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ECE 405 Entire Course ECE 405 Week 1 DQ 1 Commonly Held Beliefs and Bias ECE 405 Week 1 DQ 2 Children and Prejudice ECE 405 Week 2 DQ 1 Race Illusion vs. Reality ECE 405 Week 2 DQ 2 Cultural Differences ECE 405 Week 2 Exposure to Stereotypes ECE 405 Week 3 DQ 1 Second Language Learners Children and Prejudice. In Vivian Gussin Paley’s book, “You Can’t Say, You Can’t Play”, a hierarchy of “bosses” and “outcasts” emerges year after year in her classroom. What, in your experience with children, determines this hierarchy and how much of it is due to the development of pre- prejudicial behavior in children?

ECE 405 Week 1 DQ 2 Children and Prejudice ECE 405 Week 2 DQ 1 Race Illusion vs. Reality Children and Prejudice. In Vivian Gussin Paley’s book, “You Can’t Say, You Can’t Play”, a hierarchy of “bosses” and “outcasts” emerges year after year in her classroom. What, in your experience with children, determines this hierarchy and how much of it is due to the development of pre-prejudicial behavior in children? Provide examples and then consider why it is important to address this behavior earlier rather than later. Would Vivian Gussin’s Paley’s rule have worked in the example you provide? Why or why not? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. Race: Illusion vs. Reality. Review the seven “propositions” including the accompanying videos on “Understanding the Influence of Race” ( ntro). From these links and videos, you will learn that much of what we hold to be true about race is a social construction, which has little connection to human biology. Unfortunately this means children of different races may face stereotypes based on the way they look or speak. ntro

ECE 405 Week 2 DQ 2 Cultural Differences ECE 405 Week 2 Exposure to Stereotypes Cultural Differences. On page 64, your text offers a list of 13 childrearing patterns that differ between cultures. These can create challenges for educators when family structures and norms conflict with the assumed norms of the school. In the US, these are most often based on white, middle-class cultural assumptions. Provide an example from your own life or one in the media where these values have led to conflict or misunderstandings between the school and family. How might the educator or school have responded in a more culturally sensitive manner? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. Exposure to Stereotypes. Children are bombarded by racial, cultural and gender stereotypes both within and outside the classroom. Consider the movies, television series and products (including toys and videogames), which are marketed to young children. Submit a 2-3 page paper (not including title and reference page) arguing why you believe the movie, television series or product chosen taints children’s understanding of race, culture, gender, and the message being conveyed. Include the following in your argument:

ECE 405 Week 3 DQ 1 Second Language Learners ECE 405 Week 3 DQ 2 The Role of Families and Communities Second Language Learners. Imagine that you teach in a school where the majority of the student population is English speaking, and there is a growing a number of English language learners. You are assigned to a first-grade classroom where 60% of children speak English only and the other 40% speak mostly Spanish with varying levels of English. How will you approach and organize this classroom? What challenges do English language learners face? The Role of Families and Communities in Culturally Relevant Anti-Bias Education. Often school attempts to connect with families fail. One reason is that schools assume the role of “educator” and expect families to go out of their way to learn how they can help modify family patterns to best suit the school environment. However, a more effective way to connect to families is for teachers to go out into the communities they serve and “learn” more about those communities.

ECE 405 Week 3 The IRIS Center Module ECE 405 Week 4 DQ 1 Classroom Environments and Learning The IRIS Center Module. The IRIS Center is a national center that aims to provide high quality resources and training for educators. Go to alcycle.htm. Begin by selecting the Challenge balloon. Listen to the Case study. Then select the Initial Thoughts balloon. Focus on the question regarding the level of involvement of Maria’s parents. Continue on to the Perspectives and Resources balloon (focusing on Page 3) and finally go to the Assessment balloon alcycle.htm Classroom Environments and Learning. Both your reading in Roots and Wings and the lessons from Vivian Gussin Paley’s book demonstrate that classroom environments give children and parents strong messages in the way they are set up and decorated. Identify and describe at least two ways you can structure and design the classroom environment to enhance anti-bias education and culturally relevant learning. Provide specific examples and respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

ECE 405 Week 4 DQ 2 Multicultural Literature ECE 405 Week 4 PowerPoint Presentation Multicultural Literature. There are many different kinds of multicultural children’s books. Choose one book from the titles presented in your text. Read the book and provide a brief summary of the story. Describe how the book fosters one of the curriculum goals listed on page 162 in your text. Be specific and give examples related to the text to support your thinking. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. PowerPoint Presentation. You will create an 8-10 slide (not including the title and reference slide) presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. The presentation should provide an overview of the arguments, ideas, facts, and information students will be applying to their final paper. The information should be presented in a visually compelling manner and discuss how the information provided can be applied to the design and development of multicultural, anti-bias curriculum as future early childhood educators

ECE 405 Week 5 DQ 1 Evaluating ECE 405 Week 5 Final Paper Evaluative Multiculturalism in the Classroom. Teachers can be genuine in their efforts to deliver a culturally- relevant and anti-bias curriculum, but still fail to produce a classroom where children are fully inclusive of others and prejudice-free. What criteria will be most important to you as you evaluate your literature selections and activities in the classroom for multicultural and anti-bias? Focus of the Final Paper: This paper should be a combination of philosophies, theories, and concepts learned and how they apply to the early childhood classroom. The primary focus will be on the comprehensiveness of understanding the many components that are necessary for the preschool classroom. In a 4-6 page paper (not including the title and reference page) respond to the following situation:

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