VVC Child Development Professional Portfolio

Program Learning Outcome (PLO) Coversheet: PLO #4

PLO 4: Develop and implement strategies that promote partnerships between programs, teachers, families,
and their communities.
Required Artifacts:
Research Project on Community Issues and Resources (CHDV106)
Samples of family communication:
o Child Progress Report (DRDP-for parents) (CHDV 160)
o Parent Letter (CHDV 150, revised or rewritten in CHDV 210)
o Revised Culturally Relevant Curriculum (CHDV 200) (Optional)

Knowledge: for each of the above artifacts, please list (using bullets) the knowledge you gained pertaining to
this PLO.
Research Project on Community Issues and Resources (CHDV106)
We will be able to identify different structural, functional, and interactional patterns of family
development.
We will able to identify different cultures, religions and transitions.
We will be able to identify many different family structures.
We will be able to tell parents where to go for help.
Photo Journal for Social/Emotional Support Strategies (Created in CHDV 210)
Know when to document a DRDP.
Understand conflicts between children
Understand that it is important to create individual relationships between peers.
Samples of family communication:
o Child Progress Report (DRDP-for parents) (CHDV 160)
We will be to understand why we do the measures
To identify where the child is prior to the school year
Will be able to understand why the child progresses
o Parent Letter (CHDV 150, revised or rewritten in CHDV 210)
o Know what children are learning.
o Will be able to identify what the children are learning
o To communicate in a nice and inviting manner
o Revised Culturally Relevant Curriculum (CHDV 200) (Optional)
Skills: for each of the above artifacts, please list (using bullets) the skills you gained pertaining to this PLO.
Research Project on Community Issues and Resources (CHDV106)
We will be able to demonstrate knowledge of different families and use it as a tool to
create diversity in the classroom.
Being able to help parents in need.
Can properly create research sources
Photo Journal for Social/Emotional Support Strategies (Created in CHDV 210)

 Samples of family communication:

o Child Progress Report (DRDP-for parents) (CHDV 160)
Will be able to be objective.
Will be able to critique many ways to encourage families to get involved with their
childs learning.
Will be able to demonstrate how differently each child learns from family cultures,
religion and others alike.
o Parent Letter (CHDV 150, revised or rewritten in CHDV 210)
Inform parents of your plan for the school year.
Create a letter that will get parent involvement
Can keep the letter short but very professional manner.
Revised Culturally Relevant Curriculum (CHDV 200) (Optional)

**Growth: Please list how your knowledge and skills listed above, have grown as a result of your student
teaching experiences.
During my student teaching I have learned how to create an inviting and well-mannered classroom that
touches on each religion, culture and family tradition.
Also how to create a more parent teacher involvement.

**Beliefs: How has completing the above assignments and your student teaching influenced your beliefs about
promoting partnerships between programs, teachers, families, and their communities?
These have only enhanced my belief in being culturally accepting in all aspects of the classroom.
This also made my belief in how important teacher and parent involvement is.
**Future Growth & Next Steps: Think about your future teaching, list three goals to help you improve
upon your existing knowledge and skills and your teaching.
I will create an atmosphere that is accepting of all cultures.
Create lesson plans that touch on accepting other not matter what religion or
culture.
I will give more time when giving parents the newsletter if I need something for
the class.
Identify how you will achieve each of these three goals. Be specific. For instance, will you enroll in a
course? If so, what course? Will you read a book? What book?
I will achieve these goals by paying close attention to the families.
To be more open when creating my lesson plans.
Creating a new letter that can be easily changed.

**These sections should be based upon your reflections of your student teaching experiences.