CC 205 - Early Childhood Lab III

Credit Hours: 1.5

Course correlated with CC 204-Early Childhood Education III. CC 205 is held at a variety of off-site locations working with the mentor teacher and under the supervision of the ECC instructor. Students will continue to interact with and observe children. In addition, they will plan, implement, and assess developmentally appropriate interactions and activities for the children. They will expand their role in the classroom and plan complete lessons as they learn to work more closely with the mentor teachers and become part of a team.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of development of children, especially when planning activities for them;
demonstrate deeper understanding of how to observe, record, and evaluate children’s behavior in order to plan accordingly;
understand and demonstrate appropriate planning for and writing of complete lessons;
understand and demonstrate how to execute and assess planned complete lessons;
become more autonomous and self reflective of his/her own strengths and needs as a teacher/caregiver;
demonstrate further competence in all areas of the classroom; and
demonstrate ability to work as team member with the mentor teachers.

Prerequisites: CC203 or permission from the department
Concurrent Registration: CC 204
F/S (C)