1. Day 1 Professor Nicki Backlar
CD 22 Practicum in CD 1
Day 1
Professor Nicki Backlar

2. Practicum Site 90 hours 2 to 3 days a week,
minimum 3 hours a day, maximum 4 hours a day
Needs to be secured by week 3
Immunization requirements TB
Measles (MMR)
Pertussis (TDAP)
Flu
Follow Developmentally Appropriate Practices

3. Mentor Qualifications
Mentor must qualify for master teacher permit

4. What is Professionalism?
Taking responsibility for one’s own learning
Being on time
Staying the whole class or scheduled hours at practicum site
If planning to be absent, inform professor or mentor teacher
Being respectful of children, families, mentor, classmates, professor
Checking student on a regular basis
Turning assignments in on time and typed
Schedule and coordinate professors site visit with mentor teacher
Be familiar with the syllabus and handbook

5. What to expect during class sessions:
Class starts at 6:45pm sharp, roll will be taken at that time. Students that come in after roll has been taken, will be counted as late and lose 2 points.
Agenda will be on the board
Check-in: ask questions, share, ice breaker
Journal Focus Group
Chapter Group Presentation
Activity

6. Activity
Write up 3 goals that you have set for yourself for this semester’s practicum experience. Include how you plan to achieve them.

7. NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct

8. Ethical Dilemma
Here are some common ethical dilemmas that you may face in an early childhood setting:
A coworker is gossiping about a family or another coworker.
Parents are complaining about a child’s behavior towards their child.
You spend so much time dealing with one child because of their behavior that you feel like the other children aren’t getting the attention they deserve.
A parent asks you to keep her child from participating in outdoor play or other messy activities.
A parent requests that his child no longer takes a nap at the center.

9. Gossip and other confidentiality issues:
P-2.13 – “We shall maintain confidentiality and shall respect the family’s right to privacy, refraining from disclosure of confidential information and intrusion into family life…”
P-3A.2 – “When we have concerns about the professional behavior of a coworker, we shall first let that person know of our concern…”

10. Concerns about a child’s behavior:
P-1.3 – “We shall not participate in any practices that discriminate against children by… excluding them from programs or activities.”
P-1.7 – “We shall strive to… make individualized adaptations in teaching strategies… If after such efforts have been exhausted… we shall collaborate with the child’s family and appropriate specialists to determine… the placement option(s) most likely to ensure the child’s success.”

11. Parent requests that are different from program practices:
I-1.2 – “To base program practices upon current knowledge and research in the field of early childhood education…”
I-1.5 – “To create and maintain safe and healthy settings that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development…”
I-2.5 – To respect the dignity and preferences of each family…”
P-2.2 – “We shall inform families of program philosophy… and explain why we teach as we do.”
P-2.4 – “We shall ensure that the family is involved in significant decisions affecting their child.”