Course Reflection As you enter into the final stages of your degree program, you will take a comprehensive examination in the ECE430 capstone course. The purpose of this exam is

Course Reflection As you enter into the final stages of your degree program, you will take a comprehensive examination in the ECE430 capstone course.  The purpose of this exam is to determine how you are performing compared to other early childhood education students throughout the United States.  You will be assessed on your mastery of topics covered throughout your degree program. The academic coursework you have already completed in your program should be sufficient for preparation for this exam. The topics are as follows: For the final journal, you will think about the above topics and how they are aligned with the main content covered within this course. This course is focused on multicultural and anti-bias issues that support you in developing cultural competence in working with children and families in early childhood settings.  With this in mind, describe how you will demonstrate cultural competence in five of the exam topic areas of your choosing.  For each chosen topic area, develop a commitment statement that you can use in your future role. For example: For this journal activity, be sure to select five topics to develop. Consider how you would apply these principles and construct your 250-300 word journal entry using critical thinking.   Since this is a journal activity, scholarly sources are not required; however they may you support your ideas.  You may want to begin your journal using the following prompt: In order to support [specify topic], as a(n) [specify future role], I will ________________________. Carefully review the for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your journal entries.