Reference no: EM133886333
Professional Practice
Assessment: Presentation
Overview - Consult a mentor teacher on their role as an administrator and leader and create a presentation.
Purpose
LO1: Reflect upon and discuss the image of the teacher as administrator and leader
LO2: Debate how administrators and leaders utilise advocacy and activism to influence the role and actions of administration;
ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE
In this assessment you will:
Find a mentor/early childhood educator in a leadership position. This could be a Room Leader, Director,2IC, Centre Manager, Area
Manager, Early Childhood Teacher or even your own lecturer/Unit Convenor here in ECE6014.
Prepare the questions you will ask. Please note the questions on this page are simply a guide. You are encouraged to change them. A
minimum of 6 questions is needed. Get professional assignment help service now!
Have a reflection conversation with your mentor. Record details/take notes and find connections from the readings and sources within the
unit. A minimum of two references and connections are needed.
Create your presentation to include the position of the person you interviewed, what you've learnt, and how it connects to your future
practice. Use the reflection questions as guide to ensure you meet the criteria in the rubric.
Create a 5 minute presentation. The presentation must include your own voice as part of the audio content. It is to be a visual
presentation. This could be a PowerPoint that you speak over.
To get started on your assessment task, please follow the instructions below;
Part A: Conversation with mentor
1 You might like to consider the following questions to ask your mentor (Please note these questions are only ideas and are not the questions you have to use)
What is your image of the teacher?
How do you see your role as an administrator in an early childhood setting?
How do you support your community?
What are all the jobs that you do as being an early childhood teacher?
What are the most important, priority areas for you?
How much time do you spend on these different areas/various tasks?
How do you prioritise your time?
How does the teacher make time to advocate for yourself (to achieve your personal philosophy, or simply to cope
Part B: Presentation
Prepare a 5 minute presentation that contains:
The position of the person you interviewed
The main points you've taken away from the reflection conversation with your mentor.
The main points that you have reflected on in terms of what you have learnt. This can include: What was
something you agreed with? What was something you disagreed with? What was something that
surprised you? What was something that really
stood out that will inspire or influence your future practices within the early childhood industry?
An explanation of how this conversation helped you to formulate your vision for your work and future practice. This must be linked to two readings/materials embedded within the unit. These must be referenced as per the APA referencing style.