1. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Shawna Ebbeson, M.S. Boosting quality through effective self-assessment

2. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Shawna Ebbeson, M.S. Owner/Family Educator Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Family Learning Center http://tinyurl.com/oqmza85 Shawna.Ebbeson@gmail.com Shawna is passionate about high-quality education. She has over 30 years experience in child care, including private, in-home family child care, as well as licensed center experience. Shawna is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in early childhood education. She is an early childhood consultant, online instructor, and homeschool educator. She experienced in all subject matters from birth through 9 th grades. She has created her own curriculum for early and middle childhood to best accommodate a child-centered learning experience for her students. She now uses these experiences to empower families of young children and business professionals as an Early Childhood Consultant. Shawna holds a BS in organizational communication from Kaplan University MS in early childhood studies from Walden University Graduate certificates from Walden University in Teaching adults in ECE Graduate coursework in Digital Marketing Social Media Leadership and Management Communication Doctoral Candidate in Early Childhood Education at Walden University in Meet your instructor Shawna Ebbeson

3. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Visit our Virtual Family Learning Center

4. Let’s explore… Part 1 Activity Game on! Seeing how synergy really works in the classroom Scavenger Hunt: Recognizing learning styles as means to boost quality Part 2 Critical questions a self- assessment needs to answer Let’s Talk Q&A Synergy of Standards, practice, and assessments Activity What we are going to talk about today Recap © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center

5. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center OBJECTIVES Identifying and recognizing quality that already exists in the classrooms Boost awareness of standards and practices that may hinder quality Promote deeper thinking of how self-assessments can lead to better quality Illustrate how the synergy of standards, practices, and self- assessments impact educator effectiveness Understand how learning styles influence the quality of early learning programs and effective self-assessment 5 Program Objectives

6. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Boosting quality through effective self-assessment The synergy of standards, practice, and assessment Part 1

7. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Synergy of Standards, practice, and assessment

8. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Designed to address the “achievement gap” This gap is apparent as early as 36 months 45 states have adopted the common core Standards are simply expectations of what students are expected to know and at what age/level this mastery is expected to be achieved. Agree or disagree, you must be prepared to be trained by, to implement, and to be measured by its criterion. What does this means for ECE educators and why it is so important? Standards

9. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Nearly 90% of the brain’s growth happens before age 5 Experience is the key to high- quality learning Innovation begins in our learning environments Both licensed center- and family childcare programs are preparing children for all of their life-stages Developmentally appropriate practice Practice is manifest in curriculum development and its implementation. Practice

10. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center It is better to think of assessments in terms of appraisals. Critical questions asked are purposed to measure the value of practice at achieving outcomes set by standards. Assessment

11. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Let’s recap 11 Standards are meant to give a clear guideline as to what students are expected to know and when These expectations influence the what and how higher education programs prepare aspiring teachers Practices in the classroom are based on achieving outcomes measured by these expectations Assessment is an appraisal the value of practices at achieving these outcomes

12. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Game on! Activity Standard : letter recognition Practice: alphabet bingo Assessment: replace plastic dots with DAP item (stickers, finger print, etc) Use cards with pictures and text to enhance word recognition and vocabulary

13. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Critical questions a self- assessment must answer Boosting quality through effective self-assessments Part 2

14. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Critical questions effective self- assessments answer Does the instruction or practice achieve the expected outcome? Does it surpass it? Does the practice hinder or promote the student’s progression? Is the practice developmentally appropriate? Is this practice inclusive? Does it foster innovation and creativity in the students and the teacher? Is the entire concept a bust or can it be modified to achieve the respective goal? How is the instruction for this competency applicable in the real world?

15. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Part 3: The synergy of standards, practice, and self- assessment VisualVisual (spatial): You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding. AuralAural (auditory-musical): You prefer using sound and music. VerbalVerbal (linguistic): You prefer using words, both in speech and writing. PhysicalPhysical (kinesthetic): You prefer using your body, hands and sense of touch. LogicalLogical (mathematical): You prefer using logic, reasoning and systems. SocialSocial (interpersonal): You form relationships easily and make others feel comfortable around you. SolitarySolitary (intrapersonal): You prefer to work alone and use self-study. Naturalistic Naturalistic (nature): You prefer a hands-on approach to learning Post-webinar activity: Take the Learning Styles test Let’s go! Directions TEAM UP: TEAM A: Beginning 1/3 of the attendees TEAM B: Middle 1/3 TEAM C: Ending 1/3 The teams have 1 minute to collaborate and decide how they will accomplish the following tasks: VISIT VISIT: Websites provided in the QR Code, linked to the right, or found in a web searchCOLLECT: One fact about the learning style you visited SHARE SHARE : your discoveries on the whiteboard Continue the conversation…

16. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Let’s talk. Thank you all for joining us today. I encourage you to visit the following resources.

17. © 2015, Shawna Ebbeson, Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Hands and Feet Early Childhood and Early Learning Center Boosting Quality through effective self-assessment Zero to three Prenatal to three core compentencies initiative http://www.zerotothree.org/wo/assets/docs/ztt_summit6pagebrochure_fnlrea donlynew.pdf http://www.zerotothree.org/wo/assets/docs/ztt_summit6pagebrochure_fnlrea donlynew.pdf NAEYC Common Core Standards Initiative http://www.naeyc.org/topics/common-core http://www.naeyc.org/topics/common-core Common Core State standards initiative http://www.corestandards.org/about- the-standards/frequently-asked-questions/http://www.corestandards.org/about- the-standards/frequently-asked-questions/ Why are standards so important? http://www.greatschools.org/students/academic-skills/556-why-are-standards- important.gs http://www.greatschools.org/students/academic-skills/556-why-are-standards- important.gs Bomer, R., & Maloch, B. (2011). Relating policy to research and practice: The common core standards. Language Arts, 89(1), 38-43. http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/LA/0891- sep2011/LA0891Research.pdf Main, L. F. (2012). Too much too soon? Common core math standards in the early years. Early Childhood Education Journal, 40(2), 73-77. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10643-011-0484-7#page-1 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10643-011-0484-7#page-1 E-Sources for the net generation (resources for the rest of us)