week 4 journal

Reflection in Action

[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Throughout your program, you will encounter several relevant and pertinent program themes—leader, thinker, visionary, and advocate—that are woven throughout the program to enhance your learning experience and support your development as a professional and leader in the field.

In each course, there will be one Reflection in Action journal that is designed to provide opportunities for you to reflect upon and assess your professional knowledge and skills.

Part 1: Course/Program Reflection

• How does having a solid understanding of early intervention connect to what you have learned in other courses in this program?

Part 2: Career/Personal Reflection

• How do you envision using the information that you have learned in this course to help you be a leader in your future career when working with diverse learners in the process of early intervention?
• In what way will you use the information in this class to help you empower and advocate for diverse families and children with disabilities during the process of early intervention?

Journal Options

• Written reflection journal
• Create a Voki Links to an external site.
  • Review the Voki Getting Started Guide Links to an external site.
• Create a video using one of the following tools:
  • Adobe CC Express
    • Review Part 2 of the Adobe CC Express Student GuideLinks to an external site.
  • Zoom
    • Review the Zoom Quick Start GuideLinks to an external site.
  • ScreenPal
    • Review the Beginner’s Guide to ScreenPal’s Screen RecorderLinks to an external site.

    Suggested Journal Length

• If you write your journal reflection, it should be one to two double-spaced pages (not including reference page).
• If you create a Voki or a video, it should be 3 – 4 minutes in length.

Integrative and Critical Thinking Expectations (demonstrated within the content of the journal)

• Connections to Experience: Meaningfully synthesizes connections among experiences both within and outside of coursework to deepen understanding of fields of study and to broaden own points of view.
• Reflection and Self-Assessment: Envisions a future self (and possibly makes plans that build on past experiences) that have occurred across multiple and diverse contexts.

Research and Resource Expectations

• Sources are not required for your journal assignments. However, if you need to cite information, you must cite in APA format as outlined in the APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. resource and include a reference page. Use the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. for guidance.

Writing and Formatting Expectations

• Professional Reflective Voice: Journals may be written in a less formal, but still professional voice (avoid casual language). First-person voice is encouraged, as outlined in the First vs. Third PersonLinks to an external site.
• Organization: Demonstrates logical progression of ideas.
• Syntax and Mechanics: Writing displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• APA Formatting: All sources (if used) are cited and referenced in APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing CenterLinks to an external site..