Good Morning loves.
This post will be a bit shorter than usual because I'm currently hospitalized for food poisoning. I have a blazing migraine and can barely hold down any food and all I want to do is sleep but I wanted to get this blog up and posted.
The three ethics from NAEYC that I personally identify with are:
Recognize that children are best understood and
supported in the context of family, culture,* community,
and society
• Respect the dignity, worth, and uniqueness of each
individual (child, family member, and colleague)
• Respect diversity in children, families, and colleagues
I chose these three standards because I am a huge advocate for diversity inside and outside the classroom. With diversity comes different cultures and people from various backgrounds that we may or may not understand. Understanding a person's background and culture not only give us insight into the child's unique tapestry but how we can understand children and learn to teach based on their upbringing.
Understanding that certain children from from communities that are high sensory would encourage educators to use more methods of sensory integration in there lesson planning and teaching strategies. Some children may come from households where there is a lot of manual labor or hand work. Using this knowledge, teachers are able to incorporate more kinestetic forms of teaching .
Students are a reflection of the world around us and we as educators must adapt to this change by reflecting the diversity as well as by adapting our lessons, teaching strategies, and communication to better serve each family that walks into our classrooms.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Friday, February 10, 2017
Resources to encourage
Good Evening lovelies and Happy Friday! I hope you all had a fantastic week this week and your weekend is off to a great start.
As you all know, with the current state of our nation and all the controversy surrounding him and his presidency, there has been this new phenomenon of "fake news" or "alternative facts" -____-
With any good story, fact, news article, journal, or other source of information used to convey a persuasive opinion, there needs to be cold, hard FACTS to support the author's claims. I mean, what use would me claiming that the first American open-heart surgery was performed by an African-American surgeon, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, in 1863 without citing credible references? (Cobb,1944) See.....You have to cite facts to support your claim for your own credibility as well as to legitimize your claims *drops mic*
So this week, we were disuccsing the credibility of resources and which ones to trust when in the world of academia. As educators, we cannot preach to our students to research and cite facts to support their claims from credible resources if we cannot do the same.
However, the first three resources are some of my own design where I feel could be beneficial to us Early childhood educators. I am a HUGE proponent of multi-culturalism in the classroom and reaffirming a Child's personal and cultural identity. Here a few resources to help us educators with those components in the classroom:
Kendall, F. E. (1983). Diversity in the Classroom: A Multicultural Approach to the Education of Young Children. Early Childhood Education Series. Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. Retrieved February 10, 2017
Trawick-Smith, J. (2013). Early childhood development: A multicultural perspective. Pearson Higher Ed. Retrieved February 10, 2017
Last Resource is a quote from one of my favorite Educators
We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables - the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers - to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences. Jane Elliot
Here are a few good resources for us Early childhood educators to keep in mind when conducting research:
As you all know, with the current state of our nation and all the controversy surrounding him and his presidency, there has been this new phenomenon of "fake news" or "alternative facts" -____-
With any good story, fact, news article, journal, or other source of information used to convey a persuasive opinion, there needs to be cold, hard FACTS to support the author's claims. I mean, what use would me claiming that the first American open-heart surgery was performed by an African-American surgeon, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, in 1863 without citing credible references? (Cobb,1944) See.....You have to cite facts to support your claim for your own credibility as well as to legitimize your claims *drops mic*
So this week, we were disuccsing the credibility of resources and which ones to trust when in the world of academia. As educators, we cannot preach to our students to research and cite facts to support their claims from credible resources if we cannot do the same.
However, the first three resources are some of my own design where I feel could be beneficial to us Early childhood educators. I am a HUGE proponent of multi-culturalism in the classroom and reaffirming a Child's personal and cultural identity. Here a few resources to help us educators with those components in the classroom:
Kendall, F. E. (1983). Diversity in the Classroom: A Multicultural Approach to the Education of Young Children. Early Childhood Education Series. Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. Retrieved February 10, 2017
Trawick-Smith, J. (2013). Early childhood development: A multicultural perspective. Pearson Higher Ed. Retrieved February 10, 2017
Last Resource is a quote from one of my favorite Educators
We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables - the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers - to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences. Jane Elliot
- 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.
- Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
- 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
- This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage
- World Organization for Early Childhood Education
- Read about OMEP's mission.
- Association for Childhood Education International
- Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements.
