This Assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements:
CLR 1 – Identify how relevant legislation and regulations influence practice in the early learning sector
CLR2 – Explain how society, a child’s family, culture, and individual needs will influence early learning programs
CLR 3 – Explain how philosophical and delivery approaches to early learning and care at provincial, national, and global levels influence the Early Childhood Education Profession
The objective of this Assignment:
Apply your knowledge of the course covered in the three Course Learning Requirements
Explore your early learning and inclusion philosophy in a written reflection.
Pre-Assignment Instructions:
- To prepare you for this Assignment, read the summary from the module 11 content and follow the embedded learning activities.
Assignment Tasks:
For this Assignment, you will choose one piece from each of the course modules to connect to your own experience; these are the experiences that influence you as an Early Childhood Educator.
Keep in mind that your capacity for self-reflection will be a vital personal and professional quality that you need to have to be a good educator.
Your teaching reflection should be between 1000 and 1200 words in length. However, keep in mind it is the QUALITY of your WORK and NOT the LENGTH that will influence your final grade.
Your Teaching Reflection will include the following questions.
- Describe an experience that made you decide you wanted to work with young children. Review the corresponding module notes and explain which influencing philosophy connects to your experience. You could write about:
- a teacher or other person who positively influenced your decision to become an Early Childhood Educator. What, exactly, did that person do for you? Why did it matter so much?
- a particular experience from your childhood, either good or bad, that made you want to be an Early Childhood Educator? What happened, and why did this experience make you want to be a caring educator of young children?
- A particular situation in which you felt successful or unsuccessful as a learner. Why did that occur? How did you feel about the experience? Why did this influence your decision to enter the field of early childhood education?
- An experience you had working with an individual child or a group of children. What did you do that made a difference in the child(ren’s) life (lives)? What did you learn from this experience?
2. As a result of your experience and course learning, what do you believe about how young children learn and why do you believe this? Explain fully. Think about the following questions:
- What do children need in their early years to reach their potential?
- How does learning happen in pedagogy
- what can I do to promote positive growth and development in young children?
3. As a result of your experience and course learning, what do I believe about diversity in teaching young children? Explain fully. Think about the following questions:
- how will I reflect the individuality of a child and their family in my program?
- how can I incorporate multiculturalism into my program?
- what do I believe about concepts such as equality, individuality, freedom, and honesty related to teaching and learning?
4. As a result of your experience and discussion in module 8 about how to work with others, what personal qualities and abilities do you possess that will make you successful in working with young children? Explain fully. Think about such things as:
- effective communication
- collaboration
- enthusiasm and a positive outlook
- willingness to take constructive feedback and act upon it
- passion for becoming a teacher
- willingness to improve my effectiveness
- genuine interest in young children and their families
5. As a result of my experience and course learning, what do I want or need to learn about to become a more effective educator? How can the College of ECE support me in my learning? Explain both questions fully. Think about such things as:
- What do I want to learn more about?
- What skills do I need to develop?
- What behaviours do I need to adopt?
- What attitudes do I need to be aware of or may need to change?
Format: Your work must be presented with a cover page in the APA format, including the word count. I have posted a ppt on APA to assist. If you have difficulty with spelling or grammar or require help with your writing; a writing coach is available through Online Learning.
- Include a cover page with the course code and course name, the assignment number, the title of your Assignment, your student ID, your name, the instructor’s name, and the date the Assignment is created.
- Ensure the first page of your Assignment has the title at the top of the page and the sections of your report have headings and subheadings to chunk your paper into sections for each of the topics you are writing about.
- Font should be Arial 12 or Calibri 12. The text must be double-spaced
- You must cite all your sources of information using APA formatting.
- Create a separate reference page that lists all of the sources that you have cited in the text. Sources include software used.
