Overview
In this Performance Task, you will participate in a field experience by observing and evaluating indoor and outdoor environments in an infant and a toddler setting. You will create a narrated PowerPoint presentation based on what you have learned from the resources in the Competency, your observations, and reflective conversations with your Host Teachers. The presentation evaluates the power and elements of quality indoor and outdoor infant toddler environments.
Submission Length: A narrated PowerPoint presentation on quality indoor and outdoor infant/toddler environments consisting of approximately 24 slides.
This Assessment requires submission of three files, your completed Infant Toddler Indoor Environment Observation Worksheet, Infant Toddler Outdoor Observation Worksheet, and your PowerPoint presentation.
Note: For this Performance Task Assessment, you are required to draw from not only the resources for the Topics but also your experiences, observations, and host teacher and other professionals who work in your field setting. Your conversations with these professionals and your observations in the setting are essential to the successful completion of the Assessment. For additional information regarding the field experience requirements and expectations, please review the BSECS Field Experience Handbook found on the BSECS Field Experience Website.
Instructions
Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively. Review the key topics for this assessment and discuss them with your Host Teacher to gather their insights and thoughts.
Evaluating Routines and Transitions in Infant and Toddler Care and Education Settings
Before You Observe:
- Review the Rubric, the Infant/Toddler Indoor Environment Observation Worksheet, and the Infant/Toddler Outdoor Environment Observation Worksheet
Your Observations
- Make arrangements to observe in an infant and a toddler setting.
- Share your assignment/goals with the Host Teacher in each setting. These include:
- o Use both the Infant Toddler Indoor Environment Observation Worksheet and the Infant Toddler Outdoor Environment Observation Worksheet as guides to observe indoor and outdoor environments for both infants and toddlers. Be sure to take good notes, and record any questions you may have and the information you seek about the environments.
- Engage in a reflective conversation with each Host Teacher about your observation experience, sharing questions that came up for you and areas about which you would like additional information. You may want to focus on an area of the classroom environment that was particularly effective in providing safety, a sense of security, and/or enhancing development. You may have a question about something the teacher did or said, a child’s reaction to something in the environment, and/or ways the program hopes to improve.
Creating Your PowerPoint
Create a narrated PowerPoint presentation on quality environments for infants and toddlers based on your course resources, your observations, and your conversations with the teacher. Your presentation should include:
Part 1: Quality Indoor Environments
- 1一2 introductory slides that explain how a quality indoor environment can impact the healthy development and learning of infants and toddlers
- 8一10 slides that evaluate the essential elements of indoor environments that enhance infant and toddler development and learning
- 2一3 conclusory slides that include information about the indoor environments in your field settings. Share insights, your host teacher(s) input, and offer suggestions for improvement.
Part 2: Quality Outdoor Environments
- 1一2 introductory slides that explain the impact that a quality outdoor environment can have on the healthy development and learning of infants and toddlers
- 8一10 slides that evaluate the essential elements of outdoor environments that enhance infant/toddler development and learning
- 2一3 conclusory slides that include information about the indoor environments in your field settings. Share insights, your host teacher(s) input, and offer suggestions for improvement
Note: Be sure to cite your sources and adhere to confidentiality. Do not use children’s names. (You can use just a first name, or refer to child 1, child 2, etc.) Also, refer to your host teacher by the person’s first name only. You may include a picture or graphics. If you receive permission, take pictures of your field setting(s), but do not include any photographs of children
