Promoting ECE Experiences Project
[WLOs: 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 4]
Creating an environment in which all children have equal opportunities to learn and thrive is a fundamental goal in early childhood education and addressing bias attributes is a critical component of achieving this goal. Bias attributes refer to any characteristics, beliefs, or practices within educational settings that may introduce bias or prejudice, particularly related to young children. These attributes can affect how educators, administrators, and policies interact with and support young children and their families. Bias in early childhood education can have significant and long-lasting effects on a child’s development and educational outcomes.
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Assignment Instructions
Submission Requirements
| Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
Review Understanding Anti-Bias Education: Bringing the Four Core Goals to Every Facet of Your Curriculum.
Review Race, Equity, Bias, and Early Childhood: Examining the Research.
Reflect on the following bias attribute areas.
Cultural Bias: To favor one culture or ethnicity over others.
Gender Bias: To treat boys and girls differently or reinforce gender stereotypes.
Racial and Ethnic Bias: Differential treatment of children from various racial or ethnic backgrounds.
Socioeconomic Bias: To favor affluent families or stigmatize those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Language Bias: To favor one language over another or dismiss the linguistic diversity of young learners.
Ability Bias: To lower expectations for children with disabilities or not provide appropriate accommodations and support.
Appearance Bias: To make judgments based on a child’s physical attributes, such as weight, clothing, or appearance.
| Assignment Instructions
For this activity, you will choose one early childhood education activity from the list given at the end of this paragraph and create a curriculum plan on how you could use the activity to potentially address seven bias attributes. Use the Week 3—Promoting ECE Experiences template for support in developing your plan.
Choose one early childhood education activity:
Persona Dolls: Persona dolls are dolls representing diverse backgrounds, abilities, and identities.
Puppets: To aid in role-play, puppets can help children stay engaged. Research has indicated that using puppets increases a child’s attention.
Role Play: Role play in early childhood education can be a powerful tool for teaching diversity by allowing children to take on diverse roles, perspectives, and experiences.
Small Group Discussions: Small group discussions can teach diversity by providing a safe and interactive space for children to explore and exchange ideas.
Literature Circles: Literature circles and themes in age-appropriate books can help explore different backgrounds and perspectives.
| Submission Requirements
The curriculum plan
must be 2-3 pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word resource.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice. Check the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources.
must use at least two credible sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review this Quick and Easy Library Research tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper guide. Check the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
