EDEC 493 - Professional Educators Field Experience

Description:
Students will work in ECE settings 20 hours per credit. Classroom interactions will include group instruction, individual tutoring, assessing students’ learning, classroom management, classroom maintenance, as well as other duties determined by the site supervisors. May be repeated a second time without the EDEC 492 senior seminar. Department consent required. May be repeated up to 30 credits. Grade will either be S or U.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: EDEC 422, and EDEC 424, and current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance. Corequisite: EDEC 432 and EDEC 492 required for the initial experience.

Credits: (3-18)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Facilitate developmentally appropriate learning in an ECE setting.
Establish and maintain a developmentally appropriate environment.
Observe, assess, and document appropriately in a given ECE environment.
Build family and community relationships.
Conduct themselves in a professional manner.
Conduct a focused curriculum materials review of the material being used at the placement school site.
Provide constructive feedback to students in the classroom where the internship is being completed.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
10/16/14