Skyline College Education/Child Development Program: community college lab school with mentored clinical practice¶

Design · All designs
Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

Skyline College's Education/Child Development Program is a traditional community college department preparing early educators for classroom teaching toward an associate degree or Child Development Permit. Its on-campus Child Development Laboratory Center provides "high-quality mentoring and teaching practice early in their academic careers." A Teacher Track Learning Community lets some students gain early student teaching experience and earn a Child Development Associate Teacher Permit in their first year, and faculty use engaging teaching strategies tied to practice with a prescribed guided pathway.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

An on-campus lab school, faculty collaboration to align coursework and field experiences, and ECE-specific academic and career advising

Constraints¶

The college, like community colleges in general, struggles with meeting institutional goals to raise graduation rates

Target Learners¶

Community college students from high school age to current educators seeking permits or an associate degree

Learning Goals¶

Early childhood classroom teaching skills, child development knowledge, and California Child Development Permits

Claims¶

Clinical support (communication, observation, feedback) is strongly related to perceived preparation effectiveness, yet 43% of preservice completers reported less than the required 600 hours of student teaching [+W]

Six common features of promising early educator preparation models — the cross-case features this programme shares

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Gardner, M., Melnick, H., Meloy, B., & Barajas, J. (2019). Promising models for preparing a diverse, high-quality early childhood workforce. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/preparing-diverse-high-quality-early-childhood-workforce

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`title`	`Skyline College Education/Child Development Program: community college lab school with mentored clinical practice`
`description`	`Skyline College's Education/Child Development Program is a traditional community college department preparing early educators for classroom teaching toward an associate degree or Child Development Permit.`
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