Ethical Perspectives and the Early Childhood Professional (200-250)
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unit_9_db.docxUnit 9 DB – Step-by-Step Instructions / APA Info -- Please Read BEFORE Responding -- Thanks! :o)
CE320 – Unit 9 DB – Step-by-Step Instructions / APA Info
THERE ARE TWO (2) SEPARATE COMPONENTS TO THE UNIT 9 DISCUSSION. PLEASE BE CAREFUL!! Part 1: Describe a care-as-worry scenario that you may experience in the parents that release the care of their child to you. Provide information in your scenario that describes how you will alleviate the parents worry through strategies that promote home to school connections. Please use references from you research.
What does this mean? What should I do?
1. Complete all of the unit readings (textbook plus two library articles).
2. Using information from your readings, present a scenario (SCENE = dialogue) in which parents are reluctant to release their child’s care to you as an EC provider. (HINT HINT: Think first day of preschool or kindergarten!)
3. Explain to your parents how you will maintain ongoing communication with them regarding their child and his/her progress and any concerns that might arise. Include all the ways they may contact you and the various strategies you will use to communicate with them.
4. Use information from the unit readings to support your explanations. (See Unit 9 References below)
Part 2: Compose your own ethical statement concerning the communication between the school and home.
What does this mean? What should I do?
1. Review Chapter 14 of your textbook.
2. An ethics statement is one “that sets clear expectations and principles to guide practice and inspire professional excellence” (New York State Education Department [NYSED], 2011).
3. Create your own ethical statement for your future program/classroom that will guide your school-to-home communication practices.
4. Use information from the unit readings to support your statements. (See Unit 9 References below)
EXAMPLES of ethics statements (NOT focused on communication): [Click to open]
NYSED Code of Ethics NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct Student Parent Teacher Contract Weekly Requirements for EVERY DB:
After you have completed the reading, and without reviewing your classmates’ responses, post your initial response to the discussion.
Your post should be at least 200 – 250 words in length (not including a repetition of the questions) and should extend the discussion of the group supported by your course materials and/or other appropriate resources (i.e., in-text citations as illustrated by the Prof. each week, see below).
After you have submitted your initial post, take time to review your classmates’ responses and to respond specifically and substantially to at least two of them. Refer to the Discussion Rubric in your Syllabus (as well as your gradebook feedback from previous units) for specific grading explanation.
References
Manen, M. (2000). Moral Language and Pedagogical Experience. Journal of Curriculum Studies,
32(2), 315–327.
Otto, B. (2014). Language Development in Early Childhood Education (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
Zeece, P., & Wallace, B. (2009). Books and Good Stuff: A Strategy for Building School to Home Literacy Connections. Early Childhood Education Journal, 37(1), 35–42.
In-text Citations as follows: (Manen, 2000) Direct quotations: “Yada yada yada” (Manen, 2000, p. 320). (Otto, 2014) Direct quotations: “That’s what I said” (Otto, 2014, p. 104). (Zeece & Wallace, 2009) Direct quotations: “Blah blah blah” (Zeece & Wallace, 2009, p. 40).
Ethics Statement Examples / Info (SHOULD NOT BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE):
References
Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy. (2015). Student, Parent, Teacher Contract. Retrieved from
http://www.mhrca-nyc.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_1173273/File/Documents/Sturgeon/student%20parent%20teacher%20contract.pdf
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
New York State Education Department. (2015). New York State Code of Ethics for Educators. Retrieved from http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/codeofethics.html#statement
