Reference no: EM133725840
THEORY TO PRACTICE: EDUCATION AND CARE FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS
Assessment Task: Professional Philosophy and Critical Reflection
Rationale
Students will reflect on their learning about theoretical perspectives and practices to develop their own teaching philosophy for teaching infants and toddlers. Students will reflect on this philosophy and how it may translate to practice.
Task Description
Part 1: Professional Philosophy (750 words)
Develop your professional philosophy statement for working with infants and toddlers in an early childhood setting. Consider important aspects of infant and toddler learning, health and safety and development.
Consider unit topics such as relationships, quality, attachment, brain development, routines and the physical and human environment. You can also include topics that are of interest to you.
Part 2: Critical Reflection (750 words)
Critically reflect on your philosophy above, and identify anticipated challenges you may face when putting your philosophy into practice. How do you intend to overcome these challenges? Analyse according to the set text, and the National Quality Standard and Early Years Learning Framework (V2.0).
Task Instructions
Cover page:
Include an APA formatted cover page
Referencing
APA7th referencing format is required with a minimum of 5 references.