Reflective Analysis of Portfolio Artifact Rationale/Reflection NAEYC Standard: 7

STANDARD 7. EARLY CHILDHOOD FIELD EXPERIENCES Field experiences and clinical practice are planned and se !enced s" t#at candidates de$el"p t#e %n"&led'e( s%ills and pr")essi"nal disp"siti"ns necessar* t" pr"+"te t#e de$el"p+ent and learnin' ") *"!n' c#ildren acr"ss t#e entire de$el"p+ental peri"d ") earl* c#ild#""d , in at least t&" ") t#e t#ree earl* c#ild#""d a'e 'r"!ps -.irt# , a'e /( / t#r"!'# 0( 0 t#r"!'# 1 *ears2 and in t#e $ariet* ") settin's t#at "))er earl* ed!cati"n -earl* sc#""l 'rades( c#ild care centers and #"+es( Head Start pr"'ra+s2. -NAEYC( 34552

Brief Description of Evidence:

T#is res!+e s#"&s &#at experience I #a$e #ad in &"r%in' in t#e Earl* C#ild#""d )ield. S"+e areas s#"& +ana'e+ent s%ills t#at I #a$e #ad experience in &#ic# carr* "$er int" p"siti"ns in t#e Earl* C#ild#""d )ield. T#ese p"siti"ns #eld s#"& t#at I a+ c"+petent in teac#in' *"!n' c#ildren as I #a$e &"r%ed +* &a* !p t" t#e #i'#est teac#in' p"siti"n I can .e in and als" s#"&s t#at I can +ana'e sta)) t#at &ill .e !nder +* s!per$isi"n.

Analysis of What !earned:

I #a$e learned t#at t#r"!'# #ard &"r% t#at I can .e an*t#in' I &ant t" .e. I tried di))erent t#in's and #a$e )"!nd +* passi"n is )"r Earl* C#ild#""d Ed!cati"n. I %n"& t#at I can +ana'e a s+all sta)) and #andle da* t" da* "perati"ns and t#at +"st ") all I can +a%e an i+pact "n t#e li$es ") *"!n' c#ildren. I #a$e learned t#at all c#ildren learn at di))erent le$els and in di))erent &a*s .!t +"st ") all t#at I can #elp t#e+ learn and 'r"& d!rin' t#e +"st cr!cial ti+e ") t#eir li$es.

"o# $his Artifact De%onstrates %y Co%petence on the NAEYC Standard:

T#is arti)act de+"nstrates +* experiences in t#e Earl* C#ild#""d )ield. It s#"&s &#ere I #a$e started in +* career and &#ere I a+ n"&. It s#"&s t#e experiences I #a$e #ad in "t#er )ields t#at can #elp +e in +* p"siti"n and t#at I a+ a.le t" learn and expand +* %n"&led'e in t#e )ield. T#is res!+e als" s#"&s t#at I #a$e &"r%ed #ard .* c"ntin!in' +* ed!cati"n t" 'et de'rees in t#e Earl* C#ild#""d )ield and t#at I #a$e .ec"+e a +e+.er ") t#e +"st credi.le Earl* C#ild#""d "r'ani6ati"ns.