“My teaching philosophy is that all children are different and unique in their own way. I believe that educators should have stimulating learning environments that is developmentally appropriate and fit the needs of each of our students. Our learning environment should also make our students feel like they belong, safe and supported. My role as an educator, is to help every student to grow emotionally, physically, socially, and mentally. I will also help them reach their full potential.”
Resource 1: Childhood Education International
https://ceinternational1892.org/
Description: This organization is an non-profit association of educators who focus on creating solutions that lead to positive changes within the lives of Early Childhood learners. Childhood Education International is guided by four elements: Start Early, Work Collaboratively, Think Innovatively and Act Globally.
Childhood Education International believes children's growth and development must began in the early stages of nurturing. They stress the importance of collaboration among early childhood learners which promotes accountability, and positive social development. Through it's act of encouraging early learners to be innovative in their thinking, it encourages early learner education transformation which is needed to help students better prepare for the world of tomorrow. The ultimate goal of educators worldwide is to ensure that their learners are able to compete worldwide through Childhood Education International, early learners are prepared and trained to act globally and are prepared to compete globally.
Resource 2: Education Development Center
Description: A non-profit organization found by university scholars and researchers who nationally wanted to invest in the field of education. This organization have entwine research, policies, and education by: engaging thousands of parents, educators and policy makers in the research of early childhood education. The Education Development Center is the prerequisites organization for youth and workforce development of international learners of all ages.
The Education Development Center's guided principles is center upon equity. They believe equity is about participation, they believe individuals should be an active participate in their communities and nation. They feel that equity requires understanding, and understand that their partners incorporate change better through the understanding of exclusion and it's characteristics. The Education Development Center understands that equity is intentional, and encourages their partners to ensure the inclusion of all. They know that equity empowers, and encourages that their participants engaged in the transformation of resources and systems. Overall, the Education Development Center knows that equity builds resilience, through providing individuals with a sense of ownership which strengths the community.
Resources 1: National Center for Early Development and Learning (NCEDL)
https://fpg.unc.edu/projects/national-center-early-development-learning
Description: The National Center for Early Development and Learning (NCEDL) was develop to provide national leadership and new advance knowledge that is in the field of early childhood development and learning. This organization did research on the issues of natural importance to enhance young children social, emotional, cognitive development from the birth through age 8 and to support families. This organization goals are to form partnerships with diverse constituencies, translate research into practice and disseminate information to diverse audiences, determine the state of the nation and conduct research on critical issues in early childhood practices, and synthesize knowledge and recommend future directions.
Resource 2: National University - Why is Childhood Education so Important?
https://www.nu.edu/resources/why-is-early-childhood-education-important/
Description: This resource discusses the importance of childhood learning covering different aspects. The first aspects is the effect that early childhood learning will have on a child's future. It states that proper early childhood education leads to positive future learning. It helps the educators to get to know and understand their students. It will help educators to know their student's weakness, strengths, and their interests.
Resource 1: Rise Services - What are the Stages of Child Development
https://riseservicesinc.org/news/5-stages-child-development/
Description: This resource describes the nature of the 5 stages of child development. It states that, the first stage is newborn. The second stage is infant, which is the first few months of a child life. The third stage is toddler, which is between one and three years of age. The fourth stage is preschool, which is between ages three and five. The fifth stage is school age, which is between the ages of six and 12 years. The purpose of this resource is to show the early childhood development is divided into various stages.
Resource 2: Kiddie Matters - Free Self-esteem Resources for Kids
https://www.kiddiematters.com/self-esteem-resources-kids-freebie/
Description: This resource states that, self-esteem is one of the most vital parts of early childhood development. This resource helps to uplift a child's self-esteem. It notes that when children feels good about themselves, they will have success in their schooling and in their social life among their peers.
Resource 1: Preschool Inspirations - The Ultimate List of Preschool
https://preschoolinspirations.com/preschool-themes/
Description: The Ultimate List of Preschool is a resource the point out the issues of teaching by topics. The idea is that if educators teach by theme, they can avoid confusion due to the combination of different ideas. The educator can move methodically to one theme to another, in which this can ensure that their students is understanding what it being taught. The various types of theme will give the educator a general idea of the various topics they can teach their students.
Resource 2: Very Well Family - What Kids Learn in Preschool
Very Well Family - What Kids Learn in Preschool
Description: The resource discusses different types of things that are learned in preschools. This resource is vital because the various topics are divided into themes or various topics. These various topics are listening, coloring, shapes, numbers, painting, drawing, sharing, taking turns and nature. Some topics is about physical activities like hopping, jumping, skipping, and etc. They included physical activities because various topic do not need to be limited to the classroom.
Resource 1: Teaching Strategies GOLD
https://teachingstrategies.com/
Description: Teaching Strategies GOLD is an strategy that bases its assessment around 38 objectives that are very vital to the early childhood education. This assessment is an authentic, ongoing observational system for assessing children from birth through kindergarten. This assessment objectives is aligned with the Head Start Child Development, the Common Core State Standards, the Early Learning Framework, and the state early learning guidelines. This assessment also makes it easier for educator to communicate with their students parents and help them to gather information within the classroom. Teaching Strategies Gold helps educators to focus on what matters the most for school readiness. Teaching Strategies GOLD is research based, it is very reliable, and valid.
Resource 2: High/Scope COR (Child Observation Record)
Description: High/Scope COR (Child Observation Record) is an assessment tool for preschool children. This assessment tool is observation-based and whole-child assessment that educators follows a three step process to assess their students. This assessment measures the developmental status of young children from ages 2 1/2 to 6 years old.
