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Overview

For this Performance Task, you will adopt the role of the director of  Scribbles Early Learning Program. The head teacher in the preschool  classroom has invited you to analyze their use of culturally responsive  strategies and then offer your thoughts on their areas of strength and  what they can do regarding areas that need improvement.

Professional Skill:
Written Communication is assessed in this Competency.

Submission Length:
5-6 pages, including a Checklist and Reflection

Your response to this Assessment should:


Review the document “Scribbles Preschool Classroom Description.”  This description summarizes what you, as the director at Scribbles,  observed in the preschool classroom as well as any additional  information you gathered from teacher interviews.

Complete the Preschool Culturally Responsive Environment and  Curriculum Checklist based on the Scribbles Preschool Classroom  Description.

Note:
Assume that if you have not identified specific characteristics/strategies, etc., they are areas that need improvement.

Based on your completed “Preschool Culturally Responsive Environment  and Curriculum Checklist” complete the Director’s Reflection: Preschool  Culturally Responsive Practices template, which will include your  thoughts to share with the teachers.


Your response to this Performance Task should reflect the criteria  provided in the Rubric and adhere to the required length. This  Assessment requires submission of two files, a completed Preschool  Culturally Responsive Environment and Curriculum Checklist and a  completed Director’s Reflection: Preschool Culturally Responsive  Practices. 

Instructions

Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This  is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and  it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the  Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of  the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and  use their time most productively.

Access the following to complete this Assessment:


Scribbles Preschool Classroom Description 

Preschool Culturally Responsive Environment and Curriculum Checklist

Director’s Reflection: Preschool Culturally Responsive Practices 


Culturally Responsive Practices: How Are We Doing at Scribbles Early Learning Program? 

As the director of Scribbles Early Learning Program, you are  committed to ensuring the development and learning of each and every  child within your program. Your program utilizes a culturally responsive  curriculum as a tool for supporting children’s healthy development and  learning. Recently, the head preschool teacher asked for your help. She  and the other teachers in the classroom are excited about the culturally  responsive practices they have in place but they are also aware that  they could be doing more. She hopes that you will observe the class and  then meet with them to better clarify their strengths in this vital area  and also suggest opportunities for improvement.

You are thrilled to have been approached in this way and share your  enthusiasm for what the teachers have been doing and this opportunity  for all of you to grow. You explain that you will observe their  classroom over a couple of days and take notes on what you see. You will  bring along a Preschool Classroom Environment and Curriculum Checklist  that focuses on culturally responsive practices to fill out when you  observe and also ask the teachers additional questions to fill in needed  information. Based on what you have observed and the checklist, you  will then write up your thoughts to share with them.