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Title: Pumpkin Jack Science Experiment

Course: ECE 150 - Math and Science for Early Childhood

Content Area: Curriculum and Learning Environment

List of Competencies:

1.d. Maintains a physically and emotionally safe environment and creates learning spaces with focus on safety, health, routines and play/ exploration.

1.g. Supports and encourages children’s participation in a variety of activities.

2.d. Recognizes that curriculum is delivered through environmental arrangement, learning activities and interactions.

2.j. Arranges effective and appropriate learning centers that promote active exploration and cooperative play.

3.e. Plans and adapts curricula and environments, including the selection of materials appropriate to the developmental levels of the children within a setting.

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Hello! I welcome you to learn a little bit about me. Back in 2005, I started my journey into studying Web Technology. After a couple of years of learning about the ever-evolving world of web and graphic design, I realized I was missing the passion I once had. My mind kept going back to my dream of being a teacher. Growing up, my mother worked in several positions in early childhood. I realized that I enjoyed helping children learn. During my elementary, middle, and high school years, I was constantly helping those around me with their homework. I loved being able to help the people around me learn. It was this love and the inspiration from my mother that finally got me on the right track to my educational and teaching goals.

After switching my focus of study to Early Childhood Education, I gained knowledge and skills, and could put my skills to use.

I began my teaching journey in 2011, working as an Assistant Teacher for the 3-year-old class "Joyful Noise" at the Assumption Preschool in Walla Walla, WA.

After a year, in 2012, I started the new task of a paraeducator for the Developmental Program at Prospect Point Elementary. I spent 5 wonderful years there, growing and gaining more skills and knowledge. I got the opportunity to work with children ages 5-7, who had developmental delays. It was a rewarding experience. I feel fortunate to have spent time there as I learned new skills and developed wonderful relationships with students and staff.

In 2017, I decided I wanted to try working with smaller children and became an assistant teacher for the Head Start/ECEAP Program. I realized I loved working with preschool-aged children and switched my focus to preschool.

After taking a year off due to medical reasons, my next adventure brought me to my current placement at the Walla Walla Center for Children and Families. I began in 2019 as an Assistant Teacher for the ECEAP Program. Two years later, in 2021, I was given the opportunity to be a Lead Teacher.

I love being able to create a loving and safe learning environment for my students. The day-to-day interactions and watching the children grow and develop new skills make me proud to be a teacher. I believe Early Childhood Education is important because we are providing the first steps to the future leaders of our world. We have the responsibility and privilege to teach young children the skills needed to be successful individuals. I also want to be able to provide a place of security and peace for children who may be struggling at home.

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Al's Pals: Social Emotional Learning Lesson Plan

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Al's Pals: Social Emotional Learning Lesson Plan

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Title: Al's Pals: Social Emotional Learning

Course: ECED& 160 - Curriculum Development

Content Area: Child Growth and Development

List of Competencies:

1.d. Recognizes that children respond to situations differently.

2.d. Recognizes different personalities and individual differences of children and families in development and their impact on children’s needs.

2.e. Adapts care and education to children’s changing needs.

3.e. Explains social and learning styles of children and various ways children learn.

3.h. Encourages and promotes an inclusive and collaborative educational philosophy by fostering peer learning and acceptance when appropriate.

4.g. Demonstrates knowledge of inclusive philosophy and practices and recognizes the range of development in young children.

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Teaching with Purpose: A Dream to Make a Difference

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Title: Preschool Child Portfolio

Course: ECED& 190 - Observation/Assessment

Content Area: Ongoing Measurement of Child Progress

List of Competencies:

1.b. Assists with collection of information about each child’s development.

2.a. Identifies various ways to get to know each child as an individual, including strengths, needs, interests, families and life situation.

2.f. Understands that children’s developmental milestones should be observed and monitored.

3.b. Observes children continually, analyzes and evaluates findings, and applies this knowledge to practice.

4.b. Communicates observation and assessment results to families, both informal and standardized, in a clear and supportive manner.

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5 years service to Educational Service District 123

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Title: Positive Guidance Observation

Course: ECED&120 Practicum

Content Area: Interactions

List of Competencies:

1.a. Responds positively to children on a daily basis.

1.g. Provides appropriate supervision of children.

2.c. Establishes and communicates limits for acceptable behavior.

2.d. Responds to children’s behavior in ways that encourage self-control.

2.e. Provides a supportive environment in which children can learn and practice appropriate and acceptable behaviors as individuals and as a group.

2.f. Follows a variety of positive direct and indirect guidance methods and avoids negative methods.

2.i. Uses strategies to assist children in learning to express emotions in positive ways, solve problems and make decisions

3.d. Provides an appropriate balance of child-led and child-directed activities with adult-guided activities.