by admin | May 9, 2022 | Teacher's Career
There are many issues in early learning and child care that are fraught with controversy, people have many different viewpoints on these issues. Some examples of issues that are useful for a student to study the research on are: wages in child care, what is the difference between a private center and one that is non-profit. Throughout this course students will be encouraged to think critically about a wide range of issues and present their ideas with strong supporting evidence where possible, this will particularly apply to the advocacy project. Student may use this research/position paper as an opportunity to research a current topic in ELCC of their choice and it may be used as ‘evidence’ later in their advocacy project.
tudents can choose their own topic or one of the following topics related to social policy in child care:
Wages and working conditions in ELCC
An introduction, a research question (why you have chosen this topic and what you hope to explore) a position statement (clearly states students position on the topic), literature review (5 paragraphs minimum and each paragraph needs an in text citation that is referenced in your reference list) and a conclusion (what you discovered and how this answers your research question(s)).
by admin | May 8, 2022 | Teacher's Career
Create an original insert for the parent handbook using research on collaborating, decision-making, and goal setting with families that:
Explains the collaborative process in relation to assessment goals for each individual child.
Provide in-text APA citations from credible sources to support your ideas.
Describes how your program works with families to assess children’s development, strengths, and needs.
Demonstrates how these practices are aligned with the DAP position statement and the Code of Ethical Conduct.
Provide in-text APA citations from credible sources to support your ideas.
Details what the families’ responsibilities are in the observation and assessment process
Meets the following general requirements:
Headings for the sections are used to organize information and engage reader
Follows the conventions of appropriate grammar, spelling, and writing.
Provides references from at least 2 credible sources in APA format
Although no there is no length requirement, all of the above criteria must be included. Refer to the grading rubric for details.
Submit the insert for the parent handbook in a Word document.
by admin | May 4, 2022 | Teacher's Career
Goal: to develop a personal teaching philosophy of early childhood education based on research and analysis.
Purpose: If someone asked you to explain your philosophy of teaching young children, what would you say? How would you begin to formulate a statement that captures the essence of your belief about teaching and learning? Teacher candidates are increasingly being asked to articulate their philosophy of teaching. This request is often in conjunction with the submission of a teaching portfolio for seeking teaching positions.
A teaching philosophy is a statement of reflection about what you will do as a teacher. Your beliefs influence your action. It has been recognized by many teachers that the process of identifying a personal teaching philosophy and continuously examining, testifying, and verifying this philosophy can lead to change of teaching behaviors and ultimately enhance professional and personal growth.
Instructions: Toward the end of the semester, you are required to write a 4+ page paper on your personal teaching philosophy (see notes on paper length, below). Use the following questions to help you think about your beliefs regarding teaching young children. It is not necessary to respond to each of these questions in your written philosophy. You may also decide to comment on additional issues as well. Take some time to think about each one in some depth.
How do you view young children? What is the child’s role in their education? What do you believe about how young children learn?
How do you view the role of the teacher? How will your views influence your teaching?
What kind of environment do you hope to create in your future classroom? How does this relate to your basic beliefs about young children and learning?
What do you hope young children will become? What do you want them to achieve, accomplish, learn, feel, etc.?
What kind of feedback will you offer your children as they play and work? What kind of assessment will you use to be sure that children have met objectives or milestones?
Looking back at the history of early childhood education, who or what approaches or theories have the greatest impression on you, and why?
How are you different now from the beginning of the term?
Paper Format Guidelines:
Your paper will be a minimum of 4 pages in length (See notes on paper length below), 12 point font, double spaced, with 1-inch margins. If you need writing support, please utilize Smartthinking Online Tutoring or the TRR with Lytha Roddy.
Use present tense, in most cases. Write the paper in first-person (which is the most common and easiest for your audience to read).
Write in language and concepts that can be broadly appreciated. A general rule is that the statement should be written with the audience in mind. It may help to consider a school administrator (e.g., school principal) as your audience.
Write a paper that will let your audience know where you stand in regard to important educational theories and practices. By including specific examples of teaching theories and approaches, you are able to let your reader take a mental “peek” of your classroom.
Make the paper memorable and unique. Think of this teaching philosophy as part of a job application where your readers are seeing many of these statements. What is going to set you apart from others? What about you are they going to remember? Create a vivid portrait of yourself as someone who is intentional about teaching and committed to their career.
A minimum of 3 references must be cited in your paper.
Be sure to use proper citations. Refer to Citations – A How to Guide for guidance. Citing an assignment is listed down below:
Citing in a Discussion Assignment
Anytime you refer to an author’s ideas or words in your discussion post or peer responses, even if it is not a direct quote, you must cite your source.
To cite our textbook in the body of your discussion or peer response, put the authors’ last names and the page number(s) where you got the information: (Lally & Valentine-French, p. 42).
Using a “Direct Quote” (copied text)
If you are using the author’s exact words, you must let us know by using quotation marks around the copied information. For example: “Language shock results when children suddenly discover that their native language is not understood by others (Lally & Valentine-French, p. 416).”
Another way to cite a direct quote looks like this: According to Trawick-Smith (p. 419), “Language shock results when children suddenly discover that their native language is not understood by others.”
