1.7 Assignment- Defining
Your Personal Early Childhood Philosopy
Outcome 3: Develop goals for the children and an ECE program which reflects your
philosophy
Outcome 4: Apply your personal philosophy statement for early childhood education
to your program planning.
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Assignment Value: 20% of total course marks Part A – Due: End of Week 2 – 10% Part B - Due: End of Week 13 - 10% |
Part A – Early Childhood Philosophy Statement
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Required Reading https://www.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/PDFs/resources/position-statements/CAPEexpand.pdf (Links
to an external site.) |
So far in
this module, you have reflected on your early childhood philosophy. At this
time, you are required to write a 3-4 page paper on your early childhood
philosophy.
Part A Instructions:
Use the
following questions to help you think about your beliefs regarding teaching
young children. It is not necessary to respond to all of these questions in
your written philosophy, but you will want to take some time to think with some
depth about each one. You may also decide to comment on additional issues as
well.
In your
philosophy, be sure to consider how you are a “professional early childhood
teacher” (Katz, 1984).
Submitting your Assignment: Proceed to the next page to
submit Part A to the assignment drop box and to view the detailed grading
rubricLinks to an external site. for this part of the
assignment which can also be found in the Read Me First section of the
course.
Part B
Your
personal philosophy should directly affect your program planning. Carefully
consider, “What do I believe about children and how they learn?” The answer to
this question will guide your planning process and affect the environment that
you make available to children.
This part
of your assignment will have two parts:
For this
part of the assignment you need to keep in mind the Characteristics of
a Developmentally Appropriate Program mentioned earlier in this
module. Evidence of these seven characteristics should be included in your
goals.
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