CCLD 363 CCLD 363 Distance Field Distance Field Education - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CCLD 363 CCLD 363 Distance Field Distance Field Education Education Placements Placements

Eligibility for CCLD363 distance Eligibility for CCLD363 distance placement placement — Registered in the ECS part-time program — Proposed field education site and student’s residence are located outside geographical boundaries of this map — all (6) required third year courses completed

Placement Attendance Placement Attendance ◦ 20 full days of placement ◦ Completed Monday to Friday or 3 days per week (specific days decided by the placement site) ◦ Daily placement attendance: minimum of 6 hours excluding breaks ◦ Will follow daily schedule of field educator

Placement Support Placement Support Ryerson Faculty Advisor — ◦ Reviews assignments, lesson plans, and evaluations as per course outline ◦ Facilitates online seminars and discussions ◦ Schedules progress meetings with placement site and student by phone, email, Skype, etc. Field Educator — The professional mentoring students at the field education site — ◦ Completes mid term and final evaluations ◦ Reviews curriculum plans and written documentation specific to placement site ◦ Reviews and discusses student progress with student and faculty advisor ◦ Maintains communication with Ryerson Faculty Advisor via phone, email, Skype, etc. Field Education Coordinator — Manages the field education component of the School — ◦ Approves the Distance Option Proposal ◦ Registers students for field education course ◦ Answers questions regarding proposal process ◦ Accepts non academic documentation

How to obtain a distance placement How to obtain a distance placement — Contact Field Education Coordinator (FEC) martha.anapliotis@ryerson.ca prior to date of the Information Session , as per the field education schedule for the semester you wish to take a distance placement — FEC will set up a time to meet by phone to discuss placement process — Review the field education schedule for placement start and end dates — Determine when you plan to attend placement ( 3 days per week or M-F) — Research potential placement sites in your area — Contact sites to request placement using Ryerson email address — Submit the CCLD363 Distance Option Proposal to the FEC by the required due date

Focus of CCLD363 Focus of CCLD363 — T o develop increased skills working with young children who may have disabilities, or be at risk of developing disabilities. — T o assess the development of a young child, plan learning activities which are developmentally appropriate and adapt, extend and enhance the activities for the child(ren). — Placements will involve children birth to eight years old — Types of Settings: Agencies or programs for children with disabilities, early primary classrooms, not for profit child care centres, placements with resource consultants, etc.

— Students must be able to maintain consistent contact throughout the placement , with a specific child who has been identified with a disability or is deemed at risk of developing a disability — Child care placements must be in not-for- profit centres — OEYCs, FRPs, EarlyON centres and other drop-in programs are not appropriate CCLD363 placement sites

How to Decide Where to go? How to Decide Where to go? Determine future goals: • • Employment in the ECS field? • Graduate school? • Faculty of Education? Research the type of placement you hope to obtain • What programs and services for children birth-eight exist in your • area? Develop potential learning outcomes you hope to achieve • ◦ This is an opportunity for you to think about specific skills you would like to develop

Contacting Sites Contacting Sites — The placement is arranged by the student — Contact sites using Ryerson email address – Start early! – Sites may receive numerous requests for student placements – Contact more than one site at a time – i.e. if interested in child care, email several centres – Follow up with sites if you have not received a response to initial email request – Be able to articulate why you are seeking placement at a particular site and what you hope to gain from the experience

Contacting Sites Contacting Sites – Make initial contact with sites via email – Professionalism counts!! – Introduce yourself as a third year Ryerson ECS student seeking a field placement – Know the start and end dates of the placement – Know the days of the week you prefer attend – Use Ryerson email address for all correspondence

Confirming the placement Confirming the placement — When site expresses an interest in hosting the placement: — Send site CCLD363 course outline — Send site CCLD363 sample evaluation — At the request of the placement site, FEC will contact site to clarify placement and expectations — When site has confirmed the placement, complete and submit the CCLD363 Distance Option Proposal by the appropriate due date — Students will be informed by email when proposal has been approved

Conflict of Interest Policy Conflict of Interest Policy — Students cannot complete placements with sites where: ◦ They have completed a previous field education courses (college or university) ◦ Their friends or family members previously or currently attend or are employed ◦ They previously or currently work or volunteer ◦ Students found contravening the Conflict of Interest Policy will be immediately withdrawn from the placement.

Non-Academic Documentation Non-Academic Documentation — Students completing placements in the province of Ontario must electronically submit proof of the following non- academic documentation: ◦ Certificate of Standard First Aid with CPR Level C ◦ Clear TB Screen-completed within 6 months of placement start date ◦ Criminal Reference Check with a vulnerable sector search-completed within 6 months of placement start date ◦ Worker Health and Safety Awareness Training ◦ The chosen placement site may require additional documentation ◦ See ECS website for more information

For more information… For more information… Contact the ECS Field Education Coordinator martha.anapliotis@ryerson.ca