Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment Functional Area 1: Safety is one of the most important aspects of the task given to an educator. My main concern is that the trust and respect is fulfilled daily while making sure a child is not injured in the given environment. Daily tasks must include a thorough cleanup of the classroom‚ making sure all loose furniture‚ accessories and electrical appliances are covered when not in use. All chemicals‚ utensils‚ and
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Competency Goal II To advance physical development and intellectual competence Functional Area: Physical In our program‚ we have many opportunities throughout our day to promote physical development. Some of the ways we do this are: * At recess‚ students have access to playground equipment. ( We have special equipment for 3 year olds) They climb‚ slide‚ run‚ jump‚ skip‚ gallop‚ balance‚ etc... * At recess‚ our students like to play games such as Tag‚ Follow the Leader or Hide and Seek
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Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment. As a preschool teacher it is my goal to keep all the children in my class safe while in my care. Our classroom is set up in a way that every child can easily maneuver around the entire classroom. We talk about using walking feet and gentle hands inside and outside of our classroom on a weekly basis‚ we also have a fully stocked first aid kit in our classroom‚ available and accessible for any teacher that may
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Toddlers and infants demonstrate an ability not seen in many adults‚ the want to care for‚ and provide abetment for others. This instinct comes from the exercise of altruism‚ which releases the beneficial drugs; oxytocin‚ dopamine‚ and endorphins‚ within the body. However‚ as mentioned previously this capacity does not last for very long after these young children begin to mature. In an experiment carried out by American developmental psychologist‚ Michael Tomasello‚ infant altruism was studied through
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Goal #3: To support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance I have personally been working with the children in my preschool class about feelings and the feelings of others. When a child says unkind words to another child‚ I step in and get both sides of the story‚ and if the child is at fault I talk to them about why we don’t do that and I have the child apologize for what they said. On the other hand‚ actions‚ such as hitting or scratching‚ are handled differently. I
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Gayle Y. Garrett Competency Goal VI To maintain a commitment to professionalism Function Area 13: Professionalism As a professional‚ I promote child development‚ learning and build family and community relationships. I continue to attend professional development sessions and read articles about early childhood. I am a continuous
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Competency Goal VI To maintain a commitment to professionalism Functional Area #13: Professionalism As a professional I attend regular trainings both in and out of work. Some training is provided for me by my employer‚ while others I seek out on my own. In June I attended training for 2 weeks before children started attending class. These trainings focused on areas such as health‚ routines and transitions‚ environments‚ goals/objectives and school readiness. One way I apply these trainings
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Competency Goal 4: To Establish Positive and Productive Relationships with Families Develop trust between the teacher and parent. This is accomplished by treating each other with mutual respect. Understanding the role that you play as the teacher and the parent plays as their primary caregiver. Constantly keep open dialogue about the students’ progress and areas of needed growth. Keep updated in student’s interests‚ activities at home‚ upcoming events. Be willing to engage in conversation about
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Competency Goal V To ensure a well run‚ purposeful program responsive to participate needs. Goals: 1. Keep up-to-date program records such as children’s medial records and emergency telephone numbers. 2. Work in collaboration with parents to identify the strengths and needs of each child. Two of my top priorities are to keep-up-to-date records on file‚ and to have the emergency telephone numbers clearly posted. I maintain the local medical center‚ poison control‚ fire and police department
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Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment. To keep my children’s environment safe‚ I start in the mornings when I come into my class. I check the floors to make sure there are not any objects that may cause tripping and/or falling hazards. I also make sure that things were put away the night before (if I did not close) that need to be locked away or high up from kids i.e. teacher scissors‚ staplers‚ any material that was used that may need teacher supervision
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