ECE580 Early Childhood Education Practicum

This course introduces candidates for early childhood certification to the roles and responsibilities of teachers in grades K through 3. The course combines university and field experiences focusing on active involvement with a cooperating teacher and his or her class. Candidates gain an understanding of environments that encourage learners and of the role of constructivist methods in facilitating learning, and of their own skill in working with individuals and groups in an instructional setting. This course requires 30 hours of supervised classroom work with children in a university-specified setting. Prerequisite(s): EPS 500a, MHE 482, RLR 501, ECE 501 (or concurrent registration) 2 Semester Hours