Intro to CCP courses

1. Welcome to Cleveland
Community College Early
Childhood Program

2. What We Will Do
• EDU 119 – Introduction to Early Childhood
Education
• EDU 184 – Early Childhood Introduction
Practicum
• Field Experiences
– Observations
– Interactions
• Winterfest
• Other?

3. Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork!
• Please fill out the Field Experience Information
form with the requested information.
• Please write school, grade, and teacher
choices in the order in which you think are
most interested in working.
• If you prefer field experience at North Shelby,
please indicate age groups in the order in
which you are most interested.

4. Who Are You?
• Please introduce yourself and briefly tell us
why you think you are interested in teaching.
• Complete “Fact or Fiction”.
• Let’s guess 

5. Who Am I?
• 20 questions (or 1 or 2)
• It’s your turn to ask me ?????? What do you
want to know about me?

6. • Cleveland Community College Career and
College Promise
• College Credit
• Coursework
• Required forms

7. Why Are We Here?
• Continue with your thoughts you shared a few
minutes ago about why you think you might want
to teach
• Complete “I Think. . .”
• Let’s share – write your motives for becoming a
teacher and one for choosing another profession
on the side board.
• Share your strengths with a classmate who has
the same type shoes as you. How many do you
have in common? Write your shared strengths
on the board.

8. Field Experience Handbook
• VIP Handbook !!!
• This guide will answer most of your questions
related to our internship placements
• Your chance to plan and teach!
• Be prepared for a quiz before the week is out!

9. Classroom Covenant
(Professionalism at its best)
• We will function as a mature, responsible
group of individuals who respect each other’s
feelings, opinions and thoughts. NO PERSON
in this class, at any time, will feel threatened,
isolated or unappreciated. ALL PERSONS will
feel valued, wanted, and free to be the best
he/she can be without infringing on the rights
and freedoms of another.

10. Development of Classroom Rules
• Rules should
– Reflect the Classroom Covenant
– Make learning optimal for all students
– Be stated in positive language
– Be brief
As individuals, brainstorm positive classroom rules.
In small groups, choose your group’s 5 favorite
classroom rules
Finally, as the large group, we will choose the rules for
our classroom.

11. What other rules and policies????
• Cleveland County Schools and Burns High
School rules
– Cell phones
– Food in classrooms
– Attendance and tardy policies
• Cleveland Community College
– Any and all that are applicable to us

12. EDU 216
• What is Blackboard?
• Where is the Syllabus?
• What is this course about?

13. • Review handbook and get
signed by parent
• Complete field trip
permissions (front and
back)

14. Review
• What are the key components of Early
Childhood CCP program?
• What does it mean to act like a professional?
• What materials are you required to have for
this class?
• What is your homework for tonight?

15. Exit Ticket
• Answer the following questions
on a sticky note:
What most excites you about
this class?
What most worries you about
this class?