The Center of the Master’s of Science in Early Childhood Studies Program—You

One of my favorite poems is “All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten”. This poem is inspirational because it has taught me the importance of sharing, caring and how to live my life.

I have always been a strong reader and have always loved animal books. My favorite books are Little Women, Charlotte’s Web and Good Night Moon.  The reason I chose these three books is because my mom always read Charlotte’s Web and Goodnight Moon every night and I am certain that after a while she had the books memorized. The reason why I picked Little Women is because it is a classic and these women were strong during the war and took care of themselves why the father went over to fight. This book has proven to me that women are strong.

I remember the day after Thanksgiving my husband and I went to Christmas In the Nighttime Sky and we had over heard a little girl tell Santa that she wanted her daddy to come home for Christmas. It took me a couple of minutes to realize that her daddy was in Iraq. I really felt bad for her and her family.  I thought it was sweet that the little girl did not want any toys all she wanted was a gift for her mom.

The reason why I chose this picture is because I used to draw this way when I was younger. It also reminds me of the importance of family.

I love children and teaching them. I want each child to have the best education possible. I hope to make a difference.

Collection of Sources

• World Forum Foundation
  http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php
  This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the video on this webpage 
  
• World Organization for Early Childhood Education
  http://www.omep.org.gu.se/English/about_OMEP/
  Read about OMEP’s mission. 
  
• Association for Childhood Education International
  http://acei.org/about/
  Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements.

Note: Explore the resources in Parts 3 and 4 in preparation for this week’s Application assignment.

Part 3: Selected 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/main/about.cfm
  
• 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//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
  
• Institute for Women’s Policy Research
  http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm
  
• 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.preknow.org/
  
• Voices for America’s Children
  http://www.voices.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=22807
  
• The Erikson Institute
  http://www.erikson.edu/
     

Three additional sources:
http://www.ed.gov/
  The first source I had selected is called "Prepare My Child For School". This source is a great web site because it gives parents, care givers and teachers great information about different programs and also has a tour about Early Learning.

http://www.teachersource.com/
 The second source I had selected focuses on the development of small children and what they should be learning through the different stages of their life. During the ages of 18-24 months children learn to print, scribble, rhymes and are curious about the world around them.

http://www.ecs.org/
  The third source I had looked up was from the ecs.org web site. This site focuses on the importance of the brain and how it develops.