FLE part 1

Family Life Education (FLE) Project – Part I

HSL 3853 Child Development Practicum

Part I of the Family Life Education project is to choose your topic, develop objectives, and prepare a

map of stakeholders related to the topic in light of early childhood programs. Make sure to read all of

the materials in Module Six when completing the paper.

Submit the topic and planned method of presentation (webinar, bulletin board, etc.) to the appropriate

Dropbox by the date specified on the syllabus.

Once the topic and method of presentation are approved, complete Part I.

Submit a paper to the Part I Dropbox with the following parts:

Topic

o Describe the topic and why it was selected in two paragraphs (about 150-250 words for each

paragraph for a total of 300-500 words)

o Consider:

 What information would be helpful to families of children 2-5 years old?

 Can that info be shared and accessed in the platform you choose (e.g., electronic,

bulletin board, newsletter)?

 Is there research available on the topic?

 How might Covid impact the topic and the dissemination of information to families?

Five Objectives in list format

o For help developing objectives use the information in Module One -> Activity Planning

o Look at the final outcome of the project like an “Activity” and develop the objectives just like

you would if you were creating an Activity Plan.

Stakeholder map (see below) as a graphic file

The final step of Part I is to make visual connections representing the impact of family life education on your topic.

Think carefully about the stakeholders (i.e., those that are impacted in some manner). Think about individuals,

families, social groups, religious/spiritual bodies, public policy (i.e., regulations, funding, laws) for example.

PLEASE make sure that you follow each of the steps below in listed order and use all of the resources (i.e., videos

and links) to gather information. If you prefer to use a program other than Bubbl.us to complete your map make sure

that you can save your work as a graphic file (jpg, gif).

• Open Bubbl.us and watch the introductory video https://bubbl.us

• Create an account if you do not already have one (there is a free option; you do not have to pay to use

Bubbl.us)

• Click on this help link to become familiar with the program https://bubbl.us/help/gettingstarted and

https://bubbl.us/help/lines (allow for about 10 minutes)

• Begin building your mind map (parent bubble) labeled with the name of your topic.

• You will add “child bubbles” and “sibling bubbles” to serve as a visual map of the connections between your

issue/topic and individuals, families, and communities.

• Be specific as this will allow you to create multiple bubbles that have relationships to one another. Thinking

about your topic and objectives will help you identify information for your bubbles. Use between 20-30 bubbles

and as many connecting lines as necessary to express the information.

• Once you have completed your mind map, export it as a .jpg and save to your computer to insert into your

paper. A google search can help you find the steps for adding a jpg to your paper

(https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-pictures-3c51edf4-22e1-460a-b372-9329a8724344).