Portfolio Activities are tools for self-reflection and evaluation within the context of the course. These activities are designed as a means to document and critically reflect upon your learning process. Activities you develop for this course will be kept in your Research and Practice Portfolio and will be important as you progress towards the final courses in your program, particularly the Advanced Practice and Capstone courses. Ideally, you will draw from your coursework and experiences, as well as what you’ve learned in other courses, and your own current teaching practice to showcase your overall growth and examine ways in which you can continue to develop and sharpen your research interests and expand your cadre of instructional methods.
Think about your understanding of child development prior to this course.
How has your thinking changed regarding child development at all age levels and all developmental stages?
How do you see your professional practice as an educator evolving as a result of your thinking?
What are the key benefits of understanding the different age levels as well as the different developmental stages in your practice?
What could be the limitations of this understanding?
How will you support the differentiating needs of students at particular age levels and specific developmental stages?
What ideas have you garnered in applying what you have learned to your educational practice and in what ways do you see these implications being helpful and why?
If you are currently not teaching or have not taught in a classroom, imagine you will be teaching and answer the questions considering how you would apply these concepts.
This assignment will be assessed using the Portfolio Activity rubric.
