Module 16: Best Practices for Working with Families Who Have Infants Final Project (12/6-12/12)

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Module Objectives

In this module, you will:

  1. Reflect on the best practices you have learned in ECE 209 to work with families who have infants
  2. Create a project to communicate best practices for working with families who have infants to infant teachers
  3. Evaluate your experience in ECE 209

Activity #1: Week 16 Tri-Semester Survey

To help me improve ECE 209 and my practice, please complete the Week 16 Tri-Semester Survey.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3dJ7xzvxpyl7nhbPoQrJriTKr9-Ha5jzkRY20ClhSjEqRgw/viewform?usp=sf_link 

Activity #2: Best Practices for Working with Families Who Have Infants Final Project

At the end of the semester, you will share what you have learned with colleagues in the field. Review your weekly posts for key themes and important elements for working with families who have infants. You can identify how you would like to share what you have learned with other infant teachers – you can write a letter, create a presentation using Google Slides/ PowerPoint, produce a graphic, craft a song, develop a poem, or use another medium to share what you have learned.

Follow the steps below to create your Best Practices for Working with Families Who Have Infants Final Project:

  1. Review your Best Practices for Working with Families Who Have Infants Posts from each module.
  2. Make a list of the best practices you identify in each module.
  3. Reflect on how the best practices you identified connect to each other? How would you label/ title the themes that are related (e.g. communication, relationships, etc.)?
  4. Determine how you will share your best practice with other teachers you. Will you write a letter, create a presentation using Google Slides/PowerPoint, produce a graphic, craft a song, develop a poem, or use another medium to share what you have learned?
  5. Include practical details and steps that infant teachers working with families can use.

Materials to Support your Best Practices for Working with Families who Have Infants Final Project

Link to Guidelines for Best Practices for working with Infants Final Project

 

Best Practices Guidelines

 

Link to Chart for Creating Best Practices for working with Infants Final Project

 

Best Practices Project Chart

 

Link to Sample Graphic Organizers