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Module 11: Self Assessment (6/29-7/1)

 To align with this focus on development and life-long learning involved in being an early childhood educator, you have the opportunity to reflect on your learning and growth in ECE 110. You will create a Self-Assessment in the form of a paper, audio message, or video recording that documents what you have learned and how you have grown, bother personally and professionally, over the semester.  The Self-Assessment should include the following 5 parts:

  1. The information/ knowledge you gained in ECE 110
  2. The insights (ah-ha’s or connections) you have made in ECE 110
  3. The skills you have developed in ECE 110
  4. How the knowledge, insights and skills you gained will prepare you to work with young children or impact your current work with young children?
  5. Think about:
    1. your learning in ECE 110
    2. growth as an early childhood professional
    3. participation in ECE 110
    4. contribution to the ECE 110 learning community
    5.  commitment to ECE 110
    6. how you supported  the learning and growth of all members of the ECE 110 community,
    7. What grade should you receive for ECE 110? Why?

To create your Self-Assessment, you will summarize  analyze, and synthesize  your self-reflections from each module; please do not  copy and paste the self-reflections from each module into a document to submit.  I suggest following these steps:

  1. Review your self-reflection posts for each module.
  2. Reflect on what you said in each self-reflection.
    1. What stands out to you?
    2. Do you see any themes or repetitions?
    3. What feels most important to share?
  3. Think about what other knowledge, skills and insights did you gain that you did not include in your self-reflection posts.
  4. Contemplate how have you grown as a result of ECE 110.
    1. As an early childhood professional
    2. As a student
    3. As a person
    4. In other ways
  5. Create an outline of the material you captured in your self-reflection posts and answers to questions to 2, 3 and 4..
  6. What do you want to say in your self-assessment message?
    1. What message do you want to tell yourself about what your have learned and how you have grown as a result of taking ECE 110?
    2. What message do you want to say to me about what you have learned and how you have grown as a result of taking ECE 110?
    3. What message do you want to say to your colleagues in ECE 110 about what you have learned and how you have grown as a result of taking ECE 110? (This does not mean you have to share your message with others)
    4. What message would you want to tell others (work colleagues, your loved ones, etc.) about what you have learned and how you have grown as the result of taking ECE 110?
  7. Begin to craft your message.  You message can be in the form of a:
    1. Written paper
    2. Audio message
    3. Video recording.
  8. Decide if you want to share your Self-Assessment  with your colleagues from ECE 110 or only with me.
  9. Finally, as a member of the ECE 110 learning community, I would appreciate your feedback to help me improve the class.  Please complete this Student Feedback Survey.  All responses are anonymous.

Checking-In

This is a very difficult time, for many reasons.

I want you to know:

  • If you are struggling, PLEASE REACH OUT!
  • If you feel overwhelmed and feel that you cannot make it through ECE 110/ the modules/ assignments, PLEASE REACH OUT! We have options!
  • We will make it through ECE 110!
  • I want you to be successful in ECE 110, but more, and most importantly, in life!

 

I stand in solidarity to honor the safety of Black bodies and Black Lives Matter.  The execution of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other victims of police brutality, anger and disgust me.  As a White womyn, I recognize that I have power and privilege that many do not.  Systemic racism is ingrained in our society; it must be acknowledged and eradicated.  Racism, bigotry, hatred, or prejudice cannot be tolerated.  Racial equality, equity, justice and liberation must prevail.

Module 7 Assignment #1: Introduction to Play (6/15-6/17)

Read Smith & Pelligrini (2013)

Smith & Pellifrini (2013)

Watch Importance of Play (I suggest completing this handout while watching this video)

Watch Power of Play (I suggest completing this handout while watching the video)

Watch theese 2 Social Stages of Play videos (I suggest completing this chart while watching the videos):

Review Types of Play handout

After reading, watching the videos and reviewing the handout, answer the following questions:

  1. Why is play important in early childhood?
  2. What do children learn through play?
  3. How can teachers support play for :
    1. Infants toddlers?
    2. Preschool age children?
    3. Young school age children?
  4. What are the stages of play?
  5. What happens at each stage?
  6. What are the types of play?
  7. Explain what children do in each type of play.
  8. What would you say to a new staff member who was recently started working with you and expressed concern that all the children did was play all day and they were not learning.

