Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment Functional Area 1: Safety is one of the most important aspects of the task given to an educator. My main concern is that the trust and respect is fulfilled daily while making sure a child is not injured in the given environment. Daily tasks must include a thorough cleanup of the classroom‚ making sure all loose furniture‚ accessories and electrical appliances are covered when not in use. All chemicals‚ utensils‚ and
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Competency Goal I Establish and maintain a safe healthy learning environment. I provide a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries for children age 3 to 5 years old by doing a quick check every morning before the children start to arrive. I make sure that there is enough space for the children to move around without constantly bumping into eachother. I make sure that the room is well lit and all electrical outlets are covered‚ and all electrical appliances are out of the children’s
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Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment. To keep my children’s environment safe‚ I start in the mornings when I come into my class. I check the floors to make sure there are not any objects that may cause tripping and/or falling hazards. I also make sure that things were put away the night before (if I did not close) that need to be locked away or high up from kids i.e. teacher scissors‚ staplers‚ any material that was used that may need teacher supervision
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Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment. As a preschool teacher it is my goal to keep all the children in my class safe while in my care. Our classroom is set up in a way that every child can easily maneuver around the entire classroom. We talk about using walking feet and gentle hands inside and outside of our classroom on a weekly basis‚ we also have a fully stocked first aid kit in our classroom‚ available and accessible for any teacher that may
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Competency Goal VI To maintain a commitment to professionalism Functional Area #13: Professionalism As a professional I attend regular trainings both in and out of work. Some training is provided for me by my employer‚ while others I seek out on my own. In June I attended training for 2 weeks before children started attending class. These trainings focused on areas such as health‚ routines and transitions‚ environments‚ goals/objectives and school readiness. One way I apply these trainings
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Competency Goal V To ensure a well run‚ purposeful program responsive to participate needs. Goals: 1. Keep up-to-date program records such as children’s medial records and emergency telephone numbers. 2. Work in collaboration with parents to identify the strengths and needs of each child. Two of my top priorities are to keep-up-to-date records on file‚ and to have the emergency telephone numbers clearly posted. I maintain the local medical center‚ poison control‚ fire and police department
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Competency Goal II To advance physical and intellectual competence To advance physical and intellectual competence I provide various amounts of equipment and activities that help promote the physical development of children. I do this by offering activities that will allow children to use their small muscles and large muscles. Children need these types of activities so they can become familiar about how to use their muscles and to develop body strength. Activities such as throwing things‚ rolling
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Competency Goal Four: To establish positive and productive relationships with families. As an early childhood educator‚ I have to maintain a positive and productive relationship with the families that come into my preschool. Parents entrust me with their children all day and‚ I make the parents and families feel as much a part of our classroom and a part of their child’s development. To create this relationship‚ I work to build an open‚ friendly and cooperative relationship with each of the children’s
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Competency Goal 2 Functional Area 4: Physical I promote physical activities in my classroom daily. We do music and movement different songs like Pirate Ship‚ Bear Hunt and the Dancing Machine. All provide a wide range of movement to promote physical health. During outdoor play children are given opportunities ‚ to play with balls‚ climbing up and down the stairs to the slide‚ hopping‚ skipping‚ jumping and balancing on a rail. Children need opportunities to develop their body strength. Pulling
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Stephanie Cross Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment A safe and healthy learning environment is necessary for young children in the classroom. One goal in our functional area for safeness is to prevent and reduce injuries and still have a learning environment that is helpful to the children learning in their own safe and healthy environments. SAFE: Young infants are places on their backs when sleeping. The cribs are always clear of toys‚ blankets
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