Resources

Class resources

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

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 media segment 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/

• 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/
  


• 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/
  

My Three resources

NCCF. (n.d.). Advancing policy, education, and development. Retrieved July 28, 2012,  from
http://ccf.tc.columbia.edu/

CFW. (2010). Expert reviewed sites on children and families. Retrieved July 28, 2012, from
http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/?/category/young-children/17/

Young Children. (2012). Fun facts. Retrieved July 28, 2012, from http://youngchildren.com/

Passion, motivation, and wisdom

"Teachers should have the passion to make sure that all children were taught in environments and ways  that truely nurtured their ability to grow and develop to their fullest ability" (Laureate Education, Inc). ~ Louise Derman-Sparks

"Passion comes from wanting to make a difference" (Laureate Education, Inc). ~ Raymond Hernandez

"Create opportunities for parents and children to have opportunities presented to them and also helping them learn about the resources for their children to be able to go to school, that theres more to life than just whats in their neighberhood" (Laureate Education, Inc). ~ Raymond Hernandez

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2012). The passion for early childhood [video webcast]. Retrieved from http://waldenu.edu.

Quotes by President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lilian Katz Ph.D.

"We must open the doors of oppourtunity. But we must also equip our people to walk through those doors" (thinkexist.com). ~Lyndon B. Johnson


“The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. It is a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community. It is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goals than the quantity of their goods” (thinkexist.com).
 ~ Lyndon B. Johnson

Thinkexist. (2012). Lyndon B. Johnson quotes. Retrieved from http://thinkexist.com/quotes/lyndon_b._johnson/.


"We overestimate children academically and underestimate them intellectually" (Curtis, 2009).
~ Lilian Katz

Curtis, D. (2009). Seeing children's lively minds at work. Exchange, 24-28. Retrieved from
http://www.dpi.wi.gov/ccic/pdf/weekly_articles/seeing_childrens_lively_minds.pdf.

Childhood Web

I don't remember a lot of my childhood or who was there for me while growing up. One person I know for sure that was there was my mother. My mother helped me and supported me in my education. She made sure she knew who I was around and kept me protected at all times. She helped me with my school work and made sure I gave my all in my education. She has shown her love to me everyday and continues to show her love by supporting by decisions. She helped instill values and morals, as well as respect. In my current life I continue to keep my values and morals.

A chid's Story

Working in mental health, you hear stories all the time of how kids were abused, neglected, or abandoned. If I had to pick one story to tell that touched my heart the most, it is the following story.

I work with older 2's and 3's in mental health, which makes it even more despairing when I hear these stories. There was a 3 year old boy who started coming to my class, he's scared/afraid and hesitates to accept me. It took him a while to warm up to his classmates and myself and to feel comfortable. One day he lifts up his shirt and there is a big scar on is stomach of a grill mark. He touched it and said "ouch" as if it just happened. Everyday he would do the same thing and he looked so sad. He was in the foster system, but now he's with his biological grandmother.

A child's drawing

I choose these two drawings because it speaks the heart of a child. These drawings are from a former student when I worked at a school for mental health in California. We bonded quickly, she was like the daughter I never had. Drawing these pictures was her way of expressing her feelings. I thought it was funny that she drew us in a car driving to McDonalds.

Favorite children's book

I like this book because it tells how to accept those around you and not think so highly of yourself. Children are unlearned, it is up to teachers and their parents to teach them respect for others and themselves.

Favorite quotes

“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
― Margaret Mead

“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.”
― Garrison Keillor, Leaving Home

I believe in helping children to be independent and strive to be the best at all they do.

Very first time

This is my first time using a blog and it has been very frustrating. I can see why I haven't tired to do a blog in the past. Although it seems really interesting, if it wasn't for my class I probably would not have created a blog. I have spent 2 1/2 days trying to figure it out and not only has it been frustrating, but also exhausting. Plus I'm still not sure if I've figured it out, so please bare with me as I figure out how to blog. Thank you