Resources!

This page will be dedicated to useful resources in the field of early childhood. This page will be updated regularly.

Week 5 Resources:

1. UNICEF. (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the convention on the
rights of a child. Retrieved from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/
courses/56611/CRS-CW-4894979/educ6005_readings/
unicef_factsheet_summary_rights.pdf

2. NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved from

http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/courses/56611/CRS-CW-4894979/
educ6005_readings/naeyc_schoolreadiness.pdf

3. World forum foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php

4. World organization for early childhood education. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://www.omep-usnc.org/

5. Association for childhood education international. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://acei.org/about/

Additional Resources:

1. Early childhood news. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/

earlychildhood/articles.aspx?ArticleID=282

2. Exchange: Early childhood leaders. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ccie.com/

resources/free_articles.php

3. Scholastic. (n.d.). Classroom solutions. Retrieved from

http://blogs.scholastic.com/classroom_solutions/allie_magnuson/

4. Early childhood research and practice. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/

Motivational Quotes

This section will be an ongoing section for inspirational/motivational quotes by individuals in the Early Childhood field.

From the individuals we researched this week, my favorite quotes are:

1. Edward Zigler:

"I am basically an academic, not an advocate for children. I have done hundreds of studies on children. When I was being socialized as a scholar, I learned the way this game was played: You formulated the query; you developed hypotheses from it; you tested those hypotheses in rigorous studies; then you reported your findings in good journals, and about 300 of your colleagues read your report. If you did enough of this and were successful at it, you were promoted and given tenure. And that was your life. I rebelled against this at a fairly early age. I thought, our subjects in all these studies are children. They are our partners in this learning enterprise, and we have a special responsibility to use this knowledge — not to fill up journals, but to make the lives of these children better. And that's what I have done with my life."

2. Janet Gonzalez-Mena:

"In the face of different perspectives, it isn't the answer of what to do or the resolution of the problem, but the perspectives themselves that are important."

From the individuals in the video two weeks ago:

1. Louise Derman-Sparks:

“I think my passion now is really the same as it was [when I started] because children are…learning very early that there are power issues and that there [are] some identities that give you more social power than others. I think they’re damaged when they get the positive message that they’re better than others simply because of their skin power or because of their economic class or because of their gender. And I hate the waste. It doesn’t allow children to grow up to their fullest potential and their fullest ability.”

2.Raymond Hernandez MS Ed:

“I think my passion comes from wanting to make a difference. I think, like I’ve said before and I truly believe, that I’m not here to save the world. I’m here just to make a difference in the community that I’m working. And to me, making a difference may sometimes mean helping one child be able to be successful in the classroom. You know, for me that one little sparkle will make a difference for me throughout the whole day.”

Personalization.

Since this week's objective is to personalize our blog a bit, I decided on three items from our list that would most accurately depict me and my values.

Believe me, I wish I could've posted a picture of me when I was cute and innocent, but unfortunately these pictures are out of my reach...so you got this one. You never truly realize the lack of photos you have of just yourself until you're asked to share one, so this is the best I could come up with. This was taken during my first year of teaching (last year) by one of my roommates. She took this picture because she always joked with me about how my coffeemaker was my best friend... and she couldn't have been more right. Luckily this year, I'm doing a lot better with my coffee consumption, but some days I do need a boost to keep up with my kids...

Love You Forever has been one of my favorite childhood books ever since I can remember. Although the storyline can evoke some difficult questions from young children, I believe that the overall message is simply powerful. As I grow older, I continue to love this book more and more with each read.

I received this picture just last week. The picture you see posted here is actually a lot smaller than the original photo because of my scanner, but just so you get the whole picture, there are about 9 to 10 more flowers to the left, all with the dark green stem. I love this picture because of the one flower that is different than all of the others. When I asked my five-year-old student why she used the lighter green for that one stem, she simply responded, "It looks pretty." If only everyone knew that different was beautiful...

Thanks for checking out my page...Hope you all have a wonderful week :)

BC