Assignment: Child Development Ppt Presentation

Assignment: Child Development Ppt Presentation

Assignment: Child Development Ppt Presentation

The assignment will consist of a Power Point Presentation (PPT) by selecting a specific focus: (1) Contrast and comparison of Piaget and Vygotsky’s theories related to learning in early childhood; (2) Recommendations for model childcare program encompassing physical, brain/motor, and language development; (3) Gender and emotional development; or (4) Social relationships with a focus on the child care environment.

In addition to a wide variety of topics you could present, your presentation should include the following information:

• Title

• Introduction and description of the presentation including the target audience

• Focused bullets based on your topic

• Conclusion

• References

Note: Angel will only support up to 10MB in the PPT so please keep this simple; no graphics, photos, or extraneous content; use the slides only to present information, simply. Be sure to use the Help Desk if you have problems creating or uploading your PPT.

Optional Resources:

• Blake, B., & Pope, T. (2008). Developmental psychology: Incorporating Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories in classrooms. Journal of Cross-disciplinary Perspectives in Education, 1(1), 59-67. Retrieved from: http://wmpeople.wm.edu/asset/index/mxtsch/devopsych

• Bovey, T., & Strain, P. (n. d.). Using environmental strategies to promote positive social interactions. Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. Retrieved from: http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/briefs/wwb6.pdf

• Cooper, J. L., Masi, R., & Vick, J. (August, 2009). Social-emotional development in early childhood: What every policy maker should know. National Center for Children in Poverty. Retrieved from: http://www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_882.pdf

• Promoting Child Development: http://brightfutures.aap.org/pdfs/Guidelines_PDF/3-Promoting_Child_Development.pdf

Assignment: Child Development Ppt Presentation

DISCUSSION

Beginning with Chapter 7, we will discuss Autism Spectrum Disorder in young children. Imagine you are a caregiver in a early childhood program. Design a a list of recommendations to use for new staff working with children professionally diagnosed with ASD. You can cut and paste your chart here, or create a WORD document and upload it as an attachment. Post your chart, then comment on the information provided by other students. Feel free to be creative too!

Please use the following links as you design your chart. (Be sure to cite the resources you use.):

• Management of Children with ASD

• Teaching Children with ASD

DISCUSSION 2

Based on what you have read about Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development in Chapter 12, please discuss how children in middle childhood might respond to the following moral dilemma. [The entire dilemma as written by Kohlberg is provided below but you do not need to respond to these questions; discuss how children would respond.] The accompanying video will be helpful but if the link is not working keep in mind you do not need to view this video to respond; the information needed is in your readings for this module.

Kohlberg’s Moral Stages: http://www.haverford.edu/psych/ddavis/p109g/kohlberg.stages.html

The Heinz Dilemma

In Europe, a woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to make. He paid $400 for the radium and charged $4,000 for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman’s husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money and tried every legal means, but he could only get together about $2,000, which is half of what it cost.

He told the druggist that his wife was dying, and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist said, “No, I discovered the drug and I’m going to make money from if.” So, having tried every legal means, Heinz gets desperate and considers breaking into the man’s store to steal the drug for his wife. [The dilemma is generally available (non-proprietary) in a variety of textbooks and websites. This one was used from: http://www.haverford.edu/psych/ddavis/p109g/kohlberg.dilemmas.html]

1. Should Heinz steal the drug? 1a. Why or why not?

2. Is it actually right or wrong for him to steal the drug? 2a. Why is it right or wrong?

3. Does Heinz have a duty or obligation to steal the drug? 3a. Why or why not?

4. If Heinz doesn’t love his wife, should he steal the drug for her? Does it make a difference in what Heinz should do whether or not he loves his wife? 4a. Why or why not?

5. Suppose the person dying is not his wife but a stranger. Should Heinz steal the drug for the stranger? 5a. Why or why not?

6. Suppose it’s a pet animal he loves. should Heinz steal to save the pet animal? 6a. Why or why not?

7. Is it important for people to do everything they can to save another’s life? 7a. Why or why not?

8. It is against the law for Heinz to steal. Does that make it morally wrong? 8a. Why or why not?

9. In general, should people try to do everything they can to obey the law? 9a. Why or why not? 9b. How does this apply to what Heinz should do?

10. In thinking back over the dilemma, what would you say is the most responsible thing for Heinz to do? 10a. Why?

DISCUSSION 3

In this module you will create a lesson plan for a middle childhood classroom related to the book, The Giving Tree; to reinforce your learning from Chapters 10-12. The Giving Tree website contains examples of lesson plans (others are available for purchase but certainly not necessary):

http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/Giving-Tree-Lesson-Plans.html

Please complete the readings first and consider what children entering middle childhood are like. What do they know and understand about themselves and their development? For this creative project keep in mind that a sim