Week 2

Instructor Guidance

Assignment: MAECEL Virtual Toolbox-Tool #2 Practical Application of My Graduate Program This week you have reflected on what a professional is, what the standard of ethics are, and how the ethics will or do help you in your profession.  You also took time to think about what you, as a graduate student learned this week, what you still want to know, and what types of resources have helped you.  As you can see, self-reflection and practicing reflection as a professional is very important.  For this assignment read the article,  Fostering Reflection (Links to an external site.) . Danielson (2009) states that “Great teachers know when to make decisions quickly and when to step back and reflect” (para. 1). The weekly learning assignments in your graduate program are important and practical your future profession. The purpose of this assignment is to guide you in this reflection process in the hopes that as you progress through your program you will continue to reflect on what you learn in each course.  Below are some further tips to support your success on this assignment:    

· The PLO’s for this program are:

· PLO 1: Evaluate evidence-based theories and strategies aligned with early development and learning needs to support high quality learning environments. (NAEYC 1, 4)

· PLO 2: Assess effective communication and collaboration strategies to positively influence partnerships with community agencies and families with young children. (NAEYC 1, 2)

· PLO 3: Evaluate early childhood curricula designed to promote development and learning across all domains of development. (NAECY 2,4,5)

· PLO 4:  Evaluate effective assessment and evaluation strategies, tools, and procedures designed to improve outcomes for young children, families, and programs. (NAEYC 2,3)

· PLO 5: Design discipline-specific action research based on relevant theory and research methodology. (NAEYC 1,3,4,6)

· PLO 6: Propose ethical solutions that promote educational transformation in the field of early childhood education. (NAEYC 6)

· PLO 7: Construct a personal definition of leadership as an early childhood education professional. (NAEYC 6)

· Remember, you are summarizing each of the seven PLO’s and are stating how each one specifically aligns with the  NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation (Links to an external site.) , by directly citing the NAEYC standards.

· There are hints provided after each PLO as to which NAEYC standard it aligns with, but you need to elaborate and expand on exactly what that alignment means.

· Remember, make this presentation applicable to you and your future career by really focusing on the practicality of what you are asked to do.