Module 10 Assignment #1: Theorists

Watch the videos about  Piaget .  Complete this handout as you watch the Piaget video.  

Watch this video about Vygotsky. Complete this handout as you watch the Vygotsky video.

Answer the questions below?

  1. Which theorist do you most connect with? Why?
  2. Which theory/ theorist do you think best describes how infants develop and learn? Why?

 

 

 

Theorist-Activity-On-Line

 

 

 

Module 9 Assignment #1 Overview of Infant Cognitive Development (10/19-10/25)

Watch the Infants: Cognitive Development (2010, Learning Seed) video.  The video is housed in the BLCC library Kanopy video database.  Follow these directions or use this video to access the video.   Complete this handout as you watch the video.

Watch Discoveries in Infancy: Cognitive Development & Learning (Far West Labratory, 1991). Complete this handout while watching the video.

Review this PowerPoint I narrate the Power Point in this video

Read Peterson (2012). Complete this handout as you read the article.

Peterson (2012)

Answer the questions below:

Your best friend heard about a new flash card program that claims to improve baby’s cognitive development. The flash card system is expensive and the program requires her to spend 1 hour a day reviewing flash cards with her baby. Use information from the videos and readings to answer the questions below:

  1. Should your friend purchase and use the flash card system? Why?
  2. Using information from the videos, reading and Power Point, what are important cognitive skills babies 0 to 18 months to develop?
  3. How can infant teachers support babies’ cognitive development? List practices that no one has mentioned yet.

Module 9 Infant Cognitive Development Assignment #4: Self-Reflection (10/19-10/25)

At the end of the semester you will determine your grade for ECE 209 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 infants?

Module 10 Assignment #2: Math Skills for Babies

Read Geist (2009) and Greenberg (2012). Complete this handout as you read the articles.

Geist (2009)

 

Greenberg (2012)

Review the Power Point.  I narrate the Power Point in this video

Find the toy associated with your name

Math Materials Online

Answer the questions below:

  1. What specific math skills/ concepts from the Geist (2009) and the Power Point could a baby develop from your toy?
  2. How will the toy help the baby develop those math skills?

 

Module 11 Assignment #1: Curriculum in Infant Classrooms

Read: Anderson (2018) and McMullen (2018). Complete this handout as you read.

Anderson (2018)

McMullen (2018)

Review this Power Point I narrate the Power Point in this video

Answer the following questions:

We have studied infant development and best practices for infant development.  Based on the information in this module and your insights from previous modules,

  1. How do infants learn?
  2. How do relationships support infant learning & development?
  3. Based on your responses to questions #1, & 2, and the information presented in this assignment
    1. What should curriculum in infant classrooms be? Why?
    2. How should infant teachers plan for or develop the curriculum for infant classrooms?
    3. Use specific evidence from each of the readings and Power Points in this module to support your response to the questions under question #3.

CLICK HERE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION

Module 11 Assignment #2: Play & Toys

Read Guyton (2011) and Shabazian & LiSoga (2014). Complete this handout as you read the articles.

Guyton (2011) Shabazian & LiSoga (2014)

Watch Let’s Talk About Following the Baby video.  Complete this handout as you watch the video

Answer the question below:

  1. What play materials support infant development?
  2. How specifically do the play materials support infant development?
  3. How should infant teachers engage and play with babies to support their development?
  4. Use specific information from each of the readings and the video to support your answer.

Module 11 Self-Reflection

At the end of the semester you will determine your grade for ECE 209 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 infants?

 

Module 13 Environments: Creating Infant Environments

  1. These are the environments created by your colleagues.  Share in the comments what you like about 1-2 environments created by your colleagues!

Tamia’s Environment

Classroom Diagram Tamia

Janate’s Environment

Lacoya’s Environment

Tamaris’ Environment

Patty’s Environment

Eunice’s Environment

Grace’s Environment

Module 14 Assignment #1: Experience Plan

 

After watching the video, create an Experience Plan.  An Experience Plan  is a type of a lesson plan.  Pick 1 of the following activities to use as the activity for your Experience Plan:

  1. Tunnel activity
  2. Water play

Fill in the pages 1-3 of the  Experience Plan based on the class and what the teacher did.  On page 4, what goals do you think the teacher had for the activity? What did she want the children to practice in each developmental domain?

Use this sample Experience Plan and PowerPoint to help you construct your Experience Plan.

Here is information on math skills , the skills and processes for each developmental domain , and the NYS Early Learning Guidelines to help you  construct your goals.

Early_Learning_Guidlines-Revised-2020

If you prefer to complete your Experience Plan with others, please 1) connect with your colleagues in class, or 2) reach out to me and I will create a group for you.