Beneke, S., & Steinheimer, K. (1998). Windows on learning: Documenting children's work. New York, Teacher's College Press
	Harms, T., Cryer, D., & Clifford, R. M. (1990). Infant/ toddler environment rating scale AND Early childhood environment rating scale. New York Teacher's College Press
	Herr, J., Larson, Y. (2000). Creative resources for the early childhood classroom. New York, Delmar
Videos	Running Time: 24 minutes. (1997). Children at the center: Reflective teachers at work. Harvest Resources.
	Authentic Assessment Series. (2004). Setting the stage. Magna Systems
	Authentic Assessment Series. (2004). Making the connections. Magna Systems
	Authentic Assessment Series. (2004). Training and support is key. Magna Systems
	Harms, T., Fleming, J., Cryer, D. (1992). Video Observations for the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale. Teacher's College Press
	Produced and sold by National Professional Resources. Beyond the Standards Movement: Defending Quality Education in an Age of Test Scores. Order from NPR on-line (or by calling 800-453-7461).
Web	http://www.naeyc.org(2004). Website for the National Association for the Education of Young Children
	http://www.gapsc.com(2004). Website for the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.
	http://www.gayconline.org(2004). Website for the Georgia Association on Young Children
	http://www.acei.org(2004). Website for the Association for Childhood Education International.
	For additional examples and more APA citation resources, we recommend using the following link: http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/apagd.html

Posted: 01/06/08