ECHS 2330 - Early Childhood Practicum

Credit Hours: 3.00

Prerequisites: ECHS 1710 and ECHS 2220 all with grade C or better

Corequisites: ECHS 2315 and ECHS 2550

(formerly ECHS 2320)

In this practicum student teaching experience, students are guided by a college instructor and a qualified cooperating teacher to support them in assuming the role and responsibilities of a classroom teacher. Students will demonstrate acquired skills by assessing the growth and development of preschool children through observations and interactions with children. Concurrent study and field experiences help bridge theory and practice to plan, implement, and evaluate learning activities of both the individual child and for groups of young children.

Location: Off-site, by arrangement

Contact Hours: 10 per week
Billable Contact Hours: 6

OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate respectful, reciprocal relationship skills with children, staff, and families.

Objectives:

Participate in classroom routines, guiding children, and planning activities.
Communicate effectively with teaching staff.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate with all children.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate with families.
Demonstrate the ability to use prevention, redirection, logical consequences and problem solving appropriately in the classroom.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to plan and implement an inclusive and developmentally appropriate unit focused on children’s interests.

Objectives:

Collaborate with supervising teacher to develop a unit or study.
Develop a week long lesson plan based on an agreed upon study or unit.
Write unit goals for both content and skills.
Plan for all areas of learning, including art, blocks, dramatic play, language and literacy, math, physical skills, science, sensory, and social studies.
Plan and implement inclusive, developmentally appropriate large and small group activities that are skill specific and related to assessment objectives.
Use problem solving and questions to guide children to a new understanding.
Incorporate active learning principles in all areas of the curriculum.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to implement a child assessment.

Objectives:

Observe children objectively.
Write objective observation notes to document assessment.
Organize anecdotal notes and other documentation under appropriate domains.
Complete an assessment form using information obtained from observation notes and other documentation.
Write a summary of the child’s learning in each domain.
Use completed assessment to provide direction for curriculum development.
Evaluate the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course students will be able to summarize health and safety routines for young children.

Objectives:

Outline safety risks and emergency preparedness procedures in the classroom setting.
Describe typical health management policies such as: food safety, communicable diseases, toileting, napping and staff well being.
Describe the teacher’s role in modeling good health, safety and nutrition habits.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES
(Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)

1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.

2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.

3. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.

4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.

5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
Course content is reflected in practicum experiences in Field Practicum weeks 1 - 16. This is based on the individual practicum classroom curriculum.

Primary Faculty
Boni, Lisa
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Primeau, Paula
Dean
Mirijanian, Narine

Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088