What is a resource you think is vital to have accessible to families in the early childhood setting? Why?   DQ2 Why is knowledge of family strengths, functions, and structures useful to you as an early childhood educator?       ECH325 Child, Family, Community and Culture   Week 2 Discussion   DQ1 What are […]

Do you feel the evolution of assessment of young children has helped in meeting the diverse needs of students today? Why or why not?   DQ2 Contact the Child Find office in a school or district of which you are most familiar. Describe the assessment process for a child who is developmentally delayed. How does […]

Review at least three journal articles from the GCU Library related to current issues in the assessment of young children.   Identify major elements/themes and similarities or differences in the articles using a graphic organizer. You may use a multimedia site such as Glogster or Prezi to create your graphic organizer. Write a supporting narrative […]

How’s My Child Doing? Assessment and Communicating with Parents Details: Prepare this assignment according to the instructions in “ECH-435 How’s My Child Doing? Assessment and Communicating with Parents Benchmark Assignment and Rubric.” All coursework will inform this assignment.   Submit the assignment in Taskstream. Directions for submitting to TaskStream can be found on the College […]

Design a portfolio (digital or paper) for a Pre-K-3rd grade student to demonstrate the student’s progress or mastery of academic, social/behavioral, communication, and motor skills.   Include sections or dividers for each of these areas with three samples of student work and related teacher-designed assessments.   Write a narrative of 500-750 words to describe the […]

Using the readings, design a comparison chart that outlines the assessments for Birth-Pre-K and K-3 children. Be sure to address: 1.    At least three types of assessment.   2.    Whether each assessment is formal or informal.   3.    The use of each assessment (e.g., instruction, strategies, diagnosis of disability).   4.    […]

Collaborative Learning Community: Informal Measures Project This is a CLC assignment.   Review the Arizona Early Learning Standards for three- to five-year-olds.   As a group, chose one of the eight standards as your focus: Social emotional, approaches to learning, language and literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, physical development/health/safety, or fine arts.   Choose the […]

Use the “Technology Table” to identify three technology assessments and progress monitoring tools, including references. Identify tools for three different age or grade levels. Explain the uses of the technology in the assessment and progress monitoring of young learners.   Identify three assistive technology aids, including references. Identify tools for three different abilities or needs. […]

Study of Ethics The study of ethics brings together many kinds of thinkers. Most people agree on some basics about human behavior (see Aristotle’s appeals to moderation in his virtue ethics in our lesson this week as an example). But we also understand that there is no one system of ethics that is totally correct. […]

Guess what? It’s Week 8 of our session. Thank you for applying strong critical thinking to human beliefs and behavior, including your own, during our time here together studying ethics! What concepts from this course will you use most often in your future studies and career? Why?   Is there anything from this course that […]