Professional Resources

Assessment Description

Parents are not always informed of the developmental milestones for their children, leaving many to wonder what the appropriate behavior and aptitude is for children of their child’s age. Early childhood educators can often assist parents by providing a list of resources that provide the additional information and support they need. To be ready to provide this information, educators need to keep current regarding available resources.

Using the “Professional Resources Template” identify five local and/or national professional or educational organizations that address the needs of children ages Birth-Pre-K in educational settings that you could share with other early childhood teachers and staff. Organizations identified should have websites with credible, current, and useful information regarding integrating legal, ethical, and policy issues related to educational, developmental, and medical services for infants and young children and their families into their teaching practice. At least two of these organizations should focus on the needs of individuals with exceptionalities.

Describe the following for each resource identified:

• Organization Information: Include name, website address, headquarters location, and date established.
• Services: What services does the organization provide (i.e., educational, development, medical services)? Who is the target audience? Explain the legal or historical basis for the organization’s formation or the offering of these particular services.
• Mission and Philosophy: What is the mission and philosophy of the organization? Identify the philosophical foundation of the organization that motivates them to provide their services.
• Hierarchical Structure: What is the hierarchical structure of the organization?
• Funding and Status: How is the organization funded? Is the organization under for- or non-profit status?
• Training: Provide examples of outside trainings or conferences the organization holds for early childhood educators.
• Rationale: Provide a brief rationale describing why you would recommend this resource to the teachers and staff.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 

 

Professional Resources – Rubric

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Professional Resources: Organization Information

2 points

Criteria Description

Professional Resources: Organization Information

5. 5: Target

2 points

Organization information is comprehensive and accurate and provides all information including name of the organization, website address, headquarters location, and date established.

4. 4: Acceptable

1.74 points

Organization information is direct and provides all information including name of the organization, website address, headquarters location, and date established.

3. 3: Approaching

1.48 points

Lacking data but provides some of the information including name of the organizations, website address, headquarters location, or date established.

2. 2: Insufficient

1.38 points

Incomplete or irrelevant organizations information was given.

1. 1: No Submission

0 points

Not addressed.

Professional Resources: Services

2 points

Criteria Description

Professional Resources: Services

5. 5: Target

2 points

A comprehensive and thorough explanation of the services the organizations provides is given. There are substantial details provided on the target audience and an in-depth description of legal and/or historical information.

4. 4: Acceptable

1.74 points

A clear and descriptive explanation of the services the organizations provides is given. There are relevant details provided on the target audience and a description of the legal and/or historical information.

3. 3: Approaching

1.48 points

A vague explanation of the services the organizations provides is given. There are minimal details provided on the target audience and the legal and/or historical information.

2. 2: Insufficient

1.38 points

Incomplete or flawed information is given about the services the organizations provides including the target audience and the legal and/or historical information.

1. 1: No Submission

0 points

Not addressed.

Professional Resources: Mission and Philosophy

2 points

Criteria Description

Professional Resources: Mission and Philosophy

5. 5: Target

2 points

The mission and philosophy of the organizations is in-depth and clearly identifies the philosophical foundation of the organization that motivates them to provide their services.

4. 4: Acceptable

1.74 points

The mission and philosophy of the organizations properly identifies the philosophical foundation of the organization that motivates them to provide their services.

3. 3: Approaching

1.48 points

The mission and philosophy of the organizations and the philosophical foundation of the organization that motivates them to provide their services is unclear.

2. 2: Insufficient

1.38 points

The mission and philosophy of the organizations and the philosophical foundation of the organization that motivates them to provide their services is incomplete or unrelated.

1. 1: No Submission

0 points

Not addressed.

Professional Resources: Hierarchical Structure

2 points

Criteria Description

Professional Resources: Hierarchical Structure

5. 5: Target

2 points

The hierarchical structure of the organizations are thoroughly explained.

4. 4: Acceptable

1.74 points

The hierarchical structure of the organizations are logically explained.

3. 3: Approaching

1.48 points

The hierarchical structure of the organizations lack explanations.

2. 2: Insufficient

1.38 points

The hierarchical structure of the organizations is incomplete or irrelevant.

1. 1: No Submission

0 points

Not addressed.

Professional Resources: Funding and Status

2 points

Criteria Description

Professional Resources: Funding and Status

5. 5: Target

2 points

Comprehensive explanation of how the organizations are funded and the status of the organizations is provided.

4. 4: Acceptable

1.74 points

A clear explanation of how the organizations are funded and the status of the organizations is outlined.

3. 3: Approaching

1.48 points

Minimal explanation of how the organizations are funded and the status of the organizations is provided.

2. 2: Insufficient

1.38 points

Inadequate explanation of how the organizations are funded and the status of the organizations is provided.

1. 1: No Submission

0 points

Not addressed.

Professional Resources: Training

2 points

Criteria Description

Professional Resources: Training

5. 5: Target

2 points

A quality explanation of training opportunities applicable to the organization is included.

4. 4: Acceptable

1.74 points

Training opportunities applicable to the organization are competently explained.

3. 3: Approaching

1.48 points

An unclear explanation of training opportunities applicable to the organization is included.

2. 2: Insufficient

1.38 points

Training opportunities applicable to the organization are incompetently explained or missing.

1. 1: No Submission

0 points

Not addressed.

Professional Resources: Rationale

5 points

Criteria Description

Professional Resources: Rationale

5. 5: Target

5 points

A well-crafted rationale about the organizations provides a persuasive recommendation to teachers and staff.

4. 4: Acceptable

4.35 points

A logical rationale about the organizations provides a clear recommendation to teachers and staff.

3. 3: Approaching

3.7 points

A vague rationale about the organizations attempts to provide a recommendation to teachers and staff.

2. 2: Insufficient

3.45 points

An incomplete or poor rationale about the organizations recommendations to teacher and staff is provided.

1. 1: No Submission

0 points

Not addressed.

Research Citations and Format

2 points

Criteria Description

Research Citations and Format (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)

5. 5: Target

2 points

All sources are credible, appropriate, and strongly support the submission. All required aspects of APA format are correct within the submission.

4. 4: Acceptable

1.74 points

All sources are credible, adequate, and support the submission. All required aspects of APA format are correct within the submission.

3. 3: Approaching

1.48 points

Some citations may be missing where needed; or some of the sources do not support the submission; or APA is attempted where required, but some aspects are missing or mistaken.

2. 2: Insufficient

1.38 points

Many citations are missing where needed; or many of the sources are inappropriate for the submission; or APA is attempted where required, but many aspects are missing or mistaken.

1. 1: No Submission

0 points

Not addressed.

Mechanics of Writing

1 points

Criteria Description

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

5. 5: Target

1 points

Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are varied and engaging.

4. 4: Acceptable

0.87 points

Submission includes some mechanical errors, but they do not hinder comprehension. Variety of effective sentence structures are used, as well as some practice and content-related language.

3. 3: Approaching

0.74 points

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.

2. 2: Insufficient

0.69 points

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used.

1. 1: No Submission

0 points

Not addressed.

 

 

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