1. Getting familiar with who you are as a person and as an educator.
2. Understanding the power of the role you have in the lives of children and families.
Activities
Watch the 4 videos. The videos total about 35 minutes of content. So give yourself some time.
● For each video, name the video you watched
● Provide 4-7 sentences of your thoughts on that video. Writing “I liked it.” “I agreed with it.” or “It was great”. – or comments along that line will not get you full points.
● Video #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCk1dVFkVmk
● Video #2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfCLTQhW9GQ
● Video #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhKdkw
● Video #4:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xhVGvP4tW4
For video #1 write about:
● What are your values?
● What are your beliefs around child rearing?
● Where do your values and beliefs around child rearing come from?
For video #2 write about:
● What are your thoughts on this TED Talk?
● Can you relate this this teacher and their point of view?
● While this teacher is speaking about their experiences as a high school educator, how can you relate this to your experiences working in child care?
For video #3 write about:
● What about this TED Talk resonates with you?
● Rita Pierson is giving us “real talk” about working in classrooms with children and adolescents, what is relatable to her story in your work in early childhood?
● Did you get fired up and motivated to love every child who walks into your classroom? How does that feel?
