This Portfolio is comprised of two tasks submitted as one Word document. Write in full paragraphs with no bullet points/numbered lists

Task 1: Professional Philosophy (approximately 500 words)

Write your professional philosophy statement for working with Preschool age children.  Include four(4) important aspects of preschoolers’ learning and development that we have been focusing on in the unit from the following:

Diversity and inclusion Relationships

Quality

Transition to school

Supporting pro-social competencies

Links to relevant theoretical perspectives must be made.

Task 2: Goals and Critical reflection (approximately 1000 words)

Set 4 personal goals that you want to achieve on your forthcoming professional experience with Preschoolers.Critically reflect on these goals and consider 1 challenge that could prevent you from achieving each goal (4 challenges in total).Discuss how you will overcome each challenge. Make links to the unit text, the NQS and EYLF in your discussions.

• APA Referencing style is required to be used for this task
• Include one reference list for all responses on a new page at the end of task
• A minimum of 8(eight) academic sources are to be included in the reference list
• At a minimum, your sources for this task will include the EYLF v2.0 (AGDE, 2022), NQS (ACECQA,2018), the unit text, and arange of broader authoritative literature. Broader literature may include contemporary textbooks, peer reviewed articles, and other authoritative sources

Formatting: Use APA 7 formatting throughout (this includes indented paragraphs, double-lined spacing). No contents page is needed for this task.

Referencing Style Resource

AboutAPA7th-APA7thReferencingGuide-LibraryguidesatSouthernCrossUniversity(scu.edu.au)

National Quality Standard https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-quality-standard

Early Years Learning Frame work https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf

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The work shops for this unit will fully unpack the task requirements.

Academic Integrity–SCU guidelines

Academic Integrity Module-mandatory module for first year students Learning Zone– workshops, Quick Guides

For example: You may use Grammarly Premium to provide feedback and suggestions on your writing for academic tone, written expression, grammar, Australian English spelling, and punctuation.You must not use Gen AI to generate ideas for this assessment task. If you choose to use these tools, you must include an appendix to demonstrate your work prior to using GenAI.

NOTE: Academic Integrity breaches include poor referencing, not identifying direct quotations correctly,close paraphrasing,plagiarism,recycling,misrepresentation,collusion,cheating,contract cheating, fabricating information.

Credit

(65-74%)

Pass

(50-64%)

Fail

(0-49%)

Criterion 1

Professional Philosophy Clarity, coherence, and critical engagement with 4 important aspects (e.g., relationships,quality, diversity,inclusion,

transition,pro-social development)

Outstanding

articulation of philosophy with deep critical insight and seamless integration of unit themes

Sound

articulation with some critical

engagement; mostly integrates key concepts

Philosophy poorly

expressed or largely off- topic

Criterion 2

Goal Setting & Relevance Quality, clarity, and relevance of goals for professional placement; alignment with preschool context

Goals are clear,appropriate, and reflect a

strong understanding of professional context

Goals are appropriate and well

considered; reflect good understanding of preschool settings

Goals lack clarity,relevance,or

understanding of professional placement

Criterion 3

Critical Reflection & challenges.

Depth of critical reflection on each goal;

identification and analysis of challenges and

responses

Thorough reflection and realistic

strategies;

strong use of references and frame work links

Adequate reflection: challenge

resolution lacks some detail; limited reference integration