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Weekly Assignments and Seminar Projects
It has been disheartening, week after week to review the weekly assignments and seminar projects and note how few members of our class community are completing all the required work.
We are now entering the 5th week of a 14-week semester. This week, only one student completed the seminar project (Storytelling) and only two students completed the curriculum web assignment. Three students have not yet submitted the draft of the thematic curriculum plan, which was due two weeks ago on September 12. Without my feedback on that draft plan, you cannot complete any of the follow-up curriculum web assignments.
That is unacceptable. Weekly assignments and seminar projects are due each week. These assignments are meant to be shared each week with the class community. Each time you do not complete an assignment, you lose points. It may not seem like much at the time, but it will add up. As of now, there is no one in the class who has completed all the assignments to date.
Please note that your final grade will reflect the work that you have done throughout the semester. I will not accept a slew of assignments and seminar projects completed in a rush at the end of the semester.
Each seminar project, and many of the weekly assignments are designed to help you complete the Curriculum Web and Activity Plan assignment. If you do not complete this work during the semester, it will be reflected in the quality and the grade of that final project.
Zoom Invitation for Sunday Class
Here is the information to access our Zoom meetings on alternate Sundays. Please note that this link is different from my Office Hours Zoom link.
Topic: ECE 211 – Fall 2021
Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Dates:
Sep 19, 2021 11:00 AM
Oct 3, 2021 11:00 AM
Oct 17, 2021 11:00 AM
Oct 31, 2021 11:00 AM
Nov 14, 2021 11:00 AM
Dec 12, 2021 11:00 AM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://bmcc-cuny.zoom.us/j/87163986256?pwd=bXlheGRGSm5XSWlTQmdKaXUzbjIrZz09
Mindi Reich-Shapiro is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: ECE 211 – Fall 2021
Time: Sep 19, 2021 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Sun, until Dec 12, 2021, 13 occurrence(s)
Sep 19, 2021 11:00 AM
Sep 26, 2021 11:00 AM
Oct 3, 2021 11:00 AM
Oct 10, 2021 11:00 AM
Oct 17, 2021 11:00 AM
Oct 24, 2021 11:00 AM
Oct 31, 2021 11:00 AM
Nov 7, 2021 11:00 AM
Nov 14, 2021 11:00 AM
Nov 21, 2021 11:00 AM
Nov 28, 2021 11:00 AM
Dec 5, 2021 11:00 AM
Dec 12, 2021 11:00 AM
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Weekly: https://bmcc-cuny.zoom.us/meeting/tZMsceqhpj0oH9KR6fooN3agPY1zK03UjIQl/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGvrz0pE9yTshyBRpwEBY_ob_PxiCFBgvp2rknjDC99MQLxBtsTKJkvQ-3a
Join Zoom Meeting
https://bmcc-cuny.zoom.us/j/87163986256?pwd=bXlheGRGSm5XSWlTQmdKaXUzbjIrZz09
Meeting ID: 871 6398 6256
Passcode: 955500
Mindi’s Introduction
Hi, everyone. This is a photo of the light of my life, my granddaughter Skylar.
BMCC Mask Mandate for In-Person Classes
Please review the attached BMCC policy regarding masks for all in-person classes for Fall 2021.
Understanding Creativity
This week we will explore the central question “What is creativity ?”
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Define creativity in multiple ways.
- Explain the link between creativity and learning.
- Design a dance/creative movement activity related to your curriculum.
Seminar Project: Cloud Collage
Read: Introducing Collage to Young Children
Watch:
Now it’s time to create.
Materials:
- Collage materials: Collect any materials from around your house that can be used to collage
- Paint (optional). Watercolor or tempera.
- Background paper: You can create collage on any surface. It can be a white sheet of paper, colored construction paper, cardboard, wood…
- Glue or tape
- Scissors (optional). You can also tear if you prefer.
Create
- Look up at the sky and take some time to notice the clouds.
- Make a list of descriptive words to describe the clouds.
- Make a collage of sky and clouds.
Take a picture of your art work and post it here. Write a brief paragraph describing how you would “spark” students’ learning for this activity.
Articulating Learning Goals, Objectives and Assessments
Observing and documenting children’s learning and growth is the primary way that teachers evaluate their students’ understanding. Through these ongoing assessments teachers learn how to plan lessons to meet students’ needs and support their growth.
This week, you will continue working on your Activity Plan, revising and refining your essential questions, objectives, learning goals and standards, and assessment strategies.
Use the New York State Prekindergarten Learning Standards to select benchmarks (standards that can be measured) for the Standards/Goals section of your Activity Plan. You need to plan learning activities that will guide students to achieve the standards. Remember, all children learn and grow at their own pace, so the learning activities should include differentiated strategies to scaffold children at different stages of development.
Read:
- Goals, Objectives and Assessment powerpoint
- Jablon, et al (2011) Powerful Interactions: A Bridge Between Teaching and Assessment
- Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice, pp. 47-55
- Nurturing Creativity, Chapter 8
Take notes on how to frame your learning activity through the essential questions, goals and objectives. Think about the different strategies you can use to document children’s learning.
Watch this video about documenting learning:
Welcome to ECE 211 – Spring 2021
Greetings, Scholars!
Welcome to ECE 211 Curriculum for Young Children I. I am Professor Reich-Shapiro and I’m looking forward to a an exciting semester with you as we virtually explore how to create developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for young children that integrates literacy and creative arts into every aspect of learning.
This semester, we are going to be using both BMCC Open Lab and Blackboard for different purposes:
Weekly Assignments and Readings will be posted on BMCC Open Lab. This will be our virtual meeting space in addition to our Zoom meetings.
Culturally Responsive Teaching Essay, Learning Environments Project, and Curriculum Web. Activity Plan and Commentary will posted on Blackboard.
All emails for this course will be sent to your BMCC email, so be sure to check that regularly.
Your first assignment for ECE 211 is to:
- Upload a photo of yourself as your picture in “My Settings” on the Course Profile Page of Open Lab.
- Email me at mreichshapiro@bmcc.cuny.edu with your preferred phone number and a backup email address.
My office hours for Fall 2021 will be on Zoom, Tuesday, 3:00 – 6:00 PM.
Professor Reich-Shapiro’s Office Hours – Spring 2021
Zoom Meeting
https://bmcc-cuny.zoom.us/j/9028302962
Meeting ID: 902 830 2962
One tap mobile
+19292056099,,9028302962# US (New York)
The best way to reach me outside of office hours is by email. My BMCC email is: mreichshapiro@bmcc.cuny.edu
