Reflective journal

Building Effective Patnerships with Famillies

1 What do we know about families today? what is the role of families in children development? How does the larger social , economic, and cultural context family functioning?

2 What are reciprocal relationships between teachers and families, and how are they best developed? What are the elements of family-centered pratice?

3 What are effective strategies for maintaining two-way communication with families?

4 How can teachers involve families in their children,s care and education?

5 How can teachers build parnerships with families to achieve their goals as well as parent,s goals for children?

Creating a caring Community of learners Guiding young children

1 How can the teaching Pyramid model help teachers create a caring community of learners?

2 How do teachers build positive relationships with young children?

3 How do teachers organize the learning environment and daily schedule to enable children to do their best and prevent behavior problems?

4 How do teachers effectively guide children,s behavior toward the goal of promoting positive social-emotional development in each child?

5 How do teachers use individualized interventions with children who exhibit persistent challenging behaviors?

6 How can teachers apply the teaching Pyramid model in specific situations such alleviating bullying?

Reflection Journal Rubric

Criteria

Distinguished

Proficient

Basic

Reflective

inquirer

Shows evidence of

understanding the reading

by asking thoughtful

questions (higher order

thinking). Refers to two

“My EducationalLab”

resources to craft ideas

Shows

some

evidence of

understanding the reading by

asking questions about facts.

Refers to one

“My EducationalLab”

resources to craft ideas.

Shows

superficial

understanding and does

not ask any question.

Does not refer to any

“My EducationalLab”

resources to craft ideas.

Dispositions

Reflects upon her/his own

professional judgment and

has the ability to articulate

it. Sophisticated references

to major theories and can

meaningfully explain,

compare, contrast or

critique early childhood

programs

Outstanding reflection upon

her/his own professional

judgment and has the ability

to articulate it superficially.

List few references to major

theories and can

meaningfully explain,

compare, contrast or critique

early childhood programs

Weak reflection upon

her/his own professional

judgment. No ability to

articulate ideas. No

connection with theories.

Mention few references

to major theories.

Explain, compare,

contrast or critique early

childhood programs

superficially.

Knowledge

base

Sophisticated ability to

summarize foundations of

early childhood programs

and theories and their

implications on how they

can impact practice. At

least 600 words (2 pages)

Outstanding summary of

foundations of early

childhood programs and

theories. Some connections

with implications on how they

impact practice. 300 words

or less.

Limited Summary

without highlighting

foundations of early

childhood programs and

theories. No analysis of

implications on how they

impact practice. Less

than 300 words.