Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

This Practicum course requires an application. Please schedule an appointment with our ECE advisor to create an education plan and get an application doree.dennis@pcc.edu In this Practicum course you will complete 9 hours per week in your own community child care or in home center that follows the requirements of the Practicum application. This course has a co-requisite to ECE 130 B that requires the same application process and supporting documents. You will work with your Mentor Teacher that will observe and evaluate you throughout the term at your own worksite (classroom). There are weekly Module assignments that are due on Sunday (11:59pm). 

This course focuses on reflection of you own practices through observation and assessment of children, their development and the classroom routines. We use observation, Mentor Teacher interviews, a developmental assessment, environmental checklist, Anti Bias checklist and the CLASS materials (required materials for ECE 130 B) to reflect upon our our weekly Module (assignments). I think you will learn that these are high quality teaching strategies that are effective with all types of learners. Across the 10 weeks of the term you will be able to observe, assess and reflect upon the theories and practices you are implementing in your classroom. You will also be planning for and implementing curriculum for the classroom as you lead for a total of 4 days throughout the term.

Here are the books you will need to purchase:

All Students:

• American Psychology Association (2020). Concise Guide to APA Style (7th). Red Shelf.

Infant and Toddler Teachers only:

• Barbre, Jean (2012). Activities for Responsive Caregiving. Boston, MA: RedLeaf Press.
• Harms, T., Cryer, D., & Clifford, R. (2017). Infant/toddler Environment Rating Scale (3rded). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
• Wittmer, Donna. (2017). Infant and Toddler Development and Responsive Program Planning: A
  Relationships Based Approach (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

Preschool Teachers only:

• Harms, T., Cryer, D., & Clifford, R. (2015). Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (3rd ed). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
• Moravcik, Eva. (2017). Meaningful Curriculum for Young Children (2nd ed). Boston, MA: Pearson.
• Olson, J. (2012). 200 Essential Preschool Activities. St. Paul, MN: Readleaf Press.

In-Home Childcare Only:

I look forward to learning alongside you!

Jennifer Vernon M.S.