Friday, October 29, 2010
Thank You!
I want to thank all of my colleagues who contribued to my blog with comments of support and insight. I enjoyed hearing others' ideas and the sharing of information through the discussion board, it was very helpful. It is through each of these avenues that I gain the courage to move to the next level of my educational endeavor. Thanks again!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Codes of Ethics
NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct Ideals that are meaningful to me :
Ideals 1-1.1- To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training.
This is meaningful to me because I feel to be a competent and knowledgeable leader you have to have a good knowledge base and be willing to contine your education and training.
Ideal 1-1.5- To create and maintain safe and healthy settings that foster children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development and that respect their dignity and their contributions.
This ideal is especially meaningful to me in that this is what I try and do in my current position. I want to be able to mentor others to create and maintain a safe and healthy setting for children in all developmental domains. I feel it is very important for children to be treated as individuals with a voice so that they can feel valued and contributing to their environment.
DEC Code of Ethics:
3. We shall strive for the highest level of personal and professional competence by seeking and using new evidence based information to improve our practices while also responding openly to the suggestions of others.
This one is again significant to my professional life to gain competence and respect in the field. I believe it is important to be open to suggestions of others also, as to keep open communication and collaboration in the Early Childhood community.
Ideals 1-1.1- To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training.
This is meaningful to me because I feel to be a competent and knowledgeable leader you have to have a good knowledge base and be willing to contine your education and training.
Ideal 1-1.5- To create and maintain safe and healthy settings that foster children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development and that respect their dignity and their contributions.
This ideal is especially meaningful to me in that this is what I try and do in my current position. I want to be able to mentor others to create and maintain a safe and healthy setting for children in all developmental domains. I feel it is very important for children to be treated as individuals with a voice so that they can feel valued and contributing to their environment.
DEC Code of Ethics:
3. We shall strive for the highest level of personal and professional competence by seeking and using new evidence based information to improve our practices while also responding openly to the suggestions of others.
This one is again significant to my professional life to gain competence and respect in the field. I believe it is important to be open to suggestions of others also, as to keep open communication and collaboration in the Early Childhood community.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Resources
NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program Evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age8 http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda.Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~images/pdfs/snapshots/snap33.pdf
Article:
Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42–53.
Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42–53.
UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
Websites:
Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conferencehttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
Personal Resources:
Book:
Anne Fadiman (1982). The spirit catches you and you fall down
Farrar, Straus and Giroux/New York
Quote:Vision without Action is merely a dream
Action without Vision passes time
Vision with Action can change the world
Joel Barker
Quote:
Like a compass, a code can point us in the right direction, but we have to choose the road to take (YC 2010)
Friday, October 1, 2010
Words of Inspiration and Motivation
Marcy Whitebook
"we must, as a society, do whatever we can to ensure that the teachers and providers who spend their days with children have the preparation, support and reward that allow them to play that protective role in children's lives".
"we must, as a society, do whatever we can to ensure that the teachers and providers who spend their days with children have the preparation, support and reward that allow them to play that protective role in children's lives".
Words of Inspiration nd Motivation
Lilian Katz
"Leadership is best demonstrated by one who can clearly articulate priorities, establish a tone or
feel in an organization or profession, and consistently think and communicate
at a level just above where the majority of people function".
Words of Inspiration and Motivation
Loise Derman Sparks
" I had a built in passion that it was important to make a real contribution to the world and to fix the injustices that existed" (video)
Sandy Escebido
"We, as Early Childhood Professionals have the unique opportunity to shape a child's life for the better" (video)
" I had a built in passion that it was important to make a real contribution to the world and to fix the injustices that existed" (video)
Sandy Escebido
"We, as Early Childhood Professionals have the unique opportunity to shape a child's life for the better" (video)
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