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Module Objectives:
In this module you will:
- Reflect on your school experience with transitions
- Explore practices that help children to transition into a program
- Analyze the importance of of phase-in and separation for infants, toddlers, and families
Assignment #1: Reflecting on Transitions
Go to FlipGrid (https://flipgrid.com/3c5fd5ca log-in using your 1st name as it appears on CUNY First) to answer the questions below.
Think about the earliest school experience you can remember or that your family shared with you.
- What did the teacher do to get to know you?
- What did did the teacher do to get to know your family?
- What did the teacher do to get to know your heritage culture?
- What opportunities did your family have to get to know the teachers and school staff?
- Think about your own home and family now. If a professor were to visit your family now, what might they learn about you that they wouldn’t see outside of that environment?
Assignment #2: Transitions in Action
Read Goldsmith & Theilhiemer and Block (2014). Complete this handout as you read the articles.
Goldsmith & Theilheimer (2015) Block (2014)Watch TAPS Partnerships with Families: Part 2 Complete this handout as you watch the video.
Answer the questions below using information from the readings and video to support your answer:
- Would you want to work in a infant classroom that has phase in? Why?
- Would you want your baby to go to a program that has phase-in? Why?
- As an infant teacher, would you want to conduct home visits? Why?
- Do you want your baby’s teachers to visit your home? Why?
- Include information from both readings and the video in your responses.
Respond to 1-2 other comments!
