While your mentor teacher is working with the rest of the class, engage with the small group of students that was identified in Topic 3 on an engineering or STEM lesson or activity. Use your differentiated and engagement strategies where you see fit.   After the engineering or STEM lesson or activity, in 250-500 words, […]

One of the most important goals of education is to teach students to think. Science contributes to this goal with its emphasis on hypothesizing, thinking about the physical world, and reasoning from observations and data. The term science process skills is commonly used to describe such processes and is reflective of the behavior of scientists. […]

CLINICAL FIELD EXPERIENCE B SCIENCE LESSONS While your mentor teacher is working with the rest of the class, engage with the small group of students identified in Topic 2 on a science lesson or activity. Use your differentiated and engagement strategies where you see fit.   After the science lesson or activity, in 250-500 words, […]

MATH REASONING OR PROBLEM SOLVING LESSON PLAN Math is a strong focus in the STEM curriculum.  Education is always changing and the focus of STEM education is increasing across all grade levels. It is important for us as educators to set a mathematical foundation at an early age to inspire student’s interest in math and […]

Select an inclusive K-3 early childhood site where you will complete the field experience required for this course.  During the remaining weeks of your clinical field experience you will be working with a small group of students identified by your mentor teacher to help differentiate your mentor teacher’s lesson.  If you have permission from your […]

Research and discuss two articles that support developing engineering skills in early childhood education.  Why is this important for young children?   DQ 2Engineering seems like a daunting concept for early childhood, but it is really a natural concept for young students.  Why is it important to incorporate engineering at the ages of 3-4?  How […]

Discuss the steps you would need to take in order to make your practicum classroom a STEM learning environment. Support your steps with research.   DQ 2 Discuss the role of play in the STEM classroom. Support your thoughts with research.

Technology is a hot topic in the early childhood realm. What is the amount of screen time that a young child should be restricted too?  Why is this important information to communicate with parents?  How do you familiarize young children with technology while limiting their exposure to screen time?   DQ 2 Not every school […]

What are the important characteristics of scholarly sources? Why are scholarly sources more appropriate for academic research?   DQ 2After reading the “Title IX” document, answer the following question:   What is Title IX and how does it affect you as a student?

How do you think your graduate educational experience will be different from your undergraduate experience? What are your expectations from this program and how will you ensure that you are advancing your skills and expertise in the field of early childhood and special education?   DQ2 Think about how the types of situations mentioned in […]