Esin Esendal Provitera, Ph.D.

Unit 5

Discuss how to build family and community relationships using an early childhood case scenario

Choose an artifact that demonstrates knowledge of family and community relationship-building

CE299-2: Demonstrate an understanding of the development and implementation of strategies for building family and community relationships

The assignments for this unit are:

ReadingsDiscussionSeminarProject

Let’s take a look at the web resource for this week together. It shares tips for successful parent conferences.

You can also go the following video on home school partnerships

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B746O7TqnIE&feature=related

Now that we have had a chance to review these resources together let’s discuss what we learned.

To create a positive experience, what strategies would you use at your parent conferences?

You should have many examples of strengthening family and community bonds from each of your classes in your associate’s degree program.

What course artifact would you like to include in your portfolio?

Why did you choose this artifact?

Imagine the following case scenario: A new family has moved to your community

and their children are attending your childcare center. Both parents are farm workers and move frequently depending on the agricultural needs of the community.

Please share one way that you can strengthen family and community bonds with this family. Give specific examples.

Writing a Reflection

You will choose one artifact from your prior coursework to meet the objective of family and community building. As you look through your past learning experiences and coursework, you will find examples of community- and family-building artifacts in many courses.

Once you have chosen your artifact, you will then write a 1-2 page reflection on this artifact. Your reflection must include a discussion of respecting the importance of individuality and cultural diversity of children and their families while building relationships.

When writing your reflection, think about the following:1.Your reflection is a description of what you have done, not what you will do. 2.Connect your reflections to your artifact. Explain why you chose this artifact as a demonstration of the outcome of family and community building and respecting the importance of individual and cultural diversity.3.Discuss what you learned from the activity. 4.Describe any improvements you could make after reflecting on your learning activity, and what you would still like to learn. 5.Proofread your work: you should have no spelling or grammar errors, and you should use APA format.

Unit 6

Identify a developmentally appropriate observational and assessment principle.

Discuss how the capstone portfolio is an authentic assessment method.

CE299-3: Identify developmentally appropriate observational and assessment techniques for informing instructional planning for children and their families.

Good night and see you next week in seminar!