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.
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:
Your Observations
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:
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