Wk 1 - Prenatal and Newborn Development Infographic Assignment Content 1. A child’s stage of development has a huge impact on how and what they are able to learn. Therefore, teachers must be familiar with child development stages to ensure that the curriculum they design and teach is developmentally appropriate to the child. To help you better understand the development of children from birth through middle childhood, you will create several infographics representing different age groups. The first encompasses prenatal through the first year. Create a 1-page infographic that communicates the following: o o o o Stages of prenatal development Factors that may cause effects following birth Growth of a newborn through the first year Development of a newborn’s reflexes and sensory abilities Wk 2 - Summative Assessment: A Study of Child Development Assignment Content 1. Child development is extremely important for teachers to know because it enables them to determine strategies for teaching and learning. By understanding child development, a teacher can make the most appropriate decisions regarding expectations for learning and identify children who may have problems with learning. Assume you are an educational consultant hired by a philanthropist who wants to start a one-of-a-kind educational program that supports infants through early childhood with development in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social areas. Design an educational program with few budgetary constraints. You may select a community school, after-school program, summer school program, day care, sport or academic camp, club, or another educational program approved by your instructor. Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation with detailed speaker notes to submit to the philanthropist about your one-of-a-kind educational program for the following age ranges: o o Infants and Toddlers – The First 2 Years Early Childhood – Ages 2 to 6 Note: You do not need to create audio for this presentation. The detailed speaker notes will be your script for the presentation. Include the following for each age range’s education program: o o o o o o o o The learning theories that support your plan for this age level Create a chart that provides detailed information for at least 5 well-known child development theorists and includes the following: Brief description of theorist, including the time frame during which the research was conducted Explanation of beliefs and ideas regarding the following developmental domains: Physical Cognitive Emotional Social o o o o o o o o o For each child development theorist, define the following factors and describe their influence on prenatal and child development: Biological Environmental Cultural A description of 3 learning activities you intend to use for each of the developmental areas and the learning theories behind these activities How you will include diverse populations 3 media influences that target this age level and how each might support development in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social areas A description or diagram of how the environment would be organized so that children may develop in each area Current research to support your ideas Wk 2 - Observation and Interview Arrangements Review the Wk 4 - Observations Comparison and Interview Summaries assessment. Arrange to observe and interview 2 teachers in the following educational environments: • • Preschool or lower elementary (K–3) Upper elementary or middle school your observation locations with a brief explanation of why you selected the 2 schools, grade levels, and teachers Wk 4 - Summative Assessment: Observations Comparison and Interview Summaries Assignment Content 1. Preschool-aged children and adolescents can be quite different and, oddly enough, seem so alike at the same time. For the most part, children will transition through the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development stages toward adolescence at a typical rate, and with this transition will come maturity. As a teacher, it is important for you to know how these changes influence learning to ensure you are prepared for the challenges and rewards of teaching. This 2-part assignment gives you the opportunity to observe and compare 2 different age ranges of children in an educational setting and interview each teacher you’ve observed. Part 1: Observations Comparison Observe the following classroom settings for at least 1 hour each: o o Preschool or lower elementary (K–3) Upper elementary or middle school Interview each teacher you observed following the observation using the Sample Interview Questions as a reference. Write a 525- to 700-word paper comparing the 2 classroom observations completed that addresses the following: o o o o o Description of the setting: Include the type of school, time of day, what the students were participating in at the time of observation, and the level of student engagement Consider the physical development of students at each observation. How were they the same? How were they different? What influences on learning did the students’ physical development seem to have? Consider the cognitive development of students at each observation. How were they the same? How were they different? What influences on learning did the students’ cognitive development seem to have? Consider the emotional and social development of students at each setting. How were they the same? How were they different? What influences on learning did the students’ social and emotional development seem to have? Explain anything surprising you noticed in either of the observations. What insight did you gain from these observations? Part 2: Interview Summaries Write a 275- to 350-word summary for each interview that includes the following information: o o o Site information: teacher's name, teacher’s background and experience, grade level of students, and type of classroom Brief summary of teacher's responses to the interview questions Specific knowledge or skills you learned from this teacher that you may apply to your own teaching Wk 5 - Summative Assessment: Effects of Technology, Media, and Culture Presentation Assignment Content 1. Technology and media can be viewed as both a blessing and a curse when it comes to raising and educating children. While there are many positive influences that technology and media have brought to education, there are drawbacks as well. Another important influence is a child’s cultural background, which tends to impact the way a child participates in learning. In this assignment, you will do a deep dive into the effects, both positive and negative, that technology, media, and culture have on the major domains of child development. Imagine you’re an instructional coach in a pre-K through 8th-grade school district. You’ve been asked by the head of curriculum to create a presentation to deliver during a teacher institute day. Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation with detailed speaker notes that addresses the influence of technology, media, and culture on the following domains of child development: o o o o Physical Cognitive Emotional Social Note: You do not need to create audio for this presentation. The detailed speaker notes will be your script for the presentation. Address the following ages for each influence and domain of development: o o o o Infant/toddler Early childhood Middle childhood Adolescence Include the following elements in your presentation: o o o Title/introduction slide Slide style that complements content Optional: videos, audio clips, or external links
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