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InstructionsBefore submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.RubricAccess the following to complete this Assessment:Interview GuideLearning Experience Plan TemplateCurriculum PlanningIdentify a preschool setting that provides educational programs for 3- and 4-year-olds. Arrange to visit and interview a teacher and to observe in his or her classroom for at least two hours. Use the “Interview Guide” document to inform your questions during your scheduled interview.Keeping in mind all you have learned about the context of the preschool program and the standards that inform its curriculum, plan three learning experiences around a central theme chosen in collaboration with the teacher you interview. Use the template provided in the “Learning Experience Plan Template” document.Taken together, the learning experiences must include all content areas addressed in the Rubric (literacy; math, science, and technology; health; and the arts) and must address all domains of development (cognitive, social, emotional, and physical). Remember that, because your learning experiences are designed around an integrated theme, multiple content areas and domains of development will be represented within each learning experience.Write a 7- to 10-page narrative analysis of your Learning Experiences Plan that includes a brief description of the central theme and explanations of the following:How the learning experiences, taken as a whole, reflect at least three indicators of effective curriculumHow the learning experiences reflect appropriate learning standards and the goals identified by the early childhood teacher you interviewedHow knowledge of the children and families informed the learning experiencesHow the learning experiences promote language and literacyHow the learning experiences promote math, science, and technology learningHow the learning experiences promote learning in the artsHow the learning experiences promote social, emotional, and physical developmentHow the assessment strategies used in the learning experiences informed your understanding of children’s learning and developmentHow play is incorporated into your learning experiences and why this is a vital component of the early childhood curriculumHow the learning experiences you planned can be differentiated to meet the needs of individual children, including those with exceptionalities (Note: Include a description of at least two strategies.)How you collaborated to develop the learning experiences, including:An explanation of the value of collaborating in the curriculum planning processA description of any challenges you experiencedAn example of ways you compromised, demonstrated respect, and/or shared responsibility to develop the learning experiencesNote: Include the three “Learning Experience Plan Template” documents as an Appendix to your Learning Experiences Plan. ep002_rubric.pdf ep002_assessment__interview_guide__1_.doc ep002_assessment_learning_experience_plan_template__1_.doc Unformatted Attachment Preview EP002: Plans Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum Plan developmentally appropriate curriculum in alignment with professional standards. Assessment Rubric 0 1 2 3 Not Present Needs Improvement Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations Sub-Competency 1: Analyze how indicators of effective curriculum and learning standards inform the development of effective early childhood curriculum. Learning Objective Response is incoherent or Response vaguely or Response clearly and Demonstrates the same 1.1: missing. partially explains how logically explains how at level of achievement as Explain how indicators indicators are reflected in least three indicators are “2,” plus the following: of effective curriculum the learning experiences. reflected in the learning are reflected in the experiences. Response clearly and early childhood logically explains how curriculum. Response is supported by a more than three indicators variety of relevant are reflected in the examples from the learning experiences. learning experiences and the indicators of effective curriculum. Learning Objective Explanation is incoherent Response vaguely or Response clearly and Demonstrates the same 1.2: or missing. partially explains how logically explains how level of achievement as Explain how learning learning standards inform learning standards and “2,” plus the following: standards inform the the planning of effective curricular goals inform the planning of effective and developmentally planning of effective and Response synthesizes and developmentally appropriate curriculum. developmentally information from the appropriate appropriate curriculum. teacher interview and curriculum. Response is supported by a learning standards to variety of relevant inform the development of examples from the teacher the learning experiences. interview and relevant learning standards. Learning Objective Response is incoherent or Explanation is vague. Response clearly and Demonstrates the same 1.3: missing. logically explains how level of achievement as ©2014 Walden University 1 0 Not Present Explain how knowledge of children and families informs effective curriculum. 1 Needs Improvement 2 Meets Expectations knowledge of children and families informed the development of the learning experiences. Response is supported by logical connections to the professional knowledge Response is supported by a base. variety of relevant examples from the learning experiences and the interview with the early childhood teacher. Sub-Competency 2: Analyze learning experiences designed to promote learning in all content areas. Learning Objective Explanation is incoherent Response vaguely or Response clearly and 2.1: or missing. partially explains how the logically explains how the Explain how planned learning experiences learning experiences learning experiences promote language and promote language and promote language and literacy. literacy. literacy as part of an Response is supported by a effective early variety of relevant childhood curriculum. examples from the learning experiences and logical connections to the professional knowledge base. Learning Objective Explanation is incoherent Response vaguely or Response clearly and 2.2: or missing. partially explains how the logically explains how the Explain how planned learning experiences planned learning learning experiences promote math, science, experiences promote promote math, and technology learning math, science, and science, and development. technology learning. technology learning as Response is supported by a ©2014 Walden University 3 Exceeds Expectations “2,” plus the following: Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following: Response includes a compelling rationale for the learning experiences for the specific classroom context. Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following: Response includes a compelling rationale for the learning experiences 2 0 Not Present 1 Needs Improvement part of an effective early childhood curriculum. Learning Objective 2.3: Explain how planned learning experiences promote learning in the arts as part of an effective early childhood curriculum. 3 Exceeds Expectations for the specific classroom context. Response clearly and Demonstrates the same logically explains how the level of achievement as planned learning “2,” plus the following: experiences promote learning in the arts. Response includes a Response is supported by a compelling rationale for variety of relevant the learning experiences examples from the for the specific classroom learning experience plans context. and logical connections to the professional knowledge base. Sub-Competency 3: Analyze learning experiences designed to promote development across developmental domains. Learning Objective Explanation is incoherent Response vaguely or Response clearly and Demonstrates the same 3.1: or missing. partially explains how the logically explains how the level of achievement as Explain how planned planned learning planned learning “2,” plus the following: learning experiences experiences promote experiences promote promote social, social, emotional, and social, emotional, and Response includes a emotional, and physical development. physical development. compelling rationale for physical development Response is supported by a the learning experiences as part of an effective variety of relevant for the specific classroom early childhood examples from the context. curriculum. learning experience plans and logical connections to the professional ©2014 Walden University Explanation is incoherent or missing. 2 Meets Expectations variety of relevant examples from the learning experience plans and logical connections to the professional knowledge base. Response vaguely or partially explains how the planned learning experiences promote learning in the arts. 3 0 Not Present 1 Needs Improvement Sub-Competency 4: Analyze effective assessment strategies. Learning Objective Description is incoherent Response vaguely or 4.1: or missing. partially describes how Describe how assessment strategies used assessment strategies in the learning experiences inform the early inform an understanding childhood of children’s learning and professional’s development. understanding of children’s learning and development. 2 Meets Expectations knowledge base. Response clearly and logically describes how assessment strategies used in the learning experiences inform an understanding of children’s learning and development. 3 Exceeds Expectations Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following: Response includes a compelling rationale for the use of specific assessment strategies Response is supported by a within the classroom variety of relevant context. examples from the learning experience plans and logical connections to the professional knowledge base. Sub-Competency 5: Analyze the vital role of play in promoting childrens learning and development as part of an effective early childhood curriculum. Learning Objective Explanation is incoherent Response vaguely or Response clearly and Demonstrates the same 5.1: or missing. partially explains how the logically explains how the level of achievement as Explain how play is planned learning planned learning “2,” plus the following: incorporated in experiences incorporate experiences incorporate learning experiences as play. play and why play is a vital Response includes a part of an effective component of a compelling rationale for early childhood developmentally the use of play to support curriculum. appropriate curriculum. the curricular goals in the Response is supported by a specific classroom context. variety of relevant examples from the learning experience plans and logical connections to ©2014 Walden University 4 0 Not Present 1 Needs Improvement 2 3 Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations the professional knowledge base. Sub-Competency 6: Analyze methods for differentiating learning experiences to meet the needs of individual children. Learning Objective Explanation is incoherent Response vaguely or Response clearly and Demonstrates the same 6.1: or missing. partially describes logically describes at least level of achievement as Describe strategies strategies used to two strategies used to “2,” plus the following: used to differentiate differentiate learning differentiate learning learning experiences to experiences to meet the experiences to meet the Response clearly and meet the needs of needs of individual needs of individual logically describes more individual children. children. children. than two strategies used to differentiate learning Response is supported by a experiences to meet the variety of relevant needs of individual examples from the children. learning experience plans and is supported by logical connections to the knowledge base. PS001: Written Communication: Demonstrate graduate-level writing skills. Learning Objective PS 1.1: Use proper grammar, spelling, and mechanics. Multiple major and minor errors in grammar, spelling, and/or mechanics are highly distracting and seriously impact readability. Multiple minor errors in grammar, spelling, and/or mechanics are distracting and negatively impact readability. Learning Objective PS 1.2: Organize writing to enhance clarity. Writing is poorly organized and incoherent. Introductions, transitions, and conclusions are Writing is loosely organized. Limited use of introductions, transitions, and conclusions provides ©2014 Walden University Writing reflects competent use of standard edited American English. Errors in grammar, spelling, and/or mechanics do not negatively impact readability. Writing is generally wellorganized. Introductions, transitions, and conclusions provide Grammar, spelling, and mechanics reflect a high level of accuracy in standard American English and enhance readability. Writing is consistently well-organized. Introductions, transitions, and conclusions are used 5 0 Not Present missing or inappropriate. 1 Needs Improvement partial continuity. Learning Objective PS 1.3: Support writing with appropriate resources. Writing does not integrate appropriate resources and content in support of ideas and argument. Writing loosely integrates some appropriate resources and content in support of ideas and argument. Learning Objective PS 1.4: Apply APA style to written work. APA conventions are not applied. APA conventions for attribution of sources, structure, formatting, etc. are applied inconsistently. Learning Objective PS 1.5: Use appropriate vocabulary and tone for the audience and purpose. Vocabulary and tone are inappropriate and negatively impact clarity of concepts to be conveyed. Vocabulary and tone have limited relevance to the audience. 