Assignment Grading Rubric (25%)
| Criteria | Excellent | Good | Satisfactory | Needs Improvement | Points |
| Question 1 | -Influencing Philosophy Stated. -Connection to personal experiences Stated: In-depth synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -Connection to a minimum of 2 class readings: Includes reference to at least two readings other than those assigned for class -Connection to all 3 CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure clearly stated: Seeks to understand concepts by examining openly your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic, to illustrate points you are making thoughtfully. Demonstrates an open, non-defensive ability to self-evaluate, challenging beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Influencing Philosophy Stated. -Connection to personal experiences Mostly Stated: The synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -Connection to 2 class readings: Includes reference to at least two readings assigned for class -Connection to all 2 CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure stated: Seeks to understand concepts by examining cautiously your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic, to illustrate points you are making thoughtfully. Demonstrates an open ability to self-evaluate, and challenge beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Influencing Philosophy vaguely stated. -Connection to personal experiences somewhat stated: Selected aspects of experiences related to some problem solving and evidence of gaining some knowledge. -Connection to 1 class reading: Includes reference to 1 reading assigned for class -Connection to 1 of the CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure somewhat stated: Somewhat understand the concepts by examining your own experiences in the past as they somewhat relate to the topic, the points you are making are vague but thoughtful. Demonstrates somewhat of an ability to self-evaluate, and somewhat challenges beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Influencing Philosophy Not Stated. -Connection to personal experiences Not Stated: No in-depth synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -No connection to class readings. -NO connection to CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure not clearly stated: Does not understand concepts by examining openly your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic. Does not demonstrate an open, non-defensive ability to self-evaluate, challenging beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | /4 |
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| Question 2 | -Promotion of positive growth Stated. -Connection to personal experiences Stated: In-depth synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -Connection to a minimum of 2 class readings: Includes reference to at least two readings other than those assigned for class -Connection to all 3 CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure clearly stated: Seeks to understand concepts by examining openly your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic, to illustrate points you are making thoughtfully. Demonstrates an open, non-defensive ability to self-evaluate, challenging beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Promotion of positive growth Stated. -Connection to personal experiences Mostly Stated: The synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -Connection to 2 class readings: Includes reference to at least two readings assigned for class -Connection to all 2 CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure stated: Seeks to understand concepts by examining cautiously your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic, to illustrate points you are making thoughtfully. Demonstrates an open ability to self-evaluate, and challenge beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Promotion of positive growth vaguely stated. -Connection to personal experiences somewhat stated: Selected aspects of experiences related to some problem solving and evidence of gaining some knowledge. -Connection to 1 class reading: Includes reference to 1 reading assigned for class -Connection to 1 of the CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure somewhat stated: Somewhat understand the concepts by examining your own experiences in the past as they somewhat relate to the topic, the points you are making are vague but thoughtful. Demonstrates somewhat of an ability to self-evaluate, and somewhat challenges beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Promotion of positive growth not stated. -Connection to personal experiences Not Stated: No in-depth synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -No connection to class readings. -NO connection to CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure not clearly stated: Does not understand concepts by examining openly your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic. Does not demonstrate an open, non-defensive ability to self-evaluate, challenging beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | /4 |
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| Question 3 | -Displays knowledge of diversity in teaching young children. -Connection to personal experiences Stated: In-depth synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -Connection to a minimum of 2 class readings: Includes reference to at least two readings other than those assigned for class -Connection to all 3 CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure clearly stated: Seeks to understand concepts by examining openly your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic, to illustrate points you are making thoughtfully. Demonstrates an open, non-defensive ability to self-evaluate, challenging beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Displays knowledge of diversity in teaching young children. -Connection to personal experiences Mostly Stated: The synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -Connection to 2 class readings: Includes reference to at least two readings assigned for class -Connection to all 2 CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure stated: Seeks to understand concepts by examining cautiously your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic, to illustrate points you are making thoughtfully. Demonstrates an open ability to self-evaluate, and challenge beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Somewhat displays knowledge of diversity in teaching young children. -Connection to personal experiences somewhat stated: Selected aspects of experiences related to some problem solving and evidence of gaining some knowledge. -Connection to 1 class reading: Includes reference to 1 reading assigned for class -Connection to 1 of the CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure somewhat stated: Somewhat understand the concepts by examining your own experiences in the past as they somewhat relate to the topic, the points you are making are vague but thoughtful. Demonstrates somewhat of an ability to self-evaluate, and somewhat challenges beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Does not display knowledge of diversity in teaching young children. -Connection to personal experiences Not Stated: No in-depth synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -No connection to class readings. -NO connection to CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure not clearly stated: Does not understand concepts by examining openly your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic. Does not demonstrate an open, non-defensive ability to self-evaluate, challenging beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | /4 |
