Recruitment Presentation

BECOMING A WHOLE TEACHER 3

Becoming A Whole Teacher

· Column 1: Choose eight tips from the “Tips for Teachers” provided in figure 1.1, page 9 of your course text. The tips you choose should hold meaning to you and in your work with children.

1. A consistent and well-planned routines

2. Guaranteeing that each child’s is healthy and safe so they can have perfect nutrition and plenty opportunity for the physical exercise.

3. Having children expressed their creativity with expression and play

4. Being aware of the early intervention steps that are to be taken when necessary

5. Evolving yourself with a warm and caring relationship with the child/feeling loved

6. Respect the pace of each child and development style (Weissman & Hendrick, 2014, p.9)

7. Surround the children with language so that they know that you value them

8. Allowing children explore free play

· Column 2: Reflect on ways in which you can uphold the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct (Links to an external site.) for each teaching tip. You are required to reference and cite from the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct for each section of this column.

 

1. Assess information to support and comprehend children’s development combined with learning (NAEYC, 2011).

2. I-1.3-To recognize and respect the unique qualities, abilities and potential of each child (NAEYC, 2011, P.2).

3. P-1.5- We shall use appropriate assessment systems which include multiple sources of information, to provide information on children’s learning and development (NAEYC, 2011, P.3).

4. Maintaining and creating health and safety settings for the children

5. I-1.2- To base program practices upon current knowledge and research in the field of early childhood education, child development, and related disciplines, as well as on particular knowledge of each child NAETC, 2011, P.2).

6. I-1.6- Using instruments applied in assessments combined with the strategies that are appropriate for the children (NAEYC, 2011, P.2).

7. I-1.10- To ensure that each child’s culture, language, ethnicity, and family structure are recognized and valued in the program (NAEYC, 2011, P.2) Provision of children with experiences in languages that they have perfect knowledge on.

8. I-4.4- To work to ensure the appropriate assessment systems, which include multiple sources of information, are used for purposes that benefit children (NAEYC, 2011, P.6).

· Column 3: Explain specific strategies you can utilize to incorporate social justice into each of the teaching tips you chose in the first column. To help you organize your thoughts for this column, review the article, “Embracing a Vision of Social Justice in Early Childhood Education (Links to an external site.).”

1. Making sure the rules are being followed

2. Allowing children to be able to take in data and demonstrate critical thinking skills

3. Every child is different in his/her on way

4. Respect the dignity, worth and uniqueness each child

5. Teacher-parent conferences on a regular basis such as email or phone calls

6. Understand and support children’s development and learning skills

7. Creation of the curriculum and the lesson plan

8. Understanding each child hobbies and interest at play

· Column 4: Organize the five suggested priorities from Chapter 16 of the course text with each of the teaching tips you chose that they correlate with. Note that some priorities will fit into more than one category.

Priority 1: Practice International Teaching

1. Allowing children to explore free play

2. Evolving yourself with a warm and caring relationship with every child

3. Respect the pace of each child and development style (Weissman & Hendrick, 2014, P.9)

4. Having children express their creativity with expression and play

Priority 2: Incorporate DAP

1. Respect each child’s pace and development style

2. Guaranteeing that each child is healthy and safe so they can have perfect nutrition and plenty opportunity for the physical exercise.

3. Being aware of the early intervention steps that are to be taken when necessary

4. Surround the children with language so that they know that you value them

Priority 3: Develop an Integrated curriculum

1. Guaranteeing that each child is healthy and safe so they can have perfect nutrition and plenty opportunity for the physical exercise.

2. A consistent and well-planned routines

3. Surround the children with language so that they know that you value them

4. Encouragement of active learning

Priority 4: Find ways to Encourage child Centered Active Learning

1. Being aware of the early intervention steps that are to be taken when necessary

2. Guaranteeing that each child is healthy and safe so they can have perfect nutrition and plenty opportunity for the physical exercise.

3. A consistent and well-planned routines

4. Respect the pace of each child and development style (Weissman & Hendrick, 2014, P.9)

5. Understand and support children’s development and learning skills

6. Evolving yourself with a warm and caring relationship with the children/feeling loved

Priority 5: Focus on Teaching Happiness and Joy

1. Respect the pace of each child and development style (Weissman & Hendrick, 2014, P.9)

2. Evolving yourself with a warm and caring relationship with the children/feeling loved

3. Being aware of the early intervention steps that are to be taken when necessary

4. A consistent and well-planned routines

I will use the matrix to develop my philosophy of education statement by using learning it and applying it to my everyday teachings. The philosophy of education will be a tool that will allow me to understand the class well and adopt the appropriate methods and strategy to my job that is an aspect of me. In this case, ensuring that social justice is promoted throughout the process is an important aspect that cannot be ignored in this case. The practice leads to teaching the children important moral practices that are important for the early childhood development (Martin-Kniep & Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, 2016). Understanding the philosophy of education will also help me with the children development and learning skills. Therefore, I mentioned thoughts in the matrix gives a clear direction in the creation of a teaching philosophy.

Reference

Weissman, P., & Hendrick, J. (2014). The whole child: Developmental education for the early years (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River: New Jersey.

Martin-Kniep, G. O., & Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA. (2016). Becoming a Better Teacher: Eight Innovations That Work. Place of publication not identified: Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse.

National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2011). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/image/public_policy/Ethics%20Position%20Statement2011_09202013update.pdf