PLACEMENT #2 Orientationjhewitt/pepper...Dates to Remember April 03rd, 2017 First Day of Placement...

PLACEMENT #2

Orientation

Monday March 13th, 2017

Nafeeza Ali, RECE

Mothercraft College

AGENDA

1. Dates to Remember

2. Placement #2 Expectations

3. LO Review

4. Developmental Checklist Review

5. Pedagogical Documentation

Assignment

6. Job Interview Questions

7. CECE – Code of Ethics

8. Professionalism

Dates to Remember

April 03rd, 2017 First Day of Placement

*April 07th, 2017 ELT Training (9am – 4pm)

April 21st, 2017 Tutorial #1 (1pm – 4pm)

*May 12th, 2017 Resource Visit (9am – 11am)

Tutorial #2 (1pm – 4pm)

May 19th, 2017 Placement Packages Due

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Reminder of Key TermsPlacement Coordinator:

Nafeeza Ali

Placement Supervisor:

Mothercraft faculty supervising your placement

Site Supervisor:

The Supervisor of your Placement Site

Placement Mentor:

The designated RECE that you will be responsible for your evaluation while on placement.


Your placement is an opportunity to continue to

practice developing strong relationships

with children, family and staff. These authentic

relationships support how learning happens.

How Does Learning Happen


Second Placement Goals

The Student Should:

a) continue to refine the goals from first placement;

b) demonstrate ability to plan, implement and evaluate a variety of transition techniques which will facilitate the children’s movement from one activity/routine to another;

c) demonstrate an increasing awareness for the importance of the emotional and physical environment;

d) encourage developmentally appropriate independence in children while fostering a positive self-esteem through positive techniques of guidance; and

e) foster a pleasant daily rapport with the parents, thus improving basic communication skills.


Required Documents Reminder

1. First Aid Certificate

2. Completed Health Form

3. Criminal Reference Check

4. WHMIS Training Completion Certificate

5. Health and Safety Training Certificate

You need to present these documents to the site supervisor on your first day of placement. All originals are yours – sites may be provided with a copy.


Different centres have different practices. Some centres will ask to see ALL documents while others may only request specific documents. It is your responsibility to be prepared and bring all documents with you.


TDSB Placements:

If you are completing your 2nd placement in a Toronto District School Board FDK classroom you will be required to submit your original criminal reference check back to Mothercraft College. Nafeeza will forward the PRCs to TDSB Head office on your behalf.

Due: Friday March 17th, 2017


Second Placement To Do List

1. Student Biography

2. Personal Placement Goals

3. Learning Opportunities (X8)

4. Pedagogical Documentation

5. Developmental Checklist (2 copies - placement & portfolio)

6. Parent Interview (2 copies - class & portfolio)

7. Summary Assessment and IPP (2 copies - class & portfolio)

8. Portfolio Consent Form (portfolio)


MUSIC

SENSORY

TEACHING (cognitive domain)

Language, Art, Drama, Math, Science

OUTDOOR / GROSS MOTOR

LO Review


Learning Opportunities (x8)

- Learning Opportunities is an assignment designed to help you PRE-PLAN age-appropriate learning opportunities for the age group you are working with. You are to plan and implement 8 activities.

- Learning Opportunities are based on objective observations.


LEARNING OPPORTUNITY REPORT – PAGE 1

DATE: Friday January 06th, 2017

WHAT OBSERVATIONS HAVE YOU MADE THAT SUPPORT YOUR CHOICE OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITY? Child A and Child B were in the sandbox outside. Child A asked Child B to give him the shovel. Child B appeared to look around him but could not find the shovel. Child A pointed to where the shovel was. After a few moments of pointing and saying “there!” Child A got up and retrieved the shovel himself. – BE SPECIFIC AND OBJECTIVE

NUMBER & AGES OF CHILDREN: 2-3 children. Preschool/Kinder 3-4 yrs old

TITLE OF LO: Structure Building


Learning Opportunity – PAGE 2

WHAT DID YOU OBSERVE DURING THE LO IN REGARDS TO:

Children’s Development: Reference ELECT to describe the development of the children engaged in your activity AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE/OBSERVATION. – BE SPECIFIC

Inclusion and Diversity: HOW did the children engage/use/respond to your anti-bias from page. #1?

Play: Solitary? Parallel? Associative? Cooperative? WHY?

Learning Styles/Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic? Musical? Logical/Mathematical? Intra/Interpersonal? Bodily/Kinesthetic? Spatial? Naturalistic? WHY?


Learning Opportunity – PAGE 2 CONT’D

Evaluation:

A. Self Reflection (completed after implementation) Objectives/Skills Met? YES OR NO??

I (objective) What did you specifically do to support “Cognitive –Language”?? – REFER BACK TO PAGE 1 – BE SPECIFIC

I (skill) What did you specifically do to support “social – cooperating” –REFER BACK TO PAGE 1 – BE SPECIFIC

I (materials) What materials did you use? Same from page 1? Did you have to add or take away anything? – BE SPECIFIC

I (vocabulary) What did you “actually” say?

Critical thinking Question: Did the children’s interest lead the conversation somewhere else? If so, what did you say to support the new interest and still encourage the children to achieve the objective?