2 Meets Expectations continuity and a logical progression of ideas. Writing sufficiently integrates appropriate resources (which may include peer-reviewed resources) and content in support of ideas and argument. APA conventions for attribution of sources, structure, formatting, etc. are generally applied correctly in most instances. Sources are generally cited appropriately and accurately. Vocabulary and tone are generally appropriate for the audience and support communication of key concepts. 3 Exceeds Expectations effectively to enhance clarity, cohesion, and flow. Writing effectively integrates appropriate resources (which may include peer-reviewed resources) and content to support and expand upon ideas and arguments. APA conventions for attribution of sources, structure, formatting, etc. are applied correctly and consistently throughout the paper. Sources are consistently cited appropriately and accurately. Vocabulary and tone are consistently tailored to the audience and effectively and directly support communication of key concepts. PS004: Collaboration: Use collaborative skills and tools to work effectively with diverse stakeholders to achieve a common goal. Learning Objective PS 4.1: Explain how compromise, mutual respect, and shared responsibility help ©2014 Walden University Explanation is missing. Response includes an explanation of how compromise, mutual respect, and shared responsibility help diverse stakeholders achieve a Response includes a clear and complete explanation of how compromise, mutual respect, and shared responsibility help diverse stakeholders Response includes a cohesive analysis with examples explaining how compromise, mutual respect, and shared responsibility help diverse 6 0 Not Present diverse stakeholders achieve a common goal. Learning Objective PS 4.2: Apply collaboration skills to create workable solutions to complex problems. ©2014 Walden University Application is missing. 1 Needs Improvement common goal, however, the explanation is unclear or incomplete. Response applies irrelevant collaboration skills or the collaboration results in inappropriate or unrealistic solutions. 2 Meets Expectations achieve a common goal. 3 Exceeds Expectations stakeholders achieve a common goal. Response generally applies relevant and appropriate collaboration skills to create workable solutions to complex problems. Response comprehensively applies appropriate collaboration skills to create workable solutions to complex problems. 7 Interview Guide Ideally, curriculum planning is a collaborative process. For this Work Product, you will interview a teacher to learn more about his or her curricular goals and find out how you can collaborate with one another to achieve those goals. If you are currently working as an early childhood teacher, collaborate with a colleague in your setting to complete this Assessment. Share the list of Indicators of Effective Curriculum (Bredekamp, p. 316) with the teacher in the preschool setting you have chosen. Ask him or her to share information about their curriculum design process, including: • • • • • • • • Examples of how their curriculum reflects the Indicators of Effective Curriculum Any standards that guide their curriculum and why these are important An explanation of specific curricular goals for the children in the classroom across content areas and developmental domains Information related to cultural and linguistic characteristics of the children, family, and community, as well as socioeconomic background, family structures, and children with exceptionalities who may attend the school Examples of how knowledge of the children, families, and community helps to inform certain indicators and provides a context for learning Examples of how learning experiences are differentiated to meet the needs of individual children The teacher’s perspectives on collaboration in curriculum development How you and the teacher can collaborate to design effective learning experiences for the children in the classroom Reference: Bredekamp, S. (2014). Effective practices in early childhood education: Building a foundation (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ©2014 Walden University 1 Learning Experience Plan Template Foundations of Lesson Plan Content Areas and Developmental Domains Identify the content area(s) and developmental domain(s) you will address in this learning experience. 1–2 paragraphs State/District/Professional Standards Identify one early learning standard that informed your planning of this learning experience. 1–2 sentences Learning Goals Briefly describe your goal(s) or desired outcome(s) of the learning experience. 1 paragraph Materials/Technology/Equipment/Resources List texts, websites, writing/art supplies, props/artifacts, assistive technology, computer software, Internet resources, audio/visual media, and other tools and materials needed for this experience. Length will vary. Lesson Sequence Align all activities with the standard(s), goal(s), and context. Introduction/Anticipatory Set Describe initial teacher-and-child activities that establish a warm connection and capture children’s attention. Answer the following: • • How will you build a sense of relationship and connection with children during the introduction? How will you relate the lesson to children’s interests, prior knowledge, and families/communities? 2–3 paragraphs Building/Applying Knowledge and Skills Describe specifically, and in a step-by-step fashion, what you and the children will do in all activities and transitions that are part of this learning experience. Make sure each activity is meaningful and supports your goal(s). Be sure to consider specific content areas and developmental domains that are relevant to the learning experience. ©2014 Walden University 1 For each activity, explain how the activity might be differentiated to meet the needs of individual children, including children with exceptionalities. Give specific examples related to particular children in the classroom that you observed. 3–5 paragraphs Assessment Assessment is the process by which early childhood professionals gain understanding of children’s development and learning. Describe strategies you will use to assess children’s learning. Consider how you will: • • Utilize and document observation to assess children’s learning. Make sure all assessments are aligned with your goal(s) for the lesson. 2–3 paragraphs Closure Learning Activities: Closure is the conclusion of your learning experience. It is a time to wrap up the experience by summarizing, reviewing, and/or reflecting on the learning that has taken place. Describe all activities and strategies you will use in the closure of your learning activity. 1–2 paragraphs ©2014 Walden University 2 ... Purchase answer to see full attachment