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Year 1 Early Childhood Education

                            

Class Syllabus: 

Milestone Moments:  Milestone Moments booklet from the Centers for Disease Control

  
I highly recomend the book A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer.  It is an eye opening story of child abuse and never giving up.  
Book available through Overdrive on Media Center webpage.
Website of Dave Pelzer:  DavePelzer.com
 
Unit 00 (Course orientation):
Get to know yourself by completing the following
 
 
Multiple Intelligence survey   http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html Print your results
 
Self Esteem Survey  rate your own self esteem: Rate your Self Esteem
 
EQ:  Emotional Interlligence survey: Emotional Intelligence Quiz
  Write down your score AFTER you show Mrs. Bates the number.
 
 
 
 
16 Personality Test:  Free Personality Test
 
Test for implicit bias:  Implicit Bias survey from Project Implicit 
 
Info sheet       Student Info Sheet
 
Syllabus       
  
REAL CARE Baby project training video:
 
 
 
Why Early Childhood Matters: http://https://youtu.be/Rzu0_8mYpbo 
 
Brain Development and the Human Brain:
^ Click the link above to watch any of the following interesting   Frontline videos about the teenage brain! 
Available videos:
1. Teenager's Inexplicable behavior
2. The wiring of the adolescent brain 
3. Mood Swings
4. "You just don't understand" 
5. From Zzzz's to A's      (Teens need 9.25 hours of sleep per night!)
6. Are there lessons for parents?
 

Standard 01 (Employability) - 

see tab "Every Student Can be College and Career Ready"

All students will have significant in class opportunity to prepare for a Mock Job Interview:  

You will ask 3 adults (who ar NOT related to you) to be your

Reference, as if you were actually applying for a job and gather their signature. 

You will learn about and practice wearing an Interview Appropriate Outfit and shoes for the interview.

You will produce and print a Professional Resume', Reference Sheet & Job Application.  

You will practice a Professional Greeting (Handshake, Smile and Verbal introduction) 

You will practice answering typical Job Interview Questions.

You will meet with a professional from our School System or Community who will conduct the interview

You will Write a Professional Thank you Letter to the interviewer to follow up the experience. 

You will write a reflection about your preparation for and learning through the project.  

Our Job Interview Fair will be November ____________________ 

Guided Thank You letter to Interviewer:         Thank You Letter    

Standard 02 ( Student Organizations such as FCCLA) 
 
see Ms. Bates FCCLA  page/tab 
 
Standard 03 (Career Paths in Early Childhood Education and Care)
 
Virtual Job Shadow: Link to Home Page of VJS 
 
Department of Labor GeorgiaBest:  Georgia Best at School
 
Standard 04  (Professionalism in Early Childhood Care and Guidance)
 
 
Standard 05 (Theories of Human Development) 
 
Overview article:click here to read  
 
 
 
Standard 06 (Prenatal and Infancy) 
 
NOVA - The Miracle of Life  :  Click this link to watch the full version http://video.pbs.org/video/1841157252/ 
 
Real Care Student Training Video: Training Video
 
A 4 minute animation of conception and prenatal development:  click here to watch 
 
A summary of Prenatal Development:  https://www.ehd.org/prenatal-summary.php 
 
A link to a TED visual tour of conception to birth:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKyljukBE70 
 
What babies learn before they are born:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgvfvdFFrb4 
 
 
Week 1-3 video: 
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Week 4-6 video: 
 
Link to GA Department of Education Learning Disabilities and Student Supports:
 
 
Babies Can
 
Link to information about birth defects:
 
List of Birth Defects:
 
Link to information about Premature Birth:
 
Link to information about Pediatric Genetics:
 
 
Please find the Newborn and Infant slide show link below.
Here is a link to a website that gives many reasons that
 
Learn the signs, Act early: (click the link below for the tool kit)
 
 
Standard 7 (Toddlers)
 
Link to the National Association of Child Development
"The Parents Choice" click here>>>>> http://www.nacd.org 
 
 
ECE1 -  Historical perspective /Child Development Theory:
 
Bowlby/ Attachment Theory:            http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAAmSqv2GV8
 
Effects of severe abuse:   "Child of Rage" part 1    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME2wmFunCjU
 
 
Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wkFGXqJxas
 
Standard 8 (Preschoolers)
 
Talking with Preschoolers: (click below) 

http://www.pbs.org/parents/talkingwithkids/agebyage_3.html 

 
Having Healthy Preschool Children: (click below) 
 
