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Module 1 Assignment #3: Scavenger Hunt (5/26-5/27)

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After exploring the Open Lab site and reading the Syllabus, Assignment Guidelines, Policies, and Course Guide for ECE 110-Lecture, answer the following questions:

  1. What should you do if you have a technical issue with Open Lab and/ or cannot complete assignments  by 11:59 PM on the days the work is  due?
  2. What papers are due for ECE 110-L?
  • When are the papers due?
  • How many points is each paper worth?
  1. How should you submit paper for ECE 110-Lecture?
  2. Where can you find the posts for ECE 110-Lecture?
  3. When replying to a comment written by a colleague in class, what word should you include in your reply?
  4. Where can you find the readings for ECE 110-L?
  5. When are modules due each week for ECE 110-L?
  6. How will your grade for ECE 110-Lecture be determined at the end of the summer session 1?
  7. What are my office hours?
  8. What are the ways you can reach me?
  9. When will ECE 110-L focus on:
  • Play?
  • Theorists?
  • Cognitive development?

Module 3 Assignment #3: Self-Reflection (6/1-6/3)

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At the end of the semester you will determine your grade for ECE 110 based on your self-assessment of what you have learned. In preparation for your self-assessment, answer the questions below; you will answer these questions at the end of each module so you have a record of what you have learned over the semester. You can answer the questions here on Open Lab or create a journal on Blackboard (which would be private).

  • What did you learn in this module?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from this module better prepare you to work with young children?

Module 2 Assignment #3: Infancy (5/28-5/31)

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In this module, please watch 2 videos and read Gillespie & Hunter (2011) then answer the questions below:

Video #1: Baby’s First Year (Films on Demand). This film is located on the BMCC library website,  in the Films on Demand video database.  Follow these directions to locate the video and here is a video to explain the process .  I suggest completing this handout as you watch the video

https://digital-films-com.bmcc.ezproxy.cuny.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=24759&tScript=0

Video #2: Infant and Toddler Care: Keys to Quality Infant Toddler Care (Academic Video Online: Premium). This video can be accessed from the BMCC Library in the Academic Video Online: Premium video database.  Follow these directions to locate the video and here is a video to explain the process. I suggest completing this handout as you watch the video.

https://search-alexanderstreet-com.bmcc.ezproxy.cuny.edu/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C1780192

Gilespie & Hunter(2011)
  1. Why is trust important during infancy?
  2. What can teachers in infant-toddler classrooms do to build trust with babies and toddlers?
  3. What is attachment?
  4. Why is attachment important when working with infants?
  5. How can teachers build attachments with babies?
  6. What can teachers do to support baby’s physical, social-emotional, and intellectual development?
  7. If you worked into an infant-toddler classroom, what would you look for to determine if the classroom offered quality care and programming?

 

 

Module 8 Assignment #4: Self-Reflection (6/18-6/21)

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At the end of the semester you will determine your grade for ECE 110 based on your self-assessment of what you have learned. In preparation for your self-assessment, answer the questions below; you will answer these questions at the end of each module so you have a record of what you have learned over the semester. You can answer the questions here on Open Lab or create a journal on Blackboard (which would be private).

  • What did you learn in this module?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from this module better prepare you to work with young children?

Module 4 Assignment #4: Self Assessment (6/4-6/7)

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At the end of the semester you will determine your grade for ECE 110 based on your self-assessment of what you have learned. In preparation for your self-assessment, answer the questions below; you will answer these questions at the end of each module so you have a record of what you have learned over the semester. You can answer the questions here on Open Lab or create a journal on Blackboard (which would be private).

  • What did you learn in this module?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from this module better prepare you to work with young children?

Module 1 Assignment #4: Becoming a Skilled Observer

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Answer the questions in bold italicized font below.

  1.  Picture
    1. Take a moment and draw a picture of a person carrying a baby. It can be stick figures, you will keep the picture — you do not have to share it with me.  After you have drawn your picture, go to this website to view a picture.
    2. Is your drawing the same as the photo or different? Why?
  2. Sample Observations
    1. Read the observations. A new child is coming into your class, which observations of the child would you rather have? Why?
    2. Based on your answer above, which descriptions of a child do you think would be helpful to write and share with others.
  3. Review Power Point
    1. This video describes the Power Point    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-15tmkTupNc&t=13s
  4. Read Jablon (2010)
  5. Photos
    1. Applying what you learned in the PowerPoint, the sample observations, and Jablon (2010) write a description of the 3 children in the photos below, being as detailed and objective as possible.

Picture #1

Picture #2

Picture #3

  1. Video
    1. Watch the video below (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cnco3eS_Hc&t=10s). Write a chronological, sequential narrative description of what you see the child doing. Be detailed & objective. Your description should be:
      1. in paragraph form
      2. start with what you see at the beginning of the video
      3. end with what you see as the video ends
      4. Include the following:
        1. What does the child do during the observation?
        2. How does the child move — include all types of movements
        3. What does the child look at, gaze at?
        4. What seems to attract the child’s interest? How can you tell?
        5. What toys, materials, &/or furniture does the child use? How?
        6. How does the child communicate, including vocalizations, sounds, cries, babbling, words, facial expressions and gestures?
        7. How the child interacts with people?
        8. Anything else you notice.

 

Module 2 Assignment #4: Practice Observation (5/28-5/31)

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Watch the video. Pick 1 child to focus on. Write a chronological, sequential narrative description of what you saw the child doing in paragraph form.  Be detailed & objective.  In your description, include:

  • Which child did you chose? Describe the child’s appearance (clothing, facial features, skin tone, hair color, hair texture, hair style, body type, etc.).
  • What did the child do during the observation?
  • How did the child move — include all types of movements?
  • What did the child look at, gaze at?
  • What seemed to attract the child’s interest? How can you tell?
  • What toys, materials, &/or furniture did the child use? How?
  • How did the child communicate, including vocalizations, sounds, cries, babbling, words, facial expressions and gestures?
  • How did the child interacts with people?
  • Anything else you notice.

 

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Module 1 Assignment #5: Self-Reflection (5/26-5/27)

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At the end of the semester you will determine your grade for ECE 110 based on your self-assessment of what you have learned. In preparation for your self-assessment, answer the questions below; you will answer these questions at the end of each module so you have a record of what you have learned over the semester. You can answer the questions here on Open Lab or create a journal on Blackboard (which would be private — go to Blackboard for ECE 110-Lecture, to the Assignments section on the left to find the Self-Assessment Journal).

  • What did you learn in this module?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from this module better prepare you to work with young children?

Module 2 Assignment #5: Self-Assessment (5/28-5/31)

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At the end of the semester you will determine your grade for ECE 110 based on your self-assessment of what you have learned. In preparation for your self-assessment, answer the questions below; you will answer these questions at the end of each module so you have a record of what you have learned over the semester. You can answer the questions here on Open Lab or create a journal on Blackboard (which would be private).

  • What did you learn in this module?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from this module better prepare you to work with young children?