Ideal I-1.1—To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood
care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and
training.
I believe that we are meant to be lifelong learners. It is important to stay informed and
up-to-date on issues relating to your profession. Students need to know that the important
adults in their lives are learners as well. I want the children in my classroom to see how
passionate I am about learning new things; hopefully it will ignite their
passion for learning, too! There is
always something new to learn and try. I
strive to have a humble attitude and readily admit that I have a great deal of room
to learn and grow.
Ideal I-1.7—To use assessment information to understand and
support children’s development and learning, to support instruction, and to
identify children who may need additional services.
When you start out as a new teacher, it is sometimes
difficult to know what to do with assessment data. You assess because you are required to, and
you want to know what children know and still need to learn. Then what?
I think it is important to use assessment data for a purpose. Analyzing data will tell you what you need to
re-teach, what children are struggling, and what children need more of a
challenge. Data can also be tracked to
monitor the progress of a student who may need special services due to a
learning impairment.
I-1.12—To work with families to provide a safe and smooth
transition as children and families move from one program to the next.
Having strong connections with families is important. When children are moving from grade to grade,
I think it is great to have open communication about the transition. I take parents questions and comments into
account when thinking about the teacher that will get their child the next
year. Spending time deciding the teacher
who best matches each student that transitions out of my classroom ensures them
a great start to 1st grade.
It is important that these transitions occur smoothly so children know
they are well cared for, no matter where they are in the school community.
Allison,
ReplyDeleteYou have picked good ethics. I also picked the ethic that talked about being familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood education. I believe this should be everyone first ethic. This ethic makes us be great teachers and become good at what we do. The other ethic about provide a safe transition for the children to the next grade level is important too. This ethic is where you get the parents involve in what is going to happen when this big event happens a child's life.
I too choose working with families to provide a safe and smooth transition. I have seen familues just give up because of the complexity of the system. Especially when a child transition from preschool into kindergarten. The school system is a whole new entity with a new set of rules for the family as well as the child.
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