Course Planning Workshop 2013

1. Course Planning Workshop 2013

2. May is Child Care Month

3. Agenda Information and Resources Course Levels – what to expect Important ECCE Pre-requisites Course Schedules/ Pre-requisites and Other Details Planning for Practicum PDP Electives Questions, Concerns……

4. Information – Where To Start • CapU Website: http://www.capilanou.ca/ • Course Schedule and Fee on CapU Website https://ssb.capilanou.ca/prod/bwysched.p_select_term?wsea_code=CRED • How to register on CapuWebesite: http://www.capilanou.ca/how-to-register/ • General Questions email ecce@capilanou.ca • Check your cap email regularly • Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CapilanoUniversityEarlyChildhoodEducation

5. Key Contacts for Course Planning • Advising: http://www.capilanou.ca/advising/ • Kathleen: kummen@capilanou.ca

6. Important Dates • July 8 – 19, 2013 Fall 2013 Web and In-Person Registration and Waitlisting • All important academic dates are found at MYCAP – Dates and Schedules • http://www.capilanou.ca/current/dates/

7. UPPER‐LEVELCOURSES: • Upper‐level courses require a level of educational maturity that allows for more independent, proficient, and/or in‐depth work than at the lower level. These courses are characterized by a structure that allows for a variety of approaches to the subject matter, a wide range of course material, and an emphasis on independent work in the laboratory, library, studio, field, community, or workplace. Upper‐level courses strongly emphasize comprehension, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and application of knowledge and skills. Students are expected to accept increasing responsibility for their own learning both inside and outside the classroom. Prerequisites may be specific courses, a specific level in a program, or a specific number of accumulated university‐level credits. • First digit 3: Upper‐level Undergraduate. These courses are intended for students in the third year of a program, and generally assume a solid base of learning and maturity developed in lower‐level courses. • First digit 4: Advanced Undergraduate. These courses are intended for students in the fourth year of a program, and may be focused on in‐depth exploration of specific specialty areas or on integrating knowledge and skills from previous courses.

8. Pre-requisites • All practicum courses have pre or co –requisites. • All 300 level EDUC courses require ENGL 100 • ENGL 100 check to see if you need to take the EDT http://www.capilanou.ca/edt/ before registration • Read all information provided on a course you wish to take in the Course Schedule and Fee Search

9. EDUC 190

10. EDUC 475: Graduating Seminar

11. Planning for Practicum • EDUC 190 - 15 days or equivalent • EDUC 276/EDUC 277 – 25 days or equivalent • EDUC 349/ 390 – 30 days or equivalent • EDUC 381/382 - up to 30 days or equivalent

12. Planning for Practicum • Only 1 practicum per term • Minimum 3 days or equivalent per week • Minimum 6 hours per day • Half days only in Preschool settings or Strong Start • The ECCE department will accommodate your practicum to support your academic schedule. If you have courses in the day, you must submit a copy to Violet along with your practicum information. • We cannot accommodate child care and work schedules. • Please note that 100 and 200 level practicum are offered in Fall, Spring and Summer Session1. All 300 level practicum are offered in the Fall and Spring Session only

13. Planning Academic Schedules When Taking a Practicum • Schedule all courses either in the am or pm – if a preschool setting would be appropriate for a placements. • Note morning classes need to end by 11:30 and the earliest start time for afternoon classes is 2:30. • Note that many preschools have two programs such as M/W/F and T/TH. • Plan your course load as 300 level practicum are worth 5 credits.

15. Intent of Non-Licensure Practicum • This course is a six-week practicum. The practicum placement will be in an approved setting which has an early years mandate. • The intent is for the student to gain advanced practice skills in programs supporting young children and their families. Students will conduct in-depth examination of the program delivery, mandate and legislation associated with the program. • Students will incrementally demonstrate advanced practice, knowledge and reflective skills. • Students will be evaluated using either the occupational standards for early childhood educators or administrators in child care settings depending upon the practicum.

16. Eligibility • Completion of all basic courses and practicum • Required approval from the department for registration in EDUC 381/382 and supporting courses outside of Education • Department approval involves the submission of a proposal for the practicum and courses to be taken

17. Important • EDUC 381/382 cannot be used to obtain a post basic license to practice from the BC Early Childhood Registry • Core Courses for any post basic license to practice are EDUC 350 and EDUC 352 • All students graduating with a degree required to take EUDC 256 • See full details on ECCE Practicum Moodle Site