Course Title:
Early Childhood Education Practicum I
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:
(1+4+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Catalog Description:
Early childhood field experience with children ages between zero and five. Instructional planning. Design of early childhood learning environment. Working as an assistant teacher. Assessment of children’s learning. Parent involvement. Early childhood professional development activities. (The language of instruction in this course is both Turkish and English) Early childhood field experience with children ages between zero and five. Instructional planning. Design of early childhood learning environment. Working as an assistant teacher. Assessment of children’s learning. Parent involvement. Early childhood professional development activities. (The language of instruction in this course is both Turkish and English)
Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Course Objectives:
The course leads the students to realize their roles as a professional, criticize themselves and let them use ways to develop both professionally and personally.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. exemplify the roles of early childhood education professionals
2. review curriculum for preschoolers
3. plan developmentally appropriate activities for preschoolers
4. employ variety of developmentally appropriate instructional approaches, strategies and tools in in preschool settingsg
5. use multiple assessment techniques to monitor learning and instruction in preschool settings
6. evaluate how teachers involve families in their children’s development and learning
7. reflect upon their own experience in working with preschoolers
8. engage in personal and professional development activities
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Scaffolding/Coaching
Demonstrating
Problem Solving
Microteaching
Oral Presentations/Reports
Hands-on Activities
Web Searching
Others: lesson planning
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Observation
Self Evaluation
Peer Evaluation
Others: microteaching,reflection papers