ASH ECE 430 Week 5 Discussion 1 Week Five Case Study Analysis NEW

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In the Week 5 Case Study: Dispositions/Closure, we learn that the parents of Mrs. Ashland's student nominate her for Golden Apple Award. In their nominations the parents express what she has done for their child and each child’s storyline is wrapped up through these explanations. You will find Week Five Case Study in the Course Materials section of your online course.

After reading Week Five Case Study, imagine you are a judge on the panel who determines which teachers receive the Channel 6 Golden Apple Award. As you do with each submission you receive, you need to analyze the letter you received about Mrs. Ashland using the dispositions of effective early childhood educators (Chapter 9) and NAEYC’s Statement of Commitment to determine if she possesses the necessary qualities to receive the  award. Defend your position to recommend or decline Mrs. Ashland for this award by clearly identifying which dispositions she does or does not possesses and whether or not she displays the characteristics stated in NAEYC’s Statement of Commitment.

Guided Response: After completing your own review of Mrs. Ashland’s submission you are required to meet with at least two other members of the panel to collaborate on your findings. Respectfully critique your fellow panel member’s decision about Mrs. Ashland’s nomination by providing at least two pieces of evidence as to why you agree or disagree with their decision.

ASH ECE 430 Week 1 Discussion 1 Case Study Analysis NEW

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Throughout this course you will have the opportunity to read a Case Study about Mrs. Ashland, her students, and Park Lane Early Childhood Center. This week you will be introduced to Mrs. Ashland and her classroom at Park Lane Early Childhood Center. You will need to read Week One Case Study before beginning this discussion. You will find Week One Case Study in the Course Materials section of your online course

Think about the model of teaching that you would like to implement in your classroom. Analyze Mrs. Ashland’s classroom through the lens of the model of teaching that you plan on implementing. Make sure to include the following points in your analysis:

Your chosen model of teaching §

How your chosen model of teaching aligns with Mrs. Ashland’s classroom §

How your chosen model of teaching and Mrs. Ashland’s classroom might not align §

What modifications you would need to make to Mrs. Ashland’s classroom in order to ensure that your §

chosen model of teaching could be successfully implemented 
  How the textbook supports your analysis §

Guided Response: Read your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two of them. When responding to your classmates, evaluate whether or not you believe they would be able to successfully implement their model of teaching in Mrs. Ashland’s classroom based on the modifications they suggested. Justify your thoughts with at least two scholarly resources. Please remember to be respectful.

ASH ECE 430 Week 5 Discussion 2 Cover Letter NEW

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In Chapter 10 of the textbook, the author goes into depth about the importance of quality educators and leaders in early childhood programs. In fact, Krogh (2013) states, “NAEYC, Zero to Three, and other professional organizations consider the quality of program administration in an early childhood program to be strongly linked to the success of the program” (Chapter 10 Summary, para. 1). Krogh also discusses key roles and characteristics that high-quality educators demonstrate.

For this discussion, imagine you are applying for a position at a high-quality early childhood education program. As part of the application process, you must submit a resume and cover letter. It is important that you have a compelling cover letter. To write an impactful cover letter, you need to address the questions listed below. Starting with these questions will help provide a clear and concise message for the person reading your cover letter.

Why are you interested in the early childhood education position? Consider what makes the position, organization, or setting interesting to you. 
What three skills or competencies related to the NAEYC Standards do you possess that match the skills the employer is seeking in a candidate? 
• You can find these skills by viewing the job description. These specific skills are the reason every cover letter should be unique for each job for which you apply.

For this discussion, you will explore the components of a cover letter, reflect on your most relevant skills, and assess what action steps you can take to make your cover letter stronger.

The Cover Letters resource contains step-by step instructions for creating a cover letter. Formatting suggestions and tips regarding how to highlight your best skills and qualifications as well as how to tailor your letter for specific job you wish to apply are included. 
For more in-depth guidance for writing a cover letter, please watch the Creating a Compelling Cover Letter webinar. 
In your initial post

First, identify a position on www.indeed.com that interests you as a potential early childhood education 
job opportunity. Using the job description, identify three skills or qualifications as related to the NAEYC standards that match your background and type them out.

Next, using the format suggestions from both the webinar and cover letter sample, develop your cover letter. In your cover letter you should include why you are interested in the position as well as a a three- to four-sentence paragraph that communicates the three matching skills and/or competencies you would like to highlight for the employer. The goal is to tailor the body of your cover letter to the position you seek.

