This informative, up-to-date text is written specifically for student teachers in early childhood settings. It provides current hands-on techniques and academic readings that encourage a reflective approach to teaching responsibilities and assignments. It details the roles of the cooperating resident teacher, the college supervisor, and the student teacher. Thought-provoking activities, group interactions, and review sections are included to foster professional growth. Sample evaluations, lesson planning guides, and pointers also included.

Student Teaching: Early Childhood Practicum Guide

Parenting & Relationships

Botnarescue, Helen Meyer

Machado, Jeanne

Family Relationships

Wadsworth Publishing

Machado, Jeanne M., Botnarescue, Helen Meyer

Student Teaching: An Early Childhood Practicum Guide

Education & Teaching

MacHado, Jeanne M.

Schools & Teaching

Delmar Pub

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Cengage Learning'

Student teachers will find this text a complete guide to their early childhood practicum field work. It introduces the mechanics of the student teaching process and describes how the students personal and professional values and philosophy affect their beginning and evolving style of teaching. Varied supervisor observation of developing teaching competencies is explained and reflective analysis is emphasized. Reviewing child development milestones and instructional planning chapters serves student teachers immediate needs in training classrooms. Classroom management goals and techniques are offered in two chapters - a welcome resource for new teachers. Case studies and the special needs of children, the changing American family, parent relationships and home visit particulars are discussed in detail. The problems common to student teaching situation and the communication skills and problem solving skills necessary are covered with strategies provided. Students are urged to recognize professional concerns, trends and issues, and develop a commitment to life-long professional growth through planning and action activities. A concluding chapter details the particulars of student teaching in infant and toddler programs.

Business & Money

Education & Reference

This comprehensive text covers up-to-date, helpful information and 'how tos' for early childhood education students enrolled in a student teaching practicum course. This text clarifies the students' interactions with their college course supervisor(s) while clearly explaining the student's professional duties and responsibilities, and the mechanics of hands-on teaching. Chapters are designed to provoke contemplative and reflective student teacher thought, and encourage development of teacher competencies and skills to facilitate successful course completion. The text promotes the understanding of professionally accepted practice, ethics, classroom management, and individualized and group program planning and instruction. Communication skills, Case studies, examples, charts and visuals are presented throughout, and case scenarios apprise readers of real-life situations and children that other student teachers have encountered. Special- needs children and infant-toddler classroom placement particulars are addressed, as is the development of school-home partnerships that enhance children's life long learning, and educational success.

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