...A Report on Becoming an Early Childhood Educator Introduction A career in early childhood education could be a very rewarding young for anyone who enjoys working with young children, and has a passion for teaching. The work of an early childhood educator is no doubt important, but also fun and high-energy. With all the advances in education, young children are now being given the tools to learn and grow at a faster rate than ever. Submitting ECEs to many of Canada’s child and youth programs allow for this expanding degree to flourish into a promising career choice throughout all of North America. As long as we continue to have children, we will always need someone qualified to teach them. Job Description Early childhood educators are responsible for caring for infants, and young children between the ages of 0 to 12. The needs of children’s physical, emotional, social and education must all be met and cared for by the educator. ECEs work alongside grade school teachers, principals, directors of recreation centers, day cares, ect, to provide a happy and healthy learning environment for youth. Duties Some of the duties of an early childhood educator: * Plan and utilize lesson plans, based on the needs of the children in your care. This can be based on age groups, physical needs, social structure, cultural beliefs, education level, ect. * Observe the development of children, their behaviors and growth, and relay these obviations with the parents/guardians ...
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...Looking Forward: What Will I Accomplish? Tamakio Scott Walden University Dr. Teri Davis EDUC 6990: Capstone: Application in the Early Childhood Field April 24, 2013 Looking Forward: What Will I Accomplish? Elementary students in the third and fifth grade are challenged with passing the Criterion-referenced tests (CRCT) and academic subject in order to be promoted to the next grade. The CRCT measures how well students are grasping information in the subjects of reading, English/language ars, and mathematics (Phillips, Roland, ndero, 2013). As a parent of the Peach County School System curriculum, teachers spend time working with student to build on the skills needed to successful pass the CRCT and academic subjects. Many parents and concerned citizen feel as if not enough time is spent preparing students for the CRCT test. The Peach County Schools Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) group meets once a month to discuss strategies on how to improve students’ academic grade which will lead to passing the CRCT test. The PTO group agrees that students need extra help outside of school. Currently, Peach County School’s does not have the funding to operate an afterschool program. To improve student’s academic grade and CRCT results a free afterschool tutoring program need to be organized. My Challenge Living in a small community where resources are limited for a tutoring program for the school-age children. All students deserve the opportunity to learn...
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...Harvard Graduate School of Education HARVARD FAMILY RESEARCH PROJECT NO. 1 in a series SPRING 2006 Family Involvement IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION The family seems to be the most effective and economical system for fostering and sustaining the child’s development. Without family involvement, intervention is likely to be unsuccessful, and what few effects are achieved are likely to disappear once the intervention is discontinued.1 —Urie Bronfenbrenner This brief is dedicated to Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917–2005) whose pioneering research influenced the work of Harvard Family Research Project. Introduction Family involvement matters for young children’s cognitive and social development. But what do effective involvement processes look like, and how do they occur? This research brief summarizes the latest evidence base on effective involvement—that is, the research studies that link family involvement in early childhood to outcomes and programs that have been evaluated to show what works. The conceptual framework guiding this research review is complementary learning. Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) believes that for children and youth to be successful from birth through adolescence, there must be an array of learning supports around them. These learning supports include families, early childhood programs, schools, outof-school time programs and activities, higher education, health and social service agencies, businesses,...
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...Common Core State Standards on Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Classrooms Effects of Michigan Common Core State Standards on Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Classrooms Introduction As an early childhood teacher in 2013, I am constantly feeling challenged and overwhelmed by mandated curriculum from the State of Michigan. With the recent implementation of Michigan Common Core State Standards, I began to feel the pressure of teaching curriculum that the children do not seem to understand. I began to wonder why? Is it because I failed to deliver the lesson? Is it due to concepts being too difficult? Are the standards appropriate for all learners and where they are in their development? During my career spanning over twenty years, I have believed and am dedicated to providing a classroom environment that is developmentally appropriate for my early learners. I believe the problem is that Michigan's Common Core State Standards are causing early childhood teachers to teach in ways that are not developmentally appropriate. These beliefs brought me to this topic and caused me to ponder if others feel the way I do. Are the Common Core State Standards mandated by the state of Michigan are creating early childhood classrooms that are not developmentally appropriate as perceived by myself and my colleagues. I believe that early childhood classrooms should be free of mandates from the state when those mandates...
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...Early Child Care School Management System—RenWeb School Management System IS535 August 8, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Executive Summary 2 II. Definition school management system 2 III. Background of kinder care academy 3 IV. Discussion of Current management Issues 4 V. Proposed Solution 5 VI. Recommendations for the Executive Committee 8 VII. References 10 I. Executive Summary This research paper examines the early child care school management system and the advantages of using online technology. Also this paper illustrates Kinder Care Academy's implementation of School Management System to improve management from admissions to scheduling to attendance, student billing, student and family information, parents website，security management and so on. This paper discusses how SMS incorporates its features, integrated into a single database to provide instantaneous data sharing school-wide via the web, automating school administration, classroom management, and communication with the home. II. Definition school management system Definition * Database technology cuts through many of the problems of traditional file organization. A more rigorous definition of a database is a collection of data organized to serve many applications efficiently by centralizing the data and controlling redundant data. (Kenneth C. Laudon., & Jane P. Laudon. 2010, p. 212). School Management System is a large database system which can be used for managing your school's...
