Author: Jen Longley

Module 6 Social-Emotional Development Activity#1: Infant Social-Emotional Development

Watch the video Infants: Social-Emotional Development (2010)  The video is found on the BMCC’s library Kanopy video database (follow these directions or watch this video to access the video); complete  this handout as you watch the video.

Read the following articles and complete this handout as you read

Darling-Bohlander (2014)

Elliott & Gonzalez-Mena (2011)

Wittmer (2012)

Review CDC Developmental Milestones: 2 months

Watch this video

Create a unique answer to the questions below that cites extensive evidence from each of the readings and video:

  1. What are the aspects or elements of infant’s social development? What are the aspects or elements of a baby’s emotional development?
  2. What can babies do socially and emotionally?
  3. What should infant teachers do to support a baby’s social-emotional development? List practices that have not been mentioned yet.
  4. How does the baby in the video demonstrate the developmental milestones for a 2-month-old (social and emotional language/ communication, movement/ physical development, and cognitive)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social-Emotional Development: Self-Reflection

At Week 8 and Week 16 of the semester you will monitor your progress towards achieving your goals. Your learning, growth and progress towards achieving your goals will help to determine your grade for ECE 209. To monitor your progress towards meeting you goals,  answer the questions below at the end of each module to document your progress over the semester.

  • What did you learn in this week’s modules for ECE 209-Lecture and Seminar that connects to your goals?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from these modules help and support you to meet your goals?

 

Overview of Development: Self-Reflection

At Week 8 and Week 16 of the semester you will monitor your progress towards achieving your goals. Your learning, growth and progress towards achieving your goals will help to determine your grade for ECE 209. To monitor your progress towards meeting you goals,  answer the questions below at the end of each module to document your progress over the semester.

  • What did you learn in this week’s modules for ECE 209-Lecture and Seminar that connects to your goals?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from these modules help and support you to meet your goals?

 

 

Module 1 Introductions Activity #2: Prenatal & Parental Development

Read Davis & Thompson (2014) and Diener (2021), complete this handout as you read

 

Davis & Thompson (2014)

 

Link to Diener 2021 reading; complete this handout as you read

Watch the video What Babies Learn Before They are Born, complete this handout  while watching the video.

Watch the video Prenatal to Birth and complete this handout as you watch the video. The video is available from BMCC’s Library video data base Films on Demand, follow the steps on this handout or in this video to locate the video.

ANSWER

Respond to the questions below, include and cite (this video explains how to cite) specific references to the videos and readings in this activity:

  1. Think about specific  family with children that you know.
    1. Describe the family composition — members of the family and ages of the children.
    2. How do the challenges the adults face parenting their children differ based on the age of their children?
    3. Do your observations fit with Galinsky’s stages of parenting? How?
    4. What contextual factors and sociocultural contexts impacted their parenting behaviors? How?
  2. Based on fetal programming/ fetal origins theory, what impact could the fetal exposure to the COVID pandemic (not the virus) have on the later health and development of babies, children, teens, and adults?

REPLY 

Identify 1 colleague who identified contextual or sociocultural contexts that were different than the ones  in the family you identified. In your reply, explain how the challenges the adults face parenting their children in the family you focused on are similar to and different from the challenges the adults face parenting their children in the family your colleague selected.

 

 

Introductions: Self-Reflection

At Week 8 and Week 16 of the semester you will monitor your progress towards achieving your goals. Your learning, growth and progress towards achieving your goals will help to determine your grade for ECE 209. To monitor your progress towards meeting you goals,  answer the questions below at the end of each module to document your progress over the semester.

  • What did you learn in this week’s modules for ECE 209-Lecture and Seminar that connects to your goals?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from these modules help and support you to meet your goals?

 

 

 

 

Relationship-Based Practices: Self-Reflection

At Week 8 and Week 16 of the semester you will monitor your progress towards achieving your goals. Your learning, growth and progress towards achieving your goals will help to determine your grade for ECE 209. To monitor your progress towards meeting you goals,  answer the questions below at the end of each module to document your progress over the semester.

  • What did you learn in this week’s modules for ECE 209-Lecture and Seminar that connects to your goals?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from these modules help and support you to meet your goals?

Relationship-Based Practices Activity #1: Introduction to Relationship-Based Practices

Read Cheshire (2007) and Christie (2018) complete this handout as you read

Cheshire (2007)

 

Christie (2018)

 

Answer the questions below, including specific references to Cheshire (2007) and Christie (2018) in your answers:

RESPOND:

    1. Why are relationship-based practices important when working with infants? Reference both Cheshire (2007), Christie (2018) in your response.
    2. How can infant teachers use relationship-based practices when working with babies? Describe specific practices and behaviors teachers should use with babies.  Reference both the Cheshire (2007) and Christie (2018) article in your response.  Use examples that no one has shared yet!

REPLY:

Identify a colleague who listed a different relationship-based practice  or behavior that an infant teacher should use with infants than the ones you listed.  In your response, explain how the practice or behavior demonstrates the 3 R’s.

Attachments Activity #2: Self-Reflection

At Week 8 and Week 16 of the semester you will monitor your progress towards achieving your goals. Your learning, growth and progress towards achieving your goals will help to determine your grade for ECE 209. To monitor your progress towards meeting you goals,  answer the questions below at the end of each module to document your progress over the semester.

  • What did you learn in this week’s modules for ECE 209-Lecture and Seminar that connects to your goals?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from these modules help and support you to meet your goals?