INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

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INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

• IECE-12. Students will demonstrate professional
  development planning.

IECE-2. Students will analyze career paths within
the early childhood education field.
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• IECE-12 Students will demonstrate professional
  development planning.
• Develop a personal philosophy of early childhood
  education teaching.
• Develop personal teaching goals.
• Develop a professional portfolio containing at
  least the following
• student picture identification
• resume
• teaching goals
• letters of recommendation
• list of early childhood program standards
  mastered
• copies of and certification/cards pertaining to
  child care eligibility
• samples of student-developed teaching materials
• Develop criteria and evaluate student portfolios
  using national and student developed criteria.
• EDU-IECE-2. Students will analyze career paths
  within the early childhood
• education field.
• a. Describe career opportunities in early
  childhood care and education.
• b. Determine the roles and functions of
  individuals engaged in the early childhood field.
• c. Explore opportunities for employment and
  entrepreneurial endeavors.
• d. Identify personal characteristics and
  qualities required of an early childhood
  educator.
• e. Define terms used in the early childhood
  education field.

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ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

• Enduring Understandings
• Students will describe career opportunities in
  Early Childhood Education
• Students will apply qualities and requirements to
  obtain employment in the field of Early Childhood
  Education
• Students will recognize professional
  organizations that support Early Childhood
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• Essential Questions
• What employment opportunities are available in
  the early childhood field?
• What characteristics and qualities are important
  in these positions?
• What organizations will support individuals in
  the field?
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KNOWLEDGE SKILLS

• Knowledge from this Unit
• Vocabulary Terms
• Employment positions, availability, salaries,
  required education/training, desirable
  qualities/traits
• Supportive professional organizations
• Skills from this Unit
• Compare and contrast employment opportunities
• Identify supportive services from a variety of
  professional organizations
• Analyze career matches with personal
  characteristics

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OPENING- BELL RINGER

• Answer the following
• ARTICLE DAY
• (Every Friday!!!)
• Read the article provided. Document the
  following Title/ Author/Todays Date
• Respond with the following
• 3 Things you learned
• 2 Things you found interesting
• 1 Question you still have

HEADING YOUR PAPER Top Left Course/Period Assignm
ent Top Right Name Date
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Sourcebook Notes
WORK PERIOD

• Define vocabulary terms
• Answer the following questions
• List four reasons to teach.
• What qualities do you need to teach? List all
  six.
• List the eight guidelines for teaching.
• What are the top three methods that increase a
  childs learning potential? By what percentages?
• How do you help a child discover learning for
  themselves?
• Describe the 5 Es of what an educator does?

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VOCABULARY TERMS

• Portfolio
• Professional
• Philosophy
• Goal
• Early Childhood
• Prekindergarten (Pre K)

IECE-12. Students will demonstrate professional
development planning.
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VOCABULARY TERMS

• Portfolio-A collection of materials that shows a
  persons abilities, accomplishments, and progress
  over time.
• Professional- A person who is expert at his or
  her work
• Philosophy- A system of principles for guidance
  in practical affairs.
• Goal- The result or achievement toward
  which effort is directed aim end.
• Early Childhood Covers the period from birth to
  nine years of age (Pre-K through 4th grade)
• Prekindergarten (Pre K)full range of early
  childhood programs- school-based programs for
  three and four year olds, preschool, child care,
  Head Start, and home-based child care.

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ECE VOCABULARY
IECE-2. Students will analyze career paths within
the early childhood education field.

• Self-assessment
• Values
• Professional priorities
• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Networking Letter
• Hidden Job Market
• Networking
• Philosophy

• Teaching Portfolio
• Attitude
• Confidentiality
• Role
• Role Strain
• Abilities
• Professionalism
• NAEYC

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SPEAKING THE LANGUAGEECE TERMINOLOGY

• Self-assessment- process of examining your
  interests, abilities, values, and professional
  priorities
• Values- beliefs, feelings, and ideas about what
  is important
• Professional priorities- global aspects of work
  that are important to a persons satisfaction.
• Resume- A brief summary of your qualifications,
  skills, and experience
• Cover Letter- a letter of introduction that
  usually accompanies a resume
• Networking Letter- informs others that you are
  available for employment
• Hidden Job Market- jobs advertised
  informally though personal contacts
• Networking- building relationships with
  people who can help you

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SPEAKING THE LANGUAGEECE TERMINOLOGY

• Teaching Portfolio- professional snapshot of
  your efforts, progress, and achievements
• Attitude- Outlook on life
• Confidentiality- Keeping sensitive personal
  information private
• Role - set of responsibilities that accompanies a
  position you hold in life
• Role Strain- a type of stress created by being
  unable to successfully balance multiple roles
• Abilities- aptitude tests and skills assessments
• Professionalism- The positive behaviors and
  appearance exhibited by an individual who is
  committed
• Philosophy-A set of ideas or beliefs relating to
  a particular field or activity
• NAEYC- The National Association for the Education
  of Young Children (NAEYC) is the largest
  nonprofit association in the United States
  representing early childhood education teachers,
  experts, and advocates in center-based and family
  day care