Paste the link of the job description you are interested in and your cover letter that you have written for this job application into the discussion forum so you can obtain feedback from your classmates.

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your peers by providing feedback on how their three key skills will help them to achieve their career goals. In addition, provide at least one suggestion for how they might emphasize their relevant skills.

ASH ECE 430 Week 1 Reflective Journal NEW

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Week One Reflective Journal

Reflective Journal: Learning Environments and Instructional Strategies

An important part of being an educator is reflection. Reflection is a learning process through which you use your experiences and knowledge to guide you in the future. Each week you will have the opportunity to use your journal to reflect on the content you have learned in this course and throughout your degree program. Specifically, you will reflect on the connections you see between each case study and two to three topics from the Program Comprehensive Exam. This week we will be focusing on learning environments and instructional strategies. Take a few minutes to think about how the case study addresses these topics. The questions below may spark some ideas regarding learning environments and instructional strategies. You do not need to address all the questions; instead, write down your thoughts as they unfold. Reflect on the following in your journal:

•  What was the learning environment like in the classroom where you felt the most successful in school?

•  Using the case study as an example, how will you create a learning environment for your students that will allow them to feel as successful as you did in school?

•  What instructional strategies did your teachers use in school in order to ensure your success? Why do you think these instructional strategies were successful?

•  Based on the Week One Case Study, what instructional strategies do you think Mrs. Ashland might use with her students? Explain if or how you plan to use any of the strategies that either your teachers used or that you believe Mrs. Ashland will use with supporting rationale of your response.

ASH ECE 430 Week 1 Discussion 2 Developmentally Appropriate Practice NEW

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Chapter 1 of our textbook, A bridge to the classroom and early care: ECE capstone, discusses seven developmentally appropriate practice topics. For this discussion, you will be focusing on one of these topics based on the group to which you are assigned below. For the topic you are assigned, write a position statement that reflects your current thinking on this topic. Make sure to include the connection between this developmentally appropriate practice and NAEYC’s Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation. For example, if you are assigned to the environment you might explain a bit about how the room is set up and why materials are presented as they are. This would include explanations of the developmental appropriateness of the environmental decisions you have made. You might even be able to find inspiration from Mrs. Ashland.

Guided Response: Review your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two classmates who wrote about a different Developmentally Appropriate Practice than you. Analyze and share at least two positive implications of having a solid foundation in the Developmentally Appropriate Practice your classmates discussed. In addition evaluate what the consequences might be for children who are in a classroom that does not utilize this developmentally appropriate practice.

ASH ECE 430 Week 2 Assignment Lesson Plan NEW

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Common Core or Early Learning Standards Lesson Plan. Due by Day 7. Throughout Week Two you havehad the opportunity to plan instruction for the students in Mrs. Ashland’s class. Now you will have the chance to use what you have learned about planning instruction from the discussion forums and apply it to a new situation.

As discussed in Chapter 3 of our text, most states are using the Common Core State Standards Initiative orEarly Learning Standards to guide their teaching. Starting on page 5 of Chapter 3 of the text, the author clearly outlines considerations that need to be made when planning curriculum for infants/toddlers, preschoolers, and primary- grade students.

Using these considerations and either the Common Core Standards or the Early Learning Standards for your state, choose one standard. You will need to develop a lesson for teaching this standard to infants/toddlers, preschoolers, and primary- grade children. It is required that you use the Lesson Plan Template (available in the online classroom) to complete this portion of your assignment. It is suggested that you utilize the Early Childhood and Child Development: Lesson Plan Handbook as a guide for how to more effectively plan this lesson.

Your lesson plan should include:

A title page.
An introductory paragraph that describes the physical environment of the classroom where the lesson will
be taught.

All aspects of the lesson, using the lesson plan template provided. In addition to the completion of thetemplate, please address the specific requirements listed below:

•  Identify which Common Core Standard or Early Learning Standard you will address and which National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standard is being covered (in the Standards section of the template).

•  Within the differentiation section, clearly differentiate how you will modify the lesson for infants/toddlers, preschoolers, and primary-grade.
d. A closing paragraph, following the completed template, that discusses which of the considerations mentioned in the text for planning curriculum for infants/toddlers, preschoolers, and primary-grade students you took into account when developing this lesson.

This assignment should be submitted as a two- to three-page document, not including the title and reference page. Make sure to include at least one scholarly source in addition to the course text to support your ideas; use APA formatting.

