Assessment item 3 – Professional development presentation
Assessment item 3 – Professional development presentation
Value: 40%
Due Date: 05-Oct-2021
Return Date: 26-Oct-2021
Length: 1500 words or equivalent
Group Assessment: No
Submission method options: EASTS (online)
TASK
Create a professional development presentation that includes a plan of useable ideas and experiences for improving staff wellness and wellbeing, to be implemented in an early childhood setting. The professional development presentation should be created using PowerPoint or similar presentation method to be presented with early childhood staff as the intended audience. You will record your voice onto the PowerPoint. This presentation should be a resource that would be useful to provide professional development on staff wellness and wellbeing at an early childhood setting.
The following aspects, all of which should be drawn from the module content and assigned readings, must be included in the presentation:
1. Identify and discuss two issues that could adversely affect the wellness and wellbeing of educators in the early childhood education setting where you work.
2. Discuss the implications for staff if these issues remained unresolved.
3. Create a plan with useable ideas and experiences to improve staff wellness and wellbeing in relation to these two issues that could be implemented in an early childhood setting.
4. Explain how the role of leaders and advocates in the early childhood profession are important in supporting the wellness and wellbeing of early childhood staff.
Instructions for the PowerPoint slides:
• Your Presentation should consist of 9-12 slides and will be accompanied by more detailed notes. The notes should be no longer than 1500 words and the words on the slides are not counted in the word count.
• The presentation should follow the same rules as an essay and include an introduction, body, and conclusion.
• To make the PowerPoint slides, there are many websites to help you. For a start, try these:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-tips-for-preparing-a-professional-presentation/
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-PowerPoint-Presentation
• The slides should not have too many words on them. The words on the slides are a summary of what you are saying – a heading, bullet points, a picture, short quote etc. They are a focus or a reminder for you and your audience. Your slide notes will be the bulk of your content.
• You must include references throughout your slide notes. Only include references on your slides if you are using a direct quote.
• Add a voice-over recording of your presentation.
• The general format of the presentation should be as follows:
o Introductory slide (title, aims, your name).
o Body (approximately one to two slides to address each of the required aspects #1-#4).
o Conclusion slide (summarise main points).
o References (include all references using APA 7th ed.).
RATIONALE
This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:
• be able to discuss the role leaders and advocates in the early childhood profession have on ensuring conditions in early childhood settings that support the wellness and wellbeing of children and staff.
• be able to create a plan with useable ideas and experiences to improve wellness and wellbeing for early childhood centre staff that could be implemented in an early childhood setting.
This assessment task also provides students with opportunities to:
• Reflect on the social value placed on wellness and wellbeing and how this influences educators’ perspectives on teaching practice in early childhood settings.
• Consider theoretical and practical means for fostering the wellness and wellbeing of staff in early childhood settings.
• Evaluate how well early childhood services provide for the wellness and wellbeing of children, staff and families.
• Explain the value of providing for the wellness and wellbeing of those involved in early childhood settings.
• Recognise and understand the role of leaders and advocates in the early childhood profession in ensuring conditions in early childhood settings support the wellness and wellbeing of staff.
• Practice some typical early childhood leadership skills, namely addressing an audience which in this case will be your colleagues.
• Develop concrete ideas to create change for the better in your early childhood setting.
MARKING CRITERIA AND STANDARDS
Criteria High Distinction
34%-40% Distinction
30%-33.5% Credit
26%-29.5% Pass
20%-25% Fail
<20%
Explores two issues that could negatively affect EC staff’s wellness and wellbeing
10 marks A critical evaluation of the issues are presented and insightfully connected to wellness and wellbeing.
An excellent combination of the required readings and independently sought readings with high reputability have been used to demonstrate conceptual depth. An evaluation of critical ideas and concepts presents an integrated and comprehensive understanding of the issues.
Several additional appropriate readings have been well selected, adding rigour and a sustained focus to the presentation. Issues are presented clearly and connect with EC wellness and wellbeing.
A range of the required readings are synthesised – in student’s own words, not quotes – indicating a deep rather than superficial understanding Issues affecting EC staff wellness and wellbeing are coherently presented.
Several references from the readings and modules have been used consistently. Issues are either not presented or do not address EC wellness and wellbeing.
Required readings and modules are barely or not used. Therefore there is little to no conceptual and/or theoretical depth.
