Journal Entries:
This assignment is aimed at getting a feel for current issues and situations happening at the national and international levels that impact children and their families. Unless noted otherwise, your journal entries should be approximately 250 words in length, substantive and scholarly in nature. Complete each entry by reflecting and noting key concepts, key ideas and information learned in the context of what you are reading and studying in each module and materials covered during the class.

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Main question:
How do we enable school systems, so caught up with legislature such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), Common Core Standards (CCS) and Annual Yearly Progress (AYP), to support and help young children to reach their full potential, beyond standard early childhood or early literacy academics?

**Try to make connection between main question and these questions.
Critically react and respond to the issues, class discussions/understandings using the prompts below:
• Personal Connections-explain how the topics connect to you personally. (At least two)
• What did you learn from the materials for the week?
• Do you agree/disagree with the information? Why/ Why not?
• How does this apply to your life as an early childhood professional?
Use your entries as the foundation for your Journal Reflection Summary Paper.
Use your entries as the foundation for your Journal Reflection Summary Paper.
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Learning module description/summary:
In this module, students will examine and explore age-related motor development through a variety of research models that explain this aspect of early childhood growth and development. Students will further learn about stages of creative growth and investigate the role of family, context, and culture in terms of defining the process of developing creative thought.