Maria Gomez’s Profile

The EC field, par­tic­u­larly in the US, is one fraught with a his­tory of in­equity that can be ad­dressed and dis­man­tled with your aware­ness and ac­tions. Over the course of the se­mes­ter, we’ll ex­plore the lives, con­texts, and con­tri­bu­tions of EC pi­o­neers, and lessons that you can apply to your own grow­ing iden­ti­ties as EC teach­ers. Over the course of this month, I want you to un­der­stand your role as ad­vo­cates for chil­dren and fam­i­lies that don’t al­ways have a seat at the table, re­gard­less of where you sit.

The EC field, particularly in the US, is one fraught with a history of inequity that can be addressed and dismantled with your awareness and actions. Over the course of the semester, we’ll explore the lives, contexts, and contributions of EC pioneers, and lessons that you can apply to your own growing identities as EC teachers. Over the course of this month, I want you to understand your role as advocates for children and families that don’t always have a seat at the table, regardless of where you sit.

Stu­dents com­plete the re­quired 15 hours of field­work for ECE 110 by en­rolling, at­tend­ing and par­tic­i­pat­ing in this field­work sem­i­nar. The field­work sem­i­nar will meet two hours a week at our en­rolled day/time/lo­ca­tion for the first eight weeks of the se­mes­ter. The ECE 110 field­work sem­i­nar is graded pass/fail based on at­ten­dance and par­tic­i­pa­tion in re­quired class ac­tiv­i­ties. Any stu­dent who fails the field­work sem­i­nar AU­TO­MAT­I­CALLY fails the en­tire ECE 110 course, re­gard­less of your earned grade in the lec­ture por­tion of ECE 110. At the end of this sem­i­nar, your in­struc­tor will com­plete a pass/fail form. YOU are re­spon­si­ble for giv­ing this form to your ECE 110 lec­ture in­struc­tor to en­sure that your com­ple­tion of the sem­i­nar por­tion of ECE 110 is recorded.

Students complete the required 15 hours of fieldwork for ECE 110 by enrolling, attending and participating in this fieldwork seminar. The fieldwork seminar will meet two hours a week at our enrolled day/time/location for the first eight weeks of the semester. The ECE 110 fieldwork seminar is graded pass/fail based on attendance and participation in required class activities. Any student who fails the fieldwork seminar AUTOMATICALLY fails the entire ECE 110 course, regardless of your earned grade in the lecture portion of ECE 110. At the end of this seminar, your instructor will complete a pass/fail form. YOU are responsible for giving this form to your ECE 110 lecture instructor to ensure that your completion of the seminar portion of ECE 110 is recorded.