ECE 4390 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Early Childhood (Preschool through Third Grade)

Credits: 6,12

Prerequisite(s): Completion of all requirements of the major, Early Childhood licensure program and general studies. Initial sign-off on the program requirement by the education advisor is required.

Description: This course requires student teaching assignments in an accredited public or private school as follows: One assignment in either pre-K or K grade levels for 8 weeks and one assignment in either 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade levels for 8 weeks for a total of 16 weeks. Both student teaching experiences require increasing responsibility for the teaching, supervision and direction of a group of learners. Teacher candidates are required to complete a teacher work sample, documenting impact on student learning and attend 15 hours of seminars. College supervisors provide regularly scheduled observations, seminars and conferences which support work sample development and standards-based proficiency. Upon completion of this course, teacher candidates must be minimally rated as “proficient” in all Performance Based standards for Colorado teachers to receive MSU Denver recommendation for licensure.

University Requirement(s): Senior Experience