Early Childhood Education Practicum I.

Catalog description

Semester course; 1 practicum hour (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 1 credit. Corequisites: TEDU 413 and TEDU 425 . Enrollment is restricted to students enrolled in the B.S.Ed. in Early Childhood Education and Teaching program. The practicum experience provides an opportunity for students to observe, learn from and interact with effective school-based educators and students in their early childhood or kindergarten through grade three classroom placement. The course allows VCU teacher candidates opportunities to implement strategies and techniques that are taught in their accompanying methods classes. Students will focus on reflective practice and research-based teaching methods in the area of reading and language arts content. Graded as pass/fail.