Early Childhood Education Program

I have never explained how the Early Childhood Education Program at my college works. The first two years of college is when you take all of your General Education classes. The last two years of college is the most important ones and during that time you really have no control over your class schedule. 

1. ECED 315 Infancy and Toddlerhood Development and Intervention
2. ECED 321 Foundations of Reading and Language Arts
3. ECED 407 Interactive Technology and Young Children 
4. ECED 422 Writing TechniquesTeachers ECE 
5. ECED 460 Teaching Dual Language Learners

Professional Program:

During semester five, we have to apply to the Early Childhood Education Program. To be accepted into the program we must have passed Praxis 1 (SAT or ACT Scores accepted) and have a Cumulative GPA of 2.75. We have to be accepted into the program in order to continue the final three semesters. This is when everyone in the program is split up into cohorts. You will be with your cohort the final three semesters. 

1. ECED 341 Preprimary Curriculum
2. ECED 360 Early Literacy
3. ECED 461 Teaching the Integrated Arts
4. ECED 343 Primary Internship (once a week)
5. ECED 417 Assessments and Early Identification of Learning Disabilities
6. SCIE  371 Teaching Science in ECE 

In semester six, we go to our placement school once a week on Thursdays. There is two students with each mentor and you are in a kindergarten or preschool classroom. 

1. ECED 342 Primary Curriculum
2. ECED 361 Teaching Reading in Primary Grades
3. ECED 429 Principles/ Practices of Reading/ Language Arts Assessment
4. ECED 344 Primary Internship (twice a week)
5. MATH 321 Teaching Mathematics in ECE

In semester seven, we go to our placement school twice a week on Wednesday and Thursday and there is only one student to a mentor. We also meet our mentors before our placement school begins and help them set up their classroom. At the end of the semester we do a Teach Week; we teach everyday that week. 

1. ECED 351 Internship: Primary Internship 3
2. ECED 352 Internship: Pre-primary Internship 3
3. ECED 421 Internship Seminar in Early Childhood 

In semester eight, we split the semester into two rotations for the full time student teaching. We also meet up on Wednesday on certain days throughout the semester with our cohort for check ins. 

Notes: 

• During the placements, you are expected to be there when the teacher arrives and leave when she leaves. 
• Take Praxis 2 between semester seven and eight in the Winter. 
• Any classes you have left to take need to be taken during the Summer before semester seven begins. 

Side Note: I don't know how everything works during semester seven and eight, but when I learn more about them then I will add the information in.