1. Overview
This Assessment is a Work Product in which you will design a
set of learning experiences that could be implemented as part of
an effective curriculum for preschool children (ages 3–4).
Ideally, curriculum planning is a collaborative process. For this
Work Product, you will interview a teacher to learn more about
his or her curricular goals and find out how you can collaborate
with one another to achieve those goals. You will also observe
in the teacher’s classroom in order to learn more about the
children in the setting. If you are currently working as an early
childhood teacher, collaborate with a colleague in your setting
to complete this Assessment.
You will collaborate with a colleague or early childhood teacher
to design three learning experiences that are appropriate for the
children in the preschool classroom that you observed.
(Implementation is not required, but it is important that you
have a real setting in mind as you plan.)
Your response to this Assessment should:
1. Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric, which provides
information on how the Assessment will be evaluated.
2. Adhere to the required assignment length.
3. Use the APA course paper template available
here
. All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly
writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must
be provided where appropriate.

2. Professional Skills: Collaboration
and
Written Communication
is assessed in this Competency. You are strongly encouraged to
use the
Writing Checklist
and to review the Rubric prior to submitting.
This Assessment requires submission of one (1) document, with
the learning experiences included as an Appendix. Save this file
as
EP002_firstinitial_lastname
(for example, EP002_J_Smith). When you are ready to upload
your completed Assessment, select
Submit Attempt
.
Instructions
Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric.
This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your
submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to
achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that
understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the
rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time
most productively.
Rubric
Access the following to complete this Assessment:
Interview Guide

3. Learning Experience Plan Template
Curriculum Planning
Identify a preschool setting that provides educational programs
for 3- and 4-year-olds. Arrange to visit and interview a teacher
and to observe in his or her classroom for at least two hours.
Use the “Interview Guide” document to inform your questions
during your scheduled interview.
Keeping in mind all you have learned about the context of the
preschool program and the standards that inform its curriculum,
plan three learning experiences around a central theme chosen
in collaboration with the teacher you interview. Use the
template provided in the “Learning Experience Plan Template”
document.
Taken together, the learning experiences must include all
content areas addressed in the Rubric (literacy; math, science,
and technology; health; and the arts) and must address all
domains of development (cognitive, social, emotional, and
physical). Remember that, because your learning experiences
are designed around an integrated theme, multiple content areas
and domains of development will be represented within each
learning experience.
Write a 7- to 10-page narrative analysis of your Learning
Experiences Plan that includes a brief description of the central
theme and explanations of the following:
How the learning experiences, taken as a whole, reflect at least
three indicators of effective curriculum
How the learning experiences reflect appropriate learning

4. standards and the goals identified by the early childhood teacher
you interviewed
How knowledge of the children and families informed the
learning experiences
How the learning experiences promote language and literacy
How the learning experiences promote math, science, and
technology learning
How the learning experiences promote learning in the arts
How the learning experiences promote social, emotional, and
physical development
How the assessment strategies used in the learning experiences
informed your understanding of children’s learning and
development
How play is incorporated into your learning experiences and
why this is a vital component of the early childhood curriculum
How the learning experiences you planned can be differentiated
to meet the needs of individual children, including those with
exceptionalities (
Note
: Include a description of
at least two
strategies.)
How you collaborated to develop the learning experiences,
including:
An explanation of the value of collaborating in the curriculum

5. planning process
A description of any challenges you experienced
An example of ways you compromised, demonstrated respect,
and/or shared responsibility to develop the learning experiences
Note:
Include the three “Learning Experience Plan Template”
documents as an Appendix to your Learning Experiences Plan.
EP002 Curriculum Planning
Alternative Assessment
The alternative assessment is for students who, due to the
Coronavirus, do not have access to visit and collaborate with
another educator. The content in red font, is the content that
differs from the competency assessment instructions.
Using Facetime, Skype, smart phone or other device interview a
colleague who teaches 3 – 4 year olds. Use the Interview Guide
document to inform your questions.
Keeping in mind all you have learned about the context of the
preschool program and the standards that inform its curriculum,
plan three learning experiences around a central theme chosen
in collaboration with the teacher you interview. Use the
template provided in the “Learning Experience Plan Template”

6. document.
If you do not have a colleague to interview and collaborate
with, use the “Learning Experience Plan Template” document
and create three learning experiences.
Taken together, the learning experiences must include all
content areas addressed in the Rubric (literacy; math, science,
and technology; health; and the arts) and must address all
domains of development (cognitive, social, emotional, and
physical). Remember that, because your learning experiences
are designed around an integrated theme, multiple content areas
and domains of development will be represented within each
learning experience.
Write a 7- to 10-page narrative analysis of your Learning
Experiences Plan that includes a brief description of the central
theme and explanations of the following:
How the learning experiences, taken as a whole, reflect at least
three indicators of effective curriculum
How the learning experiences reflect appropriate learning
standards and the goals identified by the early childhood teacher
you interviewed
How knowledge of the children and families informed the
learning experiences
How the learning experiences promote language and literacy
How the learning experiences promote math, science, and
technology learning
How the learning experiences promote learning in the arts

7. How the learning experiences promote social, emotional, and
physical development
How the assessment strategies used in the learning experiences
informed your understanding of children’s learning and
development
How play is incorporated into your learning experiences and
why this is a vital component of the early childhood curriculum
How the learning experiences you planned can be differentiated
to meet the needs of individual children, including those with
exceptionalities (
Note
: Include a description of
at least two
strategies.)
If you interviewed a colleague, discuss how you collaborated to
develop the learning experiences, including:
An explanation of the value of collaborating in the curriculum
planning process
A description of any challenges you experienced
An example of ways you compromised, demonstrated respect,
and/or shared responsibility to develop the learning experiences
If you did not interview a colleague, discuss

8. An explanation of the value of collaborating with colleagues in
the curriculum planning process
A description of any challenges you might experience in
collaborating with colleagues in the curriculum planning
process
An example of ways you could compromise, demonstrate
respect, and/or share responsibility to develop the learning
experiences
Note:
Include the three “Learning Experience Plan Template”
documents as an Appendix to your Learning Experiences Plan.