TED-2750 Field Work in Early Childhood Education

3 Credits
Field work designed to provide the student with “real life” experiences in a center for young children or an elementary school’s prekindergarten through third grade classroom. Students will complete 6 hours per week (2 days per week, each for a 3-hour block of teaching time) at a college-assigned field work site. This experience will take place under the guidance of both an experienced teacher and a college supervisor. Student will also complete weekly course work, both online and through several on-campus meetings. The focus of this capstone course is on the development of the necessary teaching skills to maintain an effective learning environment. These skills include: lesson planning, implementation, and reflection; pedagogy, curriculum planning and assessment; classroom management; and effective communication with other professionals, students, and families.
Prerequisite(s): For students in the A.A.S. in ECE Program: TED-1100, TED-1110, TED-1200, TED-1300, TED-1400, and TED-2350. For students in the A.A.T. in ECE Program: TED-1100, TED-1200, TED-1300, TED-1400, and TED-2350. For all students: This is a Capstone Course: Students must have completed a minimum of 47 credit hours, including all required prerequisites, prior to enrolling in this course. A cumulative GPA of 2.00 is also required.
2 class hours/6 field hours.
All TED courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher.