Bachelors Degree - Early Care and Education

2023 Summer Course Info
Child Development - Birth To 3 (Infant/Toddler)Practicum I - Child Observations in Classroom EnvironmentsDevelopment of Curriculum for Children Ages 4 to 8Practicum II - Curriculum Development and ImplementationAdministration and Supervision in Early Childhood SettingsHealth, Safety, and NutritionWorking with Families
2023 Fall Course Info
Child Development - Birth To 3 (Infant/Toddler)Professional DevelopmentDevelopment of Curriculum for Children Ages Birth to 3Understanding and Adapting for Developmental DifferencesPracticum II - Curriculum Development and ImplementationTechnology and Young ChildrenPracticum III - Capstone Experience
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Fall 2023 Course Information
Practicum III - Capstone Experience
Course Description
This teaching practicum is a 15-week experience in which the university student demonstrates practical application of developmentally appropriate early childhood teaching techniques. Throughout the course, the university student gains feedback for development as a teacher. Practicum students are involved in observation and evaluation of classroom experiences, environmental design, classroom management, and parent communication. This course has 300 contact hours. OPTION: Practicum III can be split into two semesters of 150 hours per semester. The spit must be made in the same center or school, with the same cooperating teacher, at the same level and with the same group of children. If this cannot be put in place by ECEMS and the center or school, a student will not be allowed to split the hours over two semesters. To split hours, a student will need to contact the GP IDEA Practicum Coordinator at least eight weeks prior to the semester a student plans to begin Practicum III.
Contacts
Instructor

Michelle Mathews
Office: 573-882-3999
MathewsM@missouri.edu

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

Not Required

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Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Faculty
University Members
Members of the Great Plains IDEA are universities accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Member universities recruit, admit and graduate students, teach in an academic program and contribute to the leadership and maintenance of the alliance. Membership in the alliance is a selective process that engages institutional leadership at all levels.
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– – Jacy Phillips, Early Care & Education for a Mobile Society Graduate,
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