AT LAST! WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

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THERE ARE SEVERAL LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH  ECE THAT HAVE PROMPTED MANY GOALS AND INSIGHTS THAT HELP ME TO BETTER SERVICE CHILDREN IN WAYS THAT NOT ONLY GRATIFY MY UNDERSTANDINGS  OF WHAT TEACH CAN DO BUT ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD      AND WHAT THE WORLD DOES AROUND ME REGARDING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

I HAVE COME TO RECOGNIZE CONSTRUCTIVE CONSEQUENCES OF MY LEARNINGS TOWARD THE SHARING OF INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES AND THIS IS WHAT I FOUND:

1)   FUTRE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE IS REALIZED AND SERVICEABLE INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH LEADING ORGANIZATIONS. LOOKING AT ECE THROUGH A LOCAL/NON-LOCAL LENS HELPS ME TO TEACH WITH CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN MIND AND TO KEEP COMMUNICATION ONGOING WITH CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND PROFESSIONALS OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN MY OWN COMMUNITY.

2)   ADDITIONALLY, PROMOTION OF LEADING ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON ECE INTERNATIONALLY INFLUENCES PRINCIPLES SUCH AS IDEAS, POLICIES/STANDARDS, EFFORTS, FINANCIALS, UTILITY, RELIEF ASSISTANCE, ETC. LOOKING AT ECE FROM A PERSONAL LENS, I FIND THAT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS UNICEF AND NAEYC EMBODIES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES GIVING A LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT REAPS MANY BENEFITS TO PROSPEROUS ACADEMICS AND FUTURE AMBITIONS WHICH ASPIRES MY DAY TO DAY WELL-BEING SEEING MY DECISIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS MATTER TO OTHERS.

3)   AN INTERCHANGE TOWARD LIFELONG LEARNING FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FROM ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, AND ANY ELEMENTS THAT GIVE SUPPORT TO ECE INTERNATIONALLY PROVIDES CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS AGAINST ISSUES THAT CAN BE DISSUADED AS I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED. CHILD WELL-BEING IS SAVED AGAINST ISSUES SUCH AS CHILD POVERTY AND INEQUITIES IN CLASSROOMS CONTEXTS. LOOKING AT ECE FROM A PROFESSIONAL LENS HELPS ME ACCOMMODATE LIFELONG LEARNING.

A GOAL TO ENSUE FOR ME AND YOU

I HAVE LEARNED THAT INTERNATIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO EXPANSION IN ECE AND AN EXPANSION OF PERSONAL HORIZONS FOR THE ASPIRING EDUCATOR. LEARNING OF INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT THRIVE CHILDREN LEARNING IS EMPOWERING AS I PURSUE MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER WITH CHILDREN. AWARENESS, INFORMATION, AND IDEAS REMAIN ACCESSIBLE THROUGH COLLEGIAL RELATIONS. SO AS I CLOSE THIS CHAPTER OF MY JOURNEY THROUGH EDUC 6162 I ONLY MAKE THIS GOAL THAT COMMUNICATION, SHARED RESOURCES, AND SHARED PASSION FOR CHILDREN LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT REMAIN ACTIVE BETWEEN US AS WE FIND OUR STRENGTHS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN WORLDWIDE.

  

UNESCO Affirms My Professional Goals

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My professional goals begin with….

  1)  Enhancing performance

        2) Designing a long-term career around passion 

        3)  Openness to new developments, improvements, and work-based relationships

 

This week, I have focused on the three professional goals I set for myself when I first started courses in ECE. I did not think much about them but as I have grown in my studies, I have realized now they mean more.

A major reason why I hold onto my professional goals is resources that I have explored in my current and past courses. Reading and coming familiar with the mission that early childhood advocates support is how I find motivation to keep my goals active.

This week, I found that the United Nations Educational, Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is an advocate to the education of children and families taking scientific, communicative, and cultural measures. According to the UNESCO website, they vow to secure child rights, justice, and healthy development and wellness to children universally. This resource provides information of the programs created so that awareness and accessibility is equal to all. Training, cooperation, and security are key to make this happen –to make education lifelong and universal.

Programs such as the Seville Statement on Violence which fights against crime or the Geo Parks Network that focuses on geological heritage are two of many programs created that expands the works and potentiality that UNESCO can do for child education! In addition, the UNESCO’s Early Childhood Care and Education program is the core to the organization’s mission of child rights and healthy development. This program is opportunity to avoid any issues or disadvantages that’s children around the world encounter provoked by poverty, cost, location, etc.

