Professional Preparation Self-Reflection Presentation Prior to beginning work on this assignment, Read the standards guide from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 201

Professional Preparation Self-Reflection Presentation

Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

Read the standards guide from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 2010 NAEYC Standards for Initial & Advanced Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs (Links to an external site.).

Review the activities you have completed throughout this course to identify artifacts (completed work from your discussions and assignments), which show your growing mastery of the NAEYC competencies.

Find at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed, or other credible sources of information on teacher competencies.

Lino (2016) argued “teachers need to know the developmental characteristics of children in order to select appropriate materials. . . to address children’s needs, interests and rights, and create provocative learning environments that challenge the children and promote their learning and development” (p. 9). Furthermore, the author emphasizes the importance of understanding the interrelatedness of domains of development. In addition, Akkoyunlu, Menzi Çetin, and Da?han (2016) promoted the importance of pre-service teachers engaging in reflective thinking experiences to help transfer knowledge gained to the learning environment. Consequently, this final presentation provides you the opportunity to reflect on your learning throughout this course, demonstrate your mastery of professional competencies, analyze how domains of development are interrelated, and discuss how this knowledge will serve you in achieving your professional goals.

Throughout your degree, you have been building a personal electronic portfolio, or ePortfolio. Your ePortfolio will serve as a tool for you to track your professional and academic progress. In the capstone or last class, you will use your ePortfolio to reflect on your development across the program. Once you graduate, it can also be used to demonstrate your skills and competencies to potential employers and the professional community.

This assignment helps you add content to Portfolium, the ePortfolio tool being used by this university. As an Ashford student, you not only will have access to Portfolium during your time at Ashford, but you will retain lifetime unlimited access after leaving the university without fees or capacity limit. You can access your account by selecting “Portfolium” in the left navigation menu in your Canvas classroom, or by using the following link: Ashford University Portfolium (Links to an external site.). In ECE101, you should have already set up your account. If this has not been done, please start at Step 1: Getting Started in Portfolium.

Step 1: Getting Started in Portfolium

Complete the following:

View the video What Is Portfolium (Links to an external site.).

Review Join or Login With Your School Credentials (SSO) (Links to an external site.).

Review the Portfolium help articles on the web page Portfolium (Links to an external site.).

Review how to set up your homepage and profile at the Profile Section (Links to an external site.).

Step 2: Learning Activity

For this final project, you will create a PowerPoint presentation as evidence of your professional competency. The following steps will help you develop your presentation:

Part 1: Reflect on the key concepts and ideas addressed in each week of this course, and select artifacts (from the discussions and assignments) that you feel best demonstrate your mastery of five NAEYC Professional Preparation Standards outlined below. You will choose two artifacts for each of the following NAEYC Professional Preparation Standards:

1a: Knowing and understanding young children’s characteristics and needs, from birth through age 8

1b: Knowing and understanding the multiple influences on early development and learning

1c: Using developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments for young c…