Reflective Analysis of Portfolio Artifact Rationale/Reflection NAEYC Standard:5.

USING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE TO BUILD MEANINGFUL CURRICULUM Candidates prepared in early !ild!""d de#ree pr"#ra$s %se t!eir &n"'led#e "( a ade$i dis iplines t" desi#n) i$ple$ent) and e*al%ate e+perien es t!at pr"$"te p"siti*e de*el"p$ent and learnin# ("r ea ! and e*ery y"%n# !ild. Candidates %nderstand t!e i$p"rtan e "( de*el"p$ental d"$ains and a ade$i ,"r "ntent- dis iplines in early !ild!""d %rri %l%$. T!ey &n"' t!e essential "n epts) in.%iry t""ls) and str% t%re "( "ntent areas) in l%din# a ade$i s%/0e ts) and an identi(y res"%r es t" deepen t!eir %nderstandin#. Candidates %se t!eir "'n &n"'led#e and "t!er res"%r es t" desi#n) i$ple$ent) and e*al%ate $eanin#(%l) !allen#in# %rri %l%$ t!at pr"$"tes "$pre!ensi*e de*el"p$ental and learnin# "%t "$es ("r e*ery y"%n# !ild. ,NAE1C) 2344-

Brief Description of Evidence: I !a*e desi#ned .%ite a (e' less"n plans in $y years at I*y5Te !. I en0"yed $y pra ti %$ se$ester '!i ! 'as ECED 266) '!ere I 'as #i*en e+perien e in 'ritin# and i$ple$entin# less"n plans. Wit! t!e assistan e "( $y $ent"r I "%ld $a&e i$pr"*e$ents. Wit! ea ! "( t!ese less"ns t!e !ildren 'ill /e /%ildin# "n t!e ("%ndati"ns t!r"%#! a#e appr"priate less"ns t!at 'ill !allen#e t!e$ in a 'ide ran#e "( essential "n epts.

Analysis of What !earned: I n"' &n"' t!e i$p"rtan e "( early !ild!""d pr"(essi"nals '"r&in# t"#et!er and s!arin# ideas a/"%t "ntent and lassr""$ pra ti es. I (eel !a*in# $y $ent"r t!ere t" #i*e #%idan e and s%pp"rt I 'ill /e a /etter tea !er. I learned t!at !ildren are reat%res "( !a/it) /e a%se I san# t!e s"n# 'r"n# ("r transiti"n (r"$ alendar t" st"ry ti$e. T!e !ildren 'ere e+ ited t" e+press t" $e t!at I $essed %p t!e s"n#. T!r"%#! t!is arti(a t I !a*e learned !"' t" inte#rate s%/0e t $atter (r"$ a (e' Indiana F"%ndati"ns int" "ne a ti*ity. D%rin# Calendar ti$e 'e 'ere '"r&in# "n days) 'ee&s) and $"nt!s /%t 'e als" '"r&ed "n $at! /y "%ntin# t" '!at day 'e 'ere "n t!at day. In t!e C" "n%t C"%ntin# /""& 'e 'ere '"r&in# "n $at! /%t 'e als" '"r&ed "n s$all $"t"r s&ills 'it! t!e %ttin# and #l%in#. I a$ "n(ident in $y a/ility t" inte#rate s%/0e t areas int" 'ell r"%nded learnin# e+perien es ("r $y !ildren. "o# $his Artifact De%onstrates %y Co%petence on the NAEYC Standard: T!is pr"0e t is 0%st "ne "( $any pr"0e ts in '!i ! I learned !"' t" i$ple$ent learnin# Standards s% ! as Indiana F"%ndati"ns int" e*ery day learnin#. I a$ "$petent /e a%se I an set t!e lassr""$ %p t" in "rp"rate Indiana F"%ndati"ns int" (ree ti$e ("r $y !ildren. At $eals and sna &s 'e an in "rp"rate less"n plans t" $eet t!e Indiana ("%ndati"ns /y all"'in# t!e !ildren t" !elp 'it! $eal plannin# and tal&in# a/"%t '!ere "%r (""d "$es (r"$.