1. Class will start at the top of the hour! Please turn the volume up on your computer speakers to access the audio feature of this seminar. WELCOME TO CE101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education Unit 9 WELCOME TO CE101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education Unit 9

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3. Weekly Reminders Complete Readings Browse Web Resource Post to Discussion Boards Interact with Classmates Attend Seminar or Complete Seminar option Complete Final Project Complete Missing Assignments

4. Last Seminar for CE101 When you embark on your journey as an Early Childhood Care Professional, you need to keep many issues in mind as you apply what you have learned to your own experiences. You have explored the foundation of education and events that have shaped the field. It is your job to reflect on your knowledge and use it to become an effective professional. This unit will share the necessary principles you need to bring with you. As you move through the unit, you will create a vision of how you see yourself as an educator. You will learn the importance of creating an educational philosophy and gain some insight into how to develop one.

5. Learning Outcomes After completing this unit, you should be able to: Share principles necessary to apply to your professional experiences Explain the importance of an educational philosophy Discuss your vision of education and your role as an educator

6. Guiding Principles — Respect At the heart of teaching is a respect for working with people — children, families, colleagues, community Embrace the rich diversity of each member of your classroom community Use your resources to enhance your teaching

7. Enthusiasm Think about the qualities that made lasting impressions on you as a student — caring, energy, commitment Being genuinely interested in your work keeps it fresh for you and engaging for your children Be willing to try new things, make mistakes, and try again

8. Professionalism The field continues to evolve, grow, and positively impact countless young lives. Your role is to make a difference in children’s and families’ lives, but also to contribute to the evolution of the field as a whole.

9. Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk Through your studies you learn about foundational theories and find inspiration in various practices Being a professional is also about articulating and sharing your professionalism Use your portfolio to guide how you present yourself as a professional educator

10. Creating a Professional Portfolio The final course in your Child Development Degree program will be IS299 Capstone Course. This course will be your opportunity to reflect upon your learning and it culminates with the development of an electronic portfolio where you will showcase samples of your learning throughout this program. Therefore, you will want to carefully consider which assignments in the courses that you take may be a good example of your learning to include in your portfolio and be sure to save them in a secure place so you will be able to access them when you take the Capstone course. Save your work!!!!!

11. Possible Portfolio Contents Philosophy statement Autobiography Goals statement Photos Activities from your own classes Brochure, workshop outline Research paper Resume References Work samples Lessons with reflections Project webs, charts Stories Family resources Child study/observations

12. Deadline on Tuesday! Please turn in all discussion questions and seminar responses by Tuesday. These assignments do not usually qualify to be turned in as incomplete assignments. Please turn in any missing projects by Tuesday. Please turn in your Unit 9 Project! If you need help with this assignment, please make an appointment with me. Thanks!

13. Q and A’s Do you have any questions on the Unit 9 project?

14. References Follari, L. M., (2007). Foundations and Best Practices in Early Childhood Education. Prentice Hall. Please include a reference page at the end of your Power Point or paper for unit 9’s project. Thank you!

15. Thank you! Thank you for joining me! It has been a pleasure share with you this term! If you need anything… email me!

16. References Follari, L. (2010). Foundations and best practices in early childhood education: History, theories, and approaches to learning. Boston: Pearson. Jupiter Images Corporation, (2010). Clipart.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010 from http://www.clipart.com http://www.clipart.com