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CourseOutline
CourseTitle:
CourseNumber:
CourseHours:
AcademicSchool:

Faculty:
ProgramCoordinatororEquivalent:
Dean(orChair):

StrategiesPracticumSuccess
FLPL121
14hours
CommunityDevelopmentandHealth

ApprovalDate:
AcademicYear:

2015/1/6
2014

NikiPollardniki.pollard@flemingcollege.ca
CherylHerdercheryl.herder@flemingcollege.ca
MollyWestlandmolly.westland@flemingcollege.ca

CourseDescription
Thiscourseisdesignedtopreparestudentstoplanandcompletefieldpracticeexperiencewithinalicensedearlylearning
andcareenvironment.Studentswillparticipateinongoingreflectionofprofessionalpractice.
Prerequisites:EDUC21FoundationsinEarlyChildhoodEducation,EDUC84EarlyChildhoodDevelopment
Corequisites:None.

LearningOutcomes
Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:
1. Connectchildren
sdevelopmenttocurriculumandenvironmentalplanningwithathoroughunderstandingof
practicumtasks(FieldManual).
2. BegintoprofessionallypracticetherolesandresponsibilitiesofanECE.
3. BuildanawarenessoftheEarlyChildhoodOccupationalStandards
4. Practiceeffectivepersonal,interpersonal,andwrittencommunicationskillsthatreflectanemergingprofessional
5. Engageinreflectivepracticeandparticipateinongoingselfreflection.
6. Begintoorganizeanddevelopaprofessionalportfolio
7. BecomeskilledatidentifyingrisksforbothchildrenandECEinthepromotionofhealthandsafety.
8. Recognizethesignsofchildabuse,thestepstakeninreportingabuseandthestudent'sdutytoreport.

LearningResources
Grenier,D.,&Leduc,D.,(Eds.).(2008).Wellbeings,aguidetohealthinchildcare(3rded.)CanadianPediatricSociety.
FLPL123FieldSiteManual(handedoutinclass)
OccupationalStandardsforChildcarePractitioners,ChildCareHumanResourcesSectorCouncil,Ottawa.

AssessmentSummary
AssessmentTask

Percentage

Assignments

P/F

Tests

P/F

StudentSuccess:PoliciesandProcedures
Mutually,facultyandlearnerswillsupportandadheretocollegeAcademicRegulations,andStudentRightsand
Responsibilities.Thefollowingpoliciesandguidelineshavebeendevelopedtosupportthelearningprocess.
Pleaseclickonthelinkforinformationabout:
StudentRightsandResponsibilities
(flemingcollege.ca/PDF/StudentRightsAndResponsibilities.pdf)
AcademicRegulations
(flemingcollege.ca/PDF/FlemingCollegeAcademicRegulations.pdf)
GuidelinesforProfessionalPractice:StudentsandFaculty
(flemingcollege.ca/PDF/guidelinesforprofessionalpracticestudentsfaculty.pdf)
Alternateaccessibleformatsoflearningresourcesandmaterialswillbeprovided,onrequest.

ProgramStandards
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TheMinistryofTraining,CollegesandUniversitiesoverseesthedevelopmentandthereviewofstandardsforprogramsof
instruction.Eachcollegeisrequiredtoensurethatitsprogramsandprogramdeliveryareconsistentwiththesestandards,
andmustassiststudentstoachievetheseessentialoutcomes.
ThiscoursecontributestoProgramStandardsasdefinedbytheMinistryofTraining,CollegesandUniversities(MTCU).
Programstandardsapplytoallsimilarprogramsofinstructionofferedbycollegesacrosstheprovince.Eachprogram
standardforapostsecondaryprogramincludesthefollowingelements:
Vocationalstandards(thevocationallyspecificlearningoutcomeswhichapplytotheprogramofinstructionin
question)
Essentialemployabilityskills(theessentialemployabilityskillslearningoutcomeswhichapplytoallprogramsof
instruction)and
Generaleducationrequirement(therequirementforgeneraleducationinpostsecondaryprogramsofinstruction
thatcontributetothedevelopmentofcitizenswhoareconsciousofthediversity,complexityandrichnessofthe
humanexperienceand,thesocietyinwhichtheyliveandwork).
Collectively,theseelementsoutlinetheessentialskillsandknowledgethatastudentmustreliablydemonstrateinorderto
graduatefromtheprogram.Forfurtherinformationonthestandardsforyourprogram,followtheMTCUlink
(www.tcu.gov.on.ca/pepg/audiences/colleges/progstan/)

DetailPlan
Term:
2015Winter

Faculty:
NikiPollardniki.pollard@flemingcollege.ca
ProgramCoordinatororEquivalent: CherylHerdercheryl.herder@flemingcollege.ca
Dean(orChair):
MollyWestlandmolly.westland@flemingcollege.ca

LearningPlan
Wks/Hrs
Units

Learning
Outcomes

Topics,Resources,Learning,Activities

Assessment

Week1

ReviewCourseOutlineStudentCodeofConductPersonalIntroduction
2,5
Requirements

Week2

ProfessionalPortfolioRequirementsPersonalPhilosophyStatements

2,4,5,6

PersonalIntroduction
Documentdue

Week3

CaregiversHealth(Textchapter15and16)

