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.

Please review the attached BMCC policy regarding masks for all in-person classes for Fall 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

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The best way to reach me outside of office hours is by email. My BMCC email is: mreichshapiro@bmcc.cuny.edu