Course Code & Number
ECE 472
Course Title
Capstone Experince in Early Childhood Education
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(1+4+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 7 ECTS Credits
Type of Course:
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Development of a professional teacher portfolio. Developmentally appropriate teaching activities. Samples of instructional plans. Early childhood learning environment design. Samples of school, family and community relationships. Samples of assessment activities. Professional development activities. Presentation of this professional portfolio.
Course Objectives
The main objective of this course is showing proffesional and affective qualities of a senior year early childhood educator candidate to the public and experts in the field, and reviewing his/her products and knowledge related with his/her college life.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. develop a professional portfolio documenting understanding of the teaching competencies for early childhood teachers
2. synthesize learning acquired throughout the early childhood education program.
3. articulate their own perspective of early childhood education
4. reflect on personal and professional development throughout the early childhood education program
5. create a personal philosophy statement in regards to early childhood teaching
6. evaluate an action research project conducted during student teaching experience
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Scaffolding/Coaching
Demonstrating
Oral Presentations/Reports
Web Searching
Others
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Case Studies / Homework
Portfolio
Others
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Educational Philosophy paper, International examples of ECE
Required Reading
1. Wiltz, N. W., Watson-Thompson, O., Cawley, H., & Skelley, H. A. (2009). What every teacher should know about developing and presenting a professional portfolio in early childhood education. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
2. MacNaughton, G., Rolfe, S., &Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2010). Doing early childhood research: International perspectives on theory and practice. Philadelphia: Open University Press.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Field study, Co-reading, Co-writing
Student Workload:
| Workload |
Hrs |
| Course Readings |
30 |
| Debate |
14 |
| Observation |
30 |
| Hands-on Work |
12 |
| Report on a Topic |
20 |
| Oral Presentation |
20 |
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