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HOW TO TEACH CHILDREN

• Tie a shoe (shoe string)
• How to write in cursive (pencil)
• How to add with pennies (penny)
• How to snap your finger
• How to draw shapes (block)

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WHY I TEACH By Sara Pralle

• Sometimes I lie awake at night and wonder why I
  teach.
• Why I come to school each day concerned with who
  I reach.
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• When I see a hurting child I always worry Why?
• Joe is sick and Tom is hurt, Jills boyfriend
  made her cry.
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• Why should I care at 4 oclock what happens to
  these kids?
• Im paid to teach not get involved! Love them?
  God Forbid!!!
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• Sometimes I lie awake at night and wonder why I
  teach.
• The answer lies, so deep inside
• Theres always one I reach.

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WHY TEACH?

• Child care least paid, least respected. Don't
• choose this work be chosen.
• Your life purpose needs to run through your veins
  and you need to know this is the purpose for your
  life.

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WHY TEACH?
Because you like it. It is fun. To make a
difference in children's lives, to see
progress. To help a child grow in self esteem
and make good experiences happen.
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WHY TEACH?
You can enrich lives of families you serve
Help them with their parenting skills. Feeling
at ease about their children while at work. Help
the child feel unity between school and home.
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What qualities do you need? Must be flexible
Sense of humor Energy Patience Character
Maturity in order to guide the children
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Characteristics of a Successful Teacher

• Has a positive attitude and a sense of humor
• Is fond of children
• Relates easily and spontaneously to others
• Is patient, confident, and caring
• Is creative and resourceful
• Is dependable and reliable
• Is a keen observer
• Solves problems well and makes sound decisions
• Is flexible and adapts well to the requirements
  of others
• Is compassionate, accepting childrens strong
  emotions such as anger, love, and wonder
• Enjoys challenges and is willing and able to grow
• Takes initiative in the classroom
• Has knowledge in assessment, curriculum, child
  growth and development, and child guidance
• Keeps abreast of changes in the field by reading,
  attending conferences, seminars, and courses
• Desires continuous learning
• Becomes an active member of professional
  organizations
• Can juggle many activities
  at once
• Feels rewarded by even
  minimal progress
• Communicates and resolves
  conflicts well

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Increased need for preschool and after school
programs. 75 of mothers with children under 3
years work. Confront the problem of low wages
and benefits. Parents get what they pay for
(low fees low wages) Government industry
help needed.
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Educate the public on benefits of quality care.
Improve quality of programs. Licensing and
accreditation Low standards Resist pressure
to push children. Children who are introduced
to flash cards, work paper and reading by 3 learn
to hate school. There is a lot of parent pressure
to push children.
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WHO REALLY WINS?

• WINNERS Those who stick with it longer (a
  lifetime of excellence in experience, ability and
  knowledge with an enthusiasm to continue
  learning), not those who get there first
  (earliest and fastest)

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FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES CHILDREN

• It is your ethical responsibility to stand up for
  what is best for young children. Make children a
  national priority. You can't speak for your
  self. The power lies with administrator and
  legislators. Join together, persists and remain
  advocates for children your whole life.

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1915 Rules for Teachers

1. You will not marry during the term of your
   contract.
2. You are not to keep company with men.
3. You must be home between the hours of 8 p.m. and
   6 a.m.
4. You may not loiter downtown in ice cream stores.
5. You may not travel beyond the city limits unless
   you have the permission of the chairman of the
   board.
6. You may not ride in a carriage or automobile.
   with any man unless he is your father or brother.
7. You may not smoke cigarettes.
8. You may not dress in bright colors.
9. You may under no circumstances dye your hair.
10. You must wear at least two petticoats.
11. Your dresses must not be any shorter than two
    inches above the ankle.
12. To keep the school room neat and clean, you must
    sweep the floor at least once daily, scrub the
    floor at least once a week with hot soapy water,
    clean the blackboards at least once a day and
    start the fire at 7 a.m. so the room will be warm
    by 8 a.m.

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GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING

• 1. Make it fun. If your not fun, you're doing
  something wrong learning isn't happening.
• Never drill, get angry cold.
• Teach excitement and enthusiasm for learning.

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GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING

• 2. Learning should be a walk of discovery, not a
  race to the finish line.

It should be a shared experience instead of
teaching where something must be done by the
teacher. Experience it together, child has much
to offer.
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GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING

• 3. Child must be actively involved to learn.
  The object is not the story but the child's
  response to it that counts.

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GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING

• 4. Be sure the message of love get through. Be
  loving.