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| Question 4 | -Reflects on the importance of working with others. -Connection to personal experiences Stated: In-depth synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -Connection to a minimum of 2 class readings: Includes reference to at least two readings other than those assigned for class -Connection to all 3 CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure clearly stated: Seeks to understand concepts by examining openly your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic, to illustrate points you are making thoughtfully. Demonstrates an open, non-defensive ability to self-evaluate, challenging beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Reflects on the importance of working with others. -Connection to personal experiences Mostly Stated: The synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -Connection to 2 class readings: Includes reference to at least two readings assigned for class -Connection to all 2 CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure stated: Seeks to understand concepts by examining cautiously your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic, to illustrate points you are making thoughtfully. Demonstrates an open ability to self-evaluate, and challenge beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Somewhat reflects the importance of working with others. -Connection to personal experiences somewhat stated: Selected aspects of experiences related to some problem solving and evidence of gaining some knowledge. -Connection to 1 class reading: Includes reference to 1 reading assigned for class -Connection to 1 of the CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure somewhat stated: Somewhat understand the concepts by examining your own experiences in the past as they somewhat relate to the topic, the points you are making are vague but thoughtful. Demonstrates somewhat of an ability to self-evaluate, and somewhat challenges beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Does not reflect on the importance of working with others. -Connection to personal experiences somewhat stated: Selected aspects of experiences related to some problem solving and evidence of gaining some knowledge. -Connection to 1 class reading: Includes reference to 1 reading assigned for class -Connection to 1 of the CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure somewhat stated: Somewhat understand the concepts by examining your own experiences in the past as they somewhat relate to the topic, the points you are making are vague but thoughtful. Demonstrates somewhat of an ability to self-evaluate, and somewhat challenges beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | /4 |
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| Question 5 | -Reflects on how to become a better educator. -Connection to personal experiences Stated: In-depth synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -Connection to a minimum of 2 class readings: Includes reference to at least two readings other than those assigned for class -Connection to all 3 CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure clearly stated: Seeks to understand concepts by examining openly your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic, to illustrate points you are making thoughtfully. Demonstrates an open, non-defensive ability to self-evaluate, challenging beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Reflects on how to become a better educator. -Connection to personal experiences Mostly Stated: The synthesis of thoughtfully selected aspects of experiences related to problem-solving and evidence of gaining new knowledge. -Connection to 2 class readings: Includes reference to at least two readings assigned for class -Connection to all 2 CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure stated: Seeks to understand concepts by examining cautiously your own experiences in the past as they relate to the topic, to illustrate points you are making thoughtfully. Demonstrates an open ability to self-evaluate, and challenge beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Somewhat reflects on how to become a better educator. -Connection to personal experiences somewhat stated: Selected aspects of experiences related to some problem solving and evidence of gaining some knowledge. -Connection to 1 class reading: Includes reference to 1 reading assigned for class -Connection to 1 of the CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure somewhat stated: Somewhat understand the concepts by examining your own experiences in the past as they somewhat relate to the topic, the points you are making are vague but thoughtful. Demonstrates somewhat of an ability to self-evaluate, and somewhat challenges beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | -Does not reflect on how to become a better educator. -Connection to personal experiences somewhat stated: Selected aspects of experiences related to some problem solving and evidence of gaining some knowledge. -Connection to 1 class reading: Includes reference to 1 reading assigned for class -Connection to 1 of the CLR’s listed. -Self-disclosure somewhat stated: Somewhat understand the concepts by examining your own experiences in the past as they somewhat relate to the topic, the points you are making are vague but thoughtful. Demonstrates somewhat of an ability to self-evaluate, and somewhat challenges beliefs, assumptions and understandings as they relate to learning. | /4 |
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| Professional Communication Formatting | Includes ALL APA formatting listed: -cover page with: word count, course code, course name, your name, instructor’s name, and the date of the Assignment -the first page has the title at the top -font in Arial 12 or Calibri 12 -ALL sources cited using APA formatting | Includes MOST APA formatting listed: -cover page with: course code, course name, your name, instructor’s name, and the date of the Assignment -font in Arial 12 or Calibri 12 -ALL sources cited using APA formatting | Includes SOME APA formatting listed: -cover page with: your name, instructor’s name, and the date of the Assignment -some sources cited but do not use APA formatting | Includes VERY LITTLE or NO APA formatting: -no cover page -font NOT in Arial 12 or Calibri 12 -NO sources cited | /3 |
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| Spelling/ Grammar | -No spelling/grammar errors | -Very few spelling/grammar errors | -Some spelling/grammar errors | -Many spelling/grammar errors | /2 |
| Total Points | /25 |
