NAEYC
I-1.1 To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education to stay informed through continuing education and training.
This one means a lot to my professional life because I want to be the best I can be for my children. Continuing my education and going to trainings keeps me up to date. I have said it many times I am a life long learner.
I-5.5 TO create and maintain safe and healthy settings that foster children's social, emotional, cognitive and physical development and that respect their dignity and their contributions.
This one is something I am learning more about everyday, through this course and in my classroom. My agency uses the Brigance assessment and all of the above are covered in this. Being in the early education profession this is what we build upon with our students and their families.
DEC
We shall be responsible for maintaining the appropriate national, state, or other credential or licensure requirements for the services we provide while maintaining our competence in practice and research by ongoing participation in professional development and education activities.
I have grown and learned a lot over the past two years being in head start about licensure. We just had our evaluation and passed without any violations, thank goodness!!! Our agency does trainings throughout the year and even though money is sometimes an issue they will at least send one or two of us to go and come back and teach the others what we have learned.
Above all we are all in this profession to be there for the children, they are our number one priority. I love what I do and I want to be the best that I can be.
The Division for Early Childhood (August, 2000). Code of Ethics. Retrieved 17 February 2012. Website: http://www.dec-sped.org/
NAEYC (April, 2005). Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment. Retrieved 17, February 2012. Website: www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETHo5.pdf
o Catherine, thank you for your words and encouragement throughout this course. Your work with special needs children is so rewarding to the families you reach and the community you’re involved in! Thank you for everything you do! You once quoted Louise Derman-Sparks when she said she wants “to fix all the injustices in the world. I want to make sure children are taught in an environment to grow and develop to their fullest abilities and to create a safe world” I wish you a load of luck and continual growth. I know you’re an awesome teacher just by reading some of your work.
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