With programs utilized, the United Nations Educational, Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO) plans to exclude the rise of poverty, reduce inequality, take climate actions, and add partnership to other organizations which is insightful to me and a reason to reflect my professional goals…

After reviewing the website UNESCO and the many ways they have built a foundation dedicated to education for children and families internationally, I look at my professional goals in a different light. I have to enhance my performance by volunteer work and continuing to share and advocate myself personally and professionally. I have my passion toward child care learning that helps motivate a long-term career which I find relative to the motivation and long-term drive that the UNESCO members have demonstrated through their work. And by creating programs, I see that new developments and improvements are imperative to the upkeep of childhood education. Having openness is a must as an advocate –as a professional in ECE.

The UNESCO is worth sharing because it looks at child education from different aspects on a global scale and it has helped me realize this week that my goals are worth the hard work.

Work cited

UNESCO, n.d. http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/

Expanding More: Sharing Web Resources

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the World Forum which hosts podcasts, and other early childhood organizations that I have mentioned in past Blogs have helped expand new horizons and new behavior toward the field of Early Childhood Education for me. I have gotten the chance to explore some pretty awesome organizations that do so much for children and families and the act of dedication and kindness, passion, and even struggle is a real attention grabber. As an aspiring educator, I have come to realize that I have to continue my pace in the sharing of resources and I was allowed this week to find yet another resource that I have never heard of that I wanted to share.

An Outsider- An outside resource I have found is the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI). This organization leads to advocacy of children through knowledge, professionalism, and creativity on a global scale. Collaboration promotes optimal education for young children onto adolescence which I find rather exceptional and worthy to share. ACEI is working to create a social change toward learning and development universally.

I Found It!- I found that in order for children around the world to receive the education deserved, it has become the ACEI’s highest priority. 35% of children are out of school worldwide because there is a lack of awareness, resources, and access. War and terror conflict opportunity for education when families are struggling to ensure education for their children. That is heartbreaking… 90% of children worldwide who are disabled are left without the proper equipment and attention needed in a classroom setting so they miss learning opportunity and development. The ACEI commits to global interactions to make sure all children have opportunity to education even in areas of war or lack or equipment. Organizations provide the support! This is something worth finding out!

Equity is Excellence- the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) broadens a deeper understanding to me the importance of early childhood education and the need for continuous support, expansion, and funds to reach children of all areas around the world deprived of education. By commitment and advocacy, ACEI shows equity by demonstrating the importance of child care and education and that every child deserves equal opportunity. By this demonstration, excellence is showcased.

Insightful- NEVER STOP SHARING RESOURCES. NEVER STOP LOOKING AT RESOURCES. New information is available every day to those that are inspired of children and the support they need for child learning and development. Organizations like the ACEI are built to support and care for children all over the world which I find insightful. Teams are planning, supporting, improvising, and dedicating personal time and passion everywhere. I can only honor the resources I share and dedicate my own time as I aspire in the field of Early Childhood Education and aspire to take part.

Works cited

Association for Childhood Education International (n.d.). Retrieved from:

https://www.acei.org/

EXPLORATION FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY:

ECE IN THREE DOMAINS

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OVERVIEW

In order to achieve excellence and equity in ECE resources have to remain existing. To look at issues concerning the field of ECE, websites are offered so that professionals and audiences remain collaborative and aware for child sake and development. With helpful resources, I have found that they are there to help tackle issues such as threat toward excellence and shift of equity.

Harvard University offers a website that I have found very resourceful this week. Their website, “Global Children’s Initiative” provides information about professionals all around the world who are a part of ECE and who help deviate bad behavior toward equity. Research and projects are two advantages to ease the issues of excellence and equity.

THREE INSIGHTS- THE THREE DOMAINS

1.    Global Children’s Initiative shares information of the scientific knowledge Brazil has assimilated through their growing organization, NCPI. Scientific knowledge about child development is collaborative, informative, and effective when deviating bad behavior of equity is a rising concern to professionals in the field of ECE. It is effective communication that I find insightful between looking at a scientific approach to child development and the research and/or focus it has on child development.

2.    In Canada, the AFWI advocates child development toward public policies that ought to support equity in ECE. The AWFI separates the “what we know” and the “what we do” through research and public awareness with reference to child development. It is insightful to know that there are efforts taken globally to see children are thought of.

3.    Global Children’s Initiative shares areas of the world who dedicate time to the excellence of children and equity in ECE. In Mexico, the Acceleradora de Innovacion para la Primera Infancia has professionals who create and propose projects such as parent-child interaction projects and projects that are play-focused for children so family participation and public support bridge together the importance of excellence and equity. It is the time and assistance children receive that makes the world better as I see it. Cheers to that!

     

IN ADDITION

Excellence and equity are fundamental to ECE and child development. Globally, professionals are finding ways to help children and to see that every child succeeds. Research and projects help support child development which is why I find Harvard University’s “Global Children’s Initiative” website to be very resourceful as I aspire in the field of ECE. When thinking of children, you have to think globally so that EVERY child remains thought of and that excellence and equity are achieved.

WORKS CITED

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2010). Global children's initiative. Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/about/what-we-do/global-work/