Contents
Module Objectives
In this module you will:
- Brainstorm how infant teachers can support the physical development of babies
- Conduct an objective, detailed observation of an infant
- Analyze the development of a baby 6-months-old
Activity #1: Surveys
BMCC is developing a new Student Experience Survey about your experience in class. We would appreciate your insights, feedback and input as we revise and refine the survey. Please complete the survey using the following link: https://forms.gle/YbvmC6HZjiQdHvre8
We are considering hosting the professional development workshop series. This includes the Mandated Reporter Workshop, School Violence Prevention Workshop, Dignity for All Students Workshop, Mental Health and First Aid, Training in the Need of Children with Autism, and CPR. Please complete the survey using the link below so that we can determine interest. More information will be sent once we determine if we have interest.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZPJBD29
Activity #2: Infant Physical Development
Read Honig (2007) and Pica (2010) complete this handout as you read
Honig(2007)PD Pica(2010)Watch the video Infants: Physical Development (Learning Seed, 2010) which is located in the BMCC library Kanopy video database (these instructions or this video explains how to access the video) and complete this handout as you watch the video.
Review the CDC developmental milestones for 6 month old child
Watch this video of a 6-month-old baby:
Using information from the videos and readings, answer the questions below:
- How is infant physical development connected to brain development?
- What are fine motor and gross motor skills that babies 0-18 months demonstrate or master?
- What activities and practices can infant teachers do to support babies’ physical development?
- What milestones does the baby in the video demonstrate (social and emotional, language/ communication, movement/ physical development, and cognitive)?
- How is the 6-month-old baby’s development and abilities different from the 4-month-old baby we watched last module?
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Activity #3: Observation of an Infant
We will use this virtual observation as your observation of an infant. Watch this video and use this footage as your observation of an infant. Pretend this baby your Infant/ Family Case Study child.
Your observation to be as detailed, descriptive and as non-judgmental (objective). This Power Point focuses on being a skilled observer.
What to look for when watching the video:
- Where the observation takes place? Describe the space in detail. Who was present?
- What the baby look like – hair, skin, facial features, body type, and clothing?
- What the baby does, in general, during your observation?
- What routines (eating, sleeping, toileting/ diapering, bathing, playing, transitions, etc.) you observe the family engage in? What happens during the routines? How does the baby react?
- Pick sequential 4 segments of video that are about 2-3 minutes each – identify sections that have natural beginning and end points (do not stop in the middle of an activity). Describe what occurs in these scenarios or situations in detail.
- Describe in chronological order, using rich vivid details with objective language:
- How the baby moves (please include all types of movements)?
- What the baby looks at, gaze at?
- What seems to attract the baby’s interest? How can you tell?
- What toys, materials, and/or furniture the baby uses while you are observing? How?
- How the baby vocalizes, including cries, babbling, and using real words?
- What other ways the baby communicates, including facial expressions and gestures?
- How the baby interacts with people?
- Anything else you notice
Capture the details of interactions between the baby and the environment, including the people in that environment.
I suggest using this form to record your field notes for your observation (keep the form to write your Observation of an Infant Paper)
The information from your observation of an infant will become your Observation of an Infant Paper, which is due 4/8
Activity #4: Self-Assessment
At the end of the semester you will develop a Self-Assessment of what you have learned which will help to determine your grade for ECE 209. 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 the 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 module better prepare you to work with infants?
