• Onsite mentor: the mentor must hold a PEL, an ECE Level 5 Credential, and have at three years of experience at the candidate’s current teaching site. • Academic advising + success coach for content test support. • Student teaching takes place in your own classroom (if you work with infants and toddlers, you will have to switch to a Pre-K or Kindergarten classroom during student teaching term. Please coordinate with your program director ahead). Course Schedule:
Course Number
Title
SH
Preclinical Hours
Summer 2024 (July – August; 6 weeks)
ECE 504 ECE 503
Human Development: Infancy and Childhood
3 3
Teaching and Learning in ECE Settings: LA, SS, Art, Music and Movement
Fall 2024 (September – November; 10 weeks)
ECE 522 ECE 523 ECE 588 RLP 537 SPE 500 ECE 588
Foundations of Emergent Literacy
3 3 2 3 3 3
Historical and Philosophical Foundation of ECE
Seminar
Winter 2025 (January – March; 10 weeks)
Early Literacy Methods- PreK through 3 rd Grade Intro and Methods of Teaching Students w/ Disabilities
Seminar
* Strongly recommend to pass by Dec 31, 2024; first attempt of the test has to be made by Dec 1, 2024. Spring 2025 (April – June; 10 weeks)
ECE 510 ECE 507 ECE 588
Child, Family, and Community
3 3 6
Science and Math Teaching Methods
Seminar
Total Hours to Licensure
35
Onsite Mentoring: It is students’ responsibility to secure an onsite mentor who works as a senior colleague of yours. The mentor’s qualification and responsibilities are articulated in the mentor letter in appendix. The mentor teacher needs to hold a PEL, an ECE level 5 Credential and has 3 years of experience at the candidate’s current teaching site; has received a minimum of “proficient” rating in his/her most recent performance evaluation. Please make sure to distribute the letter to your mentor teacher. A mentor teacher’s eligibility will be verified before the candidate starts the program. Field Practice and Supervision: A field supervisor will be assigned by the National College of Education Office of Field Experiences (OFE) that is responsible for the oversight of all Student Teaching/Practicum candidate collaborations with area schools and school districts. The Office of Field Experiences placement staff look to carefully place each student in a school environment that is enriching, diverse, and supportive. Although the program students will be working at their own sites, the site qualifications will be verified before the candidates start the program, per state regulation requirements.
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