Course Title:
Capstone Experince in Early Childhood Education
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:
(1+4+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 7 ECTS Credits
Catalog Description:
Development of a professional teacher portfolio. Developmentally appropriate teaching activities. Samples of instructional plans. Early childhood learning environment design. Samples of school, family and community relationships. Samples of assessment activities. Professional development activities. Presentation of this professional portfolio. Development of a professional teacher portfolio. Developmentally appropriate teaching activities. Samples of instructional plans. Early childhood learning environment design. Samples of school, family and community relationships. Samples of assessment activities. Professional development activities. Presentation of this professional portfolio.
Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Course Objectives:
The main objective of this course is showing proffesional and affective qualities of a senior year early childhood educator candidate to the public and experts in the field, and reviewing his/her products and knowledge related with his/her college life.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. develop a professional portfolio documenting understanding of the teaching competencies for early childhood teachers
2. synthesize learning acquired throughout the early childhood education program.
3. articulate their own perspective of early childhood education
4. reflect on personal and professional development throughout the early childhood education program
5. create a personal philosophy statement in regards to early childhood teaching
6. evaluate an action research project conducted during student teaching experience
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Scaffolding/Coaching
Demonstrating
Oral Presentations/Reports
Web Searching
Others: Field study, Co-reading, Co-writing
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Case Studies / Homework
Portfolio
Others: Educational Philosophy paper, International examples of ECE
Student Workload:
Data Analysis and Data Collection
40
hrs