Examining Codes of Ethics

NAEYC

I-1.1 - To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training.
I believe it is important to have a good foundation in the knowledge of early childhood care and education.  I have a very important job and I want to make sure I am knowledgeable in my work.  I feel that I must have continuing education and training to be able to properly help my students and families.  I believe I have a responsibility to always be a lifelong learner!

I-1.7 - To use assessment information to understand and support children's development and learning, to support instruction, and to identify children who may need additional services.
I believe early childhood educators have an important job of trying to reach children at young ages.  What each child needs can be so different and we are responsible for finding out what is going to be beneficially for each child.

I-3A.1 - To establish and maintain relationships of respect, trust, confidentiality, collaboration and cooperation with co-workers.
I-3A.2 - To share resources with co-workers, collaborating to ensure that the best possible early childhood care and education program is provided. 
I picked both of these ethics because I feel they are so important.  I believe everyone does better in their work if they are doing something they enjoy and doing it with people they enjoy working with each day.  I learn a lot from other co-workers and great co-workers definitely improve my knowledge and ability to be successful at my job.

DEC

Responsive Family Centered Practices
4.     We shall empower families with information and resources so that they are informed consumers of services for their children.
I know I love having resources and so do families.  Helping families know that they can help their children is very rewarding for both the families and the teacher.

Additional Resources

Websites:
 
http://www.havefunteaching.com/
http://www.prekinders.com/
http://www.themeasuredmom.com/

Books:

The Giant Encyclopedia of Science Activities for Children 3 to 6 edited by Kathy Charner
(This book contains more than 600 science activities written by teacher for teachers)

Course Resources

Course Resources from EDUC 6005 Walden University

• Course Media: "The Resources for Early Childhood"
  Five early childhood professionals discuss their preferred and trusted resources.  https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2

Articles:

• 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://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf
• 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.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• 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 Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements.

 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/
  
• 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/
  

Professional 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

 

Quote by Art Rolnick

“The best economic development strategy is investment in early childhood.”

– Art Rolnick, senior vice president, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis



Retrieved on March 28, 2014, from http://lovingearlychildhood.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/quote-from-art-rolnick-public-early-childhood-education-preschool/

Quote by Susan Bredekamp

"Children benefit most from teachers who have the skills, knowledge, and judgment to make good decisions and are given the opportunity to use them." – Susan Bredekamp

The Passion for Early Childhood

"I am not here to save the world.  I am here just to make a difference in the community that I am working.  And to me, making a difference may sometimes mean helping one child be successful in the classroom."

-Raymond Hernandez
Executive Director
School of Early Childhood Education
University of Southern California

Personal Childhood Web

                                                           My daughter and my mother

Donna is my amazing mother!  She is very giving, loving and caring.  She has a great love for her savior, Jesus Christ.  She is always willing to do things for other people.  Her family is extremely important to her.  My mother was a single parent for the first six years of my life.  This created an extremely close bond between us.  My mother was always there for me.  She made sure I got to school and all of my different activities I was involved in.  She supported me in my schooling, volleyball, basketball and life.  My mother was very understanding.  I knew I could always go to her about anything.  She wouldn't always agree with me or be happy about what I was telling her but she was always understanding.  I felt like I could tell her anything!  My mother has always shown me love and I know I am very special to her.  In return she is extremely special to me!!  I hope my daughter will feel the same way about me someday as I feel about my mother!

                                                            Me and my grandmother

Tommy is my grandmother!  She is always wanting to take care of someone.  Her family is always most important to her and taking care of them is what makes her truly happy.  Going to visit my grandmother was something I always looked forward to when I was a child.  We always lived far apart and I loved going and staying at her house.  She would make me my favorite food, take me shopping and always have fun things for me to do.  When she would send me something that had been in her house I would always say "oh it smells like grandma".  I loved that smell!  My grandmother's love and attention always made me feel special.  Still to this day I love to visit with my grandmother.  I love to sit close to her and listen to all of her stories.  She still influences me to always make sure I am taking care of my family.  She is the rock for our family!!

                                          This is a picture of Diane's three granddaughters
                                          and my son when we took a trip to Disney World
                                          about three years ago. 
                                         
Diane is my aunt.  She is energetic, giving and caring.  Diane and I were always very close.  When I was 13 years old we moved to a different town about five hours away but Diane would always come visit.  She encouraged me in my sporting activities and our families took many vacations together.  We always had the best time!  When I went to college right after high school I lived with Diane and my cousin Katrina.  Diane treated me like her own daughter and I always felt loved and welcomed in her home.  Years later, as a single parent, Diane took the responsibility of raising her three granddaughters.  At the time the girls were four, three and one.  Diane has continued to raised these girls, who are now fourteen, thirteen and nine.  This is such a huge responsibility to take on and Diane has done it with open arms.  I know it is not always easy but her dedication inspires me to be a better person.