Resource 1: NAEYC - The 10 NAEYC Program Standards
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/10-naeyc-program-standards
Description: This resource states that there are 10 NAEYC standards for early childhood programs. These are very important to families and their children, because they help them make the right choice when they are looking for a preschool, childcare center, and kindergarten to enroll their child into. The standards are relationships, curriculum, teaching, assessment of child progress, health, staff competencies, preparation, and support, families, community relationships, physical environment, and leadership and management.
Resource 2: NAEYC - NAEYC Early Learning Program Accreditation Standards and Assessment Items
Description: This resource is also a part of the NAEYC. This resource provide guidance to all programs about making improvements regardless of whether they intend to seek accreditation. These assessment items must be met by programs in order to earn NAEYC Accreditation.
Resource 1: NAEYC - Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education Position Statement
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/position-statements/equity
Description: This statement is one of the five foundational documents that NAEYC has created in collaboration with the early childhood profession, which is about advancing equity in early childhood education. This statement notes that every child has a right to a equitable learning opportunity that will help them to reach their full potential.as learners and as members of society. This statement notes that educators must follow important guidelines to ensure that they are striving for advance equity within their classroom for every student.
Resource 2: NAEYC -Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) Position Statement
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/position-statements/dap/contents
Description: This statement is also one of the five foundational documents that NAEYC has created in collaboration with the early childhood profession to advance high-quality early learning for all young children. This statement notes that every child from zero to eight years of age has the right to a equity opportunity that will support each child optimal development and learning.
Resource 1: NAP - The Social Content of Social Learning
https://www.nap.edu/read/5286/chapter/6
Description: NAP notes the their are various contexts the early education educators must consider and one of them is social content. NAP explores the social context of learning. Social content helps to to find out the level of motivation, and the emotional social that a child will experience in the classroom. This resource also notes that the social context will have a good influences on the students' self-esteem and the student's abilities to interact among their peers.
Resource 2: Vanderbilt University - Environments
iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/env/cresource/q1/p01/
Description: This resource states that students environment is an important content that educators must considered. The environment should be divided in to three environments, which is temporal, social and physicals environments. The temporal environment is the sequence, timing and the length of the routines and activities that the student take part of everyday. The social environment is where the students interaction within the classroom among their peers, interaction between their educators and families. If these three environments are implemented within the classroom, educators will have a very well conductive classroom to the learning and development of their students.
Resource 1: National Association for Multicultural Education - About NAME
Description: The (NAME) is a non-profit organization for educators to promote justice that is social, equity, and cultural competence through multicultural education. The (NAME) organization helps to eliminate discrimination and racism in the world today. The (NAME) organization ameliorates the formation of culturally responsible and responsive curricula. This organization also helps to obtain economic, social, political, and educational equity. I admire this organization because it is committed to respect and appreciate cultural diversity.
Resource 2: National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
Description: The (NABE) is a non -profit membership organization that is an advocacy group for bilingual and multilingual students to ensure their academic excellence and educational equity. The (NABE) helps to improve instructional programs for culturally diverse and linguistically children. This organization also assist bilingual and dual language educators the opportunities to have professional development that is high quality. I truly admire this organization because it creates unity within the global society.
Resource 1: Michigan State University - The Importance of Family Engagement
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/the-importance-of-family-engagement
Description: This resource is very vital to students success. Family engagement helps schools and the community to set up students and their families for success. Family engagement it very important for children because it helps kids to feel connected to their parents or caregivers, it makes them fell safe, and they feel supported in which this makes students ready to learn. Family engagement also helps students to improve their test scores, social skills, behaviors, and attendance. Family engagement is very important experience because it is very crucial to children development and learning process.
Resource 2: Office of Early Childhood development - Family Engagement
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ecd/family-engagement
Description: This resource states that children families are the first teacher to them. This resource notes that family engagement is very vital in promoting healthy development and wellness. This resource helps to address social and emotional development of children, prepares children for school, and it helps to improve academic achievement within school.
Resource 1: Children's Bureau- Benefits of Community Involvement in Early Childhood
https://www.all4kids.org/news/blog/benefits-of-community-involvement-in-early-childhood/
Description: This resource was develop to strengthen the connections that the parents and the educator. It allows the educator to develop a more healthy relationship with the parents and the community at large, which they can include them in the events within the organization. This resource is also beneficial because it helps to form a community of people that shares the same attitudes, views, and goals that will helps to improve children's educational outcomes. When parents and the community is involved in their children's learning process, children tends to improve within their academics.
Resource 2: Petit Early Learning Journey - Community Engagement in ECE Services
www.petitjourney.com.au › community-engagement/
This resource states that community engagement in improves children's physical, cognitive, emotional and social development. This resource supports the needs for services to form links and encourage families and their children to connect with the community. When educators stay involved and contribute to with their local community, they are nurturing a sense of belonging for children and forming a network of support for children at the are growing.
Resource 1: American Associate Degree Early Childhood Educators
Description: American Associate Degree Early Childhood Educators, commonly known as ACCESS. ACCESS is a non-profit organization that helps with associate degree programs that provide professional development to educators that teaches and cares for children from birth through age 8.This organization is ground on the belief that learning is a lifelong journey ant associate degree programs are a vital link in the early childhood professional preparation.
Resource 2: Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA)
Description: Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA) is an professional organization that has served early childhood professionals for 70 years within the South. This organization provides educators, researchers, parents, program administrators, child development specialists with professional development, resources and leadership.
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