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...University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Open Access Theses and Dissertations from the College of Education and Human Sciences 4-9-2013 Education and Human Sciences, College of (CEHS) Predictors of Preschool Children's Peer Interactions: Temperament and Prosocial Behavior Ibrahim H. Acar University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ihacar@gmail.com Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cehsdiss Part of the Child Psychology Commons Acar, Ibrahim H., "Predictors of Preschool Children's Peer Interactions: Temperament and Prosocial Behavior" (2013). Open Access Theses and Dissertations from the College of Education and Human Sciences. Paper 170. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cehsdiss/170 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Education and Human Sciences, College of (CEHS) at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Access Theses and Dissertations from the College of Education and Human Sciences by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. PREDICTORS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S PEER INTERACTIONS: TEMPERAMENT AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR by Ibrahim H. Acar A THESIS Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science Major: Child, Youth, & Family Studies Under the Supervision of Professor Julia...
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...Introductory Courses * All Bachelor degree-seeking students with zero (0) traditional college-level transferable credits are required to successfully complete the Student Success Orientation prior to enrolling in credit-bearing coursework. Following successful completion of orientation, students are required to successfully complete EXP 105 Personal Dimensions of Education as their first course. Students entering with twenty-four (24) or more transferable, traditional semester credits are required to successfully complete PSY 202 Adult Development and Life Assessment as their first course. PSY 202 is designed to help experienced students acclimate to the online college environment. Student Success Orientation The orientation is designed to provide students with a complete overview of the Ashford University experience, prepare them for success in their courses, and help them to self evaluate their readiness to succeed in an online classroom setting. Students will be instructed on Ashford University policies and the learner resources that are available to them through interactive videos and assessments. Students enrolled in orientation must successfully complete all assigned activities. EXP 105 Personal Dimensions of Education This course is designed to help adult learners beginning their university studies to achieve academic success. Students will explore learning theories, communication strategies, and personal management skills. Adult learners will develop...
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...Early childhood development: Name of student: Name of institution: Introduction In the early childhood development stage, quality skills are required by the preschool teacher or the ECD professionals. This is very necessary if the child is to have a good growth. It is very necessary for the future preschool teachers to incorporate these skills so as to achieve success in the early childhood development (McCartney, 2006). There are also various necessary qualities and behaviors that are needed in early childhood development that every preschool teacher should learn. Early childhood development refers to the changes that occur in the human from the time of birth up to the time when adolescence end. In this stage, it incorporates the behavioral changes in the child. It also involves the physiological changes that occur in the children. The preschool teacher has to hence incorporate various skills for the success of her teaching. Moreover, the early childhood development also involves the biological changes that occur in the children between the time of birth and the period where the adolescence age ends. The infants are born when their skills are very low. It is hence the work of the preschool teachers to improve these skills in the child’s life. They have also limited abilities hence much need to be done so as to improve their skills and abilities. In the early childhood development, one learned the way the child lives and hence shapes their development skills (Trawick-Smith...
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...Contemporary Problems Damarys Silva HSM/210 - HUMAN SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 In Collier County there is a great need for early learning opportunities for children of low income families caused by the lack of funding and limited centers with proper accreditation. Children in Collier County need to participate in Early Childhood Education in order to be ready for kindergarten and have a foundation for their education career. There should be more regulations for early learning centers that want to open up their doors to ensure the quality of the education programs provided to make sure they are teaching the children correctly. A publication by The Early Learning Coalition states that 89% of early learning centers in Collier County are not accredited, Early Learning Coalition of Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee Counties & Childcare of Southwest Florida, Inc. (2005). Ft. Myers, Fl. The centers should be observed, and children should be tested to make sure they are learning. Homelessness is another issue that is underway to get resolved since it is bringing a negative impact to the county. Collier County has many programs to help the children and even though they are not able to cover what every child needs they are working hard to meet the needs of the children they serve. Hopefully some agencies will begin fundraising to cover some of the costs to help the children in need. In Golden...
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...desired results? | This correspond closelyTo formative evaluation. Process evaluation is used to examine the ways in which an innovation program is being develop, the way it is implemented, and the initial effectiveness, and effectiveness after revisions. Data are collected to inform the project leader about the status of the project. | Focuses on the success of the innovation/program in producing the desired outcomes. Product evaluation includes measuring the outcome variables specified in the program objectives, identifying unintended outcomes, assessing program merit, and conducting cost analyses. | Using ideas presented in this chapter, construct your own evaluation model. For my own evaluation model I will use the Early Childhood...
