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ECE311 / ECE 311 / ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED

ECE311 / ECE 311 / ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 1 DQ 1 TEACHING PHILOSOPHY AND CURRICULUM

Week 1 DQ 1 Teaching Philosophy and Curriculum

Review the major curriculum models and approaches discussed in the chapters this week (e.g. Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Creative Curriculum, etc.). Which model/approach most closely matches your own teaching philosophy? Explain why. Then, suppose that you have started a new teaching position and the curriculum you have been asked to use differs significantly from your teaching philosophy. Explain how you will address this difference. Your initial discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 1 DQ 2 DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICE

Week 1 Discussion 2 Developmentally Appropriate Practice

After reading the NAEYC’s Key Messages of the Position Statement on developmentally appropriate practice (DAP), describe at least two challenges in implementing DAP in early childhood classrooms. Why do you think these would be challenging? Your initial discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 2 DQ 1 EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND CURRICULUM

Week 2 DQ 1 Early Childhood Development and Curriculum

Select an age group of young children (0-2, 3-5, 6-8). Using your text and at least one additional resource, describe how developmental characteristics of this group influence curriculum decisions to best meet their needs and interests. Be sure to address the following areas of development: Physical, Socio-Emotional, and Cognitive. Within your response, give two to three examples of what surprised you and what confirmed your personal observations. In addition, complete the interactive game below that reviews accommodations for students with special needs and include ideas in your post that apply to the age group you suggested. Your initial discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 2 DQ 2 GROWING AND LEARNING

Week 2 Discussion 2 Growing and Learning

Watch the five-minute video, Growing and Learning in Preschool. This video illustrates essential features of a high-quality preschool program. Discuss the following questions: How can preschool curricula, based on solid research, build school- and life-related skills? Why are well-qualified teachers important? How is play integrated into learning? Your initial discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

How can preschool curricula, based on solid research, build school- and life-related skills?

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 3 DQ 1 SIX TYPES OF INVOLVEMENT

Week 3 DQ 1 Six Types of Involvement

Review the Six Types of Involvement: Keys to Successful Partnerships from the National Network of Partnership Schools. Using the terminology from this model, describe the kinds of parent and community involvement you have observed in schools or child care centers where you have worked, volunteered, or attended. If you do not have this kind of experience, visit the websites of several local child care centers and summarize the information about parent involvement that the centers have included. Also describe how these schools or centers could improve their level and type of parent and community involvement based on the NNPS model. Your initial discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 3 DQ 2 ENVIRONMENTS THAT REFLECT OUR VALUES AND BELIEFS

Week 3 DQ 2 Environments That Reflect Our Values and Beliefs

“Every environment implies a set of values or beliefs about the people who use the space and the activities that take place there….each environment also influences the people who use it in subtle or dramatic ways” (Jaruszewicz, page 10).

In Week One you discussed a teaching philosophy and curriculum which most closely matched your own teaching philosophy. This discussion question will expand on these ideas and focus on the classroom environment. Watch each of the following videos:

a.Montessori approach: Developmental Stages

b.Reggio Emilia approach: Reggio Approach

c.Waldorf approach: Waldorf’s Integrated Way of Learning

Pay particular attention to each classroom environment. Choose one approach that you identify with most (it may be the same or different from the approach you discussed in Week One). Utilizing the text and at least one additional resource, please discuss specific values and beliefs of the teaching philosophy/approach you selected, and explain how these values and beliefs are reflected in the classroom environment design. Expand on how the classroom environment design supports the teaching philosophy and curriculum. What elements would you identify as especially important for you to include when implementing this teaching philosophy and curriculum? Your initial discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT MANDATED CURRICULUM VS. DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES

Mandated Curriculum vs. Developmentally Appropriate Practices

You are a parent who is concerned about the new state-mandated, textbook-based curriculum for Kindergarten, and you are writing a letter to the school board in protest of this new policy. In your letter, define DAP, describe the benefits of DAP, and explain why you feel the use of a textbook-based curriculum may be inappropriate. List potential negative effects of this curriculum and how it is developmentally inappropriate to literacy development. Suggest an alternative approach to developing literacy skills. Use the Kindergarten standards for reading from your state in your response and discuss the guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice described in the course text as well as NAEYC resources.

The paper should be two to three pages in addition to the title page and the reference page. Use at least one reference in addition to your text. Your paper should also be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 4 DQ 1 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Week 4 DQ 1 Classroom Management

After reading Chapter 9, read the article Developmentally Appropriate Child Guidance: Helping Children Gain Self-Control. Then, identify two to three classroom management situations (e.g. raising hand to speak) that you would be likely to encounter in an early childhood classroom. Describe how you would address these situations in ways that are developmentally appropriate to young children. Your initial discussion post should be at least 200 words in length

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 4 DQ 2 START PLANNING!

Week 4 DQ 2 Start Planning!

Find the Kindergarten learning standards online at the State Department of Education for the state in which you live or work. Begin with the U.S. Department of Education State Contacts to find your state. Choose a particular content standard (e.g. “Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding”) and describe two to three curriculum planning ideas or teaching strategies that would support the learning of this standard. Your initial discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

Guided Response: After reviewing several of your classmates’ posts, respond to two classmates who live in a different state than you do. Compare their state standards and their curriculum planning ideas to your own. Each response should be at least 50 words in length.

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 5 DQ 1 THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAY

Week 5 DQ 1 The Importance of Play

Watch the video, The Importance of Play. Discuss specific examples of how play benefits a child’s development. Then, using at least one online resource, describe how much play today’s children are getting or not getting. Be sure to include a link to your resource. Lastly, offer one to two specific ideas for incorporating more play into a young child’s day. Your initial discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 5 DQ 2 TECHNOLOGY AND YOUNG CHILDREN

Week 5 DQ 2 Technology and Young Children

View the webcast, Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs. As you watch, make note of the benefits and possible limitations of using technology with young children. You will then construct a discussion post in favor or against the use of technology with young children, based on your assigned group below:

1. If you your last name begins with the letters A - M, you will respond in favor of technology.

2. If your last name begins with the letters N - Z, you will respond against the use of technology.

Be sure to include specific examples from the webcast to support your stance. Your initial discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

ECE311 / ECE 311 / WEEK 5 ASSIGNMENT FINAL PAPER

Final Paper

This paper should be a combination of philosophies, theories, and concepts learned in this course, and demonstrate how they apply to the early childhood classroom. The primary focus will be on the comprehensiveness of the many components that are necessary to consider when designing curriculum for the preschool or young child’s classroom.

Select an age group (Pre-K, K, 1st, etc).

Identify and discuss the theories and/or philosophies that reflect how you envision your classroom and curriculum.

Provide an overview of the concepts you will teach in each academic area (math, reading, science, and the fine arts).