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ECH135 Child Guidance, Management, and the Environment

Week 1 Assignment  

Behavioral Theories and Research

Details:

Based on the assigned readings, create a matrix/chart with the following:

1.    Description of the behavioral theories and brain development theories;

2.    Relationship of theories to the NAEYC standards; and

3.    Implication of theories for early learning and best teaching practices.

While GCU format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using GCU documentation guidelines, which can be found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

 

ECH135 Child Guidance, Management, and the Environment

Week 2 Assignment  

Factors Influencing Development

Details:

Research at least eight journal articles related to the effects of poverty, culture, access, linguistics, or family on early development of cognition and behavior.

Create a PowerPoint presentation of 15-20 slides, not including title and reference slides, that summarizes your findings and addresses the ethics and implications for classroom practices and public policy.

While GCU format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using the GCU guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

ECH135 Child Guidance, Management, and the Environment

Week 3 Assignment  

Practicum Application No. 1

Details:

For this assignment, use your field experience hours. You will submit your Activity Log in Topic 7 along with your Benchmark Assignment.

Observe a K-3 classroom teacher. Hypothesize about the teacher’s construct for discipline/management procedures using at least one of the theories presented in the assigned readings.

Write 750-1,000-words on your hypothesis and defend your hypothesis with specific examples from the classroom and corresponding concepts from the theory or theories, including reinforcers and consequences used.

Prepare this assignment according to the GCU guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

 

ECH135 Child Guidance, Management, and the Environment

Week 4 Assignment  

Guidance Approach Teaching Practice

Details:

From the textbook reading, choose one of teaching practices that defines the guidance approach and sets the foundation for encouraging classrooms discussed. Make a list of teacher behaviors that are needed to implement this practice.

Create a concept map to record the behaviors you identified and the observations you made of your two mentor teachers. Label the concept with the guidance teaching practice you have selected. Include the teacher behaviors you identified. Leave space for the observations conducted as part of the Practicum and Application No. 2 assignment.

GCU format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

 

 

 

ECH135 Child Guidance, Management, and the Environment

Week 4 Assignment 2

Practicum Application No. 2

Details:

For this assignment, use your field experience hours.

Observe/interview a Birth-Pre-K classroom teacher using the guidance approach teaching practice you selected. Watch and listen for evidence of behaviors associated with the guidance approach teaching practice you selected. Add the evidence to the concept map you will create as part of the Guidance Approach Teaching Practice assignment.

Write a 500-750-word explanation about the following:

1.    Correlation between the success of the teacher’s classroom management practices and the guidance approach teaching practice you selected.

2.    Evidence you gathered related to the teaching behaviors. Reflect on specific examples.

3.    Relationship between the guidance approach teaching practice you selected and NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct – Section I.

Prepare this assignment according to GCU guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

 

ECH135 Child Guidance, Management, and the Environment

Week 5 Assignment  

Classroom Management Tools

Details:

Part One: Expectation and Consequences Posters

Create two posters that can be displayed in Birth to Age 5/Pre-K and K to Age 8/Grade 3 classrooms. The posters should outline your classroom guidelines for behavior expectations, reinforcers, and consequences.

Be creative and reflect the developmental level of each age group on the respective poster.

Part Two: Schedules

Design a schedule for both Birth to Age 5/Pre-K and K to Age 8/Grade 3 that includes a set of routines that are developmentally appropriate for each age group and that reflect a typical day (Birth to Age 5/Pre-K) or week (K to Age 8/Grade 3) in a classroom setting. Include family volunteers.

Each poster and schedule are to demonstrate best practices for developing a healthy, supportive environment for learning that embraces the diversity of your students, addresses challenging behaviors/special needs, and includes families as partners.

You may use Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher.

GCU format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Submit posters and schedules to the instructor by the end of Topic 5. They will be returned to you with instructor feedback for revision and final submission with the Benchmark Assignment due in Topic 7.

 

ECH135 Child Guidance, Management, and the Environment

Week 6 Assignment  

Teacher Website Search

Details:

Using the Blogger website or a similar site, create a new blog. Post your blog address to the Topic 6 Main Forum.

Research practicing teachers’ websites for ideas and strategies on classroom arrangement, structure, activities, and organization. Choose four favorites and create a blog entry, summarizing the virtues of the chosen sites. Include the following as part of your blog:

1. List the specific examples you have located and justify why they are outstanding examples of supportive learning environments for young learners.

2. List the website addresses. If the teacher provided an email, you may want to write a short thank you and acknowledgement for sharing their ideas so freely. This is not required as part of the assignment, but preferred in order to recognize the work of others in the field.

3. Review at least two other student blogs and discuss with your classmates, within the blog, the merits of the websites or why you may not agree that the chosen site is a good example.

4. In addition to the blog entry, create a chart, table, or matrix that presents your detailed analysis of the websites.

GCU format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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