Early Childhood: 2012-02-26

Wednesday, February 29

My very first blog!

Well, this is my very first blog. Pretty soon I'm going to be more tech savy than my teenage kids!
Today was one of those rare days when all those long hours of extra time put in by us teachers pays off... a SNOW DAY! Thank goodness. The kids have been crazy this week and now I know why. I thought it might be a full moon; but I found out otherwise. I love teaching but this time of year in Minnesota everyone goes a little stir crazy. Here's to a better day tomorrow. Meanwhile I can work on figuring out all of these new technology pieces. So far online learning has been all about setting up technology. I'm ready to start learning something related to Early Childhood.

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QUOTES:

"Children are not succeeding because they are not given the tools they need not because they don't have the intelligence." - Louise Derman-Sparks

“The passion was that all children were taught in an environment that truly nurtured their ability to develop and grow.” - Louise Derman-Sparks

"Self-esteem is an inner feeling: Sometimes it corresponds with outer reality, and sometimes it doesn’t." - Stanley Greenspan, Playground Politics

“The child may have a disorder or a set of problems, but he is not the disorder. He is a human being with real feelings, real desires, and real wishes.” - Stanley Greenspan

Influential People In My Life

Grandfather: My Grandfather was a wonderful man. He was quiet but full of wisdom. I spent almost every weekend working with him in his woodshop in his basement. Not much was said but so much was learned.

Aunt Wanda: I had many aunts that were important to me growing up. However, my Aunt Wanda was and still is like a sister to me; a sister I never had. She has been an emotional sounding board to me throughout my life. Her grown children are the younger siblings that I never had. We use to go around in her little blue pinto singing "On Top Of The World" by the Carpenters. Many younger days were spent just hanging out with her when I was young. Nothing much of importance but the time meant everything.

Grandmother: My Grandma Anderson was another very important person in my life. If I wasn't downstairs in the basement with Grandpa I was off shopping with my mom, aunts and Grandma. Many fun times were had at different malls. We didn't spend a lot but had fun hanging out together. My grandma taught me many lessons. One lesson, however, sticks out the most; everyone is special. She never stated this but definitely lived by this. There are a lot of people in my extended family and she always made each one of us feel that we were important.

Miss Arness: Miss Arness was my 3rd grade teacher. She was extremely fun and extremely funny. My philosophy regarding how I expect my students to feel comes from her. She treated everyone like they were special. She also felt that learning should be fun; and in her class in particular, it was. We were always laughing about something. We were also always at 2:45 listening to her read a story before we went home. The best was James and the Giant Peach. Her voices were phenomenal! So much fun! She was definitely my inspiration to teach others.

RESOURCES

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://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, fromhttp://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, fromhttp://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.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
Social Emotional Learning Site http://www.challengingbehavior.org/
Center for Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning Site http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/

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/

Journals

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

Activities and Ideas

*http://www.kidssoup.com/