Examining Codes of Ethics

NAEYC/DEC

I-1.1—To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training (NAEYC 2005, April).

3. We shall strive for the highest level of personal and professional competence by seeking and using new evidence based information to improve our practices while also responding openly to the suggestions of others (The Division for Early Childhood 2000, August).

                As a professional in the field of early childhood it is very important to the individuals that I come in contact with every day that I am knowledgeable and current with what is going on in early childhood. Also I want to be able to interact with my colleagues and other professionals with confidence.

I-1.9—To advocate for and ensure that all children, including those with special needs, have access to the support services needed to be successful (NAEYC  2005, April).

4. We shall serve as advocates for children with disabilities and their families and for the professionals who serve them by supporting both policy and programmatic decisions that enhance the quality of their lives (DEC 2000, August).

               

I believe success comes to those who try, but how can one try if their needs have not been met. I feel that it is my responsibility to make sure that every child in my classroom or that I interact with have whatever they need in order to be successful.

I-3C.1—To promote safe and healthy working conditions

and policies that foster mutual respect, cooperation,

collaboration, competence, well-being, confidentiality,

and self-esteem in staff members (NAEYC  2005, April).

1. We shall honor and respect our responsibilities to colleagues while upholding the dignity and autonomy of colleagues and maintaining collegial interprofessional and intraprofessional relationships (DEC 2000, August).

          My goal is to open and operate my own center. I have a responsibility to not only the children but also to the staff that work with the children. I cannot expect for the staff to care and nurture the children if I am neglecting my staff.

Reference List:

NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf

The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.dec-sped.org/

Course Resources

Part 1: 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://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/courses/74759/CRS-CW-6060773/educ6005_readings/naeyc_dap_position_statement.pdf
  
• 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.pdf
  
  Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.
  
• 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.
  Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title. 

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-us
    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-usnc.org/
    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/
  
• The Erikson Institute
  http://www.erikson.edu/

Additional Resources

• Mercilliott-Hewett, V. (2001). Examining the Reggio Emilia Approach to
  Early Childhood Education. Early Childhood Education Journal Volume 29, Number 2, 95-100, DOI: 10.1023/A:1012520828095
• National Association of Head Start                                                                                                     http://www.nhsa.org/
• Keenan, T., & Evans, S. (2009). Theories of development. In An introduction to child development (pp. 35–43). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Words of Inspiration and Motivation

“The bread that is cast upon these waters will surely return many thousandfold.”                                             -Lyndon B. Johnson

“…it was less than 3 months ago that we opened a new war front on poverty. We set out to make certain that poverty's children would not be forevermore poverty's captives. We called our program Project Head Start.”                                                                                                                                                                

-Lyndon B. Johnson

“Often notions of discipline are based on personal childhood experiences and what the person is used to, so it’s hard for them to understand a different perspective. Talking about discipline taps into sensitive areas of personal histories as well as cultural differences.”
-Janet Gonzalez-Mena

TO NEGOTIATE CULTURAL BUMPS

• Recognize that multiple realities exist

• Understand that context affects truth

• Know that opposing perspectives can all be

valid

• See beyond perspectives to a larger unifying

picture

• Have faith that it is possible to come

together across differences

• Recognize defensiveness

• Develop dialoguing skills

• Learn to tolerate discomfort

• Work on relationships

• Have patience

           -Janet Gonzalez-Mena

“We as professionals in the field of Early Childhood have an opportunity to shape a child’s life for the better…”

         -Sandy Escobido

       

Personal Childhood Web

Daddy- My dad was a single father when I was growing up. He took care of my brother and me. Sometimes it seemed as if we did not have much but with the love that he gave to us it made it seem as if we had the world. He always encourage us to do our best. He would say "never say, I can't cause Old Man I Can't died when your was born." That saying has be with me throughout my life. Every year for my birthday he would make sure that I had a birthday cake. This one year he did not have the money to get me one so he got me a Little Debbie cake from the corner store and put a candle on it. Him and my brother sung Happy Birthday to me. I felt so important that my dad would spend his last to make sure I had . Now that I have my own family I try to use some of the things that I learned from my dad to help my son become the best that he can. My dad is still a great influence in my life. Now that I am back in school he told me to work hard and remember that Old Man Can't died when I was born!

Mommy- My mommy was not in my life long and even though I do not remember a lot the time I did spend with her, I know that she loved. I know this because she allowed my father to take me and my brother and give us a better life than she could. I do remember visiting with her for short periods of time and she would always say I love you and keep doing good in school. She passed away in 1998. This makes me sad sometime that she would never get to see me graduate, go to college, get married and have children. When I graduated from high school I remember having a a dream the night before and in that dream she told me that she was proud of me. That made me feel even more proud of myself. As I look back on the things that I know and later found out about her life I am determine to me a better model for my children and the children I come in contact with.

Momma Rosie- My Momma Rosie is in the middle in this photo. She is my dad's mother. Momma Rosie was my mother figure. When my dad move to North Carolina from Pennsylvania, she welcomed us into her home with open arms. She stood in the gap where my mother was missing. I remember helping in the kitchen. She would can veggies and make blackberry jam, carrot juice and so much more. I would be so excited to help, I loved putting the carrots in the juicer and hearing it make the sound. I had really long thick hair as a child and she would take her time and comb it and give me pony tails. She would teach my brother and me about the Bible and all about God. We was in church, what seemed to us, from Sunday to Sunday. She would attend any functions that we had going on at school and she would take us almost anywhere we wanted to go. At age 94 she is still influencing me, from giving advice on parenting to ministering to me about God. I am so happy that she is in my life, she took so good of care of me that now I repay her by taking care of her.

Sister- My sister Felicia has always been someone that I could talk to about anything. We have the some father and even though we did not grow up in the same house we have a lot of memories together. She would come get me on the weekends and we would go get our hair done, go shopping and out to eat. We would talk to me about school, and even boys. I will never forget the day she gave me a birthday party at her moms house. It was only a few people but we had a great time. As I got older and was ready to graduate from high school she let me live with her and her two children. I use to watch the children for her when she needed some mommy time. When I went off to college she told me to work hard and it will pay off. I still receive that same encouragement now. I know that I could call her with any problem and she will have something encouraging to say or she will tell me after listening to me "Serita, now you know how you can be.." and sometimes i have to agree even when I don't want to. She is the best sister anyone could ever ask for.

Brother- My little brother, throughout this blog you have read about me and my brother, well here he is: John. He is like my best friend. we grew up together and we share something that we do not share with any of our siblings, we have the same father and mother. So our bond is a lot stronger than the rest. He would find a way to make someone laugh no matter what they might be going though. I recall my Momma Rosie giving him a spanking with a switch, and no matter how hard she would hit him, he would just stand there and then she just fell out laughing. She forgot what she was spanking him for. He is the type of person that does not like confrontation and will try his best to get to the bottom of the issue. Sometimes when I get over whelmed he will say remember what daddy told us when we was little " Old Man Can't died when you was born". Just like my sister if I need to talk to someone I could call him and he will listen. Evey time I think back over our lives I am encourage with how strong he is and how he never doubted his self. He would tell me sis one I am going to move away and do me. He is now living in Atlanta, Georgia and planning to go back to school to get his masters!

A book for every child

A story that I like to read to my children is "The Doorbell Rang" by Pat Hutchins. This story helps to teach the importance of sharing with others. It also helps to teach math concepts such as counting and division by having to share a set amount of cookies between everyone that shows up when the doorbell rings.

A little something to think about.

This is a quote that I take to heart very dearly. I believe that the statement is plain and simple to understand which makes me strive to make the most meaningful impression on a young child from the very first time i meet him/her. As they always say the first impression is the most lasting one.

"Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.
- Dr. Hiam Ginnot