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. Identify a family for your Infant-Family Case Study

Activity #1: Overview of Teaching Infants

Watch the video or select 1 reading.

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)

 

Submit your completed handout on Blackboard for ECE 209-Lecture under ‘Assignments’ in ‘Module 5: Teaching Infants Readings & Video Handout’

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. 1. Has a child who was born between March 2020 and July 2021,  is 2 to 18 months old
   2. Is willing to be interviewed virtually for about 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 Virtual

 

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 for ECE 209 — 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 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?

CLICK HERE TO POST YOUR SELF-REFLECTION