Contents

Module Objectives

In this module you will:

Conduct a virtual site visit
Analyze what you observe during your virtual site visit
Reflect on your virtual site visit
Create a professional development plan
Initiate your APIRE Registry Profile
Develop your e-Portfolio

Materials from Class

Career options for Early Childhood Education majors outside of the classroom: https://blog.himama.com/early-childhood-education-career-path-possibilities/

Link to Pathway to NY Early Childhood Teacher Certification

NY EC Teacher Cert Guide

Professional Development Plan

Complete your Professional Development Plan. You will post the completed your Professional Development Plan to your ECE e-Portfolio.

Link to Professional Development Plan

Link to Professional Development Plan (MS Word)

Link to Professional Development Plan (Google Doc) you must ‘Make a Copy’ of the document to your Google Drive

Professional Development Plan REV

You have answered these questions as you posted on OpenLab. Here is where you can find your “answers” to questions here:

Link to Where to Find Answers for Professional Development Plan Questions

Professional Development Plan REV with prompts

This is a sample for Professional Development Plan:

Link to Sample Professional Development Plan

PDP Example

Participation in Our Learning Community Self-Assessment

Complete the Participation in Our Learning Community Self- Assessment

Participation in Learning Community Self Assessment Sum 23

Link to Participation in Our Learning Community Self-Assessment

Link to Participation in Our Learning Community Self-Assessment (Google Doc)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K2l_shN8E4H-dfXmfsypVB2SsD5UFpeJvXI5uY21WjM/edit?usp=sharing to edit, go to File> Make a copy> save to your drive, complete form> Download>PDF> upload to ECE 110-Seminar Blackboard

ASPIRE Registry Profile

Develop your ASPIRE Registry Profile at https://www.nyworksforchildren.org/

To learn more about the ASPIRE Registry, review the brochure:

ASPIREbrochure

Watch this video about the ASPIRE Registry https://www.nyworksforchildren.org/

After developing your ASPIRE Registry Profile, upload a screen shot on Blackboard, similar to the picture below:

Sample screenshot of an ASPIRE Registry Profile to upload to Blackboard

ECE e-Portfolio

Create your ECE e-Portfolio. Follow the instruction in this video or the handout below:

Link to instructions to claim ECE e-Portfolio

Choosing OL ECE EPortfolio Template REV

After creating your ECE e-Portfolio, submit screen shots to Blackboard in Assignments under Creating ECE e-Portfolio that demonstrate you have personalized the homepage and uploaded your Professional Development Plan on the ECE 110-Seminar page; such as the pictures below:

Sample screenshot of a personalized e-Portfolio homepage that should be uploaded to Blackboard

Sample screenshot of a Professional Development Plan uploaded to the ECE 110-Seminar page under Academic Artifacts

Sample Professional Development Plan uploaded to BMCC ECE ePortfolio

ECE Program Planning Form

When you are advised, I suggest you 1) bring this form with you, and 2) keep a copy for your records. This outlines all of the classes the ECE program recommends you take. Although this is your education and you have autonomy and power to decide, we suggest these specific courses for the following reasons:

Articulation agreements — these are legally binding agreements between 2-year and 4-year colleges in which both colleges identify which courses a student will take at the 2-year college and the 4-year college agrees to accept all of the credits a student completes at the 2-year college — but the student must meet all of the requirements for 4-year college, such as GPA, specific grades for specific classes, etc.
Courses Required for NYS ECE Teacher Certification — NY State Education Department requires teacher candidates to take specific college courses in order to become a certified teacher; these courses, along with those you take at your 4-year college, meet those requirements
Preparation for NYS Teacher Certification Exams — teacher candidates are required to complete 3 rigorous exams in NYS. The exams cover general knowledge (math, science, Social Studies, English, art, etc.) as well as best practices in early childhood education and working with diverse learners (children with disabilities and multi-language learners). These courses will help prepare you for those exams

ECE program requirements_rev_3.11.20

Link to ECE Program Planning Form

Site Visit Materials

Site Visit Guidelines

Completing the Site Visit form is 1 point in completing ECE 110-Seminar, please review the guidelines and rubric for the Site Visit:

Link to Site Visit Guidelines

Site Visit Guidelines Fall 2022

If you are not sure which age group you want to work with, observe the age group you want to learn more about, have questions about, or are most curious about.