Early Childhood Field Experience: Learning to Teach Well

For Many Student Teachers The Prospect Of Facing Their First Classroom Experience Is Overwhelming. This Book Presents A Realistic View Of What They Will Face In The Classroom, But Also Provides Them The Skills They Need To Become Reflective, Professional Teachers In Their Own Right. Early Childhood Learning Experience: Learning To Teach Well Is A Combination Of An Informational Text And Workbook-like Exercises That Encourage Self-reflection And Ways For Each Student To Get The Most Out Of Their Fieldwork Experience. It Includes Features From Real Student Teachers As Well As From Current Mentor Teachers. 1. Getting Started : Learning Outcome ; Why Become A Teacher? ; Roles And Responsibilities ; Fieldwork Guidelines ; Early Childhood Programs: Where Will You Teach? ; Practicum Activity ; Journaling Assignment -- 2. Becoming A Professional Teacher : Learning Outcome ; Setting Professional Standards ; Goals And Objectives ; Teacher Assessment And Evaluation ; Ethics In The Profession ; Preparing For Your Career In Teaching ; Practicum Activity ; Journaling Assignment -- 3. Understanding And Guiding Behavior : Learning Outcome ; Basic Beliefs About Guidance ; Guidance, Discipline And Punishment: What's The Difference? ; Developmentally And Culturally Appropriate Guidance ; Guidance Strategies That Work ; Practicum Activity ; Journaling Assignment -- 4. Observing And Assessing Children : Learning Outcome ; Observation ; Assessment ; Practicum Activity ; Journaling Assignment -- 5. Environments And Schedules : Learning Outcome ; Environments For Early Childhood Programs ; Appropriate Schedules For Young Children ; Practicum Activity ; Journaling Assignment -- 6. Curriculum : Learning Outcome ; Start At The Very Beginning ; Learning Through Play ; Curriculum In The Early Years ; Essentials For Creating Curriculum ; Practicum Activity ; Journaling Assignment -- 7. Team Teaching : Learning Outcome ; Team Teaching: Collaboration At Its Best ; Essentials Of Team Teaching ; Challenges Of Team Teaching ; Betwixt And Between: Student Teachers On An Ece Team ; Practicum Activity ; Journaling Assignment -- 8. Collaborating With Families : Learning Outcome : Who Is The Family? ; The Importance Of Family-school Connections ; Person-to-person Communications ; When Difficulties Arise ; Practicum Activity ; Journaling Assignment -- 9. The Dynamics Of Diversity : Learning Outcome ; Reflections On Diversity ; The Many Facets Of Diversity ; Putting Diversity Into Action ; Practicum Activity ; Journaling Assignment. Kathryn Williams Browne ; Ann Miles Gordon, Consultant. Rev. Ed. Of : To Teach Well : Upper Saddle River, N.j. : Merrill, C2009. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.