Reference no: EM133772183
Integrated Practicum Experience (IPE): Candidates will complete an integrated practical experience culminating in evidentiary documents which include: a) an Hour Log documenting 25 hours of focus and submitted to the college on the AIC log of hours template, b) Observation Journal with a minimum of half page entry for each observation, c) Reflection Paper (3 pages) based on the observations made and documenting and reflecting on the experience.
As an Early Childhood/Elementary education candidate, please conduct your observations in an inclusion setting. Additionally, you cannot observe in a classroom that you are currently working in. These hours are to be outside of your regular job description if you are a teacher of record, teacher assistant, paraprofessional, related service provider, etc.
IPE Requirements: These three documents (hour log, observation journal, and reflection paper), when submitted through Blackboard, will fulfill the 25 hour requirement for this course. Failure on the part of the candidate to submit any portion of this requirement will result in failure of the course. The 25 hour requirement must be met during the eight (8) weeks of this course. Course incompletes will not be approved for failure to meet this requirement.
Where possible, candidates are encouraged to work with the Supervising Practitioner for an opportunity to work with a student or small group of students for about seven hours of the 12 hour in class observations. This can be deploying an assignment that the SP has created or one that the TC has created with the guidance of the SP.
a) Hour Log: The 25 hour requirement can be accomplished through a combination of classroom observations and work focused on the three evidentiary documents (Hour Log, Observation Journal, and Reflection paper). There is a 12 hour minimum requirement for in-classroom experience. At least 3 hours must be working directly