1. 220 Practicum Orientation Anna Bing Arnold Children’s Center Cal State LA

2. Welcome & Introductions Introduce yourself What do you hope to gain from this experience? What is your long term goal?

3. Build Relationships How do I integrate into my classroom? 1.Child Level (Sit near or next to children) 2.Observe and Listen 3.Find opportunities to build trust 4.Use your Full Time Teachers as models for language and discipline 5.Erik Erikson (Social Learning Theory) 6.Be intentional (what are your goals for children and how will you support those goals?)

4. Social Learning Theory Erik Erikson

5. Approach Developmentally Appropriate Practice? Play-Based (research-based) Meets individual needs Meets group needs Is responsive to children (culture, learning styles, interests, etc…) Relationship based Why are relationships important to learning for young children? How do children learn from peers and adults?

6. Compare and Contrast 1.Traditional (Top-Down Learning) Canned Curriculum (Teacher Directed) 2.Progressive (Shared learning) Constructivist Emergent Curriculum (Responsive to children)

7. Continuum of Teaching Behaviors

8. Curriculum Web Structure

9. Sample Web