PlacementsLog
Entry Due at Midnight
MondayWednesday
TuesdayThursday
WednesdayFriday
ThursdayMonday
FridayTuesday
Log
entries should be e-mailed to ifst236010-mail@udel
Additionally,
print a hard copy of each entry and place each one in a notebook or folder.
If
you are absent or miss a practicium placement you are expected to note
that in your log, the reason for the absence should be given as well as
the person notified and the arrangements you have made to make up the placement.Continue
the log assignments in order.When
you go to the practicium you will do the next assignment on the list.
Field Experience
Log Format
Each
entry should begin with the following:
·Your
name (Jane Doe)
·Log
Entry Number (Log number 2)
·Age
range of children
·Your
placement schedule including the date, time, and duration of your visit.
(10/25/99, 8 - 11 a.m.)If you did
not go at the regularly scheduled time note this.
·List
the first names and ages (in years and months) of all the children present
(First names only should be used to ensure confidentiality of the information
included in your log.Never use last
names of children you observe or with whom you work.)Note
significant
absences.
·List
the names and positions of the staff present during your visit including
support people who may come for only a portion of the day (Tammy Tuesday,
teacher; Wendy Wednesday, occupational therapist).Note
significant absences.
·Daily
schedule of classroom activities that take place during your visit (be
sure to include set-up anc clean up time.)
Log Assignments
LOG # 6
This is your
first week with a new age group.Talk
with your new cooperating teacher and introduce yourself.The
goal for this week is to learn about the children,to
become comfortable with the routine and to get to know all areas ofthe
classroom.
Before
going to your placement
·Call
the director if there are any changes in scheduling if you did not do this
last week.
1.Describe
the children and classroom to me.
·Describe
the children.
·Make
a map for yourself, ( however your won’t be able to send it.)
·Briefly
discuss each area so I can understand what is happening and how the areas
relate to each other.
·Which
areas require the most individualized attention?Which
the least?
·How
much time is spent on custodial care?Learning
activities?
·Describe
how the children spend their time while you are there.
Focus
on the interactions between the adults and children.
·Is
there a plan for these interactions?
·Choose
a target child and spend time getting to know your “target” child.(If
your child is not there choose the child closest in age to this child.)
·Talk
with the caregivers and ask about the children, schedule, planning, and
so on. Remember to ask them at a time that is convenient.
2.Reflecting
on the day
·Compare
this experience with your placement in the first five weeks.What
are the differences besides just the age?What
are you doing to stretch your skills?What
are your doing to build relationships?
·Discuss
the qualities that you feel define an excellent early childhood educator
and caregiver for infants or toddlers (depending on your placement).
·In
your last log you looked at the goals you set for yourself and your performance
over the first five weeks.How will
your goals be similar and different for these five weeks?
3.Goal
setting
Set your goal
for next week.Will you continue
to work on your past goals?
Before
leaving your placement
Be sure that
you have all the information you need for your journal and that you confirm
your next session.Know the age range
of the children in your placement.Make
a list of the children’s first names and ages (in months).