To gain an understanding of the connection between the Principles of Child Development and learning that drive the Developmentally Appropriate Practices concept. This assignment will culminate in the development of an educational philosophy.
Steps to Completing this assignment
Identify and define the Principles of Child Development.
List the Principles of Child Development in order of importance to you on the paper, describing your justification of the order. List the top 4 only, highlighting Safety and Security first.
Identify your own educational philosophy. List four (4) of the most important beliefs you hold about educating young children.
Connect the principles you would most like to see used in a classroom setting and your educational philosophy by discussing how both support each other.
Connect the principles you would most likely to see used in a classroom setting by discussing how both support each other.
Organization of Paper
Introduce your paper identifying the assignment and the purpose of the assignment.
Section 1 of the paper should include the Principles of Child Development, with the list identified in priority of importance.
Section 2 should identify the pedagogic creed you find interesting.
Discuss findings: Section 3 of the paper should incorporate the two previous sections together to obtain a better understanding of their connection.
Summary/Evaluation
How long did it take for you to complete the paper?
What is the one thing you will take away from comparing the various curriculum approaches.
Any additional information you would like to include
General Information
The paper should be written using APA format, which includes a cover page. Please include your CRN # on the cover sheet as well as your name, date, Professor’s name and Assignment name and number .
Include 1” margins
Use 12 point font