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This course provides students with an overview of infant/child mental health, including an investigation into its importance in the overall well-being and development of a child as well as how social and emotional development impact the trajectory of development. Trauma informed practice is an underlying theme in this course as well as the role of attachment and trusting relationships with caregivers, teachers and other adults, particularly as they impact healthy responses and overall health and development of the young child. Twenty-five hours of field work are required for this course. Pre-requisite(s): ECE 200 and ECE 301. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

Students in this course complete a full day experience student teaching in a K-2 classroom for 11-12 weeks. Weekly seminars are conducted for all student teachers and topics include problems, issues and concerns of beginning teachers. Successful completion of this experience is based on a wide variety of competencies including full responsibility for a classroom over an extended period (at least two weeks) during the term. This course is the culminating experience for early childhood majors seeking licensing in the state of Illinois. Pre-requisite(s): All coursework must be completed before student teaching. Passage of the ECE Content Test (#206) is required. Students are required to submit a current (no more than 6 months old) criminal background check and TB test to their academic advisors along with a Certificate of Completion for the Mandated Reporter course. Co-requisite(s): None. 10 quarter hours

This course is a culminating experience for students in the Infant-Toddler Studies program. Through an internship experience, students will demonstrate final competency across all of the infant/toddler frameworks to which the ITS program is aligned. The purpose of this internship will be for students to work within an infant/toddler setting of their choice and exhibit high levels of quality work and competency through a master project and key assessments that demonstrate their learning and development over the entire program. One hundred hours of field work are required for this course. Pre-requisite(s): EDU 299, ECE 301, ECE 302, ECE 321, ECE 334, ECE 400, ECE 341, ECE 342. Co-requisite(s): None. 10 quarter hours