Plan for improving staff wellness and wellbeing is authentic and appropriate for an EC setting
10 marks
Workplace knowledge and carefully selected readings are integrated and explicitly connect to improving staff wellness and wellbeing. Workplace knowledge and carefully selected readings explicitly connect to improving staff wellness and wellbeing.
Workplace knowledge and relevant research explicitly connect to improving staff wellness and wellbeing. Plan is well supported by the literature. Proposed plan for improving staff wellness and wellbeing is adequately supported by the literature and workplace knowledge. Plan lacks support from the literature and/or workplace knowledge, thus lacking authenticity.
Provides an explanation of the ways in which EC leaders and advocates can support staff wellness and wellbeing
10 marks Discussion of how EC leaders and advocates could support staff wellness and wellbeing is integrated and explicitly connected to carefully selected readings. Discussion of how EC leaders and advocates could support staff wellness and wellbeing is clear and explicitly connected to carefully selected research. Discussion of how EC leaders and advocates could support staff wellness and wellbeing is clear and explicitly connected to relevant research. Provides a basic discussion of how EC leaders and advocates could support staff wellness and wellbeing.
Discussion does not address or inappropriately addresses how staff wellness and wellbeing can be supported by EC leaders and advocates.
The PowerPoint
Presentation is attractive, readable and meaningful.
Slides are concise and would provoke different ways to consider the issues.
5 marks
The PowerPoint is a professional presentation. It is attractive and well laid out.
Any pictures or illustrations are appropriate. The amount and selection of words is appropriate.
Voice-over is excellent, professional, uplifting and inspiring. The slides and presentation are stimulating enough to:
Trigger interaction from an audience
Promote some independent thinking and questioning.
Voice-over is very good, professional, uplifting and inspiring. The PowerPoint
presentation is attractive, readable and meaningful, with an appropriate amount of information on each slide.
The slides encapsulate key concepts and could promote discussion with an audience.
Voice-over is good and professional. The PowerPoint Presentation is satisfactory.
An attempt has been made to make the presentation attractive.
The slides are relatively concise and attempt to extend the notes rather than repeat them.
Most slides encourage the audience to reflect on a point or issue.
Voice-over is satisfactory. The PowerPoint is poor – is sparse or overcrowded, illustrations or pictures are not well selected.
It merely repeats what is in the notes section.
It would not stimulate an exploration of ideas in the audience.
No voice-over has been recorded or is unclear.
Professional writing and use of APA referencing style
5 marks
Writing is attuned to the audience and communicates message in a sophisticated way.
Referencing demonstrates academic integrity and conforms exactly to APA 7th style conventions.
Writing is attuned to the audience and is precise and accurate.
Referencing demonstrates academic integrity, and mostly conforms to APA 7th style conventions.
Writing is audience appropriate and clear, with only minor grammatical and/or typographical errors.
Referencing demonstrates academic integrity and uses APA 7th style conventions appropriately.
Writing is audience appropriate but may contain some grammatical and/or typographical errors, but these do not impact on meaning.
Referencing demonstrates academic integrity and uses APA 7th style conventions appropriately. Writing contains many grammatical and/or typographical errors that impact significantly on meaning.
Referencing does not demonstrate academic integrity, and does not use APA 7th style conventions appropriately.
PRESENTATION
This assignment must be created on a PowerPoint or a similar presentation program (discuss suitable alternatives with your tutor) and submitted through EASTS. The required ‘notes’ should be written in the notes section of each of the PowerPoint slides. You will record your voice-over of the presentation onto the PowerPoint slides.
The presentation is to be submitted as a separate file to EASTS.
• The assessment task should be within +/- 10% of the word limit.
• Text in PowerPoint slides should not be less than 18 point font.
• Proofread your work so that it is free of typographical errors, spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes.
• Use language that is appropriate to academic tasks. Ensure you use respectful and appropriate terminology. For assistance, see Academic Skills: https://www.csu.edu.au/current-students/learning-resources/build-your-skills/academic-skills-help
• Your reference list should contain all source documents that you refer to, quote or paraphrase from. It must conform to the APA 7th ed. referencing style: https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/3371843/Charles-Sturt-University-APA-7-Referencing-Summary.pdf
• Reference lists are NOT counted in the word count.
Academic writing quality – please note and duly follow these points:
• Do not ever use conversational language such as ‘great’, ‘fantastic’ in your writing. Find more sophisticated and formal equivalents such as ‘valuable’, ‘worthwhile’, ‘interesting’, ‘useful’.
• Do not use contractions such as can’t, didn’t, shouldn’t.
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