2,4,5,

PersonalPhilosophy
Statementdue

Week4

SafetyofChildren(Textchapter5and11)

2,4,5,7

ReflectiononCaregivers
Healthdue

Week5

Professionalism:OccupationalStandardsCanadianChildCare
FederationCodeofEthicsCollegeofEarlyChildhoodEducators

2,3,4,5,

AssignmentonSafetyof
Childrendue

Week6

FieldPlacementManualOverviewExpectationsforstudents

1,2,4,5,

ProfessionalismReport
dueTakeHomeTestdue

Week7

GuestSpeakerDutytoreportandChildAbuse(Textchapter14)

2,4,5,6,
8

PortfolioCheck

AssessmentRequirements
AssessmentTask

Date/Weeks

CourseLearningOutcome

Percentage

PersonalIntroductoryDocument

Week2

P/F

PersonalPhilosophyStatement

Week3

P/F

ReflectiononCaregiverHealth

Week4

P/F

ReflectiononSafetyofChildren

Week5

P/F

ReflectiononProfessionalismTakeHomeTest

Week6

P/F

PortfolioReview

Week7

P/F

AttendanceforeachAdvancedStrategyclassisexpected.Theintentofthiscourseistosupportthestudent'sskill
developmentandprogressionintoFieldPracticeFLPL123.Missedclasseswillrequirethestudenttomeetthelearning
outcomesforthatelementofthecourseindependently.Studentsarestronglyencouragedtoreadtheweeklytasksforthis
courseearlyinordertobefullypreparedwhentheyarerequiredtomissclass.
Timewillnotbespentinclasstoaddressinformationthatwascoveredinpreviousweeks.Itwillbetheresponsibilityof
thestudenttocommunicatewiththeirfacultyonhowtheyplantoaddressthelearningoutcomesforanyclassesmissed.
Thismustbedoneoutsideclasstime.
Missingduedatesforrequiredelementsforthiscoursewillresultinthestudentreceivingabehaviourinfractionreport
whichwillbeforwardedtotheprogramcoordinator.Giventhenatureofthebehaviourinfractionornumeracyofthe
reports,astudentcouldexpecttobebarredfrombeingplacedinafieldsiteforplacement.
StudentsareadvisedtorefertotheStudentCodeofConductasthiswillbeusedasaguideforprogressioninto
placement.

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ExemptionContact
CherylHerderProgramCoordinatorcheryl.herder@flemingcollege.ca

PriorLearningandAssessmentandRecognition(PLAR)
PLARusestoolstohelplearnersreflecton,identify,articulate,anddemonstratepastlearningwhichhasbeenacquired
throughstudy,workandotherlifeexperiencesandwhichisnotrecognizedthroughformaltransferofcreditmechanisms.
PLARoptionsincludeauthenticassessmentactivitiesdesignedbyfacultythatmayincludechallengeexams,portfolio
presentations,interviews,andwrittenassignments.Learnersmayalsobeencouragedandsupportedtodesignan
individualdocumentationpackagethatwouldmeetthelearningrequirementsofthecourse.Anystudentwhowishesto
haveanypriorlearningacquiredthroughlifeandworkexperienceassessed,soastotranslateitintoacollegecredit,may
initiatetheprocessbyapplyingthroughtheRegistrar'soffice.Formoreinformationpleaseclickonthefollowinglink:
http://flemingcollege.ca/admissions/priorlearningassessmentandrecognition

