Book Title: Early Education and Care Field Placement Supervision Handbook

Book Description

Students, site supervisors, and Bridgewater State University supervisors can use this book as a reference for the policies and procedures for the field placement courses in the Early Education and Care program.  Students complete these courses at the end of their course of study.  The major prepares students for certification through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) as Lead Teacher, Infant-Toddler Teacher and Director I.  Graduates have career opportunities with young children from infancy through age six in the mixed delivery system outside the public schools. The field placement coursework provides mentoring and coaching  in understanding the developmental stages of young children, developmentally appropriate teaching methodologies, adaptive curriculum planning, partnering with families and evaluation of children and programs.