resources

• Video Program: “The Resources for Early Childhood”
  Five early childhood professionals discuss their preferred and trusted resources.

Note: Read the documents listed in Parts 1 and 2 in preparation for this week’s Discussion.

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://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/courses/63694/CRS-CW-5364583/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://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/~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://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php
    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.

Note: Explore the resources in Parts 3 and 4 in preparation for this week’s Application assignment.

Part 3: Selected Early Childhood Organizations

• 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/
     

Part 4: Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library
Tip: Use the A-to-Z e-journal list to search for specific journal titles. (Go to “How Do I...?”, select “Tips for Specific Formats and Resources,” and then “e-journals” to find this search interface.)

• YC Young Children
• Childhood
• Journal of Child & Family Studies
• Child Study Journal
• Multicultural Education
• Early Childhood Education Journal
• Journal of Early Childhood Research
• International Journal of Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Developmental Psychology
• Social Studies
• Maternal & Child Health Journal
• International Journal of Early Years Education

My own resources:
Ministry of Education- Early childhood education
 http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/EarlyChildhood.aspx

Beginnings & Beyond: Foundations in Early Childhood Education by: Anne Miles Gordon

Virginia Department of Education

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/early_childhood/index.shtml

confused!

I know we are supposed to post a resources link in our blog but I added a gadget in mine and tried to add links to it and cannot find the links I added...what am I doing wrong? should i just add the links in a post such as this one?

quotations

"Children are like tiny flowers; they are varied and need care, but each is beautiful alone and glorius when seen in the community of peers." Friedrich Froebel. This quote represents the ideas that children need to be around each other in order to blossom. By having children in a public setting and being able to observe what other children are doing they can truly blossom and learn at a better rate.

"Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child's soul." Friedrich Froebel. Again this quote shows that by children being able to be around each other and function in a group they are more likely to develop better social contexts.

"Free the child's potential and you will transform him into the world." Maria Montessori. From this quotes I get that Maria wishes to allow the children to explore and learn at their own rate. Not by guiding the child every step of the way.

"The first idea the child must aquire is that of the difference between good and evil." Maria Montessori. This quote honestly threw me off a little bit. The difference between good and evil is a nesscessity in life but how it relates to her theroies about children being free and able to learn at their own speed is slightly confusing to me. That is one of the reasons I chiose this quote.

"Everyday I look forward to going to work, because I know the services I'm providing is to their benifit, it's not anything that is going to benifit me more than it benifits them." Raymond Hernandez Executive director early childhood education University of Southern California. This quote was about the motivation that allows hernandez to appreciate the work that he does. Being able to go to work and being able to truly say that you love your work and that you are providing a service that might possibly benifit others more than yourself is one of the greatest accomplishments.

(1999-2011). In Maria Montessori. Retrieved 2011, July 22, from http://www.thinkexist.com/.

(1998-2008). In Froebel Web. Retrieved 2011, July 22, from http://www.froebelweb.org/

Hernandez, R. "The Passion for Early Childhood." Walden University

Personal Childhood Web

As a child my life was complicated, but there were those few who stood out in my memories; first being my Grandmother! The person who was always there no matter the situation, the person who raised me, who taught me right from wrong and the one person who I can never do without!  My Grandmother has been my rock since forever. She is always there in my time of need no matter how small or large the problem may be. If I just need to vent and scream at someone she is there, I love her so much. My childhood friends, Stephanie and Kira. We were the three amigos, everything we did we did together. Especially Stephanie and I. We were always in trouble together and always putting on shows and singing in our bedrooms. I have since lost touch with Stephanie, I think we just grew apart, and Kira may she rest in peace passed away about 2 years ago. My other childhood friend from a little older in childhood was Danae, She was that girl who made me realize what I wanted to be and how I wanted to act. She was the one who helped me grow up. Still to this day she is my best friend. In fact, she is the reason I am in Virginia. i moved from Colorado to Virginia with her.
I will have pictures to follow...

more stuff

I was in a JROTC program in high school and we went on a field trip to the Colorado State Penitentary, scary I know, but we got to sit and meet with some of the inmates. There was one inparticular that really stuck with me. He was in his mid 40s and was in for killing his wife..even scarier i know.. but he sat and talked with us and told us that one thing he learned while in prison and in the rehabilitaion program he was in was this; "A diamond was once a mere piece of coal, before it was put under a little pressure." that was my favorite quote of all time and it can realte to any part of anyone's life.
My favorite book as a child was Where the wild things are, by Maurice Sendek.

Have absolutely NO idea what I am doing

This is a totallyb new concept for me, forgive me I am so lost when it comes to blogs.