ECE411 PRACTICE TEACHING I
| Course Code: | 4110411 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 5 (2.00 - 6.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| 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
The primary aim of this course is to enable students to have a field experience in early childhood education centers. During their field experience students will have an opportunity to make observations and to apply their theoretical knowledge in selected early childhood settings.
At the end of the semester, the participants are expected to:
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Students will comprehend the MONE Early Childhood Education Curriculum for Children Between the ages of 0-36 months-old.
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Students will comprehend the MONE Early Childhood Education Curriculum for children of 36-72 months-old
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Students will prepare developmentally appropriate activity plans for children between the ages of 36-72 months-old
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Students will have teaching experiences in the field
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Students will be able to prepare all expected documents of MONE Early Childhood Education Curriculum for children of 36-72 months-old
Course Content
Field experience and teaching practice (minimum 12 weeks) including class observation, adaptation to classroom conditions, planning and preparation for teaching. Guided teaching practice in Early Childhood Education. Discussion of these applications in class (2 hours per week seminar at the university)
Prerequisite: ECE 303
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course the students are expected to make careful observation of the center (general characteristics, indoor and outdoor areas, library area, materials); make careful observation of the teacher and activities that take place in the classroom; and be able to design and apply activities with children (literature, play, drama, math, science etc.)
Program Outcomes Matrix
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| # | 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