ECY104 - Exploring Diversity
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Subject Title
Exploring Diversity
Subject Description
Students are introduced to the role of advocacy and bias-free practice in a professional context. Students will examine advocacy and diversity as it relates to services for children, families and early childhood educators.
Credit Status
ECY 104 is an Early Childhood Education Accelerated Diploma Program prescribed program.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:
Specific Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze personal cultural influences and biases to support inclusive teaching practices.
- Identify the early childhood educator's daily responsibilities in supporting the diverse needs of individual children and families.
- Examine the diversity of Canadian society and the influence of culture, family circumstances, gender, abilities, sexual orientation, social economic level, religion and ethnicity on early learning and development.
- Examine the influence of different approaches to diversity on early learning and development of your children, including indigenous culture.
- Recognize the value of diversity and commonality that exists among individuals to build respect and appreciation of differences.
ECEVocational Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify the early childhood educator's daily responsibilities in supporting the diverse needs of individuals.
- Analyze current legislation related to diverse needs within a social context.
- Identify methods to meet the specific needs of individual children.
- Recognize environmental stressors.
- Implement holistic, inclusive environments.
- Respond sensitively and effectively to children, family, and community members.
- Define appropriate terminology.
- Examine community resources.
- Recognize others' rules, roles, values, and beliefs.
- Outline the stages of adjustment to a new culture.
- Focus on Indigenous Residential School experience & repercussions
- Examine your own value system.
- Utilize skills to support bias-free communication.
- Plan curriculum that is responsive to the social and cultural needs of an individual child and children within a group setting.
- Implement programs that are responsive to the social and cultural needs of an individual child and children within a group setting.
- Evaluate programs that are responsive to the social and cultural needs of an individual child and children within a group setting.
- Evaluate curriculum resources based on bias-free practice.
- Demonstrate responsive communication within the learning environment.
- Model relationships that are sensitive to and inclusive of all others.
- Demonstrate respect for diversity by monitoring and modifying interactions.
- Demonstrate self awareness and intrapersonal communication skills through an effective evaluation of one's own performance.
- Practice self-awareness techniques.
Academic Integrity
Seneca upholds a learning community that values academic integrity, honesty, fairness, trust, respect, responsibility and courage. These values enhance Seneca's commitment to deliver high-quality education and teaching excellence, while supporting a positive learning environment. Ensure that you are aware of Seneca's Academic Integrity Policy which can be found at: http://www.senecapolytechnic.ca/about/policies/academic-integrity-policy.html Review section 2 of the policy for details regarding approaches to supporting integrity. Section 2.3 and Appendix B of the policy describe various sanctions that can be applied, if there is suspected academic misconduct (e.g., contract cheating, cheating, falsification, impersonation or plagiarism).
Please visit the Academic Integrity website http://open2.senecac.on.ca/sites/academic-integrity/for-students to understand and learn more about how to prepare and submit work so that it supports academic integrity, and to avoid academic misconduct.
Discrimination/Harassment
All students and employees have the right to study and work in an environment that is free from discrimination and/or harassment. Language or activities that defeat this objective violate the College Policy on Discrimination/Harassment and shall not be tolerated. Information and assistance are available from the Student Conduct Office at student.conduct@senecapolytechnic.ca.
Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
The College will provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities in order to promote academic success. If you require accommodation, contact the Counselling and Accessibility Services Office at ext. 22900 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing your individual accommodation needs.
Camera Use and Recordings - Synchronous (Live) Classes
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Students joining a live class online may be required to have a working camera in order to participate, or for certain activities (e.g. group work, assessments), and high-speed broadband access (e.g. Cable, DSL) is highly recommended. In the event students encounter circumstances that impact their ability to join the platform with their camera on, they should reach out to the professor to discuss. Live classes may be recorded and made available to students to support access to course content and promote student learning and success.
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