Dr. Carol Marchel
Center for Pedagogy
Winthrop University
marchelc@winthrop.edu
Mayesky, Mary. (2007) Creative Activities for Young Children (8th ed.) NY Thomson Delmar Learning.
South Carolina First Steps
http://www.scfirststeps.org
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Resources for Early Childhood
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://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdfTurnbull, Part 2: Global Support for Children’s Rights and Well-Being
Article: 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-usThis 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-usnc.org/Read about OMEP’s mission.
Association for Childhood Education Internationalhttp://acei.org/about/ Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements.
Part 3: Selected Early Childhood Organizations
National Association for the Education of Young Childrenhttp://www.naeyc.org/
The Division for Early Childhoodhttp://www.dec-sped.org/
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Familieshttp://www.zerotothree.org/
WESTEDhttp://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
Harvard Education Letterhttp://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
FPG Child Development Institutehttp://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm
Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conferencehttp://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/
The Erikson Institute http://www.erikson.edu/
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://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdfTurnbull, Part 2: Global Support for Children’s Rights and Well-Being
Article: 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-usThis 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-usnc.org/Read about OMEP’s mission.
Association for Childhood Education Internationalhttp://acei.org/about/ Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements.
Part 3: Selected Early Childhood Organizations
National Association for the Education of Young Childrenhttp://www.naeyc.org/
The Division for Early Childhoodhttp://www.dec-sped.org/
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Familieshttp://www.zerotothree.org/
WESTEDhttp://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
Harvard Education Letterhttp://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
FPG Child Development Institutehttp://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm
Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conferencehttp://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/
The Erikson Institute http://www.erikson.edu/
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Inspiring Quotes
T. Berry Brazelton states "Parents are the experts on their child's behavior" and "Each practitioner is the expert within the context of his/her practice setting." I find both of these quotes inspirational because they remind me what context we work in. As much as I know about education, I still have more to learn, but parents are already the experts on their children. Their bond gives them a knowledge about each other that I as a teacher will never have about their child. keeping this in mind helps me to remember my place.
Louise Durman-Sparks states "The preschool years are critical." I find this quote to be inspiring because it shows me that the work that I do is important. It validates my career choice to hear that someone else views what I do as "critical." I feel that we all need that validation sometimes.
Sandy Escobido states that our job provides us with "The opportunity to change a child's life." I think that this quote again reflects how important our work is. I think that it also serves as a reminder to remember the responsibility and accountability that we have since we are working in such an important, critical, and sensitive field.
Louise Durman-Sparks states "The preschool years are critical." I find this quote to be inspiring because it shows me that the work that I do is important. It validates my career choice to hear that someone else views what I do as "critical." I feel that we all need that validation sometimes.
Sandy Escobido states that our job provides us with "The opportunity to change a child's life." I think that this quote again reflects how important our work is. I think that it also serves as a reminder to remember the responsibility and accountability that we have since we are working in such an important, critical, and sensitive field.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Personal Childhood Web
My personal childhood web includes many great influences. The most influential person from my childhood has to be my mother Linda Starnes. She made me feel important and loved when I was a child. She taught me how to be myself and that we should never give up. I know that I gained my love for learning and reading from her. When I was a child she read to me from anything she had available. I come from a very large family, full of cousins, and they would all come to my house to hear my mother tell stories. When I decided that I wanted to be a teacher she supported and encouraged me like no other. When I got my first teaching job I think she was more excited than I was. My mother passed away almost two years ago and I know she would still be proud, especially for me going back to school to earn my Masters. Another great influence that I had when I was little was my kindergarten teachers Mrs. Walters and Mrs. Jenkins. They were everything good teachers were supposed to be. I still remember, after all of these years, the first field trip we went on was to our local zoo. It was getting time to go and I did not get to see the tigers. Mrs. Jenkins knew that tigers were my favorite animals and walked me to see them just the two of us before we left. At the time I did not know that she was mirroring for me how as teachers we have know our children individually and sometimes a little special attention can mean the world to a child.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Children's Compassion
A few months ago I was observing the preschool children at my center and some of the older children were teasing a child and telling her that they did not want to play with her. A younger child came to her and asked her what was wrong. The older child said "they are being mean to me." Before I could step in the young child told all of the older children they were not nice. The younger child then told the child that she "would be her friend." To me this shows that sometimes children are more compassionate than others.
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