Reference no: EM134034430 , Length: Word Count:1500
The Early Childhood Professional
Assessment: Mapping and Critical Reflection
Description: In this task, you are required to critically analyse teaching in the early years, focusing on three key areas. If you require additional academic guidance, you may refer to Assignment Help.
relationships with children
partnerships with families and communities
inclusion and diversity
Instructions:
Part 1: Steps Along the Bridge: Becoming an Early Childhood Teacher
First step is to draw/paint/sketch/create a bridge.
One side of the bridge represents your past experiences, beliefs, assumptions, and early understandings of teaching. Choose a few words and/or artefacts to represent your past experiences. These words/artefacts must appear on one side of your bridge.
The other side of the bridge represents where you are going. Note your emerging teaching philosophy, professional values, and future practice as an early childhood professional on the bridge using single words and/or artefacts.
Then, once the bridge is created, you must position yourself on the bridge to show where you currently are in your professional journey. You can choose to draw a picture of you or add a photo of you on the bridge.
Your bridge should visually reflect growth, learning, challenges, and shifts in your thinking about early childhood teaching.
Part 2: The Critical Reflection
Relationships with children
Before: When I first enrolled in this course, what were my understanding/views?
Now: Is there a shift? How has my thinking changed?
What is the significance of relationships with children in early childhood teaching?
Effective strategies for future teaching practice regarding building relationships with children.
Partnerships with families and communities
Before: When I first enrolled in this course, what were my understanding/views?
Now: Is there a shift? How has my thinking changed?
What is the significance of partnerships with families and communities in early childhood teaching?
Effective strategies for future teaching practice regarding partnerships with families and communities.
Inclusion and diversity
Before: When I first enrolled in this course, what were my understanding/views?
Now: Is there a shift? How has my thinking changed?
What is the significance of inclusion and diversity in early childhood teaching?
Effective strategies for future teaching practice regarding inclusion and diversity.
Bridge creating process (2–3 images)
Word count: 1500 words References: Minimum 5 references