ECH 506 Week 1 Individual Assignment Early Childhood Education Terminology Chart
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Early Childhood Education Terminology Chart located on the student website
ECH 506 Week 2 Individual Assignment Competencies Checklist
Complete Figure 1.5 of Ch. 1, Seventeen Competencies for Becoming a Professional: A Professional Development Checklist, of Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education.
ECH 506 Week 2 Indivivdual Assignment Ethics Violation Paper
Conduct a search for a recent event or incident in which the early childhood code of ethics was violated. This may be an issue outlined in a local newspaper, professional journal, or legal case, or it may be an event based on personal experience.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary of the issue or incident, the outcome, and your recommendations for avoiding future ethical violations.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. If utilizing a personal experience, keep all parties involved anonymous.
Prepare to discuss your summary in class.
ECH 506 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment History of Early Childhood Education Presentation
Select three people and three events that have significantly affected early childhood education.
Create a 5- to 7-minute presentation—such as a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, timeline, or role-play—illustrating the effects of the selected people and events on contemporary early childhood education.
ECH 506 Week 3 Individual Assignment Competencies Checklist Analysis
Reflect on your Competencies Checklist assignment.
Write a 350- to 700-word paper analyzing your individual strengths and areas for improvement.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
ECH 506 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Public Policy Critique
Research a current public policy affecting early childhood education.
Use a variety of research tools—such as the Internet, libraries, and interviews—to gather your data.
Consider the following early childhood organizations in your research:
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Association for Childhood Education International
United States Department of Education
Discuss the data gathered by the team regarding current public policies affecting early childhood education.
Select one policy.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word critique of your selected policy and include the following:
Major elements of the policy
Implications of the policy for early childhood education
Potential issues of that policy in early childhood education
Rationale or justification for your critique of the policy
ECH 506 Week 4 Individual Assignemnt Early Childhood Educator Interviews and Summary
Review the NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation by using the Standards Manager in TaskStream.
Interview two early childhood educators, such as a paraprofessional, teacher, school director, or administrator.
Conduct one interview with an early childhood educator who serves children from birth through preschool—Head Start, a Montessori school, a licensed daycare, or a preschool facility.
Conduct one interview with an early childhood educator who serves children in kindergarten through grade three.
Consider the following topics to guide your interviews:
Professional qualifications
Required certifications
Growth opportunities in the early childhood profession
Ethics and professional standards in early childhood programs
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper summarizing the interviews.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Document the time spent interviewing the early childhood educators in the Field Experience Record
ECH 506 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Benefits of Play Brochure and Presentation
Resource: Brochure Builder located on the student website
Prepare a list of 5 to 7 benefits of play in the early childhood learning environment.
Prepare to discuss your list with your Learning Team.
Design a brochure for parents explaining the benefits of play in the early childhood learning environment.
Include information about play theory and provide practical examples that may be extended into the home environment.
Prepare a 5- to 7-minute presentation explaining your brochure
ECH 506 Week 5 Individual Assignment Personal Philosophy of Education
Reflect on your personal philosophy of early childhood education.
Your philosophy is based on your feelings and beliefs about children, teaching, and learning. A personal philosophy guides a teacher’s practices and interactions with children. When you have a clear definition of your own philosophy, you can help children to learn and develop to their fullest potential.
Brainstorm by reflecting on the following questions:
What is early childhood education?
What is the purpose of early childhood education?
How do children develop?
How do children learn?
Who is responsible for educating young children?
Formulate your responses in a 700- to 1,050-word paper using the following as a guide:
I believe that the goal of early childhood education is to support and advance children’s development by . . .
I believe that the purpose of early childhood education is . . .
All children have certain learning and developmental needs. These needs are . . .
I believe that effective teaching is tailored to the needs of each child when . . .
I believe that early childhood education is the responsibility of . . . because . . .
I believe that the early childhood learning environment is supportive of a child’s home when . . .
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines
ECH 506 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment School Event Poster
Develop two to three ideas per team member that may be used to invite students and their families to an event at school.
Design a poster to invite students and their families to this event.
Prepare a 5- to 10-minute presentation to promote your event. Include the following elements in your presentation:
The community
The target population, which must be birth through age 8
The focus of the event
The goals of the event
The schedule
ECH 506 Week 6 Individual Assignemnt Current Trend or Issue Outline
Research and identify a local, state, or national trend or issue that is directly related to early childhood education.
Outline your trend or issue to include the following:
Describe the selected trend or issue.
Explain why you selected the particular trend or issue.
Identify the effect of the trend or issue at the local, state, or national level.
Predict how it could affect early childhood education programs.
Predict how it could affect you as an early childhood educator.
Prepare to discuss your outline and predictions in class.
ECH 506 Week 6 Indiviudual Assignment Early Childhood Education Program Observations and Report
Observe two early childhood education programs.
One observation must be in an early childhood setting that serves children from birth through preschool, such as Head Start, a Montessori school, a licensed daycare, or a preschool facility.
A second observation must be in an early childhood setting that serves children in kindergarten through grade three.
Write a 1,050- to -1,400-word analysis of the early childhood education programs based on your observations.
Compare and contrast your observations, addressing the following:
Philosophy of each program
Mission statement of each program
Program organization
Daily schedule
Classroom arrangement, including a classroom diagram
Curriculum and key experiences
Children’s participation in a variety of learning experiences, such as play, literacy activities, creative activities, and physical activities
Equipment and learning materials
Diversity considerations
Forms of assessment
Roles of teachers and children
Parental involvement
Child safety
Format your analysis consistent with APA guidelines.
Document your observations in the Field Experience Record
ECH 506 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment Early Childhood Diagram and Description
Identify a variety of resources that could be used to create a developmentally effective early childhood learning environment.
Create a diagram of a developmentally effective early childhood learning environment.
Consider how your learning environment will contribute to the physical, motor, cognitive, and affective development of the students.
Include the following in your diagram:
Meeting area
Centers
Gross motor activities
Cubby spaces
Resources and materials, including storage
Teacher work space
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Early Childhood Diagram Description and submit it with your diagram
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