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GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING

• 5. Risk looking silly, loosing perfect
  discipline, and showing emotion.
• 6. Eye to eye contact. Sit so this can happen.

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GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING

• 7. Attention span 5 to 10 min. on one thing.
  Change often.
• 8. Reward accomplishments - treasure box and
  certificates

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THE LEARNING CONEBy William Glasser
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Tell me. I forget Show me. I
remember Involve me. I understand
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HOW TO HELP A CHILD DISCOVER FOR THEMSELVES

• Learning is not something we do to the child, it
  comes from within.
• A good learner
• loves learning
• eager discoverer
• wants to know

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HOW TO HELP A CHILD DISCOVER FOR THEMSELVES

• Know child inside and out.
• Focus on what the child is feeling.
• -Avoid putting adult ideas into children's heads.

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HOW TO HELP A CHILD DISCOVER FOR THEMSELVES

• Be a skillful observer
• What most attracts the child's attention?
• What action schemes is the child repeating?
• What consequences is the child producing with his
  actions?
• What does the child say as he explores and who is
  it directed at?
• How does he cope with momentary distractions?
• Does he integrate the actions of others into his
  own play?

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HOW TO HELP A CHILD DISCOVER FOR THEMSELVES

• Listen carefully to questions asked by the child.
  It contains an assumption about the world held
  by the child gives the teacher ideas for
  learning encounter.
• Play with the child and imitate, thus the child
  will imitate you.

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HOW TO HELP A CHILD DISCOVER FOR THEMSELVES

• Present novel variations on the theme.
• Change the play to expand it, unobtrusively
  introduce new ways of doing things.
• Be a source of challenge and exploration.

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What the Educator Does

• ENGAGE Create interest curiosity
• EXPLORE Encourage learner to work, act as a
  consultant.
• EXPLAIN Learners explain and justify learning.
• ELABORATE Apply expand to alternate
  explanations.
• EVALUATE Observe and assess learners and
  learners can assess their own learning.

Teacher
Student
Student
Student
Teacher
In each category, who is doing most of the work?
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What Do I Want to Do With my Life?

• If you choose a job you love, you will never need
  to work a day in your life.
• Confucious

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Develop a personal philosophy of early childhood
education teaching.

• What is the purpose of an education?
• What is the role of a teacher in education?
• What is the role of the student in education?
• What is your belief about learning?
• What is the relationship between community,
  teachers, parents, and students about learning?

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Develop personal teaching goals.

• My goal is to establish a classroom that.
• What is your vision of a classroom?
• What should it look like?
• How should it feel?
• How should students be taught?
• What procedures must be in place to create an
  orderly environment?

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WORK PERIOD PHILOSOPHY/ GOALS

• EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
• -What is the purpose of an education?
• -What is the role of a teacher in education?
• -What is the role of the student in education?
• -What is your belief about learning?
• -What is the relationship between community,
  teachers, parents, and students about learning?

• PERSONAL TEACHING GOALS
• My goal is to establish a classroom that.
• -What is your vision of a classroom?
• -What should it look like?
• -How should it feel?
• -How should students be taught?
• -What procedures must be in place to create an
  orderly environment?

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Self-AssessmentsValues

• Examining your values and professional
  priorities will help you determine whether
  working with young children will be a satisfying
  career choice for you.

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Which of the following are professional
priorities for you?

• Gaining recognition
• Earning a high salary
• Being competitive
• Working independently
• Making a contribution to society through your work

• Helping or providing service to others
• Feeling a sense of accomplishment
• Working as a team member
• Having a leadership role

• Professional priorities- global aspects of work
  that are important to a persons satisfaction.
• Professionalism- The positive behaviors and
  appearance exhibited by an individual who is
  committed

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Personal Assessments (3)

• www.gacollege411.org - Click on Career Planning
  and then Learn About Yourself- Complete the
  following at least three of the following
  assessments and paste the results on individual
  slides-label the assessment
• Interest Profiler
• Career Cluster Survey
• Basic Skills Survey
• Transferable Skills Checklist
• Work Values Sorter
• The Career Key

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Careers Opportunities

• Careers in Child Care and Early Childhood
  Education Programs
• Nannies/Au pairs
• Curriculum Specialists
• Director
• Family Child Care Providers
• Teacher (Centers, programs, schools)
• Assistant and Associate Teacher

• Business
• Designer of childrens products
• Salespeople of childrens products
• Playground designers
• Safety testers for childrens products

• Industry
• Childcare resource and referral specialists
• Consultants
• Educator (Course instructor)
• Researchers
• Specialists
• Staff trainers

• Community Service
• Childrens librarians
• Childrens art, dance, music, and sports
  instructors
• Health care pediatricians pediatric nurses,
  surgeons, or dentists
• Social Services/ Recreation directors

