Class will start at the top of the hour! Please turn the volume up on your computer speakers to access the audio feature of this seminar. WELCOME TO CE101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education Unit 9 WELCOME TO CE101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education Unit 9

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Unit 8 Review Advocacy efforts on behalf of children and their families You also learned how to recognize and prevent child abuse. Responsibilities for keeping children protected as an early childhood care professional and how to report child abuse in your state. Read and explore 4 web articles that were very informative.

Weekly Reminders Complete Readings Browse Web Resource Post to Discussion Boards Interact with Classmates Attend Seminar or Complete Seminar option Complete Final Project Complete Missing Assignments

Last Seminar for CE101 When you embark on your journey as an Early Childhood Care Professional, you need to keep many issues in mind as you apply what you have learned to your own experiences. You have explored the foundation of education and events that have shaped the field. This unit will share the necessary principles you need to bring with you. As you move through the unit, you will create a vision of how you see yourself as an educator. You will learn the importance of creating an educational philosophy and gain some insight into how to develop one.

Learning Outcomes After completing this unit, you should be able to: Share principles necessary to apply to your professional experiences Explain the importance of an educational philosophy Discuss your vision of education and your role as an educator

Learning Activities READING Read Chapter 12, "Bringing It All Together: Imagining and Becoming" Read the web resource article, "Writing Your Own Educational Philosophy", by Dr. Jurgen Combs.

Guiding Principles RESPECT ENTHUSIASM for Teaching COMMITMENT to Professionalism

Guiding Principle #1: Respect At the heart of teaching is a respect for working with people — children, families, colleagues, community Embrace the rich diversity of each member of your classroom community Use your resources to enhance your teaching

G.P. #2 - Enthusiasm For Teaching Think about the qualities that made lasting impressions on you as a student — caring, energy, commitment Being genuinely interested in your work keeps it fresh for you and engaging for your children Be willing to try new things, make mistakes, and try again

G. P. #3 - Professionalism The field continues to evolve, grow, and positively impact countless young lives. Your role is to make a difference in children’s and families’ lives, but also to contribute to the evolution of the field as a whole.

Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk Through your studies you learn about foundational theories and find inspiration in various practices Being a professional is also about articulating and sharing your professionalism Use your portfolio to guide how you present yourself as a professional educator

Creating a Professional Portfolio The final course in your Child Development Degree program will be IS299 Capstone Course. This course will be your opportunity to reflect upon your learning. Carefully consider which assignments in the courses that you take may be a good example of your learning Save them in a secure place so you will be able to access them when you take the Capstone course. Save your work!!!!!

Possible Portfolio Contents Philosophy statement Autobiography Goals statement Photos Activities from your own classes Brochure, workshop outline Research paper Resume References Work samples Lessons with reflections Project webs, charts Stories Family resources Child study/observations

Deadline on Tuesday! Please turn in all discussion questions and seminar responses by Tuesday. Please turn in any missing projects by Tuesday. Please turn in your Unit 9 Project! If you need help with this assignment!

Questions and Answers Do you have any questions on the Unit 9 project? Any questions/concerns?

Unit 9 Project For this project, you will imagine that you are working in an early childhood program. Your childcare director is impressed with the enthusiasm and knowledge that you have been displaying since you returned to college, and he has asked you to present a brief overview to your colleagues of what you have been learning.

Unit 9 Project (Continuation..) You have your choice of the following: Prepare a 12-slide PowerPoint (PPT) presentation, using the notes feature for the oral part of the presentation. The note section for each slide must contain a minimum of 3 sentences. Prepare a 2-sided newsletter/brochure. You should have 2-3 columns on each side using 12 pt. Times New Roman font, with a minimum of words.

Unit 9 Project (Cont…) Record a 5-8 minute video using a minimum of words and post the video to YouTube or the video website you are most comfortable with. For this option, you will provide a link to your video and your notes. Write a minimum 3-page essay. The essay should be double spaced, using 12 pt. Times New Roman font and should include a title page and reference page (not included in the 3-page requirement).

Unit 9 Project ( Cont….) Share with your colleagues the most important things that you learned this term. Highlight at least one item from each unit of the course. In your submission, you will: provide a short summary of the learning activity that you have highlighted for each unit. discuss how your learning is relevant to your career goals. share examples of the relevance of your learning to a career in the field of child development. follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation).

References Follari, L. M., (2007). Foundations and Best Practices in Early Childhood Education. Prentice Hall. Please include a reference page at the end of your Power Point or paper for unit 9’s project. Thank you!

Thank you! Thank you for joining me! It has been a pleasure share with you this term! If you need anything… me!

References Follari, L. (2010). Foundations and best practices in early childhood education: History, theories, and approaches to learning. Boston: Pearson.