Miguel's Education Blog: June 2018

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Words of Inspiration and Motivation

NAEYC & DEC Ideals in Early Childhood Field

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.

If I want to continue in the field of early childhood I must continue to professionally grow with taking training, courses, seminars, anything that will help me develop my learning and understanding. I want to become a well-trained professional in the field of early childhood so continuous learning is a must for me.

I-1.10—To ensure that each child’s culture, language, ethnicity, and family structure are recognized and valued in the program.

Although I did not come to the US as child but as I was in my 20s it still came with many challenges in having to learn the English language. It was not easy to learn English as an adult and I believe that children can learn a second language easier than adults can. I had my son and knew that I had to be able to communicate with his teachers so learning a new education system and being able to get involved was important for me. As I am now seeking the field of early childhood education and coming from a different culture I know the importance of making sure that each families culture and customs continued to be of value in their children’s learning as in their own.

“We shall demonstrate in our behavior and language respect and appreciation for the unique value and human potential of each child”

This professional and interpersonal behavior reminds me that we are to be advocate for children and be their voices. We are not above anyone and we must treat all children with respect and appreciate who they are. Not all children learn that same and there is not a “one size fits all” in education so we must learn to value each child learning and understanding as well as making sure that they are reaching their full potential.

References

NAEYC. (2005). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May from

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.p df

The Division for Early Childhood. (2000). Code of ethics. Retrieved from
http://www.dec-sped.org/

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Growing Your Collection of Resources

Part 1: Position Statements and Influential Practices

NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from 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 age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf

NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from 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://main.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://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf

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.

Part 2: Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being

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

World Forum Foundation https://worldforumfoundation.org/about-us

World Organization for Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.omep-usnc.org/Read about OMEP's mission.

Association for Childhood Education Internationalhttp://acei.org/Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements.

Part 3: Selected Early Childhood Organizations

National Association for the Education of Young Childrenhttp://www.naeyc.org/

The Division for Early Childhoodhttp://www.dec-sped.org/

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families http://www.zerotothree.org/

WESTED http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm

Harvard Education Letter http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85

FPG Child Development Institute http://www.fpg.unc.edu/