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- The Division for Early Childhood
- Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
- WESTED
- Harvard Education Letter
- FPG Child Development Institute
- Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference
- HighScope
- Children's Defense Fund
- Center for Child Care Workforce
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Institute for Women's Policy Research
- National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
- National Child Care Association
- National Institute for Early Education Research
- Pre[K]Now
- Voices for America's Children
- The Erikson Institute
- 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
Here are a few good resources for us Early childhood educators to keep in mind when conducting research:
Part 2: Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being
Note: Explore the resources in Parts 3 and 4 in preparation for this week's Application assignment.
Part 3: Selected Early Childhood Organizations
Part 4: Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library
Tip: Use the Journal option under Search & Find on the library website to find journals by title.
Friday, February 3, 2017
Quotes to live by
Good Evening loves :)
This week has been an interesting week. From me losing my job this week due to lack of enrollment to the issues surrounding my wedding planning fiasco, it has been quite the week.
I genuinely want to thank everyone who read and commented on my blog thus far. I appreciate the love and support :)
So, this week we discuss quotes to live by. Amazingly, I enjoy this assignment very much because anyone who knows me knows I enjoy reading inspirational quotes from famous novelists to rap artists.
I am an avid constructivist theorist when it comes to education. I solely believe that children should both be engaged in hands on learning throughout the course of their education while also influencing the material taught.
Two pioneers in the Early Childhood field that caught my interest this week was former President Lyndon B Johnson and the esteemed educator, Maria Montessori.
LBJ is one of the founders of the Head Start program that provides quality early childhood programming to low-income children- primarily African-American and Latino children.
Maria Montessori is the creator and pioneer of the educational methodology of "Montessori" that stresses hands-on learning in a a natural environment that encourages discovery.
I scoured the web and found a quote from each of them that really stood out to me:
"We live in a world that has narrowed into a neighborhood before it has broadened into a brotherhood."- Lyndon B Johnson
"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed." Maria Montessori
These quotes stood out to me in different ways due to their message and how it relates to different aspects of education I believe in.
I believe the reason that we have so much division amongst one another is simply because we do not know each other. (I'm paraphrasing from the great MLK) We live in separate communities, go to separate schools, churches, etc. We only learn about one another from what is displayed in media or from hearsay but never through meaningful conversation and interaction.
Before we can have talks to equality, there needs to be an understanding. I learned this through discourse with several of my friends and colleagues who are white and didn't fully understand the BLM movement. What initially was a firestorm of accusatory remarks of "reverse racisim" (WHICH DOES NOT EXSIST) came the understanding of what the underlining message behind the movement was.
This discourse would not have occured if there was not a safe space, mutual respect, and open-mindedness from both parties. How can we expect our children who come from diverse backgrounds and cultures to live amongst people they do not understand if compassion and respect is not taught inside and outside the classroom?
I teach my children, from my Pre-K students to my high-school students, about diversity and how it's a beautiful thing and what has always made America great. Without that understanding, fear has freedom to run rampant.....And we all see what fear can become when something is misunderstood. Hate.
The second quote from Maria Montessori excites me because it is the unspoken rule in my classroom. I teach new concepts, ideas, and philosophies in my classroom in order to push my students to greater lengths. One of my most memorable moments was when my seventh and eighth graders from the school I used to work in on the South side of Chicago told me my class was "hard". It was not hard because they couldn't do the work, but because it challenged them to greater heights than they ever saw themselves going.
They had teachers that gave them mundane worksheets and busy work to pass time while I gave them research projects and group presentations on the roles they never knew existed. From reading Edgar Allen Poe to writing Haikus, my students were exposed to a new realm of learning that not only engaged and excited them, but pushed them to their limits and beyond.
The quote I live by that was once spoken to me in a trying moment in my life was that "life begins at the edge of your comfort zone".
I didn't understand it initially, but as I matured and experienced more opportunity that just a few years ago I would have written off as something I would NEVER do, it began to make a lot of sense.
Life is short and life is what we all make it out to be. Pushing yourself to the edge of your comfort zone allows you to gain new perspective and enlightenment- exactly what we want our student to achieve; so why not push them?
Earlier this semester we discussed passion and how it pertains to our work.
One quote from John Hagel in his article discussing how passion relates to profession is that "passion is about risk-taking"
As I mentioned, life begins when we push ourselves and our students beyond our comfort levels. We can't expect our students to remain stagnant and not move on to the next grade-levels- so why expect them to be content in learning only what is easy or makes them comfortable?
Similar to my discussion I had with my white colleagues, if these conversations that don't put pressure on our current thinking do not occur, how can we ever gain a new and different perspective? How can we expect our children to understand the world around them if they don't ask questions they have no idea the answers to?
