Assignment 2b
Assignment 2b
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Learning Outcomes: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Weight: 30%N.B.This unit contains a two-day professional experience, so Assignment 2 must be passed in order to achieve an overall pass in the unit. e.g. Your mark must be at least 25 or more out of 50.
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Please refer to the rubric,introductory videoand a suggested template you can use.
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Length:1000 - 1250 words (not including appendices, annotations or references)
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Due date:27th September
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The purpose of this assignment is to build your skills in addressing a gap identified by a critical analysis of the learning environment (Assignment 2a) by planning, implementing and evaluating learning experiences to address this gap.
For this assignment, you will need to have engaged with Topics 1-10.
Task 1. Develop curriculum web (diagram, so words not counted)(from the gap you identified in Assignment 2b)
Read the Beatty (2009)(Topic 10)reading. Using her instructions, create a curriculum web as described by that covers the gap or area of need for the same group of children that shows off your engagement with the whole unit. Remember that active engagement with the creative arts is a powerful medium for language learning. Give the reader some context e.g. Listening activities for 2-year-olds
Task 2a. Develop an action plan (500-550 words)
From this web, develop an action plan for a short sequence of language experiences from a few areas of the web. Reference your ideas to show how your plan relates to a wide range of learning from the unit e.g. videos, text, readings, articles. Hint: Ensure you demonstrate a thorough understanding of Topic 8 and 10, and that you plan for the inclusion of some technological multiliteracies (Topic 9) and the creative arts. If your children are 3-year-olds, some element of critical literacy (Topic 9) also needs to be included. Hint: Thetextbookgives some ideas for critical literacy development, that are not actually critical literacy. They talk about developing the skills of critical literacy. You need to include actual critical literacy activities.
Task 2b. Implement your plan(100 words)
- Ensure you have a working camera and someone to take photos of you implementing the activities with the children. You must be in some of the photographs.
- Finalise and implement your planned language experiences. Document the experiences using annotated photo stories. This documentation will tell the story of what happened. You might include anything that was unplanned that occurred. (e.g. it was raining, so the activity was moved inside, the group was smaller than expected due to high numbers of children away that day, the particular resource I hoped to use was unavailable for the ...... activity, so instead, I used ......).
- This assignment has aprofessional field experience requirement. In order to fulfil this component, you will need to get a supervisor or person in charge to write a letter confirming that you have implemented your language experience with a small group of children and for him/her to comment briefly on your plan and the experiences, including the dates and times of your visit for BOTH Assignment 1d and 2.It is important the letter is on the service’s letterhead, with the logo, the name of the person signing the letter underneath their signature, their email and the phone number so they can be contacted if needed.Failure to submit this letter will mean your marks are not released to pass the unit.
Task 3. Evaluate(300-350 words)
- Evaluate your language experience to see if it did fill the gap and how exactly it did or didn’t do this. Quality teachers improve learning outcomes by constantly evaluating, reflecting and adjusting depending on the students, environments, resources and time. If the language experiences didn't fill the gap, or only partially filled it, don't be afraid to explore that. Use the experience as a learning tool for yourself (and your group). Explain what might work more effectively next time. This section needs to be referenced. How would you scaffold those children who were not quite ready for this activity next time? How would you work to extend those who needed it?
Task 4. Communication (hypothetical) with parents (200-250 words)
Discuss how you would communicate this gap to the parents and partner with them to enhance the children's learning at home if you were their regular educator. You will not actually communicate with them for this assignment, just discuss how you would do this. You need to remember that the majority of parents are busy working. You need to plan for activities the child and parents could do at home that would take the learning home in a practical and convenient way that does not cause an extra burden for busy parents. Reference this from Topic 1 using a wide variety of resources.
Task 5.Organise your APA reference list
Task 6.Organise the appendices as shown below.
Appendix 1: Any blank permission slips etc. from the ECE centre or that you have created for this assignment
Appendix 2:Practicum letter on the service letterheadthat must outline the dates and times of your observations and implementation of activities for both assignment 2a and 2b and signed by someone who is identifiable from the signature and typed name underneath and contactable within the service via email and phone. This is a requirement to pass the assignment. The form should state they have viewed your UNE Student ID card with photo ID (or a photo Student UNE ID card), a Working with Children Check or equivalent in another state and a current Anaphylaxis Training Certificate.