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Solutions for Early Childhood Leadership

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Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College
London, Ontario, Canada
Mary Mitches
Mary Mitches
Professor & Field Coordinator Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership
(1)
5
Timeline
  • September 11, 2023
    Program start
  • December 1, 2023
    Program end
Program
2 projects wanted
Dates set by program
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Education, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society
Categories
Education
Skills
pedagogy ethical standards and conduct innovation leadership
Learner goals and capabilities

Students will have opportunities to “give back” to the internship organization (or another community partner) by completing a solutions-based project. This project is an opportunity for ECL students to gain expertise in a subject matter, and to collaborate with their mentors.


This is an educational experience whereby the student contributes to the organization, however is in the role of learner. The student will be expected to spend 165 hours on-site from September through December. The organization and student are to collaboratively determine a schedule to accommodate these hours.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
10 learners
Project
165 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Outcomes:


  • Conduct contextual inquiries relating to policy, practices, pedagogy and environment for their agency.
  • Evaluate possible solutions to distinguish the solution that best fits the strengths, and areas requiring strengthening within the organization, in an ethical, timely, cost effective and innovative fashion.
  • Design and facilitate a professional development event or develop an artifact in the solutions site that fosters learning/growth in conjunction to program strengths, and the specific solutions pedagogical focus.
  • Examine personal and professional limitations within the scope of professional practice. 
  • Demonstrate professional conduct, preparedness to enter the field, and leadership competencies in all facets of the solutions experiential project.
Project timeline
  • September 11, 2023
    Program start
  • December 1, 2023
    Program end
Project Examples

Creating and implementing a professional development experience (some of our former students have planned and implemented a Lunch & Learn or ped talks or PD sessions)

• Revision of policy, family information packages, staff orientation handbook, websites etc.

• Gathering of materials (educational/resources and physical) that could foster the integration of your area of focus (some of our former students have created SEL resource kits for agency’s before and after-school programs)

• Creation of infographics, pamphlets, webpages, blogs, social media or any other medium that could promote growth in your area of focus

• Information/Play night for Families/Communities • Development of specialized program that could foster the integration of your focus (camp program, well-being for toddlers’ tool kit, family workshops, educator workshop)