ECE 343 ECE343 ECE/343 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

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ECE 343 ECE343 ECE/343 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

ECE 343 Week 1 DQ 2 Classroom Schedules and Transitions

ECE 343 Week 2 Assignment Health and Safety in the Classroom

ECE 343 Week 2 DQ 1 Room Arrangements

ECE 343 Week 2 DQ 2 Design Considerations

ECE 343 Week 3 DQ 1 Developmentally Appropriate Centers

ECE 343 Week 3 DQ 2 Montessori Infant-Toddler Environments

ECE 343 Week 4 DQ 1 Center-based Instruction

ECE 343 Week 4 DQ 2 Young Children and Technology

ECE 343 Week 5 DQ 1 Special Interest Center

ECE 343 Week 5 DQ 2 Outdoor Environments

ECE 343 ECE343 ECE/343 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

ECE 343 Week 1 DQ 2 Classroom Schedules and Transitions

Chapter 3 of your course text discusses how to create a daily schedule for a classroom or center, and stresses that transition time in between activities should also be included into this schedule.

For this post, you will first discuss your ideas for how best to assist Jeremy and Sarah in the following scenario: Jeremy and Sarah, co-teachers of toddlers, struggle each day to get all the children ready to go outside. Most of the children need a lot of assistance to put on coats, snow pants, boots, hats, and mittens. In addition, some of the parents forget to bring the needed clothing. Jeremy or Sarah then has to dig through the program extras to find ones that will fit. While Jeremy and Sarah are helping the ten children get ready, the children that are already dressed are waiting, pushing, or wrestling with each other, and saying they are hot. The teachers worry about children getting overheated and sweating while waiting and then going outside in the cold (Bullard, 2014, p. 65).

For the first part of your discussion post, discuss your ideas for how Jeremy and Sarah can make this transition more effective. Next, look at the example toddler schedule provided on page 56 of the course text. As Bullard (2014) states, “well-planned transitions not only decrease frustration and behavior problems but can turn wasted time into educational opportunities, allowing both adults and children to feel competent” (p. 60). Therefore, how you plan for these inevitable transitions is crucial to your successful daily planning. In the final part of your discussion, use the example toddler schedule and:

·         Describe the roles and responsibilities of each adult in your classroom for each transition.

·         Describe how you will reduce the wait-time in between each activity.

·         Lastly, describe what your transition expectations are for children and how you will explain these

expectations to the children.

ECE 343 ECE343 ECE/343 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

ECE 343 Week 2 Assignment Health and Safety in the Classroom

While early childhood professionals agree that health and safety are important, as the following scenario illustrates, there is often disagreement about what constitutes a hazard.

Becky, a teacher for many years, was the owner of the only preschool in the small town in which she lived. She often told parents that her number one concern was child safety. To prevent injury, she eliminated any potentially hazardous material from the preschool. For example, Becky had read that the number one injury in early childhood settings was due to falls. Therefore, she did not have any climbing equipment either inside or outside. She also made sure that there were no sharp or breakable items in the room. Children were only allowed to use “unsafe items” like scissors when an adult was present.

When her business expanded, Becky hired a new co-teacher, Deleena. Deleena was concerned that many of the safety rules had a negative impact on children’s development. In addition, she felt that when children were not given opportunities and exposure to common materials, toys, and equipment that they were not learning necessary safety skills. For example, in the setting Deleena had worked in previously, glass was used to display many of the manipulative and art materials. Children handled these materials carefully, realizing that they could break. It was extremely rare that a glass dish or container was broken. However if it did occur, the staff used it as a teaching opportunity. Deleena pointed out to Becky that the children typically have exposure to many of these materials in their home environments, which are often less closely supervised than in the preschool. Learning to use the materials safely could reduce injuries in other environments. Due to the extreme conflicts in teaching beliefs, the teaching partnership did not last (Bullard, 2014, p. 72-73).

As you will explore in this week’s assignment, national and state health and safety standards can assist in resolving these issues.

1.       Visit one of the following websites and discuss how you would use this information to resolve the dilemma described in the scenario above. Be sure to cite one of these sources to support your answer.

o    State Licensing Requirements (state licensing requirements)

o    Guiding Principles (standards for safety)

2.       Explain whether your views about safety align more with Becky’s or Deleena’s beliefs and discuss why.

ECE 343 ECE343 ECE/343 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

ECE 343 Week 2 DQ 1 Room Arrangements

When designing room arrangements, the developmental needs of children must be taken into account. In other words, the arrangement of an infant room would be different from that of a toddler room. Review the diagrams of the three room arrangements discussed in Chapter 5 (infant, toddler, preschool). In your discussion post:

• Compare and contrast the three room arrangements.

·         Critique the room arrangement of your choice (infant, toddler, or preschool). Which aspects do you feel are missing? Which aspects are not needed? How is this room arrangement supported, or not supported by early childhood theories?

·         Describe two to three concerns you have about potential safety hazards in these room arrangements and how you would address them.