ECCE 294 Practicum II

School of Health and Human Services

ECCE 294 Practicum II, students synthesize learning with practical application. The focus is on collaboration with families and community in the creation of inclusive, responsive, culturally-sensitive child-centered environments for young children. Learners continue to engage in the process of self-reflection and individual goal setting regarding exemplary professional practice. Seminars are scheduled for reflective discussion of practicum learning.

Prerequisites: ECCE 168, ECCE 169, ECCE 178, ECCE 179, ECCE 186, ECCE 188, ECCE 189, ECCE 193, ECCE 195, HSER 174, FAM 180, ENG 110, PSYC 100, and PSYC 240 all with a minimum of 60% and a GPA of 2.0.

Corequisite: ECCE 293

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Transfer Agreements

Course to Course transfer – NoBlock Transfer – Yesbctransferguide.ca
Course Details
Total number of weeks8
Total Credits
Total Hours200
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture~1.5
Other~23.5

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Demonstrates a professional commitment to the roles and responsibilities of an early childhood educator
  2. Establish nurturing and respectful relationships with children, families, and colleagues
  3. Collaborate with children, families, colleagues, and community to create and implement culturally responsive curriculum
  4. Initiates friendly and respectful communication with children, families, colleagues and others
  5. Interpret current guiding documents and theories towards ethical decision-making and pedagogical choices
  6. Respond collaboratively to children’s ideas, theories and interests to support co-learning in documenting and planning
  7. Construct intentional and inclusive learning experiences, environments, routines and rituals within the context of place and time
  8. Respond to health and safety needs of children in a variety of environments
  9. Guide children using a range of appropriate, consistent and positive strategies

Teaching and Learning Approach

This an experiential practice course that takes place in an approved early learning facility, under a licensed Early Childhood Educator (sponsor educator). The practicum will provide opportunities for the learner to relate theory to practice, as well as, to develop the professional skills required in the work setting. The support and guidance of the sponsor educator is critical to the process by providing structured and specific on-site feedback. The college instructor will visit the student and observe their practice a minimum of three times during the practicum. Additionally, the instructor, student and sponsor educator will meet to discuss the students’ progress and learning goals.

Learning Resources

Required: ECCE Program textbooks

Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered

1. 1.1st Goal statement 0- 100 hrs., 1st Gathering Time 1st Pedagogical narration, Supervision Skills- Coordinate clean up after, Initial meeting with instructor

2. 2.1st Provocation, 2nd Gathering Time, 2nd Pedagogical narration, Supervision Skills- Conduct daily healthy and safety checks

3. 3.2nd Provocation, 3rd Gathering Time, 3rd Pedagogical narration, Plan Community Engagement activity, Establish special project, Supervision Skills-Greet children upon arrival and/or departure, MIDPOINT evaluation meeting between student, mentor, and instructor

4. 4.2ndGoal Statement 100 -200 hrs, 3rd Provocation, 4th Gathering Time Cooking/Science activity, 4th Pedagogical narration, Confirm plan for community engagement, Supervision Skills- Take the lead in transitions

5. 5.4th Provocation-outdoors, Execute community engagement, 5th Pedagogical narration on community engagement, Supervision Skills- prepare materials and space prior to children’s arrival

6. 6.5th, 6th, 7th, 8thGathering times (supervision week) Execute all supervision week duties**** Letter of gratitude to families

7. 7.End of practicum (goodbye) activity with children, Letter of gratitude for mentor, Complete special project, FINAL evaluation meeting between student, mentor, and instructor

Assessment

TitleLearning OutcomesValue
Practicum evaluationCRG/NCG
TotalCRG/NCG

Grading Table

Competency-based Grades

This grading system is based on satisfactory acquisition of defined skills or successful completion of the course learning outcomes. It is used where standard numerical grades are not generally applied, for example in evaluating practicum performance or work placements, in pass/fail courses or for non-credit courses.

Grade Description
AAV ABOVE AVERAGE -The student has mastered all or most course objectives/requirements in a minimum time frame and has exemplified good work and study habits.
COM COMPLETE – denotes that the student has mastered a satisfactory number of course objectives/requirements in a non-credit course
CRG CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was satisfactory in a credit course.
NCG NO CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was unsatisfactory.
PCG PARTIAL CREDIT GRANTED – denotes that the student has successfully completed a portion of the course objectives in a credit course.

See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.

Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.