EDUC 478 Career Professionalism for Early Childhood

Career professionalism will provide the springboard from the college setting to a professional workplace; a transition from student to employee. As reflective practitioners, students will be expected to create LPDC-like professional development plans which they will act on during the semester. In this senior-level class, students will present their completed professional development portfolio, and will begin development of an employment portfolio to be used in job interviews at The University of Findlay Job Fair. Mock interviews with parents of varying dispositions will provide topics for discussion with guest principals and superintendents. Students will participate in and understand the process of PRAXIS III clinical-practice assessment during student teaching, but linked to this course. This demonstration of their understanding of the learner-centered teaching learning cycle, and exploration of district-level mentoring programs, will prepare them for the Induction Year experience. This course should be taken with EDUC 463 and EDUC 473.

Credits

3