An ECE Teacher’s Responsibilities and Development        Describe examples of how Samantha Brade integrates the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct into her practice. Then describe two ways that you could integrate the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct in your day-to-day interactions in a classroom. If you are doing your filed hours at a […]

Inclusion and the Whole Child      To prepare for this discussion about cultural milestones that are related to children’s development and their awareness of attitudes about race and culture, review the age-level charts “Word Pictures” in chapter 3. In your initial response:   Explain how the concepts portrayed by Word Pictures can be used […]

DAP and NAEYC’s Standards          To prepare for this discussion, read the information in Chapter 2 on developmentally appropriate practices (DAP). Now watch the video to compare and contrast DAP practices utilized by the teacher on that classroom with those used by your Cooperating Teacher. If you are doing the alternate Virtual […]

DAP and NAEYC’s Standards          To prepare for this discussion, read the information in Chapter 2 on developmentally appropriate practices (DAP). Now watch the video to compare and contrast DAP practices utilized by the teacher on that classroom with those used by your Cooperating Teacher. If you are doing the alternate Virtual […]

During this course, and throughout your career, you will be evaluated periodically by yourself, your supervisor, and/or your colleagues. Your supervisor will base his or her evaluations on observable, specific information and ties the goals of the program to your activities and responsibilities. It is important for teachers to value the process of performance evaluations […]

Each week you are required to complete a Weekly Record Sheet showing the days and times you were at your practicum site and specific ways you assisted in the classroom.   Your Cooperating Teacher will have the opportunity to comment and to request a phone conference with your course Instructor.   Please keep in mind […]

Meet with your Cooperating Teacher to discuss their observations and written evaluation of your practicum work and their insights on how you can continue to grow as an educator. You will complete a self-reflection of your professional growth and progress toward your SMART goals (identified in the first week of this course).   See the […]

Learning Experience Plan (LEP) Implementation Video and Reflection   In this assignment, you will either implement your LEP lesson in your practicum classroom OR pretend you are in a classroom and make a video of the story reading portion of the LEP, which includes 1) the introduction to the book where you show some visual […]

You worked on Part 1 of the LEP in Unit 3. In Unit 4, you will finish the LEP by   completing Part 2, steps 5-9.   Instructions:   1. Review steps 5-9 of the Sample LEP: Guided Steps and the LEP Components   Overview.   2. Using the LEP Template that you started in […]

In consultation with your Cooperating Teacher, you will begin working on the initial steps of a Learning Experience Plan (LEP) designed to help children achieve identified outcomes. You will continue developing the LEP during Units 4 and 5, then implement the LEP in your practicum classroom in Unit 6.   In Part 1 of this […]