NAEYC and DEC codes of ethics that are meaningful to me

Ethical Responsibilities to Children:- 1-1.5 To create and maintain safe and healthy settings that foster children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development and that respect their dignity and their contributions.
Its significance to my  professional life:- Children are unique in their own way, they need to feel a sense of belonging therefore, in creating an atmosphere that is conducive towards learning is a key element. Children need to be exposed to environments where they are capable of exploring and experimenting things on their own. This in turns brings about a sense of independence wherein they are able to experiment for themselves. This I strongly believe contributes to the holistic development of them in a positive way.


Ethical Responsibilities to Families:- 1-2.2   To develop relationships of mutual trust and create partnerships with the families we serve.

Its significance to my professional life:- As the parable states, " no man is an island and no man stands alone" this thought elevates me to say that within the field that I work each day team work is essential and key towards the success towards our children. In working collaboratively with families I am better able to function as a professional because I am able to share my views to them and they are capable of giving me feedbacks that I can use to plan effectively towards children's growth and development. Families are also capable of being involved in the teaching and learning process of their children's education. This I deem that positive and close relationships would be made wherein we all trust each other.

DEC    
 Professional Practice
Professional and Interpersonal Behavior-2: We shall demonstrate the highest standards of personal and professional integrity, truthfulness, and honesty in all our professional activities in order to inspire the trust and confidence of the children and families and of those with whom we work.
Its significance to my professional life:- When working with children, I strongly believe that one should be fair  in all that is done. In order for me to gain trust from both my children and families that I work with I have to be loyal and just. I have demonstrate to them about what are my aims and visions. I have to not just talk but put my talking into actions. I also have to show equality amongst all so that everyone feels love and cared for.
 

Additional Resources

 I have found these resources to be very interesting and important:-
 
KidsHealth, The Nemours Foundation
http://www.kidshealth.com/

Division for Learning Disabilities
www.dldcec.org/


Kids Included Together (KIT)
www.kitonline.org/


ABC's Of Child Development- Developmental Milestones For Your Child's First Five Years
www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/


Your Child's Guidelines for Raising Responsible, Productive, Happy Children by Dorothy Corkille Briggs

 A Quote

If a child is given love, he becomes loving ... If he's helped when he needs help, he becomes helpful. And if he has been truly valued at home ... he grows up secure enough to look beyond himself to the welfare of others.

-Dr. Joyce Brothers

Course Resources

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://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
  
  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://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/
    Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principlesand 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/
    
  • 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.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067
      
    • 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
     

ADDITIONAL QUOTES AND EXCERPTS I FIND INSPIRING

"The purpose of life is not to win. The purpose of life is to grow and share. When you come to look back on all that you have done in your life, you will get more satisfaction from the pleasure you have brought into other people's lives than you will from the times that you outdid and defeated them." –Rabbi Harold Kushner



The greatest sign of success for a teacher ... is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’” –Maria Montessori
  

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” –William Arthur Ward
 

WORDS OF INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION

Quotes from Marian Wright Edelman 

" It is the responsibility to every adult... to make sure that children hear what we have learned from the lessons of life and to hear over and over that we love them and that they are not alone."

" Understand and be confident that each of us can make a difference by caring and acting in small as well as big ways."

Quotes from President Lyndon B. Johnson

"Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity."

" There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that can solve by ourselves." 

Quotes about passion, motivation and wisdom (Professionals from media) 

" Passion is like a ripple that is an ongoing process." You bring ideas into action into changing policies, purpose and influence in research.( Leticia Lara LCSW)

" Passion is intrinsic motivation that comes from within. Create opportunities for parents/ children and making interventions to meet children's needs."( Raymond Hernandez)

ADDITIONAL QUOTES THAT I FIND INSPIRING AS I PROCEED THROUGH THIS COURSE

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
― Nelson Mandela

 "The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”
― T.H. White, The Once and Future King

Childhood Web

What fuels my passion for the Early Childhood field

My daughter is the one that fuels my passion for my work