CDE

Boulder Journey School

Boulder Journey School Teacher Education Program

Graduate with a Masters Degree in: Learning, Developmental, and Family Sciences, with an Emphasis in Early Childhood Education and a Colorado Teaching License

This program weaves together several components over the course of 12 months:

Practicum

Resident Teachers participate in a paid, mentored practicum. Throughout the year, Resident Teachers team teach alongside a mentor teacher, attend regular meetings with their assigned mentor, and participate in school events.

Courses

Fall

ECED 6300: Contextual Curriculum 1

LDFS 6400: Observation, Documentation and Assessment

ECED 6320: A Colorado Interpretation of the Reggio Approach

LDFS 6910: Practicum Reflections on Learning

Spring

ECED 6310: Contextual Curriculum 2

RSEM 6500: Teacher as Researcher

LDFS 6410: Social Foundations for Family and Community

ECED 6330: Supportive Social Learning

Maymester

ECED 6340: Messing About with STEM

Summer

ECED 6350: Literacy and The Hundred Languages of Children

ECED 6360: Children and Teachers as Change Agents

LDFS 6420: The Environment as the Third Teacher

Additional Teacher Education Program Components

Resident Teachers participate in a variety of professional development opportunities during the year. For example, a field trip relevant to a course, an in-service or workshop focusing on a progressive topic in education, a professional resource night, conference, etc.

Reggio Emilia Study Group

During Spring Break, Resident Teachers travel to Reggio Emilia, Italy to attend The Reggio Emilia Study Group. This study group consists of presentations, school tours, and networking opportunities. Study Group expenses (flights, hotel, shuttle between the airport and hotel in Italy, and a food stipend) are included in tuition for the Boulder Journey School Teacher Education Program.

Culminating Assessment

At the end of the school year, Teacher Candidates spend an evening sharing their thinking on personal, professional, and political issues and innovations in the field of education. The evening is a valued tradition, celebrating the Teacher Candidates as they complete the program. Each year is full of promise, as Teacher Candidates share their findings, reflections, and suggestions that will help shape the future of education with instructors, friends, colleagues, and family members.