Your goal in this part of the assignment is to document your learning through your professional experiences, directly or indirectly, as they connect to ECEC.
Submit a “Reflective Portfolio” paper, which is a collection of your most important “Ah ha” moments and charts a path for improving your practice in ECEC Administration and Leadership. Essentially, you will write a 750-1000 word paper (or equivalent in an alternate submission format) that focuses on your experiences and learning in each of the four big ideas covered in this course:
Questions to guide your writing include:
- How has your participation in the community/ in the workplace, or in this course, helped your understanding of child care administration issues in each of the Big Ideas? Give specific examples.
- What have you learned from your professional interactions as you either put into practice or observed others practice in administration or leadership?
- What is the importance of professional networking and ongoing professional development?
- Consider your strengths, interests and areas to improve. What emerging goals/strategies will you set for your future development in this field?
PLEASE INCLUDE EXAMPLES!!!!!!!!!!
BIG IDEA ONE TOPICS
Quality
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- Developmentally (& Culturally) Appropriate Practice
- Theory to Practice
- Ecological Model
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- Social Policy
- Government Roles
- Licensing
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- Home-based Settings
- Topics (2)
- Safe Environments
- Maintenance, Leases and Contracts
- Lesson 5-2b Actions for ‘Lesson 5-2b’
- Topics (2)
- Healthy Environments
- Policies and Procedures
- Web Page
- Lesson 6-2c Actions for ‘Lesson 6-2c’
- Topics (3)
- Scheduling
- Budgeting
- Program Review
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- Leadership Styles
- Professionalism
- Lesson 8: 3b Actions for ‘Lesson 8: 3b’
- Topics (2)
- Networking
- Partnering with Families
- Web Page
- Lesson 9: 3c Actions for ‘Lesson 9: 3c’
- Topics (1)
- Advocacy
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- Creating a Great Place to Work
- Human Resources
- Lesson 11: 4b Actions for ‘Lesson 11: 4b’
- Topics (3)
- Inclusive Hiring Practices
- Orientations
- Performance Reviews
- Web Page
- Lesson 12: 4c Actions for ‘Lesson 12: 4c’
- Topics (1)
- Applying the Learning
- Web Page
- BIG IDEA 4
- Web Page
- BIG IDEA 3
- Web Page
- BIG IDEA 2: