View the Movie – A Smile as Big as the Moon Review
It is a true story about a teacher who achieved the impossible by having his students with special needs compete in a space camp with gifted students.
Respond to the following from the movie:
Name:
Date: March 28, 2024
EDUC 327 Early Childhood Principles & Procedures
Instructor, Professor J. Brooks
Title: A Smile as Big as the Moon Review
Instructions:
a. Give a summary of the movie.
b. Could this group of students be in an inclusive classroom full-time versus partially? Explain.
c. What was Mr. Kergis’ expectation of his students?
d. What was Mr. Kergis’s challenge to the football team he coached regarding his students with special needs?
e. What did Mr. Kergis tell his students about Albert Einstein to motivate them for Space Camp?
f. How did Mr. Kergis prepare his students for their space camp experience over the next nine months using the strengths of his students?
g. What was the outcome of the Space Camp award ceremony?
h. What is your takeaway from the story?
Save and upload your work to the ASSIGNMENT tab and file in Smile as Big as the Moon Review/ Ideas and Practices in Early Childhood Programs, 3/28.
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Assignment #2
Instructions – Review the following links:
What is RTI? – https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+what+is+response+to+intervention&oq=youtube+what+is+response+to+intervention&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIKCAEQABiABBiiBDIKCAIQABiABBiiBDIKCAMQABiiBBiJBTIKCAQQABiABBiiBDIGCAUQRRhA0gEJMjg3ODdqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:8ae8d2f3,vid:nkK1bT8ls0M,st:0
YouTube – Supporting Students Through Response to Intervention
https://www.google.com/search?q=Youtube+-+Response+to+Intervention&oq=Youtube+-+Response+to+Intervention&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQABgeMg0IAhAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBRAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgYIBhBFGEDSAQkzMDY0N2owajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&ip=1&vld=cid:c00f6d69,vid:2loLM6FrYzs,st:0
YouTube – RTI Helping All Students Succeed – https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+of+children+activities+with+RTI&oq=youtube+of+children+activities+with+RTI&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRhA0gEJMzc1ODlqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a88bc27f,vid:6Wo66Ajj4s4,st:0
YouTube on Scaffolding Children’s Learning – Activities Using Scaffolding with Preschoolers -https://www.google.com/search?q=YouTube+on+Scaffolding+Children%27s+Learning+-+Activities+Using+Scaffolding+with+Preschoolers&oq=YouTube+on+Scaffolding+Children%27s+Learning+-+Activities+Using+Scaffolding+with+Preschoolers&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRhA0gEIMzgyNmowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:d895cb59,vid:5hWDbSx_kdo,st:0
Example of developing one goal and activity and scaffolding the goal in Tiers 2 and 3.
Goal: Recognizing and counting numbers 1 to 10 in sequence for 3-year-olds.
Tier 1 Activity: This is an art activity with ten spaces. Without coaching, the learners can glue buttons, strings, cereal shapes, peel-off stickers, etc., in each space corresponding to the number.
| = 1
| | – 2
| | | = 3
| | | | = 4
| | | | | = 5
| | | | | | = 6
| | | | | | | = 7
| | | | | | | | = 8
| | | | | | | | | = 9
| | | | | | | | | =10
Tier 2 Activity: Reinforce sequence to recognize and count numbers 1 to 10 for a small group of learners who need support in achieving the goal. Learners will have picture cards of numbers with pictures matching the number so learners can clap or jump to the number value with the help of an educator. Note: Have the activity peer-led as much as possible.
1 Clap (or 1 Jump) 2 Claps (or 2 Jumps) 3 Claps ( or 3 Jumps)
Tier 3 Activity: Reinforce the sequence with more intense support for learners who receive one-on-one or one-to-two ratios to review recognizing and counting numbers 1 to 10.
1. Watch and sing-a-long to YouTube counting 1 to 10 for preschoolers – https://www.google.com/search?q=the+singing+walrus+counting+from+1-10&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgEEEUYOxjCAzIJCAAQRRg7GMIDMgkIARBFGDsYwgMyCQgCEEUYOxjCAzIJCAMQRRg7GMIDMgkIBBBFGDsYwgMyCQgFEEUYOxjCAzIJCAYQRRg7GMIDMgkIBxBFGDsYwgPSAQk4MzM0MGowajeoAgiwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&ip=1&vld=cid:f9e80233,vid:xjnlymFLSdM,st:0
2. Set out 10 cups and a bag of giant marbles on a table numbered 1 to 10.
1 2 3 4567 8910
Have the learner take the bag to the cups and place the number of marbles each cup calls for.
Continue both activities daily for the next few days to reinforce sequence counting and recognizing numbers.
Assignment:
Name:
Date: March 28, 2024
EDUC 327 Early Childhood Principles & Procedures
Instructor, Professor J. Brooks
Title: Ideas and Practice in Early Childhood Programs
Learning Objective: Demonstrate the function of the Response to Intervention framework with learners.
I. Define scaffolding and its benefits.
2. Identify the three methods, giving examples for each scaffolding for support and feedback from the above YouTube” Scaffolding Children’s Learning.”
3. Explain how the Response to Intervention framework supports all students.
4. Use all three tiers to create your Goal and activity examples for the RTI framework.
In Tier 1 of the RTI framework, create one general activity for most of one age group to accomplish one goal.
In Tier 2, create one activity with a scaffold for a small group addressing the same goal.
In Tier 3, create one activity with a scaffold for a few learners addressing the same goal. Save and upload your work to the ASSIGNMENT tab and file in the A Smile as Big as the Moon Review/ Ideas and Practices in Early Childhood Programs due 3/28 file.
Name of the Learning Activity: A Smile as Big as the Moon Review/ Ideas & Practices in Early Childhood Programs