ASH ECE 430 Week 2 Discussion 1 Week Two Case Study Analysis NEW

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This week, you will meet six of Mrs. Ashland's students and learn about their development. You will need to read Week 2 Case Study: Students before beginning this discussion.

Assume that you are Mrs. Ashland and that Mrs. Ford, the director of your center, has asked you to write her a letter in which you choose an approach to planning curriculum to use in your classroom. In your letter you must evaluate the method you want to use and justify why you believe this is the best way to plan curriculum for Johnny, Maya, Jane, Caleb, Kayla, and Jack. Make sure to include specific information from Week Two Case Study about how using this approach will allow you to differentiate instruction for each of your students.

Guided Response: Review the letters your classmates have posted. Respond to two of them as if you are Mrs. Ford, the center director, who has just received Mrs. Ashland’s letter with her request for planning curriculum instruction. Write a letter back to Mrs. Ashland in which you decide whether if you will allow her to implement this method of planning for curriculum instruction. In your response, justify your decision as to why you would or would not allow them to use this approach.

ASH ECE 430 Week 2 Discussion 2 Lesson Planning NEW

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While Mrs. Ford usually allows you to choose the lesson plan format you would like to use, this week she has asked you to use a specific one. Using the sample lesson plans and templates shared in Chapter 4 as a guideline and the group you are assigned to below you will create a curriculum plan.

Group Assignment

Lesson Plan Format

Your task

Last Name A-L

Single Subject Curriculum with Nested Skills

Using the sample lesson from the text on The Three Billy Goats Gruff as a guide, create a lesson based on the story The Little Red Hen that focuses on nesting social skills using Template 4.2 from the text. Several versions of this classic story are easily available online if you don’t have access to a book. Make sure to explicitly state in your lesson plan how you will meet the needs of Johnny, Maya, Jane, Caleb, Kayla and Jack.

Last Name M-Z

Webbed Curriculum

Using the sample webbed curriculum from the text on time as a guide, create an example of a lesson that could be taught within this unit using Template 4.5 from the text as a guide. Make sure to explicitly state in your lesson plan how you will meet the needs of Johnny, Maya, Jane, Caleb, Kayla and Jack.

Guided Response: Review your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two of them. One of the classmates you respond to should be in the same group you are and one of them should be from the opposite group. Use the Lesson Plan Rubric (provided in the online course) to evaluate their lesson plan. Copy and paste the rubric into

your response and highlight their level of proficiency for each section. In addition, provide written feedback for each section on the rubric that justifies the score you gave them. For any areas of the rubric that were not marked as proficient, state how the lesson could be modified to meet proficiency. In addition share how you could see their lesson plan fitting into a thematic unit. Please make sure that you are respectful to your peers when providing them feedback using the Lesson Plan Rubric and that your suggestions for any areas of improvement are positive and connected specifically to criteria listed within the rubric itself.

ASH ECE 430 Week 2 Journal NEW

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Reflective Journal: Learner Development, Learning Differences, and Application of Content. Due by Day 7. An important part of being an educator is reflection. Reflection is a learning process through which you use your experiences and knowledge to guide you in the future. Each week you will have the opportunity to use your journal to reflect on the content you have learned in this course and throughout your degree program.

Specifically, you will reflect on the connections you see between each case study and two to three topics from the Program Comprehensive Exam.

This week we will be focusing on learner development, learning differences, and application of content. As you learned from this week’s readings, understanding your students is critical when you are trying to meet their developmental and academic needs. In order to do this, you must differentiate your instruction. To learn more about differentiated instruction, please read the article Differentiating Instruction in the Preschool Classroom: Bridging Emergent Literacy Instruction and Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Take a few minutes to think about how the case study addresses these topics. The questions below may spark some ideas regarding learner development, learning differences, and application of content. You do not need to address all the questions; instead, write down your thoughts as they unfold. Reflect on the following in your journal:

•  What do you remember about how your own teachers differentiated instruction in order to meet the needs of all the children in your childhood classroom(s)?

•  How was this similar or different to what Mrs. Ashland did in the case study to meet the needs of Johnny, Jack, Maya, Caleb, Kayla, and Jane?

•  What are some strategies that Mrs. Ashland used to meet the cognitive, social and emotional, language, physical, and moral development of her students?

•  Do you plan to use any of the strategies that your teachers or Mrs. Ashland used? Explain your thinking using justification, supporting details, and critical thinking.

