ECE 590 Student Tchg: Early Child Ed

This course involves a semester of student teaching in early childhood settings. Each candidate will receive two consecutive placements: one-half semester in a pre-K or kindergarten setting, and one-half semester in grade 1 or 2. This experience requires candidates' demonstration of skills, strategies, models of teaching and child guidance, uses of educational technology and media; provides supervised practice in teaching, and involvement in community study activities; and, stresses development of communication and leadership skills. The candidate will develop and implement a service learning project with students as part of the unit plan requirement, under the guidance of cooperating teachers and College of St. Rose personnel. Prior to student teaching, candidates complete a 20-hour field experience in each of their placements that involves a thorough analysis of home, school and community composition and dynamics, which is done under the supervision of The College of Saint Rose student teaching supervisor. Application must be made by February 1 for the Fall semester; by October 1 of the preceding Fall semester for a Spring student teaching placement. Pass/Fail. Prerequisites: fingerprint clearance; good standing in the School of Education; completion of all education course work and workshops, except EDU 590 and ECE 999 or thesis; grade of B or better in all required course work. Open only to Saint Rose majors. Application required. Co-requisites: ECE 593, ECE 594. Fall, Spring. (6 credits)