Lesson 14: Wrap Up and Final Reflection
Attention
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able
- Reflect upon the entire practicum experience with a focus on S.T.E.M. and partnerships in early childhood education.
- Complete a self-evaluation and compare with the cooperating teacher evaluation.
- Discuss individual perspectives of practice in early childhood education classrooms.
Teaching
This lesson marks the end of your practicum II experience – Partnerships in early childhood education. For this practicum there was the usual, journaling, goal setting, practicum evaluations and weekly check-ins. The two major themes that separate this practicum from the others are the focus on S.T.E.M. and the focus on the different types of partnerships in early childhood education.
It is the hope that you walk away from this practicum feeling more prepared to team with co-workers, families and support staff to provide comprehensive services in the best interest of the child. With that said, I cannot stress enough, the importance of experience and reflection in this process. I look forward to reading your reflections and wish you the best for Practicum III!
Assessment
Lesson 14 Assignment A
Write a one page summary:
- Explain how you are using reflective journaling to enhance your practicum experience.
- Explain how your two goals are progressing. Provide detailed examples of how you are working towards this goal and your next steps.
- If you have completed a goal, attach the goal to the summary with the self-assessment filled out at the bottom.
- Create a new goal and also attach.
- Discuss how the weekly emails are used to enhance your practicum experience. By this point you have about half of your hours completed.
Journaling |
0 Points Did not provide an explanation |
7 Points Provided some detail on how journaling has impacted the practicum experience |
15 Points Provided clear, detailed explanation on how reflective journaling has impacted the practicum experience |
Goals |
0 Points Did not provide an explanation |
7 Points Provided some detail on how goals are progressing and basic next steps |
15 Points Provided clear, detailed explanation on the progress of goals and next steps |
Weekly emails |
0 Points Has not emailed |
35 Points Has initiated emails most weeks. (Only missed one or two). Email is mostly clear and provides some details. Provides minimal details |
70 Points Has initiated an email every week to the instructor and cooperating teacher. Email is clear, detailed and thoughtful to the mentoring process. Includes (but not limited to): |
Lesson 14 Assignment B
In addition to the evaluation completed by your cooperating teacher, you will complete a self-evaluation. After completing a self-evaluation, compare the two and write a summary. Did anything surprise you? Are you satisfied with the evaluations? What are your next steps?
- Scan and submit the final self-evaluation AND the final cooperating teacher evaluation along with your summary.
Summary of evaluations |
0 Points Did not provide sumamry |
5 Points Summary was brief and unclear. Next steps were unrelated |
10 Points Summary was meaningful and reflective. Discussed rationale for similarities and difference. Included next steps. |
Final self-evaluation |
0 Points Did not provide a self-evaluation |
5 Points FInal self-evaluation was somewhat filled out and missing components |
10 Points Completed a reflective and appropriate final self-evaluation complete with rating and comments |
Final cooperating teacher evaluation |
0 Points Has not provided instructor with the teacher evaluation |
40 Points Score varies according to the cooperating teacher evaluation. Can contribute up to 40 points of your mid-term check in grade. |
80 Points Score varies according to the cooperating teacher evaluation. Can contribute up to 80 points of your mid-term check in grade. |
Lesson 14 Assignment C
Write a 2-3 page paper (this means and introductory paragraph, a body and a conclusion. Complete sentences and proof reading is necessary)addressing the following:
- The specifics – where you were placed, age groups, how much time and during what times you spend there, etc.
- What were your first emotions, thoughts and ideas when you first started at your practicum site? How has this changed over this course?
- What was your beginning understanding of S.T.E.M. and what is your understanding now?
- How has your understanding of partnerships in early childhood education grown?
- What are the three additional major insights you came to understand through this process? Why do you feel those things are important?
- What are three strengths of yours that were affirmed by your practicum experience?
- What are three areas you feel you still need to grow in (why?) and how will you remember these for your next early childhood experience?
THE SPECIFICS |
0 Points Did not provide the specifics |
3 Points Provided only a few specifics of site information |
5 Points Provided all requested site specific information |
EMOTION DEVELOPMENT |
0 Points |
7 Points |
15 Points |
UNDERSTANDING OF S.T.E.M. |
0 Points Did not provide understanding |
7 Points Provided some detail in beginning understanding and briefly addressed growth |
15 Points Provided clear, detailed description on beginning knowledge of S.T.E.M. and growth in understanding |
UNDERSTANDING OF PARTNERHIPS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION |
0 Points Did not provide understanding |
7 Points Provided some detail in beginning understanding and briefly addressed growth |
15 Points Provided clear, detailed description on beginning knowledge of partnerships and growth in understanding |
THREE MAJOR INSIGHTS |
0 Points Did not provide insights |
7 Points Provided brief description of insights and importance |
15 Points Provided three clear and detailed insights as well as importance |
THREE STRENGTHS |
0 Points Did not provide strengths |
7 Points Provided a few examples of strengths |
15 Points Provided clear, detailed examples of strengths and how they were affirmed |
THREE AREAS TO GROW |
0 Points Did not provide plan |
7 Points Provided a few goals with unclear explanation and no plan |
15 Points Provided three areas for further growth with clear details and a plan |
MECHANICS |
0 Points Paper is written with unacceptable spelling, grammar, and/or syntax errors |
2 Points Errors in mechanics are minor, but are somewhat distracting from the message. |
5 Points No substantial errors in spelling, grammar, and/or syntax, or APA Citations. |