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...Characteristics of professional development linked to enhanced pedagogy and children’s learning in early childhood settings: Best Evidence Synthesis July 2003 Characteristics of professional development linked to enhanced pedagogy and children’s learning in early childhood settings: Best Evidence Synthesis October 2003 This report is one of a series of best evidence syntheses commissioned by the Ministry of Education. It is part of a commitment to strengthen the evidence base that informs education policy and practice in New Zealand. It aims to contribute to an ongoing evidence-based discourse amongst policy makers, educators and researchers. The best evidence synthesis approach is being developed in collaboration with researchers. It draws together in a systematic way the available evidence about what works to improve education outcomes, and what can make a bigger difference for the education of all our children and young people. Prepared for the Ministry of Education Authors Linda Mitchell and Pam Cubey Copyright © Ministry of Education PO Box 1666 Wellington ISBN 0-478-18773-4 Web ISBN ISBN 0-478-18774-2 www.minedu.govt.nz Characteristics of professional development linked to enhanced pedagogy and children’s learning in early childhood settings Best Evidence Synthesis Report prepared for the New Zealand Ministry of Education Linda Mitchell and Pam Cubey July 2003 New Zealand Council for Educational Research P O Box 3237 ...
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...MAHDI IYAMLOULI 4694648 5. MAICHIBI BAKO BLESSING 4754992 6. MOHAMED OBAID BIN TAMIM 4784650 7. CONTENTS Executive Summary………………………..…………… Pg 1 Introduction………………………………..…………...... Pg 3 Job and Task Analysis……………….…….………….. Pg 4 Job and Person Description…………………….….…. Pg 4 Job Advertisement…………………………………..….. Pg 7 Candidate Selection………….…………………….…... Pg 9 Maximizing Candidate Success………….…………… Pg 11 Conclusion……………………………………………..… Pg 15 References…………………………………………..…... Pg 16 Appendix………………………………….…………….... Pg 18 Executive Summary The quest is on for the replacement of Mrs. McBaine, Twinkletoes Early Childhood Centre’s Director for the past 14 years. She has manifested her intention to migrate to another country, thus leaving her post vacant. This paper analyzes her Director position and presents a recruitment process adapted from Pilbeam & Corbridge (2006). Upon learning of the director’s job description and required qualifications of candidates interested in taking over her position, a job advertisement is created to attract qualified candidates. They are thoroughly screened if they have the right educational qualifications and work experience. These do not necessarily have to match Mrs. McBaine’s education and work experience because her credentials as the centre’s pioneering director and teacher are unmatched. Shortlisted candidates...
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...Discuss the learning environments? What are some of the issues that are related in the selection of a learning environment? What are several suggested environments for integrating Young children with special needs with typical functioning children? Learning environments are the setting in which young children with special needs receive services. There are a number of issues that are related to the selection of a learning environment; the different types of settings for providing intervention for young children, how the law influences the child’s placement for services, the integration if children with special needs with “typical” children, the role of the service coordinator, how various agencies coordinate their services, and the types of early intervention teams. There are several suggested environments for integrating young children, such as LRE (least restrictive environment), mainstream, inclusion, and natural environments (Lerner, J. W., Lowenthal, B., & Egan, R. 2003, p. 95). 2. Identify and describe the types of settings that are used to provide services to young children with disabilities. What are the several major laws that affect the provision of services for young children with special needs? Discuss the importance regarding services for young children with disabilities in the Laws Part B and Part C, which mandate the settings for learning. Young children with disabilities are provided services in different settings such as, home-based, center-based, and combination...
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...States. What can be done? How can we fix these failing schools? Who is to blame? Most people would blame the teacher first and foremost, but I disagree. In this paper I will discuss what we can do to fix schools that are failing academically. I will argue that adding early childhood education classes, changing curriculum, and modifying standardized tests are all effective steps in correcting the problems that failing schools continually face. I will support my argument by using the views of authors such as Alfie Kohn and his ideas of making the curriculum more entertaining to make learning easier, Fred Lunenburg’s ideas that preschool is a critical point to achieve success later on in school, Sam Dillon’s views about how the No child left behind act has hurt more public schools than helped them, and other researchers as well. One step I feel that could help with fixing schools that are failing academically is by adding free early childhood education to public schools across the United States. Early child hood education could play a key role, because it gives parents and students an opportunity to start learning their basic skills at an early age in their lives. In New Zealand they have been offering early childhood classes since 1889, because many of the children were running around the streets while their parents were at away trying to make...
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...Improving Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education Through the Use of Technology A thesis submitted by Marilyn McNair to Full Sail University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in Education Technology and Media Design December 23, 2008 Abstract This research paper was designed to give insight into the importance of parental involvement in early childhood education, and why there is a need to increase parental involvement. It examines the elements of parental involvement, and its effects on achievement and social development in children. It reviews traditional methods of parental involvement, and considers the need for change. It also highlights how technology can be implemented to increase parental participation, and student achievement and social development. Table of Contents Abstract 2 Improving Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education 4 Educational Significance 10 Definition of Terms 11 Literature Review 12 Current/Past Solutions to the Problem in Practice 15 Proposed Solutions to the Problem 16 Integration of Proposed Solutions with Current/Past Solutions 17 Conclusion 18 Suggestions for Further Research 19 References 20 Improving Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education Through the Use of Technology A growing number...
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