Overview
This reflective writing assignment gives you an opportunity to reflect on your understanding of intentionality as it relates to the early childhood field through reflective analysis of reading chapter 1 of the textbook, watching a video, and then writing a paper.
Details
Step 1: Read and Reflect on Intentional Teaching
Review the following reading:
Read Chapter One in the Textbook
Epstein, Ann S. (2014). The Intentional Teacher: Choosing the best strategies for young children’s learning (Revised Edition). NAEYC.
Optional Additional Readings:
McDonald, P. (2018). Observing, Planning, Guiding: How an Intentional Teacher Meets Standards through https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hZ2UjafeWjvESSaXfvpXPQ500BXTmlgD/view?usp=sharing
YC Young Children, 73(1), 31-35. doi:10.2307/90019476
WATCH:
https://youtu.be/DSaV-sXzo04
Describe intentional teaching and intentional teaching terms. These are in your textbook.
intentional
teaching
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What does intentionality mean to you and about your teaching practice?
What aspects of intentionality would you like to improve?
How do you hope your teaching practice may be different at the end of the course?
Following APA guidelines for this assignment; write a paper (template provided) that includes a title page, 12-point font, double-spaced, and is 2-4 pages long, including the title page, include in-text citations and a complete reference list at the end to demonstrate connections from your ideas to course content.