Course Resources

Resource List:

• NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/courses/78618/CRS-CW-6284754/educ6005_readings/naeyc_dap_position_statement.pdf
• 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
  
  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.
  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
    http://www.omep-usnc.org/
    Read about OMEP’s mission. 
  • Association for Childhood Education International
    http://acei.org/about/
    Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements.
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  http://www.naeyc.org/
• The Division for Early Childhood
  http://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/main/about.cfm
• Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conference
  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
• HighScope
  http://www.highscope.org/
• Children’s Defense Fund
  http://www.childrensdefense.org/
• Center for Child Care Workforce
  http://www.ccw.org/
• Council for Exceptional Children
  http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
• Institute for Women’s Policy Research
  http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
  http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
• National Child Care Association
  http://www.nccanet.org/
• National Institute for Early Education Research
  http://nieer.org/
• Pre[K]Now
  http://www.preknow.org/
• Voices for America’s Children
  http://www.voices.org/
• The Erikson Institute
  http://www.erikson.edu/

Additional Resources:
  This is a good resource for those working at a Head Start facility

http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc

Other websites I like are:

http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/

and

http://www.ccids.umaine.edu/resources/ec-growingideas/

Quotes of Inspiration

Hello Everyone,

I was very inspired by all of the people included in week 2 and week 3 resources. I find it very encouraging when I see such passion in the early childhood field. If I did half as much as these people have done in the field, I would have done a great job.

From week 2 I chose to included remarks from Ms. Louise Sparks and Mr. Raymond Hernandez. I am inspired by their thoughts on the passion that drives them to do what they do.
As stated by Louise Sparks, her passion was, "passion to create a safe just world for all children" (Laureate Education Inc., 2011)
The passion that I loved from Mr. Hernandez was that he wasn't trying to save everyone, but trying to make a difference in his community (Laureate Education Inc., 2011).

One of the peole I chose from week 4 was Mrs. Marian Edelman, and here is an excerpt from Hold My Hand: Prayers for building a Movement to Leave No Child Left Behind

I Care and Am Willing To Serve

By Marian Wright Edelman

Lord I cannot preach like Martin Luther King, Jr.

or turn a poetic phrase like Maya Angelou

but I care and am willing to serve.

I do not have Fred Shuttlesworth's and Harriet

Tubman's courage or Franklin Roosevelt's political skills

but I care and am willing to serve.

I cannot sing like Fannie Lou Hammer

or organize like Ella Baker and Bayard Rustin

but I care and am willing to serve.

I am not Holy Like Archbishop Tutu,

forgiving like Mandela, or disciplined

like Gandhi

but I care and am willing to serve.

I am not brilliant like Dr. Du Bois or

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, or as

eloquent as Sojourner Truth and Booker

T. Washington

but I care and am willing to serve.

I have not Mother Teresa's saintliness,

Dorothy Day's love or Cesar Chavez's

gentle tough spirit

but I care and am willing to serve.

God it is not as easy as the 60's

to frame an issue and forge a solution

but I care and am willing to serve.

My mind and body are not so swift as in youth

and my energy comes in spurts

but I care and am willing to serve.

I'm so young

nobody will listen

I'm not sure what to say or due

but I care and am willing to serve

I can't see or here well

speak good English, stutter sometimes

and get real scared, standing up before others

but I care and am willing to serve.

Lord, use me as Thou will to save Thy children today and tomorrow

and to build a nation and world where no child is left behind and

everyone feels welcome.

The other person I chose from this week's resources was Lilian Katz, it is as follows:

"It is clearly not useful for a child to learn skills if, in the process of learning them, the disposition to use them is damaged" (Dispositions as Educational Goals, 1993).

All of these people are great inspirations to continue doing my best in the early childhood field.