• Publishing and Art
• Authors, Editors, Artists, Illustrators and
  Photographers of books and magazines
• Entertainment
• Actors, Singers, Clowns, Magicians, Puppeteers
• Writers, producers, and directors for childrens
  shows, movies, or productions

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Career Portfolio Lab Time

• Want Ad- Locate a want ad that advertises a job
  in the Early Childhood Education field. This
  information will be used to develop your Resume/
  Cover Letter.
• Resume- Use information collected from your want
  ad and career research to develop your resume.
• Cover Letter- Use information collected from your
  want ad and career research to develop your
  letter. (The information should be changed to fit
  your want ad.)
• REFLECTION (What have you learned about yourself
  through this assignment based on your
  assessments and research)

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Resumes

• Its purpose is to secure an interview and/or
  inform a potential employer of your
  qualifications and experience.

• Other purposes for a resume
• Serve as your own self-inventory
• Serve as a starting point in an interview
• Helps the employer recall your experiences as
  well as the interview

Resume- A brief summary of your qualifications,
skills, and experience Cover Letter- a letter of
introduction that usually accompanies a resume
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Resume

• HELPFUL HINTS

• PREPARING A RESUME

• Have an easy-to-read format
• No errors (grammatical, spelling, typing, etc.).
  These could cripple your job search.
• Avoid gaps in employment dates (explain such gaps
  in your cover letter)
• Be honest in your resumes
• Reflect progress in a career over the years
• Will be reviewed to see if too much stress on
  education and non-job factors.

• Personal information (name, address, e-mail,
  telephone number)
• Educational background
• Employment objective
• Paid and volunteer work experience
• Professional activities
• Interests
• References

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Cover Lettera letter of introduction that is
usually included when sending a resume.

• THE BASICS

• MAIN PURPOSE

• Follow a business letter format
• Use proper grammar and punctuation
• Avoid one generic cover letter
• No one in the early childhood community is called
  Sir, Madam, or Whom It May Concern.
• Should not be a summary of your resume
• Keep it short/Reread

• To capture the employers attention and to
  request an interview
• A mistake some job applicants make is putting too
  little effort into writing the cover letter.

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Avenues for Seeking Employment

• Mail cover letters with resumes
• Placing or answering ads in the newspaper
• Career fairs and networking
• Hidden job market (jobs advertised informally
  though personal contacts)
• Internet job search
• Networking letter (informs others that you are
  available for employment)
• Networking-building relationships with people who
  can help you
• College or school placement offices
• Maintain a filing system

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THE INTERVIEW

• THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF A JOB SEARCH

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• PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW

• THE INTERVIEW

• Think positively
• Give special thought to your appearance
• Choose conservative jewelry, accessories, and
  shoes
• Have a variety of skills (dependable,
  enthusiastic, committed, work hard, learn fast,
  manage your time well, and look for extra work
  when your work is done)
• Prepare questions
• Prepare your teaching portfolio

• Arrive on time
• Be self-directed
• Use body language to show interest (make eye
  contact, smile, greet with firm handshake)
• Provide full, focused answers
• Follow the lead of the interviewer
• Do not volunteer negative information
• Sell your positive qualities

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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO YOUR EMPLOYER

• Attendance
• Punctuality
• Professional Appearance
• Positive Attitude
• Confidentiality

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WORK PERIOD- PHILOSOPHY/ GOALSPERSONAL
ASSESSMENTS

• Personal Assessments (3)
• www.gacollege411.org - Click on Career Planning
  and then Learn About Yourself- Complete the
  following at least three of the following
  assessments and paste the results on individual
  slides-label the assessment
• Interest Profiler
• Career Cluster Survey
• Basic Skills Survey
• Transferable Skills Checklist
• Work Values Sorter
• The Career Key

• EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
• -What is the purpose of an education?
• -What is the role of a teacher in education?
• -What is the role of the student in education?
• -What is your belief about learning?
• -What is the relationship between community,
  teachers, parents, and students about learning?

• PERSONAL TEACHING GOALS
• My goal is to establish a classroom that.
• -What is your vision of a classroom?
• -What should it look like?
• -How should it feel?
• -How should students be taught?
• -What procedures must be in place to create an
  orderly environment?

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Career Portfolio Lab Time

• Cover Page
• Student picture identification
• ECE Career Powerpoint
• Course/Period Early Childhood Education- Period
• Teacher- S.Woodson
• Your Name
• Educational Philosophy
• Teaching Goals
• Personal Assessments (3)
• www.gacollege411.org - Click on Career Planning
  and then Learn About Yourself- Complete three of
  the following assessments and paste the results
  on individual slides-label the assessment
• Interest Profiler
• Career Cluster Survey
• Basic Skills Survey
• Transferable Skills Checklist
• Work Values Sorter
• The Career Key
• Career Research
• What They Do
• What To Learn

DUE BY AUGUST 23, 2012