Recruitment Presentation Throughout this course you have gone on a journey to becoming a Whole Teacher as is discussed in Chapter 16 of the course textbook. To help you along your journey you participated in discussions and created assignments delving into each of the five pillars that support being a Whole Teacher. Now, you will build upon the work you have already completed in this course to develop a presentation, using either PowerPoint or Google slides. In your presentation, you will synthesize your learning by explaining how you will create a classroom environment that incorporates evidence-based and developmentally appropriate strategies that promote optimal learning and development in young children. Final Project Scenario: The educational setting in which you work  will be holding an open house to recruit prospective early childhood teachers to work at your center. As the administrator, you have been tasked with developing a presentation for potential employees to help them understand the vision of your center which is “Developing the Whole Child by Becoming the Whole Teacher” and the five core values of your center or school: Practice Intentional Teaching, Incorporate Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Develop an Integrated Curriculum, Encourage Child-Centered Active Learning , and Focus on Teaching Happiness and Joy in Learning as Much as Skills . In your presentation you will explain this as the philosophy of your center or school by providing specific examples that focus on each of your five core values: Mission Statement (2 points): Develop a mission statement for your education setting that embraces the five core values of becoming the Whole Teacher, social justice, and ethical practice. Support your mission statement with NAEYC’s Code of Ethical Conduct (Links to an external site.) . Philosophy Statement (2 points): Create your philosophy statement regarding how you believe children learn, including the leadership traits you believe are needed and how your center or school aligns with your philosophy. Refer back to your work and the feedback you received in the Week One Discussion forum, Week Two Discussion One forum, Week Four Assignment and Week Five Assignment to guide the development of your philosophy statement. Practice Intentional Teaching (3 points): Explain how you will implement an anti-bias curriculum in order to meet the needs of all learners. Refer back to your work in Week Two to assist with this. Discuss the expectations you have for your staff regarding professional development including 21st century learning, current issues, theories, trends, and research related to child development and developmentally appropriate practices. Incorporate Developmentally Appropriate Practice (3 points): Explain how you evaluate the effective implementation of developmentally appropriate strategies in the classroom for play, transitions, and disruptions. Refer back to your Week Three Assignment to a.

1. Recruitment Presentation
Throughout this course you have gone on a journey to becoming
a Whole Teacher as is discussed in Chapter 16 of the course
textbook. To help you along your journey you participated in
discussions and created assignments delving into each of the
five pillars that support being a Whole Teacher. Now, you will
build upon the work you have already completed in this course
to develop a presentation, using either PowerPoint or Google
slides. In your presentation, you will synthesize your learning
by explaining how you will create a classroom environment that
incorporates evidence-based and developmentally appropriate
strategies that promote optimal learning and development in
young children.
Final Project Scenario:
The educational setting in which you work will be holding an
open house to recruit prospective early childhood teachers to
work at your center. As the administrator, you have been tasked
with developing a presentation for potential employees to help
them understand the vision of your center which is “Developing
the Whole Child by Becoming the Whole Teacher” and the five
core values of your center or school:
Practice Intentional Teaching, Incorporate Developmentally
Appropriate Practice, Develop an Integrated Curriculum,
Encourage Child-Centered Active Learning
, and
Focus on Teaching Happiness and Joy in Learning as Much as
Skills
. In your presentation you will explain this as the philosophy of
your center or school by providing specific examples that focus
on each of your five core values:

2. Mission Statement (2 points):
Develop a mission statement for your education setting that
embraces the five core values of becoming the Whole Teacher,
social justice, and ethical practice. Support your mission
statement with
NAEYC’s Code of Ethical Conduct (Links to an external site.)
.
Philosophy Statement (2 points):
Create your philosophy statement regarding how you believe
children learn, including the leadership traits you believe are
needed and how your center or school aligns with your
philosophy. Refer back to your work and the feedback you
received in the Week One Discussion forum, Week Two
Discussion One forum, Week Four Assignment and Week Five
Assignment to guide the development of your philosophy
statement.
Practice Intentional Teaching (3 points):
Explain how you will implement an anti-bias curriculum in
order to meet the needs of all learners. Refer back to your work
in Week Two to assist with this.
Discuss the expectations you have for your staff regarding

