Harris, Jasmine

CHDV 210
PLO #1
Professional Portfolio Artifact(s) Reflections
Cover Sheet
PLO: Demonstrates the ability to integrate knowledge of development of children as related to
high quality of care and education of young children.
List of Artifacts to be addressed in this reflection:
Observation on Domains of Development
elect portions of the D!DP
"ssay on #mportance on of Play
$itle %% &ealth and afety !egulation Observation Pro'ect
I. Explanation: What specific knowledge, skills, and belief systems
do I have that demonstrate my competence for this PL!
$he revised domains and development created in (&D) %*+ demonstrates my
knowledge and understanding that children develop new skills at their own rate.
$he D!DP created in (&D) *,+ shows my skills- understanding- and knowledge that
children develop at different levels. .y observing the child- you are able to determine if
the child is in the e/ploring- developing- building- or integrating stage. 0ou show your
evidence with anecdotal notes- providing pictures- work samples- or even rating scales.
#t is my belief that using D!DP1s for each child helped dictate child1s glow 2strongest
area3 and growth area 2areas that needed to be worked on3.
Harris, Jasmine
CHDV 210
PLO #1
.y providing children with a variety of age appropriate materials and allowing suitable
time for play- children engage in their activity for longer periods of time.
$he play essay created in (&D) **+ shows my knowledge and understandings of the
importance of play in a child4s development.
# believe that play is vital for a child4s social- emotional- and cognitive development. #
also believe that play strengthens the abilities of the whole child.
$he enhanced $itle %% &ealth and afety regulation Observation made in (&D) *5%
demonstrates my beliefs and understandings that a child4s environment should be child6
friendly and safe in order to provide professional quality care to young children and
remain within the regulations required.
II. "rowth: #ow do these artifacts demonstrate my growth in
knowledge and skill!
I used to think my domains and deveo!ment o"servation demonstrated my
a"iity to o"serve a #hid and rate $hat deveo!menta ski they are $orkin% on&
'o$ I understand ho$ a##urate and im!ortant it is to have the ri%ht ratin%s o( a
#hid $ith eviden#e&
)he D*DP demonstrates my %ro$th in kno$ed%e "y my a"iity to o"serve a
#hid, re#ord eviden#e, and truy understand $hi#h eve is "ein% demonstrated&
I used to think !ay shoud "e imited (or #hidren due to the #on#erns !arents had
as they o"served& 'o$ I kno$ that #hidren earn throu%h !ay and I am a"e to
sho$ !arents as they o"served $hat ty!e o( deveo!ment there #hid is usin%&
I used to try and have the #hidren utii+e every area that $as avaia"e to them,
"ut no$ I reai+ed it is "est to ao$ #hidren to e,!ore on their and not (or#e
them to !ay in areas they $ish not to&
Harris, Jasmine
CHDV 210
PLO #1
I used to think #hidren shoud have a variety o( materias avaia"e (or them at
a times- "ut no$ I kno$ #hidren need s!a#e to !arti#i!ate in a#tive !ay-
there(ore I had to arran%ed the #assroom to (it their needs&
'utrition is very im!ortant a##ordin% to )ite 22& I (ee I demonstrated kno$ed%e
o( this "y imitin% sna#ks (u o( su%ar and !rovidin% o$.(at and heathy sna#ks&
I used to think that my D*DP shoud have at east one ty!e o( eviden#e (rom
$hat you o"served& 'o$ I kno$ it/s %ood to have a variety o( eviden#e su#h as,
ane#dota note, !i#tures, ratin%s, and $ork sam!es in order to e((e#tivey sho$
$here #hid is at and $hy&
)he D*DP sho$s my %ro$th "y !rovidin% at east 2 or 0 ty!es o( eviden#e (or
ea#h measure& 'e,t to ea#h !i#ture, I have isted $hi#h measure that is "ein%
dis!ayed and $hi#h D*DP eve the #hid is demonstratin%& I am "e#omin% more
(amiiar $ith ea#h measure, $hi#h made it mu#h easier to #reate a#tivity !annin%
(orm&
III. $pplication: #ow am I going to b%ild on the knowledge and skills
that are demonstrated &In other words, what are yo%r next steps!' and
how will the knowledge, skills, or belief systems be integrated into my
f%t%re teaching practice.
As # begin working in an early head start7 preschool environment- # will be able to use the
knowledge and skills # have learned. # want to first make sure that parents know and
understand how much # sincerely care for their children and to trust that # want what is
best for them. # also want to be able to connect with the parent while touching bases
about their child. # will also let parents know firsthand that # am a mandated report if #
suspect or see any signs of child abuse rather se/ually- physically or emotionally. 8y
goal is to gain the e/perience of communicating with parents. $herefore- # will try to
discover new ways to reach all parenting types.
# now understand how important it is to involve parents to volunteer their time to come in
the classroom. $herefore- # will continue to think of creative ways to involve parents and
families in the classroom because they need to know that they are 'ust as much of a part
of their child4s learning as # am.
9hen it comes to the D!DP- # want to gain e/perience with other types of documentation
besides photos- anecdotal notes- and work samples. .efore # take on a task to difficult- #
will make sure to give myself every opportunity necessary to master the D!DP.
Harris, Jasmine
CHDV 210
PLO #1
$hroughout my child development classes- # gained knowledge and understanding how
important it is to have a classroom that is set up to show a multicultural environment.
$herefore- # will make sure # use that knowledge so all families will feel welcomed and
honored as they walk in my class.
ince # am persuaded that children learn through play- # will allow children in my class to
have that hands6on e/perience as they play. # will allow time for free play indoors and
outdoors.
# will enhance my learning about $itle %% &ealth and afety regulations. # want to
memori:e and become familiar with all of the articles so when something is out of place #
would be able to quickly fi/ the problem with the solutions giving. #n the mornings
before arrival # will get down to a child si:e and crawl around to make sure they are no
safety ha:ards the children would come across.
# intend to build on my knowledge and skills by attending workshops that cover
classroom related actions to take $hat1ll make sure # am improving and empowering the
well6being of a child