PART 1
Purpose
The purpose of the reflective journal is for individuals to take time to reflect on their values, perceptions, and beliefs regarding the care of infants and toddlers.
Expectation
Your journal entries should be at least 1 paragraph long. You will be graded based on the depth of your responses to each question. There are no right or wrong answers, just your thoughts. I will provide feedback through questions that may ask you to dig deeper. You can resubmit these assignments.
Reflective Prompt
Why is it important to be knowledgeable about theories and theorists? How does this information help us advocate for infants and toddlers?
PART 2
Maintaining the Safety and Security of Children
You have a huge responsibility as an early education teacher because your families are entrusting you with their most precious resource: their children. You will spend a lot of time ensuring the safety and security of these children in your classroom. This brief video will provide you with a glimpse of what that responsibility looks like:
Childcare 1: Maintaining the Safety and Security of Children – BVS Training
Duration: 5 minutes, 40 seconds
Instructions
Discussion 3.1
Part A (Due by 11:59 PM by Friday 9/20)
- Watch the video above by clicking on “Play” and take notes as you view it. You may find it is helpful to turn on the closed captions (CC) feature.
- Create an initial post that is 100-250 words in length to:
- discuss three safety tips you learned from watching this video, and
- discuss how your three safety tips address the needs of the whole child by identifying which ecological systems of Bronfenbrenners Ecological Systems Theory, and
- explain which specific examples from Bronfenbrenners Ecological Systems Theoryhelped you decide what ecological system(s) is/are affected by your three safety tips. Use the information in section 2 of the (Best Start Resource Centre, 2015).
- Write your initial post using the .
- Use the free to automatically double-check your spelling, grammar, punctuation, usage, and spacing.
- Use the to maintain .
- Use at least one paraphrased in-text citation formatted in APA 7th style to support your claims.
- Include an APA-formatted Reference list for only the authors you actually named in the in-text citations. Put this Reference list at the end of your post.
- Submit your initial post by 11:59 PM (Pacific) by Friday 9/20.
Resources to help you ace this discussion post
- (Best Start Resource Centre, 2015)
