CIEC 2000 Early Childhood Field Experience I

This one day per week, semester long early childhood clinical experience is designed to provide P-3 certification teacher candidates with the opportunity to work with an experienced teacher in a preschool to grade 3 classroom. Candidates will develop an understanding of developmentally appropriate teaching practices and the elements of effective curricular design in P-3 classrooms. They will also gain experiences in leading individual, small group and whole group instruction, creating and selecting materials to facilitate learning, and developing classroom management skills. Candidates will develop and implement lessons designed for diverse learners in preschool to grade 3 settings. Course topics include lesson planning using backwards design, the cycle of assessment-planning-teaching, NJ state learning standards; professional dispositions of effective teachers; context for learning; and developmentally appropriate practices. Clinical supervisors will support reflective practice as evidenced in student journals, observe a minimum of two times and provide the candidate with written and oral feedback. An advanced application to the Office of Field Experiences is required for field placement, which will take place one full day per week. Prerequisite(s): CIED 2070 Co-requisite(s): CIEC 3120 , CIEC 3220
Credits: 1.0