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What an amazing experience it was to create a space where I can share and allow peers to share with me. Thank you to everyone who visited and commented! Its not easy being creative but it was great to see who creativity came to naturally. I enjoyed the blog posts of my classmates this course,Continue reading “Last but never least”

Ethically Speaking~ Here are a few organization ideals that guide how I work in the early childhood field NAEYC– To base program practices upon current knowledge and research in the field of early childhood education, child development, and related disciplines, as well as on particular knowledge of each child. This work serves all children andContinue reading “Professionalism”

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,Continue reading “Course Resources”

Psychologist Jean Marc Gaspard Itard worked with a child whom his teacher labeled an idiot because he believed all children could be re-educated and learn social norms- “I foresaw the time when all my care would result only in making an unhappy epileptic of this poor child. [He added,] it was necessary then to findContinue reading “See the potential in all children”

People Who Cared About Me For anyone who works with young children, it is important to incorporate the people who care for those children into their goals and considerations for developmental planning. The more people who support a child, the more successful they may be in their developmental endeavors. Mom- Always making ends meet andContinue reading “Personal Childhood Web”

Isn’t it magical when a child is excited for storytime?! They get settled into their spot, all eyes on you, ready to hear what world they will be a part of. One book that I especially like to share with eager little ears is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. The cover invites youContinue reading “A Favorite Book”

It’s Ari’s first day in her preschool classroom and, just moments ago, she was all smiles saying she was “going to big school”. She’s been watched mostly by her grandparents at their house before this milestone of a day and didn’t have any peers until now so she stays close to mom as she speaksContinue reading “Slow to warm”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”