ECED 4720 INT - Student Teaching Birth-5

Credits: (6)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Description: Student teaching provides a full-time 16-week, immersion experience. Students are placed in the Weber State University Melba S. Lehner Children’s School or an approved off-campus pre-kindergarten classroom and spend the entire semester there. The focus is the study of developmentally appropriate practices using NAEYC professional standards for children birth to 5 years. During student teaching, students steadily increase their leadership in classroom responsibilities including curriculum development in math, science, language arts, and social studies; classroom design; child guidance; assessment; family involvement; health and safety; and the development of a professional role in the pre-K early childhood classroom. Supervision is provided by university supervisor and field-based professionals.
Pre-requisite(s): CHF 1500, ECED 2500, ECED 2600, ECED 2610, and ECED 2620.
Co-Requisite(s): To be taken concurrently with ECED 4710.
Pre-requisite/Co-requisite: ECED 3640.
Suggested Requisite(s): Search
May be repeated 2 times up to 9 credit hours.