3. professional development including 21st century learning,
current issues, theories, trends, and research related to child
development and developmentally appropriate practices.
Incorporate Developmentally Appropriate Practice (3 points):
Explain how you evaluate the effective implementation of
developmentally appropriate strategies in the classroom for
play, transitions, and disruptions. Refer back to your Week
Three Assignment to assist with this.
Discuss how the center or school specifically focuses on
children as active participants rather than passive recipients of
information. Support your discussion with NAEYC’s Position
Statement on
Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood
Programs Serving Children from Birth to Age 8
Develop an Integrated Curriculum (3 points):
Summarize your expectations for developing an integrated
curriculum that incorporates both research-based and
developmentally appropriate lessons across all the
developmental domains. Refer back to your work in the Week
Four Discussion Two forum to assist with this.
Explain, using examples, how your school or center
incorporates
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences (Links to an external site.)
to develop an integrated curriculum that meets the needs of all

4. learners. Make sure to support your examples with current
research.
Encourage Child-Centered Active Learning (3 points):
Discuss your expectations for designing a classroom
environment that is based on developmentally appropriate
strategies and tools to promote optimal cognitive development
and learning in young children. Make sure to include a copy of
the classroom you designed for your Week Four Assignment.
Explain the curriculum approach you use and how it supports
child-centered active learning and aligns with your philosophy.
Focus on Teaching Happiness and Joy in Learning as Much as
Skills (3 points):
Explain your expectations for engaging in self-reflection in
order to foster the development of 21st century knowledge and
skills. Refer back to your Week Five Assignment to assist with
this.
Analyze how your philosophy of teaching promotes teaching
happiness and joy in learning and the leadership role you will
take when fostering the professional knowledge and skills of
your employees in this area.

5. Research and Resource Expectations:
Source Requirement (.5 points):
At least two scholarly peer-reviewed sources
At least one professional credible sources
Writing and Formatting Expectations:
Title Page: Must include a separate title page with the
following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Academic Voice (.5 points):
Academic voice is used (avoids casual language, limited use of
“I”, it is declarative).

6. Purpose and Organization (.5 points):
Demonstrates logical progression of ideas.
Syntax and Mechanics (.5 points):
Writing displays meticulous comprehension and organization of
syntax and mechanics, such as spelling, grammar, and
punctuation.
APA Formatting (.5 points):
Papers are formatted properly and all sources are cited and
referenced in APA style as outlined.
Suggested Assignment Length (.5 points):
This assignment should be 16 slides in length (not including
title and reference slides).
NOTES TO USE:
The design is set to fit all domains of learning setting quality,
such as suitable physical space, groupings, learning materials,
instructions, health, and children’s safety. These strategies and
tools enable the learning environment promotes optimal
cognitive development and learning in young children. The
room is spacious, well-furnished with the necessary equipment
to support interactions with the teacher. Classroom design is
one way to contribute to changing the way teaching and learning
take place in our classroom. Figure 1 below is an illustration of
the design of the classroom environment and upgrading the
classroom that would be created using the grant money.

7. Figure 1 classroom environment design:
According to research, optimal classroom environments include
both child-to-child interaction as well as the teacher to child
interaction. Emotional support domains such as positive
climate, teacher sensitivity, and the concern for the perspectives
are essential during the development of the child (Early et al.,
2018). Nevertheless, the classroom organization domains
include productivity, management of child behavior, and
instructional learning formats. Other considerations include
concept development, quality feedback, and language modeling.
Hence, the design of this teaching environment is in line with
and is under the support of various literature on optimal
classroom environments.
The design ensures flexibility concerning the age of the children
at their developmental stages. For instance, this design
continually provides children with lifelong learning and
curiosity. Also, books and music will be provided to ensure
daily interactive reading. In this approach, children can ask as
well as answer questions. Hence, the design of the classroom
environment enables the children to pay adequate attention as
well as extensive reading. Also, this improves their interest in
learning activities as well as other physical activities. The floor
provides enough space for various activities with an allowance
for sinks, doorways, among other excluded areas. Children have
an area for meals and snacks, taking a nap or rest, playing,
literacy, among others. Lastly, the design of the classroom floor
is outfitted with other necessary furniture equipment.

8. The layout is designed with partitions, each prepared and
aligned with the equipment for physical, learning, or other
cognitive development materials. The new design also helps the
children in learning important social skills such as sharing.
Moreover, they can learn numbers, letters, pattern recognition,
colors, among others. The children report to various activities
in the corresponding sessions. Thus, the design is likely to
support creativity among the children in each section of the
learning environment.