ECE303 SCHOOL EXPERIENCE
| Course Code: | 4110303 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (1.00 - 4.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Early Childhood Education |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. HASİBE ÖZLEN DEMİRCAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of this course the students will
- comprehend the MONE Early Childhood Education Curriculum for Children Between the ages of 0-36 months-old
- comprehend the MONE Early Childhood Education Curriculum for children of 36-72 months-old
- know how to prepare developmentally appropriate activity plans for children between the ages of 36-72 months-old
- have teaching experiences in the field
Course Content
Introducing students to the field, and gaining experience with young children. Opportunities including class observation, adaptation to classroom conditions, planning and preparation. Guided teaching practice in Early Childhood Education.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will :
- be able to describe the basic characteristics of MONE Early Childhood Education Curriculum for children between the ages of 0-36 months of age
- be able to list objectives and indicators presented in the MONE Early Childhood Education Curriculum for children between the ages of 0-36 months-old
- be able to list all documents they are expected to fill when they begin to teaching
- be able to describe basic characteristics of MONE Early Childhood Education Curriculum for children of 36-72 months-old
- be able to list objectives and indicators presented in the MONE Early Childhood Education Curriculum for children between the ages of 36-72 months-old
- be able to list all documents they are expected to fill when they begin teaching professional
- be able to select appropriate objectives and indicators according to the basic needs of 36-72 months-old children
- be able to prepare two developmentally appropriate activity plans in the light of selected objectives and indicators for children between the ages of 36-72 months-old each week during the semester
- be able to decide appropriate assessment techniques and develop parent involvement activities for their activity plans each week during the semester
- be able to complete 13 weeks practicum in their practicum schools and work collaboratively with school staff in the practicum school
- be able to prepare developmentally appropriate materials for their activities
- be able to prepare all expected documents of MONE Early Childhood Education Curriculum for children of 36-72 months-old
- be able to write a daily schedule for each week during the semester
- be able to prepare 3 monthly plans during the semester
- be able to prepare 3 monthly objective-indicator charts during the semester
- be able to prepare 3 monthly concept charts during the semester
- be able to observe a child and prepare 3 monthly Child Observation Report and one Child Development Report during the semester
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To have the knowledge about 0-72 month old children's cognitive, motor, language, social and emotional development and self help skills and to be able to make applications to support this area. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To be able to take measures for the protection of children's health. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To know the importance of game in pre-school education and to support the education and development of the child through play. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To recognize the pre-school education institutions in the scope of the purpose, structure and functioning of the Turkish education system. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To have information about classroom management approaches to be used in educational environments and to effectively implement these approaches. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To have information about international programs that are applied in the field of pre-school education and to use these programs' aspects that are appropriate to our culture in classroom practice. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To be able to conduct research in the field of pre-school education and analyze and interpret research findings. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To be able to prepare, implement and evaluate Turkish, science, math, art, music, movement, games, reading and writing preparation and field trip activities that support different areas of development (cognitive, motor, language, self-care, social and emotional) of pre-school children and can be planned as individual, small group, large group and integrated groups. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To be able to use and to allow students to use audio-visual teaching materials appropriate for pre-school age children for their development. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | To be able to take responsibility and to fulfill these responsibilities in individual and group work. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | To understand the importance of family involvement in children's education and to plan activities related to family involvement. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | To have knowledge about literary genres prepared for pre-school children and to examine existing publications in terms of literary and artistic perspectives. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | To have knowledge about the importance and purpose of the use of formal and informal assessment methods appropriate for the age level and developmental level of pre-school children, and to apply and interpret different evaluation methods and to be able to interpret findings. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | To be able to follow/access, understand and question scientific publications for pre-school education. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution