MY COURSE RESOURCE SECTION

Position statements and Influential Practices

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.

             Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being

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

World Forum Foundation
http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us

World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep-usnc.org/

             Association for Childhood Education International
             http://acei.org/

      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/

WORDS OF INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION

“The future is not an inheritance; it is an opportunity and an obligation”. Bill Clinton

“The price of doing the same old thing is far higher than the price of change”. Bill Clinton

“Don’t confuse having a career with having a life”. Hillary Clinton

“Probably my worst quality is I get very passionate about what I think is right”. Hillary Clinton

http://www.nbcdi.org/news/early-childhood-education-takes-center-stage-clinton-global-initiative

http://www.thisdishisvegetarian.com/2010/02/0140bill-clinton-blames-early-childhood.html

        http://www.timescolonist.com/cmlink/gmg/canadian-press/news/world/hillary-clinton-launches-              new-early-childhood-development-partnership-1.321566/

MY CHILDHOOD WEB

My father is my best friend. All through the years, he has been a solid pillar in my life, always present in every step I took. My father would sit with me, counsel and advice me till date. He taught me that honesty pays, even if it hurts me. In should tell the truth even in the face of fear and adversary. His teachings still guide my path towards success, because resilience and perseverance were always his watch words. His free-spirited interactions with me and other members of the family have helped me in my interactions with the outside world. This is because, I relate well with people of different personalities and am quite accommodating. I developed these habits as a result of my closeness with my father.

My mother taught me the cultural values of my people through the tales she told us about myths and legends in my culture. She also told me stories about people from diverse cultures. This has helped me now to understand and appreciate why/how people do things the way they do them. She has taught me objectivity in my approach to things/people.

My uncle was always there to help me out with my homework and answer “hand-to-answer” questions I would ask; and patiently too. My uncle taught me tolerance by patiently listening to and providing reasonable/logical answers to my kids’ seemingly silly questions. It has also helped me as a teacher to give the right answer to my students’ questions no matter how seemingly “provocative” they may sound/sound.

My children,although not part of my childhood, are a great inspiration for me.They are my source of joy and pride, and through them I see the true beauty of early childhood development.

MY CHILDHOOD WEB

                                  A QOUTE ABOUT CHILDREN

A new baby is like the beginning of all things-wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.
--Eda LaShan, American psychologist and author

                                               A TOUCHING STORY

I recently did a consultancy job for UNICEF/DFID under the auspices of the Girl Child Education Project (GEP).I heard the story of a girl in one of the local government areas under my jurisdiction. She is physically challenged and could not attend school, because her parents were too poor to afford the wheelchair she needed for mobility. She would sometimes crawl a long distance (almost a kilometer)to the school, and get there long after classes had began. BUT SHE WOULD SHOW UP. Her story came to me, and after liaising with the local government chairman, her efforts yielded fruit because he bought her the much needed wheelchair. She now goes to school comfortably and is doing much better than her peers who are not challenged. My joy is that I was part of efforts to better the girl’s life.