Early Childhood Content Portfolio
Use the Early Childhood Content Portfolio Template to create a PowerPoint Presentation consisting of about 30–36 slides. For each content area, include the following:
- Key Professional Organization (1–2 slides as needed)
- Describe one key organization that supports P-12 educators in teaching the content area. Include:
- Name of the organization and the link
- Mission/purpose/guidelines of the organization
- A brief description of resources provided for educators by the organization
- At least one insight you gained that will support your work with children in this content area
- Describe one key organization that supports P-12 educators in teaching the content area. Include:
- Standards, Strands, and/or Themes (1–2 slides as needed)
- Identify standards, strands and/or themes related to the content area for P-3 children
- Explain, in a brief summary, what young children will be learning in this content area. Cite your source of information
- Meaningful Learning Experiences (2–3 slides as needed)
- Identify at least 2 meaningful learning experiences or lesson plans that support planning of meaningful learning experiences for young children. For each learning experience/lesson plan, explain:
- The learning experience/lesson plan (2–3 sentences) with a link to the resource or a citation
- The content area(s) and strand(s) addressed (2–3 sentences)
- A rationale for how the content and approaches presented serve to promote meaningful learning and teaching. (4–5 sentences)
- Identify at least 2 meaningful learning experiences or lesson plans that support planning of meaningful learning experiences for young children. For each learning experience/lesson plan, explain:
- Informational Resources (1 slide)
- Recommend at least two informational resources that support planning meaningful learning and teaching experiences in this content area. Provide a link and an annotation explaining how the resource can be used to support meaningful learning and teaching.