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Assignment on Early Childhood Education

   

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Running head: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note

1EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONThe bachelor in education in early childcare is the study of the educating and taking careof the children. I have enrolled in the course after a break of five years and wish to pursue mycareer as a child care specialist. I am already an early childhood educator in a long daycare, and Ithink I can increase my efficiency as an educator by perusing the field of study in the area I ampassionate about working in. I am a mother of six year old which also helps me in understandingthe needs of the children better and asses their development. I need to develop myself with timesince it is not only the duty of an educator to teach but over see their overall development.I have enrolled in the course after a break of five years and in the due time the differentapproaches regarding the different aspects of the childcare education in due time. The earlychildcare has developed from being educational to developmental. The approaches towards thestudent and the processes of informing and inculcating ideas in them have also changed.Moreover in this course I have learned about the different ethical considerations that I have tokeep in mind while being a childcare instructor. I have also learnt about the inclusion of thevarious practices and the activities to involve the children in to help in their cognitivedevelopment. In this course I have also learnt how to use the virtual and the digital media toengage the children and help in their development. The cognitive and the psychologicaldevelopment is my prime concern as a childcare specialist and the course helps me increase myknowledge and develop my approach. The different ethical and the moral duties of the childcarespecialist are also informed to me during this course helping in the devising proper conduct and abetter approach for educating the children (Earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au., 2018).I have not always been adept in using social media and the internet. After thecommencement of this course I have learnt the usage of the internet for increasing myknowledge of the different methods to be used for better childcare and education. Moreover the

2EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONusage of modern digital methods makes the process more interactive for children helping in theirlearning process. I can use the virtual tools to improve my knowledge and provide better supportto the children and aid their development. The technology can also help me engage the childrenbetter and keep a better eye on their activity and behavior pattern (Australian Children’sEducation and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), 2013). During this course I also learnt that Ican use technology to updater myself with the modern childcare techniques used around theworld which will help in the providing a better learning experience to the children. With theproper knowledge of technology usage I can also improve the learning process among thechildren by getting them more involved in classroom practices.During this course I learnt that I should make sure that the information that I collectshould be authentic, for which I should know the sources and the resources to search form on thevirtual forum. I am an adept student and quick learner which helped me grasp the newknowledge and the procedures that I was being informed about during this study. Myexperienceas a childcare specialist also helped me understand the different information and the practicesthat I was told about during the course. Despite my knowledge and experience my limitedknowledge of the technological advancements hindered my learning process. I am still notacquainted with the different technologies that are used in the modern education like the readingof the online journals and citation of the online resources using the different websites (TheMinisterial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs, 2011). Thisgreatly hindered my progress as I could not present the knowledge I had coherently, though Iknew the topic.My course goals are basically to improve my overall approach of childcare education anduse my education and experience to help the children in a better way. The knowledge and the

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