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Student Staff Qualifications |
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student staff is comprised of student teachers, work study students,
student labor, and fieldwork students. These students are critical
to the program and make up the excellent staff-child ratio that is
offered. Since the primary function of the CDL is to provide training
for university students, the following is a description of the roles
these students perform and the training process that goes into their
experiences. Student Teaching During the final year of course work in HDFS, a student whose primary career choice is teaching completes two semesters of training in the CDL. Their training consists of head-teaching experience, curriculum-planning responsibilities, parent conferences, and in-depth progress reports on individual children. They are closely supervised by CDL master teachers and the student/supervisor ratio is such that highly individualized training is possible. Field Work The CDL serves as a placement site for students interested in working with young children. These students participate in an intensive and ongoing training program. Fieldwork placements come from Human Development and Family Relations, Sociology, Physical Therapy, Education, Communications, Psychology and other child related fields. Work Study/Student Labor Work study and student labor students seek job placements in the CDL in order to earn money for their college expenses and because they enjoy young children. Work-study students, student labor and fieldwork students are required to attend a preliminary training session in which the individual program goals and regulations are presented and discussed thoroughly. Expectations for their performance are clarified, and basic concepts of child development are presented to assist them in initial understanding of children. Additionally, students are trained in the classroom and in mandatory weekly training sessions led by the Master Teachers of each program. Such topics as first aid, child abuse, behavior management, curriculum planning, and developing activities for children are presented and discussed at length. Student's work performance is evaluated twice a year. Special Projects and Training Activities The CDL serves as a training ground for students undertaking course related projects involving young children. Some examples of these projects are nursing students learning to administer the Denver Developmental Screening Test, physical education students learning to develop and present motor development activities, and Nutritional Science students learning how to plan, prepare and serve meals to young children. Other training activities include observing and recording speech samples and observing and assessing cognitive skills, social interactions, and motor and language development. These training activities are a regular part of the CDL program in which all children participate and are not to be confused with formal research projects for which parental permission is required. |
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