CourseSpecificPoliciesandProcedures
Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttoretainthiscourseoutlineforfuturereference.Courseoutlinesmayberequiredto
supportapplicationsforadvancedstandingandcredittransfertoothereducationalinstitutions,portfoliodevelopment,
PLARandaccreditationwithprofessionalassociations.
1.TESTS:
Alltests(andassignments)willbemarkedandmarkearnedwillbereturnedtothestudentwithintwoweeksofwriting.
Multiplechoicequestionswillnotbereturnedtothestudent.Allorsomepartsofthetestwillbetakenupinclass.The
markachievedwillberecordedinGradeBook.
Ifthestudenthasanyquestionsorconcernsaboutthegradingofanyevaluationmethod,thestudentmustmakean
appointmentwiththeprofessorwithinoneweekoftheevaluationmethodbeingreturned,andbringwiththemappropriate
referencesfromtextbooksornotes.(Returnedisdefinedaswhentheevaluationmethodisreturnedtotheclass.)
Makeuparrangementsfortestsarenormallynotallowed.However,intheeventofdocumentedillness,emergency,or
deathofanimmediatefamilymember,whichprohibitsthestudentfromwritingthetest,makeupprovisionsmaybe
provided.Allowanceformakeuparrangementswillonlybeprovidedifthestudentcommunicatestothefacultymember
priortothetimeofthescheduledwriting.Amessagemaybeleftonvoicemailoremail.Failuretodosomayresultina
markofzerobeinggivenoramaximummarkof50%.Rescheduledtestsmustnormallybewrittenwithinamaximumof
threeschooldaysfromtheoriginalscheduleddate.Therescheduledtestmaynotbethesameastheonewrittenbythe
restoftheclassandmayhaveadifferentformat(e.g.oralorshortanswer).
Ifthestudentwritesmorethan3calendardaysaftertheotherstudentshavewritten,themaximummarkthatmaybe
obtainedis50%.Norescheduledtestswillbeallowedaftertestshavebeenreturnedtoanystudents.
Whenlongtermillnessorothercircumstancesmakeitimpossibleforthestudenttowritethetestwithinthetimeframe,
thesituationwillbedealtwithonanindividualbasis.Iftherearerepetitiveabsencesinwritingtestsonthescheduled
date,thecoordinatorwillbenotified.
2.LATEPOLICIES
DUEDATES:Allassessments(assignments,quizzes,tests,presentations,labs,reports,etc.)aredueontheirstateddue
dateandtimeunlessthestudenthasmadespecificarrangementswiththeprofessorPRIORtotheduedate.Makeup
arrangementsformissedassessmentsarenormallynotallowed.However,intheeventofdocumentedillnessorpersonal
circumstances,whichprohibitthestudentfromcompletingtheassessment,makeupprovisionsmaybeprovided.Make
uparrangementswillONLYbeprovidedifthestudentcommunicatestheircircumstancestothefacultymemberIN
ADVANCEofthescheduledcompletiontimeorwithvaliddocumentationinthecaseofanemergency.
Lateassignmentswillbepenalized10%adayforthefirst3days.Afterthat,assignmentsMUSTBESUBMITTED,but
willreceiveagradeofzero.
STUDENTLATENESS:Studentswhoarelateforclass/lecture/labareadisruptiontotheirclassmatesandhavea
negativeimpactonthelearningenvironment.Yourinstructorwillsharehis/herlatepoliciesearlyinthesemester.For
reasonsrelatingtoclassroommanagementand/orlaboratorysafety,latestudentsmayberefusedentry.Latenessin
generalisunacceptableandwillbedealtwithonanindividualbasis.
3.ATTENDANCE
Foradultlearnersinpostsecondaryeducation,wecannotstipulatethatattendanceismandatory(exceptfortesting
purposes).However,researchhasshownthatattendancecontributessignificantlytosuccessintheclassroom,laborfield.
Somecoursesfocusalmostexclusivelyondemonstratedandskillcomponentpractice.Attendanceintheseclassesis
thereforehighlyrecommended.Ifclasses/labsaremissed,thelearnerwillbeinjeopardyoffailingthecourse,semester
and/orprogram.Studentsaresolelyresponsibleforcatchinguponcourseworkwhenabsent.Thisincludescollecting
coursematerials(handouts,assignments,etc.)andcatchinguponmissedclassroomwork.Individualinstructorswill
providemorespecificexpectationsforattendanceearlyinthesemester.
4.FINALGRADES
Finalgradesinthiscourseareassignedbasedonthelevelofacademicachievementwhichcorrespondstoallofthe
assessmentcomponentsascitedinthiscourseoutline.Facultymemberswillnotofferadditionalassessmentsorcredit
recoverytoindividualstudentsbeyondthosecitedinthiscourseoutline.
5.OTHER
Inanefforttopromoteoptimalengagement,noelectroniccommunicationdevices(cellphones,personaldataassistants,
etc.)arepermittedinclass,withtheexceptionofthoseapprovedbyLearningSupportServicesortheprofessor.Theuse
ofearbudsconnectedtoasourceofmusicissimilarlyprohibitedduringclass.Laptopsmaybeutilizedforthepurposes
ofnotetakingonlyandshouldnotbedisruptive.Foodordrinkisnotallowedinlabs.
Theteachingstaffreservestherighttomodifythecoursesequencetobettermeettheneedsofthestudentgroupandto
facilitatestudentlearning.
Studentshavearesponsibilitytosupportacademichonestyandintegrity.Breachesofacademicintegritywillnormally
resultinagradeofzerofortheassessmentcomponentinvolved.Allbreachesofacademicintegritywillbereportedtothe
Registrar,DeanandProgramCoordinator.
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Studentsandfacultyareexpectedinteractinaprofessionalandpositivemanner.Thisincludes:1)berespectful,2)set
highexpectationsandstandards,3)demonstrateprofessionalism,4)beengaged,5)stayconnected,6)communicate
effectively,and7)beconsistent.
Studentsareencouragedtokeepthecourseoutlineandmarkedmaterialsuntilafinalcoursegradeisreceivedattheend
ofthesemester,orforthepurposesofportfoliobuilding.
Correctspellingandgrammararecriticalskills.Markswillbedeductedformechanicalerrorsonallassignments.
Thetakehometestisdueinweek6atthebeginingofthatclass.Extensionswillnotbegiven.Eachstudentmusthand
intheirowntestoritwillbeconsideredlate.
Allassignmentsmustbesubmittedandtestsattemptedinordertopassthiscourse.
Assignmentswillonlybereturnedtothestudentwhoistheauthorofthesame.
Studentsmustretainallassignmentsuntilthecompletionofthecourse,andthefinalmarkhasbeengiven.

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