ECE 2301 Early Childhood Education Practicum

Coordinated practicum experience in an assigned program of early education and care. Weekly seminar. Written application required one semester in advance. Two classroom, twenty-one practicum hours per week.

Prerequisites: Approval of Department

Course Outcomes

• Demonstrate professionalism, ethics and legal responsibilities in a program of early education and care; and identify opportunities for professional development.
• Demonstrate early childhood education practices and skills that support each child and their family.
• Provide developmentally appropriate learning opportunities in healthy, respectful, supportive and challenging environments that promote development of each child.
• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate and individualized curriculum utilizing a variety of instructional practices, materials and environments.
• Use continuum of observation/assesment methods to plan and individualize curriculum and teaching practices to support development of each child.
• Demonstrate knowledge of early childhood education practices and skills that support diverse family and community characteristics.

Credit Hours: 5

• Classroom: 2 hours
• Practicum: 21 hours

• Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences
• Department: Education

• Repeatable Credit: No
• Offered Online: No