Reflective Analysis of Portfolio Artifact Rationale/Reflection NAEYC Standard: 4

STANDARD 4. USING DEVELOPMENTALLY EFFECTIVE APPROACHES Candidates prepared in ear ! "#i d#$$d de%ree pr$%ra&s 'nderstand t#at tea"#in% and earnin% (it# !$'n% "#i dren is a "$&p e) enterprise* and its detai s +ar! dependin% $n "#i dren,s a%es* "#ara"teristi"s* and t#e settin%s (it#in (#i"# tea"#in% and earnin% $""'r. T#e! 'nderstand and 'se p$siti+e re ati$ns#ips and s'pp$rti+e intera"ti$ns as t#e -$'ndati$n -$r t#eir ($r. (it# !$'n% "#i dren and -a&i ies. Candidates .n$(* 'nderstand* and 'se a (ide arra! $- de+e $p&enta ! appr$priate appr$a"#es* instr'"ti$na strate%ies* and t$$ s t$ "$nne"t (it# "#i dren and -a&i ies and p$siti+e ! in- 'en"e ea"# "#i d,s de+e $p&ent and earnin%. /NAEYC* 01223

Brief Description of Evidence:

4it# t#ese ess$n p ans -r$& &! $(n " assr$$&* I a& a5 e t$ "$+er a earnin% d$&ains. Ea"# d$&ain #as a eit#er a di--erent s.i $r t#e! are tied t$%et#er t$ tea"# t#e "#i dren a5$'t t#e t$pi". As &'"# #ands $n earnin% as p$ssi5 e is 'sed and $5ser+ati$n $t#e a"t'a inse"ts as (e . A a"ti+ities are a%e appr$priate and a $( -$r &a)i&'& earnin% e)perien"e. Ea"# area is a s$ a5 e t$ 5e assessed.

Analysis of What !earned:

T#r$'%# "$&p eti$n $- t#is ess$n p an* I #a+e 5een a5 e t$ $$. int$ ea"# d$&ain $- a "ertain t$pi" t$ %i+e "#i dren t#e &a)i&'& earnin% e)perien"e $n t#e t$pi". I #a+e earned #$( t$ 'se $56e"ti+es t$ p an $'t a 'nit and a $( (a!s t$ assess t#e "#i dren,s pr$%ress. I #a+e a s$ earned #$( t$ 5est assess t#e %r$'p as a (#$ e and indi+id'a ! d'rin% and a-ter t#e 'nit. T#is parti"' ar 'nit is $ne t#at t#e "#i dren (ere interested in earnin% a5$'t s$ t#at a s$ #e ps t$ &a)i&i7e t#e earnin% e)perien"e.

"o# $his Artifact De%onstrates %y Co%petence on the NAEYC Standard:

T#is arti-a"t s#$(s (#ere I a& 'sin% a 5r$ad ran%e $- de+e $p&enta ! appr$priate tea"#in% and earnin% appr$a"#es. I #a+e di+ided t#ese appr$a"#es 5! d$&ain and #a+e %i+en a 5rie- des"ripti$n $- t#e a"ti+it!. D'rin% t#e p annin% I #a+e set $56e"ti+es t#at I #$pe t$ #a+e t#e "#i dren %ain d'rin% t#e 'nit. I #a+e a s$ in" 'ded (#at I (i assess and #$( it (i 5e d$ne. C#i dren (i earn t$ "$'nt* identi-! inse"ts and t#eir #a5itats* and (i 5e a5 e t$ &a.e patterns (it# inse"ts. T#is is a d$ne (it# de+e $p&enta ! appr$priate appr$a"#es t$

earnin%. Fa&i ies (i 5e a5 e t$ see (#at t#eir "#i dren are earnin% and 5e "$ntin'e dis"'ssin% t#e t$pi" and ess$ns (it# t#eir "#i dren at #$&e.