A note of thanks

                                  A NOTE OF THANKS


It is always hard to say farewell. Eight weeks ago, we were students entering the course on Early childhood studies,  each of us had goals we worked toward. We became colleagues, then a community; a community of support and sharing. As colleagues though we live all over North, South( I live in Mississippi),West and East regions of the United States. We learned details of our lives through discussions and responses those little details allowed us to be close. I have enjoyed the  Blog  especially the one on childhood memories and Childhood web.

“Only you can control your own drive towards accomplishing your goals. Continue to posses the inner strength to be a success and you will prevail.” Beyond the quote

“Imagination is more important than knowledge” Albert Einstein
“Having  the education and professional background about a specific topic is a tremendous asset. But being able to come up with alternate solutions based on the creativity of your brain is  also truly rewarding”   Beyond the Quote


To each colleagues and Dr Longo  thank you for your insights and gentle reminders.





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Examining code of ethics

                                           Examining code of ethics

What are the ideals that captured my interest  in the NAEYC article, they are:

To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training. To create and maintain safe and healthy setting that, foster children social, emotional, cognitive and physical development, and respect the dignity and their contributions.    My professional goals are to put the children first in planning class schedule and teaching the child.

Division of Early Childhood has over 240 practices in direct services for children and families.  Their ultimate goal is to improve outcome for young children with disabilities and their families by improving the quality of  services given. They believe that all caregivers should take these practices.  I feel that IDEA Part C will help with new time lines in which each child that is referred must be assessed in 7 days.   I believe that the earlier a child is assessed will improve their chances to learn also, help the teacher  to plan activity for the child.

 The Division of Early Childhood ( 2000,August)  Code of ethics   retrieved  May 26,2010 from http://wwwdec.sped.org/

NAEYC (2005 April) Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment retrieved. May 26, 2010 from http:// wwwnaeyc.org/files/nay/file/positions/PSETH05pdf

Resource list

• 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://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf
  
  Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.
  
• 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.
  Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title. 

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

• Article: 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:
• World Forum Foundation
  http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
  This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the video on this webpage 
  
• World Organization for Early Childhood Education

Word of inspiration and motivation

 This week assignment has been one of inspiration because of the people I choose. they are true believers in childcare and early childhood education. This has been a life long  passion for them to improve childcare, health care and   quality early  childhood education. Secretary of State  Hillary Rodham Clinton," we ought to be doing all we can to make it possible for every child to fulfill his or her God given potential."
Lillian G Katz, " As you consider whether or not to move a child  into formal academic training, remember that we want our children to do more than  just learn how to read and write. We want them to learn in such away they become life long readers and  writers. If we push our children to start learning these skills to far ahead of their own spontaneous interest and their capacity, we may sacrifice the long range goal of having them enjoy such pursuits".

 After reviewing the video on Passion, I found  that all five of the professionals had one common thread the desire to help children and their families to improve the quality of life and education.
Leticia Lara say " her passion comes from her values and belief" Renatta M. Cooper says" Early Childhood Education is a civil rights issue that gives tools and open up the field and we need a strong child care policy".