ECE 450 Early Childhood Education Student Teaching
This supervised field experience requires at least 80 full student teaching days. Areas of concentration are Birth-Grade 2. Teacher candidates are placed with individual cooperating teachers or with teams of cooperating teachers in approved clinical settings. Teacher Candidates are monitored and supported by Wilmington University supervisors. Placement priority is given to settings that serve culturally, linguistically, and socioeconomically diverse student populations. A minimum of 15 clock hours is scheduled by the Wilmington University supervisors to address professional issues related to the clinical semester and to provide support and assistance with the completion of the required professional portfolio. Student Teaching is graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisite
A
new
Federal
and
Delaware
CBC (Criminal
Background
Check) Report
sent / delivered
to
the
Office
of
Clinical
Studies. A
new
CPR (Child
Protection
Registry
Form) uploaded
into
SL&L. On
file
with
the
Office
of
Clinical
Studies
a
TB/PPD. A
completed
Student
Teaching
Fieldwork
application
in
SL&L
by
the
deadlines
of
February
1
for
placement
in
Fall
and
August
1
for
placement
in
Spring. Student
Teaching
must
be
taken
in
conjunction
with
EDU
452. Program
Chair
approval
is
required
for
course
registration. Must
have
completed
class='sc-courselink' href='/catalogs/wilmington-university/current/undergraduate-catalog/courses/edu-education/100/edu-102'>EDU 102 and class='sc-courselink' href='/catalogs/wilmington-university/current/undergraduate-catalog/courses/ece-early-childhood-education/100/developmentally-appropriate-practice'>ECE 105 or EDU 203.