Item 1
Planning a developmentally appropriate curriculum is part of a continuous process based on teachers’ daily interactions with students. Review Gestwicki’s Cycle of Planning and California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1. Based on this information complete the following:
· Explain Gestwicki’s Cycle of Planning, describing each of the five components and explaining how each component supports all other components. (3 -4 paragraphs)
· Discuss the similarities and differences between Gestwicki’s Cycle of Planning and the California Preschool Curriculum Framework, and in particular, the ongoing cycle of observing, documenting, assessing, planning, and implementing curriculum (pages 18 – 26). (3 -4 paragraphs)
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Needs Improvement |
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Meets Expectations |
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| Sub-Competency 1: Analyze the components of a developmentally appropriate curriculum and an effective curriculum planning cycle. |
| Learning Objective 1.1:
Describe the cycle of curricular planning and how each component supports all other components. |
Description of the cycle of curricular planning and how each component part supports all other components is missing. |
Response includes an unclear or incomplete description of the cycle of planning.
Explanation of how each component part supports all other parts is vague, illogical, or incomplete. |
Response describes the cycle of planning and delineates how each of the five component part supports all other components.
Explanation of how each component part supports all other parts is clear, logical, and complete. |
The response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response applies the cycle of planning to an authentic preschool environment.
Response includes reference to a relevant academic or professional resource. |
| Learning Objective 1.2:
Discuss the similarities and differences between Gestwicki’s Cycle of Planning and the California Preschool Curriculum Framework, and in particular, the ongoing cycle of observing, documenting, assessing, planning, and implementing curriculum. |
Description of the similarities and differences between Gestwicki’s Cycle of Planning and the California Preschool Curriculum Framework is missing. |
Response vaguely or incorrectly describes similarities and differences between Gestwicki’s Cycle of Planning and the California Preschool Curriculum Framework.
Response includes fewer than two references to Gestwicki’s Cycle of Planning and the California Preschool Curriculum Framework. |
Response clearly and accurately describes similarities and differences between Gestwicki’s Cycle of Planning and the California Preschool Curriculum Framework.
Response includes two or more references to Gestwicki and the California Preschool Curriculum Framework. |
The response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response explains how a teacher would Gestwicki’s Cycle of Planning or the California Preschool Curriculum Frameworkongoing cycle of observing, documenting, assessing, planning, and implementing curriculum authentic preschool environment.
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Item 2
Select an area of interest (i.e., gardening, the four seasons, etc.). Compare and contrast how the four approaches to preschool curriculum planning (integrated, thematic, emergent, and project-based) can be used to teach the area of interest you selected. (3-4 paragraphs)
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| Sub-Competency 2: Identify and describe approaches to preschool curriculum planning. |
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