Module Objectives

In this module you will

• Explore the characteristics of working with infants and toddlers
• Analyze ethical dilemmas related to working with infants and toddlers
• Evaluate situations of professionalism related to working with infants and toddlers

Assignment #1

Review this Power Point.  I review  the Power Point in this video:

 

Visit these 4 infant-toddler classrooms; as you watch the videos, look for the elements involved in working with infants and toddlers.  How are the elements demonstrated in the each video?  This handout may help as you watch the videos.

Classroom #1:

Classroom #2:

Classroom #3:

Classroom #4:

 https://earlyeducatorcentral.acf.hhs.gov/media/imaginative-play-kittens-and-babies-child-care-center

After watching the videos, answer the following questions:

1. What elements of working with infants and toddlers do you see demonstrated in the classrooms you visited virtually?
2. How were the elements demonstrated in each classroom?

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS HERE

Assignment #2

Read the NAEYC Code of Ethics

NAEYC Code of Ethics (2011)

Answer the following questions:

Professionalism Questions

1. Pick 2 Professionalism Questions — but not the 1discussed in class.  Identify the question you chose and answer it:
   1. Is it professional to have long nails when working with infants & toddlers? Why?
   2. Is it professional to wear sweat pants when working with infants & toddlers? Why?
   3. Is it professional to talk to families about what is wrong with the program? Why?
   4. Is it professional to share what families have told you about their personal life with other staff? Why?
   5. Is it professional to tell families when they should stop giving their child a bottle? Why?
2. Pick 3 Ethical Dilemmas — but not the 1 discussed in class
   1. Which situations did you pick?
   2. How would you handle the situation if you were the teacher in the classroom? WHY?

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS HERE

Reply to 2 other posts — try to reply to people who had different views or answered differerent questions/ scenarios then you do.

Assignment #3

As as valued member of our learning community, I your feedback is important so I can 1) improve ECE 110-Seminar, 2) improve my practice as a teacher, and 3) ensure ECE 110-Seminar is meeting your learning needs. Please complete this survey to help me improve ECE 110-Seminar.  Your responses are anonymous.  I appreciate your time and assistance!

Assignment #4

Read and sign the Teacher Education Department’s Professionalism Policy Statement.  After signing the document, please post it on Blackboard (on the right, in the “Assignment”, under “TED Professionalism Policy Statement”) or email it to me at jlongley@bmcc.cuny.edu

BMCC_TED_StudentProfessionalismPolicy 2020 REV.docx