STANDARD 1: Promoting Child Development and Learning
Students prepared in early childhood degree programs are grounded in a child development knowledge base. They use their understanding of young children's characteristics and needs and of the multiple interacting influences on children's development and learning to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for each child.
1a. Knowing and understanding young children's characteristics and needs
1b. Knowing and understanding the multiple influences on development and learning
1c. Using developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments
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EDC 2200
Rationale: I chose this standard because I believe art has an influence on children's development and learning.
STANDARD 2: Building Family and Community Relationships
Students prepared in early childhood degree programs understand that successful early childhood education depends upon partnerships with children's families and communities. They know about, understand, and value the importance and complex characteristics of children's families and communities. They use this understanding to create respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and empower families and to involve all families in their children's development and learning.
2a.Knowing about and understanding diverse family and community characteristics
2b.Supporting and engaging families and communities through respectful, reciprocal relationships
2c.Involving families and communities in their children's development and learning
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STANDARD 3: Observing, Documenting, and Assessing to Support Young Children and Families
Students prepared in early childhood degree programs understand that child observation, documentation, and other forms of assessment are central to the practice of all early childhood professionals. They know about and understand the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment. They know about and use systematic observations, documentation, and other effective assessment strategies in a responsible way, in partnership with families and other professionals, to positively influence the development of every child.
3a. Understanding the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment
3b. Knowing about and using observation, documentation, and other appropriate assessment tools and approaches
3c. Understanding and practicing responsible assessment to promote positive outcomes for each child
3d. Knowing about assessment partnerships with families and with professional colleagues
Links to Activity and Rationale: Below are the titles and links to the assignment(s) that relate to this standard. A rationale explaining how the assignment relates to the standard is also included.
EDC2000
Rationale: I chose this standard I was observing strategies in a way I can incorporate in my future lessons.
EDC 9105
Rationale: I chose this standard because Logs#1-6 shows my observations during my field hours.
STANDARD 4: Using Developmentally Effective Approaches to Connect with Children and Families
Students prepared in early childhood degree programs understand that teaching and learning with young children is a complex enterprise, and its details vary depending on children's ages, characteristics, and the settings within which teaching and learning occur. They understand and use positive relationships and supportive interactions as the foundation for their work with young children and families. Students know, understand, and use a wide array of developmentally appropriate approaches, instructional strategies, and tools to connect with children and families and positively influence each child's development and learning.
4a. Understanding positive relationships and supportive interactions as the foundation of their work with children
4b. Knowing and understanding effective strategies and tools for early education
4c. Using a broad repertoire of developmentally appropriate teaching/learning approaches
4d. Reflecting on their own practice to promote positive outcomes for each child
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Rationale: I chose this standard because I reflected on my past experiences to promote positive outcomes for children.
STANDARD 5: Using Content Knowledge to Build Meaningful Curriculum
Students prepared in early childhood degree programs use their knowledge of academic disciplines to design, implement, and evaluate experiences that promote positive development and learning for each and every young child. Students understand the importance of developmental domains and academic (or content) disciplines in an early childhood curriculum. They know the essential concepts, inquiry tools, and structure of content areas, including academic subjects, and can identify resources to deepen their understanding. Students use their own knowledge and other resources to design, implement, and evaluate meaningful, challenging curricula that promote comprehensive developmental and learning outcomes for every young child.
5a. Understanding content knowledge and resources in academic disciplines
5b. Knowing and using the central concepts, inquiry tools, and structures of content areas or academic disciplines
5c. Using their own knowledge, appropriate early learning standards, and other resources to design, implement, and evaluate meaningful, challenging curricula for each child
Links to Activity and Rationale: Below are the titles and links to the assignment(s) that relate to this standard. A rationale explaining how the assignment relates to the standard is also included.
EDC9105
Rationale: The assignment relates to this standard because it implements a meaningful curricula.
Rationale: The assignment relates to this standard because children can identify resources to deepen their understanding and promotes comprehensive developmental and learning outcomes for children.
Rationale:The assignment relates to this standard because children can identify resources to deepen their understanding in making collages while challenging themselves.
EDC2200
Rationale: The assignment relates to this standard because children can identify resources to deepen their understanding in art and make collages while challenging themselves.
EDC 3000
Rationale: The assignment relates to this standard because children can identify resources to deepen their understanding of the story.
Rationale: This assignment relates to this standard because children can use their knowledge and identify different fruits.
Rationale: This assignment relates to this standard because adoption is promoted in a positive way for development and learning of every child.
EDC2300
Rationale: This assignment relates to this standard because the song promotes a positive way for development and learning of every child.
Rationale: This assignment relates to this standard because the song promotes a positive way for development and learning of every child.
Rationale: This assignment relates to this standard because the song promotes a positive way for development and learning of every child.
Rationale: This assignment relates to this standard because the song promotes a positive way for development and learning of every child.
Rationale: This assignment relates to this standard because the song promotes a positive way for development and learning of every child.
HUM8181
Rationale: This assignment relates to this standard because the author that I chose wrote books that promote a positive learning outcome.
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STANDARD 6: Becoming a Professional
Students prepared in early childhood degree programs identify and conduct themselves as members of the early childhood profession. They know and use ethical guidelines and other professional standards related to early childhood practice. They are continuous, collaborative learners who demonstrate knowledgeable, reflective, and critical perspectives on their work, making informed decisions that integrate knowledge from a variety of sources. They are informed advocates for sound educational practices and policies.
6a. Identifying and involving oneself with the early childhood field
6b. Knowing about and upholding ethical standards an other professional guidelines
6c. Engaging in continuous, collaborative learning to inform practice
6d. Integrating knowledgeable, reflective, and critical perspectives on early education
6e. Engaging in informed advocacy for children and the profession
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Rationale: My resume relates to this standard because it demonstrates knowledgeable, reflective, and critical perspectives through my work experiences.
Recollection of Early Childhood Experience
Rationale: My recollection of early childhood experience relates to this standard because it demonstrates the importance of identifying myself through this recollection.
Rationale: My philosophy of education relates to this standard because it's my perspective on education based on a variety of sources.