Borrowing Other’s Ideas (in your own words)
If you are rephrasing someone else’s ideas into your own words, you still need to give them proper credit.
For example: When children who do not speak the dominant language enter group care for the first time, they often experience language shock when they realize that their classmates do not understand what they are saying (Lally & Valentine-French, p. 416).
Citing a Website
The same general rules apply. If the original ideas or words are not your own, you want to give credit to the author. If your source is a website and you can’t identify an author, then you can provide us with the link to the page.
For example: “Language shock results when children suddenly discover that their native language is not understood by others (insert the web page address between parenthesis)”
by admin | Mar 27, 2022 | Teacher's Career
Thompson, D. K., Clark, M. J., Howland, L. C., & Mueller, M. R. (2011). The Patient Protection Act of 2011 (PL 111-148): An analysis of maternal-child health home visitation. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 12(3), 175-185. (Links to an external site.)
Abstract:
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, setting in motion a historic and, for many, a long-awaited radical change to the current American health care system. Section 2951 of the PPACA addresses provision and funding of maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting programs. The purpose of this article is to acquaint the reader with the legislative odyssey of home visitation services to at-risk prenatal and postpartum women and children as delineated in the PPACA and to discuss the nursing practice and research implications of this landmark legislation. Few question the need for more rigorous methodology in all phases of home visitation research. Public health nursing may provide the comprehensive approach to evaluating effective home visitation programs.
Questions to consider:
1. What is the primary goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA)?
2. What areas does the PPACA address?
3. What benefits does home visitation have for families? What limitations in home visitation existed before the passage of PPACA and what areas will be improved because of the passage of the PPACA?
Submit a 3-5 page, written in APA style critiquing the article, make sure to include your viewpoints.
by admin | Mar 27, 2022 | Teacher's Career
Week 6 Written Assignment
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This week’s paper is designed to help you identify assessment for instructional best practices widely acknowledged to produce learning gains. First, choose one of these instructional best practices:
1. Portfolio assessment
2. Project-based learning
3. Cooperative learning
If there is a particular instructional best practice you would like to learn more about that is not on this list, you can propose that to the professor (do not get started without approval, though).
Next write a paper that summarizes some of the scholarly research available about the method and explains what kind of assessment is necessary to ensure that the method indeed promotes mastery of intended student learning outcomes. Scholarly publishing about the chosen instructional method may or may not include insights about assessment. If it does not, you should offer your opinion, based on readings throughout the course so far, on what kind of assessment is best suited to this instructional practice.
I have also provided good articles for your consideration in Start Here/Course Resources/Week 6/Week 6 Written Assignment Articles. You need a minimum of 2 sources for your research basis. Use the textbook when possible.
This 3-5 page paper also has an APA formatted title page with both running heads (see Start Here/Course Resources for the start of your paper, the title page example), introduction, body, conclusion, and reference page. The title page and reference page is not part of the 3-5 page count. Please use level-1 content headings above each section. See page 62 of the APA manual to show how to format level-1 (and other) headings. If other sub-levels are needed, follow the same page 62 of the APA manual for their proper formatting and placement. You need a minimum of 2 sources: your state’s education website, KU online library, and/or the textbook.
This written assignment is due by Sunday midnight.
Week 6 Written Assignment Rubric
Quality of Content (80 Points)
___/20: The paper begins with a description of the instructional best practice.
___/20: The paper offers a rationale for why the best practice should be used to increase learning gains.
___/20: The paper describes an assessment method, either research-based or original, that is well-suited to the instructional strategy.
___/20: The student demonstrates knowledge of the importance of alignment between intended learning outcomes, learning activities, and assessment.
Quality of Writing (20 Points)
___/5: Format – Text meets APA/MSE standards.
___/5: Organization – Organization of paper demonstrates critical thinking. (Paper contains cover page, introduction, conclusion, headings, and effective transitions.)
___/5: Precision – Student uses terminology and writes clearly and concisely.
___/5: Mechanics – Student spells, constructs sentences, and punctuates correctly.
Week 6 Written Assignment
Click on the link directly above entitled “Week 6 Written Assignment” to submit your Week 6 Written Assignment to receive a grade. You have 3 chances to upload your assignment, return to check the SafeAssign score, make corrections if needed, and press START NEW for the next upload. When you are satisfied with the last upload, stop submitting. The last submission will be graded. When you select START NEW, you will lose access to the previous versions and their SafeAssign scores. So, copy these if you need them while you are making corrections.
by admin | Mar 27, 2022 | Teacher's Career
Plan a read-aloud using a culturally relevant text and justify the choice of text for the read aloud based on the criteria in the course readings and state standards.
This is not a book summary. It a read-aloud that is planned out for a whole class and to be used more of like a reading lesson rather than a book summary.
https://www.teachingchannel.com/blog/culturally-responsive-teaching-brain. (This needs to be referenced in paper)
Chapter 2 – Read-Aloud: Giving Students a Reason to Learn to Read (pp. 29-52) from Who’s Doing the Work? by Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris. (This needs to be referenced in paper. See attachment)
Rubric is also attached.
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110a.html Grade 4. These are the state standard TEKS for reading in 4th grade in Texas.
