Part -1:
For this assignment, use your field experience hours.
Observe/interview a Birth-Pre-K classroom teacher using the guidance approach teaching practice you selected. Watch and listen for evidence of behaviors associated with the guidance approach teaching practice you selected. Add the evidence to the concept map you will create as part of the Guidance Approach Teaching Practice assignment.
Write a 500-750 word explanation about the following:
1. Correlation between the success of the teacher's classroom management practices and the guidance approach teaching practice you selected.
2. Evidence you gathered related to the teaching behaviors. Reflect on specific examples.
3. Relationship between the guidance approach teaching practice you selected and NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct - Section I.
Prepare this assignment according to GCU guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Document the hours and locations that you spend in the field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.
Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form with the last assignment by the assignment due date. Directions for submitting can be found on the College of Education site in the Student Success Center.
Part -2:
Details:
From the textbook reading, choose one of teaching practices that defines the guidance approach and sets the foundation for encouraging classrooms discussed. Make a list of teacher behaviors that are needed to implement this practice.
Create a concept map to record the behaviors you identified and the observations you made of your two mentor teachers. Label the concept with the guidance teaching practice you have selected. Include the teacher behaviors you identified. Leave space for the observations conducted as part of the Practicum and Application No. 2 assignment.
GCU format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.