Module 6 Assignment #1: Overview of Social-Emotional Development (6/11-6/14)

  1. Watch the video Preschoolers: Social and Emotional Development (Kanopy). The video is available on the BMCC library video database Kanopy; follow these directions to locate the video.  Complete this handout as you watch the video. https://bmcccuny.kanopy.com/video/preschoolers-social-and-emotional-developmen
  2. Read VLS (2013) Social-Emotional 
  3. Go to this website to read and watch the videos  on Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory
  4. Read Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development.and this accompanying handout
  5. Watch the video below (Bandura and Social Learning Theory).  I suggest completing this handout as you watch the video.

Using information from the readings and videos answer the questions below in your own words:

  1.  What is social-emotional development?
  2.  What are the components or social-emotional development?
  3. What is Erikson theory of Psychosocial Development?
    1. Why is it important for early childhood educators to understand this theory?
    2. How can this theory be useful or appled in early childhood settings?
  4. What is Kohlberg’s theory of moral development?
    1. As early childhood educators, why is it important to understand this theory?
    2. How can this theory be useful or applied in early childhood settings?
  5. What is Bandura’s theory of social learning?
    1. As early childhood educators why is important to understand this theory ( think past aggression and other implications social learning or observational learning can have)?
    2. How can the theory be useful or applied in early childhood settings?
  6. What teachers can do to support social-emotional development in young children (include Erikson and Bandura and Kohlberg in your response)?

Module 9 Assignment #1: Overview of Culture (6/22-6/24)

Watch the video below:

Review the Power Point

Complete the  Aspects of Culture Chart for yourself (you will need it for your Commentary Paper).

Read Ecological Systems Theory (2018)

Ecological Systems Theory (2018)

Watch the video below on Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System’s Theory. I suggest completing this handout as you watch the video.https://1drv.ms/w/s!Aj5el915Dy5egYpjxw9T6M4VehKBKA?e=tfnJLO

Answer the questions below:

  1. What is culture?
  2. How does culture impact young children’s growth and development?
  3. How did your culture impact your growth and development? (use info from your Aspects of Culture chart)
  4. What is Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory?
  5. Why is Bronfenbrenner’s theory important to  us as early childhood educators?

Module 8 Assignment #1: Overview of Cognitive Development (6/18-6/21)

Read VLS (2013) Cognitive Development

Watch the video Preschools: Cognitive Development which can be found on BMCC’s library in the Academic Online Video: Premium video database, follow there directions and/ or these video instructions to locate the video. I suggest completing this handout as you watch the video.

Read Reich-Shapiro (2018)  on Piaget.

ReichShapiro (2018) Piaget

Watch the video below on Piaget’s Stage Theory of Cognitive Development.  I suggest completing this handout as you watch the video.

Read Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory

Vygotsky Rev

Watch the video below on Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Development.  I suggest completing this handout as you watch the video.

After reading and watching the video, answer the questions below:

  1. What is cognitive development?
  2. Who are 2 theorists often associated with early childhood cognitive development?
    1. What does each theorist believe?
    2. How are the theorist’s beliefs similar? How are they different?
  3. How do we observe or understand a child’s cognitive development?
  4. How does language and literacy connect to cognitive development?
  5. How does play connect to cognitive development?
  6. How can teachers support young children’s cognitive development?

Module 3 Assignment #1: Overview of Physical Development (6/1-6/3)

For this assignment:

  1. read VLS (2013) Physical Development

3. Watch the video Child Motor Skills (embedded in this post; I suggest completing this handout as you watch the video)

4. Read Huffman & Fortenberry (2011)

Huffman & Fortenberry (2011)

5. Watch the video Fine Motor Play: Segment 3 of 10 (Films on Demand) which is located on the BMCC library website, in the Films on Demand video database; follow these directions to locate the video.  (I suggest completing this handout as you watch the video)

https://digital-films-com.bmcc.ezproxy.cuny.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=192498&loid=571654&tScript=0#

4. Answer the questions below

 

  1. What is physical development?
  2. How are fine motor and gross motor development similar?
  3. How are fine motor and gross motor development different?
  4. Why are gross motor activities important in early childhood classrooms?
  5. What are 3 things teachers can do to support gross motor development in early childhood classrooms
    1. For infant/ toddlers (0-36 months)
    2. Preschool age children (3-5 years old)
    3. Young school age children (Kingergarten to 2nd grade)?
  6. What are 3 things teachers can do to support fine development in early childhood classrooms?