ECE 103 Final Flashcards
Teaching Standard #1
Promoting child development and learning
- Know and understand young children’s characteristics and needs and the multiple influences on development and learning
- Use developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive and challenging learning environments
Strengths for TS #1
- I understand that each child have unique characteristics and needs and what is appropriate for specific age groups
- I use my understanding of the children I am with to create curriculum that has varying difficulties to meet the needs of multiple children.
Areas to work on for TS #1
- I want to better understand the influences that influence development, particularly those outside of the classroom, which could be
- I want to better understand how child development and learning is influenced by particular learning or physical disabilities
Connect to student teaching (TS #1)
Curriculum development
Building relationships/satisfying the needs of children emotionally
Connect to two other topics (TS #1)
Six domains of development Ages and stages of development Mental abilities Temperaments Lesson plans Individualized learning Emergent curriculum
Teaching Standard #2
Building family and community relationships
- Know and understand diverse family and community characteristics
- Support and engage them through respectful, reciprocal relationships
- Involve them in their children’s development and learning
Strengths for TS #2
- I always make an effort to greet families when they come into the center
- I respectfully and appropriately converse with families when they are in my area (particularly during breakfast)
Areas to work on for TS #2
- I have not had the opportunity to talk to all the families of the child I work with and therefore have not begun developing a relationship with them
- I don’t know very much about the community the child come from.
Connect to student teaching (TS #2)
Making sure I interact appropriately with families when I have the opportunity
Respecting the wants of families when possible (ex. Izayah’s mom asking me to make sure he eats)
Connect to other topics in class (TS #2)
Ethical standards
Goals for children
Working with parents
Diversity issues
Teaching Standard #3
Observing, documenting and assessing to support young children and families
- Understand the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment
- Know about and using observation, documentation, and other appropriate assessment tools and approaches
- Understand and practice responsible assessment to promote positive outcomes for each child
- Know about assessment partnerships with families and with professional colleagues
Strengths for TS #3
- Comfortable making anecdotal observations and seeking information based on these
- Detailed Running observations
Areas to work on for TS 3#
- No opportunity to make partnerships with professionals or families
- No experience with photo/video
Connection to student teaching (TS #3)
- observations
- Asking questions/seeking information
- Following up based on my observations
Connection to other topics (TS #3)
Ages and stages of development Routines in child development Goals for children Individualized learning Six domains Temperaments Diversity Issues
Teaching Standard #4
Using developmentally effective approaches to connect with children and families
- Understand positive relationships and supportive interactions as the foundation of their work with children.
- Know and understand effective strategies and tools for early education.
- Use a broad repertoire of developmentally appropriate teaching/ learning approaches.
- Reflect on my own practice to promote positive outcomes for each child
Strengths for TS #4
- Use a broad repertoire of learning approaches
- Reflection after activities
- Built strong relationships
Areas to work on for TS #4
- Work on building strong relationships with all the children
- Understand other strategies for promoting learning (group times, expand on techniques I haven’t done yet)
Connect to student teaching (TS #4)
Relationships with children
Approaches I’ve used with children
Lesson Plan reflections
Connect to other topics (TS #4)
Building relationships Goals for children Individualized learning Emergent curriculum Play and learning Temperaments
Teaching Standard #5
Using content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum.
-Understand and use content knowledge, resources, central concepts, inquiry tools, and structures of content areas and
academic disciplines.
-Use their own knowledge, appropriate early learning standards, and other resources to design, implement, and evaluate meaningful, challenging curriculum for each child
Strengths for TS #5
- Very competent in the content areas I’m comfortable with
- Don’t present false information to child
- Present information at a developmentally appropriate level
Areas to work on for TS #5
- Work on becoming competent in all areas of curriculum
2. Begin integrating new techniques that incorporate other learning styles besides how I am used to the curriculum
Connection to student teaching (TS #5)
Curriculum development
Activities - magnifying glasses, bubbles, chameleon
Connection to other topics (TS #5)
Play and learning Mental abilities Temperaments Lesson Plans Process v. Product
Teaching Standard #6
Becoming a professional
- Identify and involve oneself within the early childhood field.
- know about and uphold ethical standards and other professional guidelines.
- Engage in continuous, collaborative learning to inform practice.
- Integrate knowledgeable, reflective, and critical perspective on early education.
- Engage in informed advocacy for children and the profession.
Strengths for TS #6
- Always on time
- Always prepares
- Always appropriate and uphold ethical values
- Support peers and staff
Areas to work on for TS #6
- Have not engaged in advocacy for children or the profession
- Have not had the opportunity to demonstrate my responsibility to engage with the community about our center
Connection to student teaching (TS #6)
Support peers and staff
Prepared, on time, professional
Do not put my goals above anyone else and cooperatively work to help my staff and peers fulfill their goals
Lesson plans
Connection to other topics (TS #6)
Ethical standards Building relationships Guides to speech and action Diversity issues Temperaments Process vs. product
