Deck 8: Reflective And Transformative: Observer As Leader

Question 1

Which of the following elements does universal design include?

A) children's interests, abilities, open-ended and close-ended materials
B) pedagogical leadership and stakeholder contributions
C) large and small group experiences, adaptions of learning experiences and spaces
D) (a) and (c)

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Identify the six key elements essential for a high quality child-care program according to the Early Learning and Care Assessment for Quality Improvement measure.

Answer 2

Answers will vary.

Question 3

How does professional collaboration build community capacity?

Answer 3

Answers will vary.

Question 4

Define the term stakeholder and give an example.

Question 5

According to Sciarra and Dorsey,what are the principles that a leader of any group must follow?

Question 6

Define interprofessional collaboration and explain how it relates to observation.

Question 7

Define pedagogical leadership according to Coughlin and Baird.

Question 8

What is the role of the mentor in a mentor/mentee relationship in early childhood?

Question 9

Professionals given the opportunity to "learn with,from,and about each other,building mutual respect,shared knowledge and decision making" can be captured in the term known as which of the following?

A) teamwork
B) collegiality
C) respectful behaviour
D) interprofessional collaboration

Question 10

What are social stories and visual schedules meant to achieve?

A) to teach children about how to build friendships in their environment
B) to assist children in building trust and security and understanding what is coming next
C) to point them in the right direction
D) to tell them where they need to be if they forget

Question 11

Identify three different environmental assessment tools and what they measure.

Question 12

Which of the following defines the term QUAD?

A) quality, unique, adaptable, and developmental
B) questioning, universal, accommodating, and deliberately designed
C) quality, universally inclusive, accessible, and developmental
D) questioning, uninhibiting, accessible, and developmental

Question 13

Define a quality early childhood environment.

Question 14

Describe the "value-added" benefits when stakeholder groups and community partners collaborate with early childhood educators,families,and children.

Question 15

Identify three technology assisted documentation trends used by early childhood educators and their application to pedagogical documentation.