Early childhood education is a beautiful field that allows us to lay the foundation to which children gain the spark for learning. Creating and maintaining that curiosity for understanding is just as important as pushing for self-led discovery.
"Tell me. I forget. Teach me. I remember. Involve me. I learn" Ben Franklin
This week has been an interesting week. From me losing my job this week due to lack of enrollment to the issues surrounding my wedding planning fiasco, it has been quite the week.
I genuinely want to thank everyone who read and commented on my blog thus far. I appreciate the love and support :)
So, this week we discuss quotes to live by. Amazingly, I enjoy this assignment very much because anyone who knows me knows I enjoy reading inspirational quotes from famous novelists to rap artists.
I am an avid constructivist theorist when it comes to education. I solely believe that children should both be engaged in hands on learning throughout the course of their education while also influencing the material taught.
Two pioneers in the Early Childhood field that caught my interest this week was former President Lyndon B Johnson and the esteemed educator, Maria Montessori.
LBJ is one of the founders of the Head Start program that provides quality early childhood programming to low-income children- primarily African-American and Latino children.
Maria Montessori is the creator and pioneer of the educational methodology of "Montessori" that stresses hands-on learning in a a natural environment that encourages discovery.
I scoured the web and found a quote from each of them that really stood out to me:
"We live in a world that has narrowed into a neighborhood before it has broadened into a brotherhood."- Lyndon B Johnson
"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed." Maria Montessori
These quotes stood out to me in different ways due to their message and how it relates to different aspects of education I believe in.
I believe the reason that we have so much division amongst one another is simply because we do not know each other. (I'm paraphrasing from the great MLK) We live in separate communities, go to separate schools, churches, etc. We only learn about one another from what is displayed in media or from hearsay but never through meaningful conversation and interaction.
Before we can have talks to equality, there needs to be an understanding. I learned this through discourse with several of my friends and colleagues who are white and didn't fully understand the BLM movement. What initially was a firestorm of accusatory remarks of "reverse racisim" (WHICH DOES NOT EXSIST) came the understanding of what the underlining message behind the movement was.
This discourse would not have occured if there was not a safe space, mutual respect, and open-mindedness from both parties. How can we expect our children who come from diverse backgrounds and cultures to live amongst people they do not understand if compassion and respect is not taught inside and outside the classroom?
I teach my children, from my Pre-K students to my high-school students, about diversity and how it's a beautiful thing and what has always made America great. Without that understanding, fear has freedom to run rampant.....And we all see what fear can become when something is misunderstood. Hate.
The second quote from Maria Montessori excites me because it is the unspoken rule in my classroom. I teach new concepts, ideas, and philosophies in my classroom in order to push my students to greater lengths. One of my most memorable moments was when my seventh and eighth graders from the school I used to work in on the South side of Chicago told me my class was "hard". It was not hard because they couldn't do the work, but because it challenged them to greater heights than they ever saw themselves going.
They had teachers that gave them mundane worksheets and busy work to pass time while I gave them research projects and group presentations on the roles they never knew existed. From reading Edgar Allen Poe to writing Haikus, my students were exposed to a new realm of learning that not only engaged and excited them, but pushed them to their limits and beyond.
The quote I live by that was once spoken to me in a trying moment in my life was that "life begins at the edge of your comfort zone".
I didn't understand it initially, but as I matured and experienced more opportunity that just a few years ago I would have written off as something I would NEVER do, it began to make a lot of sense.
Life is short and life is what we all make it out to be. Pushing yourself to the edge of your comfort zone allows you to gain new perspective and enlightenment- exactly what we want our student to achieve; so why not push them?
Earlier this semester we discussed passion and how it pertains to our work.
One quote from John Hagel in his article discussing how passion relates to profession is that "passion is about risk-taking"
As I mentioned, life begins when we push ourselves and our students beyond our comfort levels. We can't expect our students to remain stagnant and not move on to the next grade-levels- so why expect them to be content in learning only what is easy or makes them comfortable?
Similar to my discussion I had with my white colleagues, if these conversations that don't put pressure on our current thinking do not occur, how can we ever gain a new and different perspective? How can we expect our children to understand the world around them if they don't ask questions they have no idea the answers to?
Early childhood education is a beautiful field that allows us to lay the foundation to which children gain the spark for learning. Creating and maintaining that curiosity for understanding is just as important as pushing for self-led discovery.
"Tell me. I forget. Teach me. I remember. Involve me. I learn" Ben Franklin
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