ASH ECE 430 Week 3 Discussion 1 Week Three Case Study Analysis NEW

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In the Week 3 Case Study: Families, you will meet the families of the children in Mrs. Ashland’s class and learn about how Mrs. Ashland interacts with them to create a partnership that supports children’s social-emotional, behavioral and academic development. You will find Week Three Case Study in the Course Materials section of your online course.

For this discussion, you will need to read the saying below and respond to the critical thinking prompts. Your response needs to demonstrate college level thought, content depth and writing.

John C. Maxwell said, “People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

What does this saying mean to you? How does the case study support this saying? Explain the importance of creating family partnerships and environments that support children’s social-emotional, behavioral and academic development. Provide an example from the case study that demonstrates each type of development.

Guided Response: In education, families are a crucial component of supportive home-school relationships. Review your classmates posts and respond to at least two of them. Suggest at least two ways educators can help to best meet the needs of today’s families so that they may be involved in school. In your guided response be sure to make a connection to something they said in their initial discussion.

ASH ECE 430 Week 3 Discussion 2 Make and Take Classroom Poster NEW

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Entering a classroom that is inviting is important, but entering a classroom that is stimulating and informative is also important, both for the students and the parents. Think about this week’s case study and what the parents and children experienced during the morning drop off routine.

Based on the information presented in Chapter 7 regarding behavior, use Microsoft Word or another program of your choosing to create a classroom poster relating to behavior that examines common developmental behaviors, as well as strategies to encourage prosocial behaviors. Be sure your poster includes:

The behavioral and emotional expectations characteristics for children at your chosen developmental stage (Toddler, preschool or primary) 
Ideas for encouraging prosocial behavior in the early childhood classroom 
Ideas for guiding children when their behavior is especially challenging and difficult 
Be creative with your poster, but also be sure to develop your content in a professional classroom manner. Be sure your poster includes a reference to the textbook to support your ideas.

Guided Response: Review your classmates’ posters and reply to two of them. Suppose you are the administrator for the program that your classmate would have posted their poster. Provide them with feedback on their poster including:

What you like about their behavioral and emotional expectations 
One obstacle they might face when implementing one of the ideas they discussed

One suggestion of an alternative way to help support positive behavior in their classroom

One reflective question you have about their poster

ASH ECE 430 Week 4 Discussion 1 Week Four Case Study Analysis NEW

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In the Week 4 Case Study: Assessment/Resources, Mrs. Ashland was asked to be part of a shared decision of assessment selection. You will find Week Four Case Study in the online classroom.

Mrs. Ford, the Director of the center, asks her to use her knowledge of developmentally appropriate teaching approaches to evaluate specific assessment tools and practices that may be used center-wide. Mrs. Ford identifies the following tools for Mrs. Ashland to research and use in her classroom to help inform her decision:

Anecdotal Records

Checklists

Rating scales

Rubrics

Running Records

The textbook explores these assessments further and provides specific examples to use for administration. Using the information gained in the case study, as well as the information and examples presented in the chapter, administer two of assessments of your choice. You may choose to administer to a child that you know and have permission to conduct an example assessment with, or you may use a child from one of the case studies in your text.

For this discussion, you will submit your reflections of the administration, addressing the following:

What do you think the strengths of using this assessment are?

What did you find challenging when administering this assessment?
 What is your action plan to improve this?

After reviewing your findings, what did your results conclude?

Based on your analysis of your assessment data, what are three recommendations that you have for the curriculum for the learner going forward?

How will you use the assessment data to make instructional decisions?

Guided Response: Review your classmate’s posts. Reply to one of your classmates that choose an alternative assessment that you think is the least effective based on your teaching philosophy and information gained from the textbook. Conduct a 10 minute observation using this tool. Provide a response to your peer including completion of the following prompts:

In administering this assessment, I liked...

In thinking about how I will use this in my career, I plan to...

I wonder if this tool could be improved with/by...

ASH ECE 430 Week 4 Discussion 2 Defend Your Position NEW

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This week Mrs. Ashland has been asked to be a part of a shared decision-making opportunity in an effort to adopt a center wide informal assessment tool that is developmentally appropriate for preschool children. Use this information to help develop your assignment

Read the 3 headings and scenarios which present various current controversies in early education. Choose one of the arguments and then choose a side of the argument to defend using your content knowledge, knowledge of developmentally appropriate assessment practices presented in Chapter 5, critical thinking and personal philosophy.

