She works hard. Teacher and parents had a discussion at Parent Teacher Conference about Madison’s refusal of support. Improvement was noted on the only one test they have had since that time. Madison does much better when she has assistance. Mrs. Geis noted that Madison asks great questions.…
The Owen J Roberts School District is a school district located in northern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The Owen J Roberts School District serves students in grade Kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district's mission is to “Inspire each student for success today and greatness tomorrow.” The district inspires students of five elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.…
Goal 1: Alex will improve his academic performance. • Alex’s mother appeared tired when the QP met with the family for a session. • Alex’s mother stated, “I believe the children will attend Dillard Elementary, Dillard Middle, and Middle Creek, but I didn’t look it up I am going by what was told to me.” • Alex’s mother listened as the QP, Alex’s younger sister will be going to Yates Mill Elementary instead of Dillard Elementary. • Alex’s mother commented, “The social worker was worried about Alex’s brother going to a year around middle school because no one will be able to watch him when he tracked out.”…
I came across your advertisement for the position of Teaching Assistant at your school and wish to apply. I am a motivated, enthusiastic, and positive individual. I believe I have the necessary qualifications and experience to be a part of your teaching faculty. In addition to pursuing my Bachelor’s Degree, I also have two years of hands-on experience in a kindergarten and 2nd-grade classroom.…
The chapter describes Briana as a 4-year old girl who has a very high level of initiative and is very energetic. Briana also exhibits the qualities a good attention span. Decision making and a sense of autonomy. She displays guilt where she feels her actions are not morally correct. She is seen to be very imaginative as well.…
Scenario 1 1. Why did the school get very few parents to attend an information night, but had an overwhelming response to the art fundraiser? Reflect on the contextual issues of partnerships. 2. Discuss at least 2 components in which make a ‘good’ partnership and how these could be used by the teachers/school to improve their information nights.…
Introduction: How Children Succed p.xiii&xv In this introduction I was surprised on how they are having three year olds filling out worksheets and completing drills on letter and number recognition (Tough, 2013, p.xiii). I did notice when my son went to transitional kindergarten that what was expected from him was what a kindergarten back then would be learning. When he went to kindergarten he was expected to know more than what I remember was required before.…
Accomplishing a short term or long term goal in life can be very rewarding. It makes you feel as if you are one step closer to the ideal life you have planned for yourself. At the beginning of the ECCE 1121 Early Childhood and Education Care Practicum course at the Savannah Technical College, the class was given the assignment to identify and submit three objectives that I wanted to accomplish this term during the Practicum class. At the end of the term, we would have the task of writing a self-evaluation on how well we feel did in accomplishing these objectives.…
The observation is about the preschool program at Pasadena City College Child Development Center, located at 1324 E Green Street, Pasadena, California. The Center is funded by the state and accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The preschool program is serving children between two and half to four and half years old. During this observation, there are twenty-nine children in the classroom. There are five teachers, Ms.Kassandra, Ms.Mikki, Ms.Melissa, Ms.Katie, and Mr.Alex.…
I remember my sister Mary telling me, “I want you to take these classes so it can prepare you in the future, you have the opportunity to take these and learn what I should have learned, but we all learn from our mistakes, I just want you to make good life decisions and be proud of you.” (Salazar, Mary. Personal interview. August 2012). At first I did not know what my sister was talking about.…
Describe the purpose your daily and weekly schedules will serve. A structured daily and weekly schedule is essential for children to feel safe in their environment. A daily routine is very important in the preschool full-day program. I will follow a daily routine that is adapted to the children’s interests or needs. The length of time the children will spend during one part of our day may change from one day to the next but the pattern or order of events throughout each day are consistent and predictable.…
When working with infants, and toddlers at the Nicollet Early Childhood Center this past month has been such a rewarding and learning experience. It has opened my eyes to how important it is to demonstrate a professional role in my behavior, appearance, communication, and to understand my roles and boundaries as a helper at the center. When working with children it is important to portray an appropriate behavior. It is critical to build a relationship with the children so that they can feel comfortable around you.…
My observations were in the kindergarten classrooms at Mount Lion Elementary. During my time there I rotated to the kindergarten classes throughout the day. The teachers were Ms. Bell, Ms. Waldoky, Ms. Gullerkenson. Ms. Atkinson and Ms. Gonzales. The class I observed the least was Ms. Gonzales who had 13 students.…
Early years of childhood have widely been recognised as the most important years of learning and development. “Research have shown the importance of these years to learn and acquire new skills” (DEECD, 2010), which have assigned a great responsibility to the educators working with the young children. As an early childhood educator, I feel that it is my responsibility to provide the high quality learning environment for the young children to learn, acquire and develop social, emotional, academic and technological skills. The following paper contains my philosophy statement, which includes my values and professional knowledge in relation to children, teaching and learning in early childhood education. Connor defines philosophy as “it can be used…
As the day goes on Mrs. Meredith has numerous tasks for me to do. She asks me to make copies, file papers in children’s take home folders, and help the kids with any questions they have while Mrs. Meredith is in her small groups. The students are very eager to learn, overall she has a very positive classroom environment. Reflection…