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THEORY TO PRACTICE: EDUCATION AND CARE FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS
Assessment Task: Professional Philosophy and Critical Reflection
Learning Outcome 1: Understand and apply historical and contemporary theoretical perspectives of infant and toddler learning and development including contexts of infant and toddler Early Childhood Education and Care
Learning Outcome 2: Critically reflect on the philosophies of learning and teaching for infants and toddlers in early childhood settings to develop your approach to working with infants and toddlers
Learning Outcome 3: Demonstrate the ability to engage in the planning cycle that includes to observe, document, develop, implement, evaluate and reflect upon an appropriate early childhood educational program for infants and toddlers to understand children's learning
Learning Outcome 4: Critically analyse the role of the environment, teacher attributes and capabilities, and regulations in enhancing quality education and care for infants and toddlers. Get top-notch online assignment help now.
Rationale
This task allows students to reflect on theoretical perspectives and practice to develop a professional philosophy for teaching infants and toddlers. By engaging with topics such as attachment, routines, and responsive environments, students will connect research and theory to their beliefs about quality early childhood learning. Through critical reflection, students will explore how their philosophy may be translated to practice, identify potential challenges and propose strategies for overcoming them.
Task Description
Part 1 - Professional Philosophy Statement (750 words)
As an Early Childhood Teacher, you are to develop a philosophy statement outlining your beliefs and values that will inform your practice with infants and toddlers in an early childhood education and care setting.
In the development of your philosophy statement:
Select two (2) topics. The topics could include but are not limited to:
Relationships,
Attachment,
Interactions with infants and toddlers,
Image of the child,
Holistic development,
Routines and transitions,
Learning environment, and
Partnerships with families
The topics you choose should be ones that you most value, reside with you as an Early Childhood Teacher and you feel passionate about. Topics could derive from Modules 1-6 of the unit.
Clearly outline how each of your topics would look in your teaching practice with infants and toddlers.
In your statement, draw on theoretical perspectives, academic and professional sources to explain and
justify the value of your topics as they support infant and toddler learning, development and wellbeing.
You must support your philosophy with reference to:
The unit textbook: Programme planning for infants and toddlers (3rd ed),
The Early Years Learning Framework (V2.0),
The National Quality Standard, and
Relevant early childhood academic and professional sources
Part 2 - Critical Reflection (750 words)
Critically reflect on your professional philosophy statement and identify two (2) potential challenges you may face when putting your values from your philosophy into practice in an infant and toddler learning environment. You could choose to discuss a challenge for each topic of your philosophy statement, or you could choose to discuss two challenges for one topic.
For each challenge:
Clearly outline the challenge (ensure it links directly to your philosophy topic/s),
Justify why the challenge may arise, and
Describe how you plan to overcome the challenge by identifying teaching strategies informed by theory, policy and your professional values.
You must support your critical reflection with reference to:
The unit textbook: Programme planning for infants and toddlers (3rd ed),
The Early Years Learning Framework (V2.0),
The National Quality Standard, and
Relevant early childhood academic and professional sources
Referencing
APA7th referencing format is required with a minimum of 10 references.