This course provides supervision in student teaching at the Orfalea Child Development Center at Ventura College or a designated child development center. Students are required to complete between seventy (70) hours and seventy-eight (78) hours of student teaching and lab assignments. Students will demonstrate teacher performance expectations, make connections between theory and practice, implement and evaluate appropriate early childhood experiences, and develop professional behaviors that promote positive development and learning for young children. Emphasis is on implementation of the California Early Learning system. Prerequisites: CD V02 and CD V04 and CD V04L and CD V62 and CD V63. Corequisites: CD V66. Recommended Prep: ENGL V02 or ENGL V06A. Transfer credit: CSU.

This course is an examination of the developing child in a societal context focusing on the interrelationship of family, school, and community and emphasizes historical and socio-cultural factors. The processes of socialization and identity will be highlighted, showing the importance of respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and empower families. Also explored is the role of collaboration between family, community, and schools in supporting children’s development, birth through adolescence. Recommended Prep: ENGL V02. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.