Early Childhood Education and care – Embed sustainable practices in service operations 2 Early Childhood Education and care – Embed sustainable practices in service operations 2

 

ProjectTo complete the two (2) tasks in this project you need to research and collate ideas and experiences into a Resource Kit that can be implemented with children to strengthen their environmental competence. You are then required to analyse how your Resource Kit will be effective in supporting children to develop an understanding and respect for the natural environment.    Task 1Create a Resource Kit to increase children’s experiences and understanding of animals and the natural environment. Collect resources, photos, Weblinks, book titles etc. that would assist you in your work as an educator in an early childhood education and care service. Include resources that will provide children with a wide range of natural and recycled materials in their indoor and outdoor environments. Your Resource Kit is to contain at least ten resources.Task 2Respond to the prompts below to analyse how your Resource Kit will be effective in supporting children to develop an understanding and respect for the natural environment.Explain how your Resource Kit will be useful in achieving the following in an early childhood education and care environment:  a) Creating opportunities to discuss with children the natural environment and the interdependence between people, plants, animals and the land. b) Role-modelling respect, care and appreciation for the natural and constructed environments. c) Sharing information and providing children with access to resources about the environment and the impact of human activities on environments. d) Creating spaces that promote the development of life skills, such as growing and preparing food, waste reduction and recycling. e) Encouraging children to exchange thoughts and ideas about sustainable practice through intentional teaching, learning experiences and projects. f) Exploring ethical dilemmas of waste disposal for sustainability. ================13. Course Content Reaction    This is a portfolio for my Human factors class I’m currentrly doing a masters in conflict resolution. I will copy and paste my professors’ instructions. Since this is an assignment for the whole semester we have to do it week by week this order is for the first two weeks. I will upload all the material we covered in class and 3 portfolios’ samples so you can have a guide. PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE the samples are only to guide you, do not use them for content.The instructions include a skills portion for the first two weeks (this order) we do not need to worry about them we will in the future orders.Plese fell free to contact me if you have any questions.Professors’ instructionsPortfolio: this is one of your major written assignments for the class. In your portfolio, you will have different kinds of entries:1) Your learning goals. This section will include several subsections.a) A clear articulation of your learning goals (e.g., “I want to be able to assert to my boss without escalating the conflict and me suffering as a result”).b) Your initial perspective on your current situation (your listening, problem solving, assertion, and conflict management skills and your ability to use them). In the above example, how you think/feel about assertion and what currently happens (or what you fantasize will happen) when you assert to your boss?c) Sensory evidence that will let you know when you have achieved yourgoal. What will you see, feel, hear?d) A review of your learning goals at the end of the class including yourprogress and what you will do to continue moving forward.2) Short written assignments to be completed on handouts, journals, or workbooks.3) Class Reactions: thoughts and feelings about material and exercises presented and practiced in class. What specifically enhanced your learning? What was a barrier to your learning? What might you or the instructor(s) do differently to maximize learning? Make sure to include most significant insights for each class.4) Reading Reactions: notes, thoughts, feelings about reading assignments – what excites you, what infuriates you, or confirms some class learning? (Please include page numbers of specific ideas in the reading to which you are referring). Again, most significant insights are needed in this section.5) Skill Practice: a written record of how you are using the material outside of class. Relate specific examples of cases where you used skills with other people (and use bits of dialogue in your report). What skills are you using successfully? Which ones are you choosing not to use or are not able to use? Why? What do you need to demonstrate improvement? When you practice skills, what specifically are you doing and what results are you getting, verbal and nonverbal? What might you do differently to achieve better results and progress on your learning goals?Your task in the Portfolio is to be reflective and analytical. It is your opportunity to give the staff feedback on what is working and not working for you. Even more important, it is an opportunity for you to chart your own progress with skill competency and to demonstrate understanding and utilization of some of the major theories, concepts, strategies and skills that are being presented.Portfolio entries should be concise and thoughtful rather than rambling or mere generalities (i.e., “I liked class today” or “I learned a lot today” are NOT appropriate). Portfolios will be most helpful to you if they include ideas that are important to you, conclusions you have drawn, lessons to remember, questions that trouble you, and a synthesis of theory and practice. Your portfolio should help us to evaluate the effectiveness of the material and presentations, as well as the depth, intensity, and sincerity of your effort and learning in this educational process. In order for you to receive an “A” for your portfolio, you will have to do outstanding work in each of the five major sections.Try your best to make entries promptly at the end of each class. Entries are best and easiest when they are fresh in your mind.