Heading 1:

Are Formal Standardized Tests acceptable to use in preschool?

Heading 2:

Do you think teachers are adequately prepared to use assessment data to make instructional decisions?

Heading 3:

Should there be a form of on-going informal assessment at the infant/toddler levels?

Guided Response: Review your classmate’s posts. Choose two to argue respectfully for the opposing side. Be sure to justify your ideas with course content and knowledge. Remember to use respectful netiquette, but

remember that challenging others’ thinking through disagreements allows all individuals to better understand varying perspectives.

ASH ECE 430 Week 4 Assignment Informal Assessment Presentation NEW

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Informal Assessment Presentation

1. Informal Assessment Presentation. Due by Day 7. According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the assessment of children’s development and learning is essential for teachers and programs in order to plan, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of the classroom experiences.

For this assignment, you will create an informal assessment presentation that you could share with prospective employers, your administrator, or other teachers and colleagues. Since you will be presenting to others in the field, there is no need to explain the basics of the assessment; rather, use this assignment to dive deeper with your explanation. This presentation should be a showcase of the knowledge you have regarding three specific informal assessments that are developmentally appropriate for children as well as your critical reflection of how you view the assessment adding to the quality of your program for your children.

Choose

•  Anecdotal Records

•  Checklists

•  Event Sampling

•  Portfolios

•  Rating Scales

•  Rubrics

•  Running Record

•  Teacher and Child Self-Assessments

•  Time Sampling

For each assessment:

Describe how the assessment will be used to support the following areas:

• Planning and Adapting Curriculum

• Improving Teacher and Program Effectiveness

• Tracking Children’s Progress for Teachers and Families • Screening for Special Needs.

Discuss the advantages of using the assessment.

Explain the potential obstacles of using the assessment.

Develop a plan of action to attempt to overcome obstacles.

While the required content will stay the same, you may be creative with how you will present your work. Some ideas include:

•  Video or Audio Presentation, speaking to the required content. You will be able to send this to individuals throughout your career. Be sure to check the compatibility of your file when uploading to be sure of visibility and clarity. If you choose this option, be sure to attach the link to your work in a Word document for submission.

•  Visual/Text. You can create a text-based reflection using Word, PowerPoint, or PDF format to send to individuals throughout your career. If you select this option, it is suggested that you save your work as a PDF, which would allow you to send the file to potential employers in a widely accessible, professional format.

•  Jing. You can use this free web-based software tool to create a presentation. This can be saved and shared easily with others using an active web link. If you choose this option, be sure to attach the link to your work in a Word document for submission.

For this assignment, be sure you have addressed the four requirements with careful thought and college-level writing. Please integrate your own insights and reflections, as well as research, as you complete this assignment. Additionally, refer to the textbook as well as at least one additional scholarly source. Citations must be properly formatted in APA style

ASH ECE 430 Week 3 Journal Leadership, Professional Knowledge and Ethical Practice NEW

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Reflective Journal: Leadership, Professional Knowledge and Ethical Practice. Due by Day 7. An important part of being an educator is reflection. Reflection is a learning process through which you use your experiences and knowledge to guide you in the future. Each week you will have the opportunity to use your journal to reflect on the content you have learned in this course and throughout your degree program. Specifically, you will reflect on the connections you see between each case study and two to three topics from the Program Comprehensive Exam.

This week we will be focusing on leadership, professional knowledge and ethical practice. There are many elements in education that receive attention due to the controversies surrounding them (kindergarten readiness, play in preschool, curriculum approaches, technology in education, and universal pre-k). As a reflective practitioner, it is important to consider both sides and then form your beliefs using your knowledge and experiences.

Take a few minutes to think about how the case study addresses these topics. The questions below may spark some ideas regarding leadership, professional knowledge and ethical practice. You do not need to address all the questions; instead, write down your thoughts as they unfold.

Reflect on the following in your journal:

•  What is one prevalent issue in early childhood education today? Explain both sides of the debate
regarding this issue.

•  What connections do you see between leadership, ethical practices, and professional knowledge regarding
this debate?

•  How do you envision this issue impacting your future work with children?

•  Reflecting on the content presented in the case study, what are some areas where Mrs. Ashland faces

adversity and must overcome challenges to meet the needs of her students and families? If you were facing similar challenges, how might you plan and proceed? Explain your thinking using justification, supporting details and critical thinking.