Checklist Summary Review – ExampleGeorgia exhibits an array of emergent gross motor skills. She executes multiple movements with adequate full body coordination. She is effectively able to walk with alternating feet however sometimes does not appear to look where she is going and will trip and fall. On a balance beam she appears unsteady as she walks slowly while stretching out both arms for balance. She is not yet able to walk on tip toes but can walk backwards on a flat surface. She also has the ability to pivot her body, spin around and walk in a circle with her peers while holding hands. She grasps the handle to walk up and down steep stairs and is able to do so without adult assistance. Georgia often engages in running and can make swift changes in speed. She is able to progress from one movement to the next such as spinning around, jumping, walking, then hopping around. She is able to run up to and kick a ball as well as catch a larger sized ball in her arms at close proximity (within a meter). During outdoor play she demonstrates a preference for the tricycle. She leans far forward on the bike and uses her feet to walk and drag her body weight and the bike along. Seldom she will attempt to place her feet on the pedals but does not follow through with action to pedal. When music is playing she will sometimes bop her body to the beat engaging different parts of her body and use props such as streamers to accompany her movements.


Theory and Connection - Example

John Dewey’s (1900’s) pragmatic view point to education led him to create the approach of Progressive Education. This method stresses the need to learn by doing, therefore promoting a hands-on approach to learning. He viewed both the teacher and child as teachers that learn from each other. His interdisciplinary approach allows children to gain knowledge through a wider array of pathways. This is done by allowing them to acquire knowledge in possibly unconventional, more creative ways driven by their interests. Georgia is proving to gain gross motor skills by engaging in the activities she is motivated to engage in. For example, when she is asked to perform certain physical motions such as jump like a frog, she may not do it, but instead prefers to hop like a bunny. When she engages in activities she is driven to do, she will push her limits independently. Although she sometimes stumbles and falls, she is clearly learning from her mistakes through determined repetitive attempts.


How Does Learning Happen? - DocumentationDocumentation is a tool to make children's learning visible. It can help practitioners gain greater insight into children's thinking throughout everyday experiences. It is also used to reflect children's thinking, to help them generate new ideas, learning, and discoveries. Documentation becomes pedagogical when it helps to inform our reflective practice in teaching and learning. Documentation allows us to gather, share, and discuss evidence of development and learning with parents, children and other practitioners.

- Written observations

- Language samples

- Children’s constructions

- Drawings

- Attempts at writing

- Photos

- Audio/video recordings

- Learning stories

Reference:

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/oelf/observation/documentation/index.html


Think, Feel, Act: Lessons from research about young children

Pedagogical Documentation:

Making Thinking and Learning Visible

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/document.html

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/document.html


Pedagogical Documentation

1. Creates Shared Understanding

2. Celebrates the Rights of Individual Learners

3. Recognizes Student’s Ownership of Their Learning

4. Actualizes Shared Accountability

5. Provides Voice in Learning for Everyone

Reference: Pedagogical Documentation,http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/CBS_Pedagogical.pdf

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/CBS_Pedagogical.pdf


Pedagogical Documentation Assignment

(Visual Learning Opportunity)

1. Observation (LO Pg. 1)

2. Method of Documentation (further instructions will be provided during Tutorial)

3. Tools for Documentation (media, checklists, charts, narratives, child samples etc.)

4. Reasoning for Documentation (LO Pg. 1 Objective)

5. Child’s Story (child’s perspective, descriptive notes -inquiry)

6. Child Learning and Development (LO Pg. 2)

7. Feedback (child, family, staff)

*Any pictures taken of children should not show their faces.


*BREAK*

Job Interviews


The Basics….

1. Tell me about yourself

Think through the elements important to your story, providing key details about your professional past, present and goals, especially those related to your target position. Work History, Education, what others say are your strengths, something unusual about you.

2. Strengths and Weaknesses

What are you great at? What have your mentors been calling upon you to do often, because you are great at it? What are your areas of growth? Identify things to work on and then state what you are doing to improve

(Nice place to start when you are thinking about your placement #2 personal goals)


Potential Interview Questions

1. If I were to walk into your classroom during an early literacy or math activity, what would I see?

2. You are invited to observe a child for 10 minutes and engage in a written documentation. How might you go about assessing the child’s engagement and interaction in order to gather meaningful information for a parent conference?

3. Tell us about a specific situation in which you were proactive in identifying and expanding on learning opportunities with a child with special challenges and the steps you took to ensure it was successful.


4. Tell us about a situation when you purchased or acquired child care play equipment/materials to meet the needs of a child. What safety factors did you consider?

5. Tell us about a time when you identified a safety concern in the classroom or playground - what steps did you take to solve it?

6. Tell us about a time when you adapted a program to be family and/or community centered?


CECE – Code of EthicsStandards of Practice

I. Caring and Nurturing Relationships that Support Learning

II. Developmentally Appropriate Care and Education

III. Safe, Healthy and Supportive Learning Environments

IV. Professional Knowledge and Competence

V. Professional Boundaries, Dual Relationships and Conflicts of Interest

VI. Confidentiality and Consent to the Release of Information Regarding Children and their Families

Ref: https://www.college-ece.ca/en/Employers/Professional-Standards


SOME FINAL ADVICE…

- When responding to feedback, be mindful of your body language, voice and tone

- Refrain from using cell phones or any other devices while on the floor (leave your cell phone in your bag)

- Call if you are running late

- Be mindful of your break times (ensuring that your leave on time and return on time)

- Dress appropriately

- Make sure you have indoor/outdoor shoes


You will be involved in daily routines

- You will quickly notice that there are many routines, schedules and disinfecting required

- You will be expected to participate in ALL aspects of the room

- Take initiative when you become familiar with the routines


Last but not least….

Placement sites are your potential employers and mentors are your potential future references!

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