MODULE OBJECTIVES

In this module you will

1. 1. Analyze teacher practices to determine which is most appropriate for an infant classroom
   2. Reflect upon the importance of individualizing routines in infant classrooms
   3. Develop questions to use when interviewing the family of an infant

Activity #1: Overview of Teaching Infants

Watch Quality of Infant Care: Investing in Relationships, complete this handout as you watch the video.  The video is located in BMCC’s Library Academic Video Online: Premier database, follow these instructions or this video to access the video.

Read Barbre (2013), complete this handout as you read

Barbre (2013) chap 1

Read Responsive Caregiving (2016), complete this handout as you read

Responsive Caregiving (2016)

Answer the questions below, cite specific evidence from both readings and video:

1. What does an infant teacher do?  Include specific evidence from both readings and the video.
2. Why do you want to be an infant teacher? Make specific connections to both readings & the video.
3. What skills and qualities do you have that will make you a good infant teacher? Make specific connections to both readings & video.

Reply to 1-2 other comments!

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Activity #2: Initial Contact with the Family of an Infant Report

The first step for your Infant/ Family Case Study is to find a family to work with. You should carefully choose the family. Select a family who:

1. Has a child who was born between August 2019 and December 2020,  is 2 to 18 months old
2. Is willing to be interviewed virtually  1-2 times (~ 1 hour)
3. Enjoys talking to you about their child
4. Is not someone you already know well*

After your approach the family to introduce yourself, explain the project, and ask if they are willing to participate complete the Initial Contact with the Family of an Infant Report

*Choosing a family:

It is okay for you to choose a family you know, but please do not use a relative or close friend for this assignment. We tend to have ideas and opinions about the people we know well. For this project, the goal is to learn about a family and child, and that will be easier to accomplish if you do not work with someone already close to you. If you know a family well who fits the age range and other criteria, please let me and/or your peers know so one of your colleagues can work with that family.

 

When you contact the family, follow this protocol to help you introduce yourself, explain the project and ask if the family is willing to participate.

Family Contact Protocol

After you have identified the family for your Infant/ Family Case Study and they have agreed to participate in the project, complete the Initial Contact with the Family of an Infant Report.  To complete the report:

1. 1. Open the document
   2. Save the document to your device
   3. Answer the questions
   4. Save the document again
   5. If you cannot save the document to your device, copy the questions, create a new document on your device, answer the questions, then save the document to your device
   6. Submit the document on Blackboard — in ‘Assignments’ under “Initial Contact with the Family of an Infant’ Report

Initial Contact with Family Form

Link to Initial Contact with the Family of an Infant Report

Activity #3: Self-Reflection

At the end of the semester you will help to 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 week’s modules for ECE 209-Lecture and Seminar?
  • Information/ knowledge
  • Skills
  • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
• How will the material from these modules better prepare you to work with infants?

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