 
 
Standard 9  (Growth and Development of the School Aged Child (Age 6-12) 
 
 
 
 
 
Standard 10  (Positive Collaborative Relationships with children)
 
 
 
 
(Observation & Assessment)
 
 
Observation video for practice.  
Have a paper and pencil ready to record the activities and behaviors that you see as important in this video of siblings playing: 
 
 
Assessment video link:
 
Case of a baby cured of AIDS?  click below:
 
  
Standard 11 (Learning Environment)  well-organized, developmentally appropriate learning environment
 

See pages 164-180 in The Child Care Professional gives a good overview of the importance a child care environment.

 
The video Creating Environments for Learning and Play is available in Mrs. Bates room.
 
 
 
Standard 12 (Program Management and Curriculum )
 
(Creative Development)
 
The Flowering of Creativity  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JskYpxMCI-s 
 
 
 
 
 
Encouraging open creativity 
 
Arts & the Mind:   Creativity  http://www.pbs.org/programs/arts-mind/ 
                           The Art of Connection  http://video.pbs.org/video/2278294471/    
 
 
 
(Curriculum, Material & Routines)
 
 How different would our schools be if we used the most up to date information and technology...
 
Why teachers might want to consider using more technology in their teaching:
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=aEFKfXiCbLw
 

Introduction to khanacademy, how it got started and how it works:
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=gM95HHI4gLk
 
Standard 13  (Diversity throughout Early Childhood Education and care)
There are many types of diversity, and all can play a positive or negative role in teaching and learning.
Some examples are: 

Race and Ethnicity

During the civil rights movement, classrooms struggled with the integration of blacks into what was deemed a “white space.” Thankfully,  today’s classroom seeks to be a global learning environment that is open to students of all cultures.  Today’s classroom is a materialization of the distinct emblem of welcome authenticated by the Statue of Liberty. Teachers want to be sensitive to the needs of those students who do not fit into the common American races of blacks or whites.

Socio-Economic Status

Students are continually dealing with social and economic disparities. This can result in some students being more open, bold and confident while others shy away from more extraverted classroom activities,  such as role-plays, class presentations, group work and so forth.  The groups in this category that oftentimes could benefit from special attention in the classroom are those who do not meet the normative level of wealth and social status.

Gender

While gender has traditionally involved the clear distinction between male and female, there is also a third group – a group that represents a type of hermaphrodism that is either the result of biology or learned behaviors, and is often identified through the voluntary display of a preferential dress and/or behavior style.

Today’s teachers have to deal with this triangular gender existence. Again, the group that is often discriminated against and ill-treated by other students is the one that does not match the norm.

Age and Exceptionalities

Some age disparity exists in the classroom, as some students are older or younger than others either because they got a late start or are top performers who have moved more quickly through the grades. The students frowned upon are usually the much older or younger ones.

Religion and Culture

Religious diversity is a growing topic in today’s classrooms as students from all over the world struggle to maintain their varying cultural identities.

While many schools are not affiliated with any type of religion at all, students’ comments and lifestyles can oftentimes make their religious preferences clear. Those who feel isolated are normally those who are of religions that are not common in America, but can also be those who are members of religions popular in America that are currently under scrutiny or criticism.

Language

Language has become one of the main areas of diversity in the classroom. Language diversity involves students from other countries, as well as hearing impaired students who seek to enjoy “normal” schooling. Thus,  teachers struggle to deal with multiple language barriers, and again, the students who need the most attention are those who are unable to function at a normative level in English.

Learning Styles

Teachers who want to reach their zenith in classroom success need to take the time to understand the various learning styles. The number of these styles has undoubtedly increased right along with the growth in multiculturalism. Students of varying cultures learn in very unique ways.  For example, countries such as Japan promote more independent learning while American students are typically granted a bit more “hand-holding” through the learning process.

and there are many more... 
Diversity (Special Needs)
 
 
Link to LD.org checklist is below: 
This checklist can help you recognize some of the most common symptoms of various learning disabilities,  
and might help you choose a course of action.  
 
Click below and then click (GET STARTED)
 
For a glossary of education and learning disability related vocabulary:
 
 
 
Excellent Story about a High School Basketball Player  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGDzpVpce2M&sns=em 
 
Video on Homelessness from 60 Minutes : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UslZmqLSJwE