Personal Childhood Web

Hello Everyone,

The first two people that I would like to introduce you to is my grandmother and grandfather. Their names are Charlie and Estelle Knowlton. These two people were very instrumental in my life. My grandparent's received custody of me when I was nine years old due to my mother dieing in a house fire. They are my father's parents I did not know my mother's parents very well. These two people influenced my life by introducing me to religion and rearing me to be considerate to all people. They were loving grandparent's who believed that I should have whatever I wanted. They taught me to be polite, giving, thankful and to love all people. They encouraged me to study hard and get good grades in school. Whenever I had a problem my grandmother always made me feel better. Both of my grandparents have now passed, but they continue to influence my life because I am the person that they reared me to be. My experiences surrounding my grandparents helped me to become the confident, loving, nurturing, un-selfish person that I am today. I can remember my grandparents feeding everyone in the neighborhood. I have taken on this caring nature. I can remember when I was a little girl being teased by an older sister, she would always call be black as if it was a sin, her skin complexion being lighter than mine. I remember crying to my grandmother and telling her what my sister had said. My grandmother would always tell me this one thing to tell my sister. She would say to tell her, " the blacker the berry the sweeter the juice". This would always make me feel so good. I thought that I was the sweetest little girl in the world.

Another person who influenced my life in a big way was my father. I often here people say how their father was never in their life. I have to say that I do not know how that feels and I am very grateful. My father is a great daddy and a great "grandaddy" as my two sons calls him. He influenced me to do my best then and now. My father is so proud of me and it makes me feel very special. I was his first born and only daughter for 26 years. I can remember as a young girl walking on top of my daddy's feet. My father made me feel safe, my grandmother would always say that my daddy thought that I could "hold up the sun".

The other people who influenced my life growing up were my aunts and uncles. They are my father's siblings. My grandparents had 9 children. I was the first grandaughter and the only grandchild in the city. My dad's oldest brother had one son, they lived in San Antonio, Texas. So needless to say, I was spoiled rotten being the only grandchild to my grandparents, and the only niece to 7 aunts and uncles. I remember my uncle Kenny driving me to school on the back of his motorcycle, those were the good days. My aunts and uncles always encouraged me to do my best and they continue to this day. They always supported me in whatever it was that I wanted to do in life. I wanted to talk about them individually, but it would take to much time, and I kind of see them as a whole. The same way that I view my grandparents.

In conclusion, I had a great support system, as I still do today. I was born into a great family. Although, I did not know my mother parents and siblings that well, I don't feel like I have missed anything. I had all of the love and support a person could ask for. I feel as though I was truly blessed. I was born into a great family of honor, love, and courage. My uncle Charlie retired from the Air Force, my dad fought in the Vietnam war and my grandfather fought in World War II. I am as proud of my family as they are of me.

I don't have any pictures to upload, but there is one saying that my grandmother would tell me all thei time. " You are not better than anyone, and noone is better than you, always remember that" This was her way of saying, stay humble and treat everyone with love and respect, never look down on anyone and do not let anyone make you feel unworthy or important. Respect all, from the sanitation worker to the president of the United States.

Feeling Better

Hello Everyone,

I am feeling a lot better about blogging. Technology is not so bad once you get use to it. I am learning new things everyday. Sometimes it is best to come out of our comfort zones.
Well, I have decided to upload a picture of my son and myself. I have also chosen to write about  something else that fuels my passion and to list a book that I love and why.

The book that I have chosen to write about is entitled, Yoko by Rosemary Wells. In the story, Yoko's mom has packed her sushi for lunch. Some of the other children made fun of her food. The teacher Mrs. Johnson decides to do an international lunch day so that the children will try new foods. I love this book because there are so many concepts to be taught from this book. You can expand upon feelings, nutrition and respecting other's individuality. This is a very simple, but good book.

Now, something else that fuels my passion for early childhood is the love I have for advocacy. I think that families should play an active role in their child's education. This helps the children, their families and the teachers. I really am getting the hang of this blogging action!

Well, until next time
"That's all folks"

New to Blogging

Hello everyone, this is all very new to me. This is my first experience with blogs. I am trying to get an understanding of how everything works.