ECE 4390 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Early Childhood (Preschool through Third Grade)

6,12(1 + 21.4 + 42.7)

Prerequisite: completion of all requirements of the major, Early Childhood Licensure Program and General Studies. Initial sign-off on the program requirements (e.g., teacher work sample/portfolio) by the education advisor is required.

This course requires student-teaching assignments in an accredited public or private school as follows: one assignment in either Pre-K or K grade levels for 8 weeks and one assignment in either first-, second-, or third-grade levels for 8 weeks for a total of 16 weeks. Both student teaching experiences require increasing responsibility for the teaching, supervision, and direction of a group of learners. Teacher candidates are required to complete a teacher work sample documenting impact on student learning and attend 10 hours of seminars. College supervisors provide regularly scheduled observations, seminars, and conferences which support work-sample development and standards- based proficiency. Upon completion of this course, teacher candidates must be minimally rated as “proficient” in all performance-based standards for Colorado teachers to receive MSCD recommendation for licensure.(Senior Experience)