Time Well Spent

I have an unlimited amount of learning from this program. I would like to share what I have been taught.

First:
Children live in the present and have a wide range of capacities and abilities that adapt to the culture and context of their daily lives and the circumstance under which they learn and grow makes a big difference.

Second:
Early experiences carry forward into adult life. Children’s daily experiences are vivid and deeply felt whether they have bad or mediocre experiences which possibly may not be harmful in the long run, but may lead to considerable unhappiness.

Third:
Children who have intimate relationships at home, whose physical and emotional needs are met and who have friendships with other children are primed to learn from the world around them. New experiences and challenges provide them with the learning they need for later competencies.

Fourth:
Children need regular opportunities for vigorous and sustained play such as rough-and-tumble activities, crawling through tubes, ball throwing, jumping over sticks or riding a tricycle are vigorous play.

Fifth:
Quality early childhood programs have common principles, approaches, and tools that guide practice and there is recognition that children’s earliest experiences matter deeply, laying the foundation for lifelong learning, behavior, and health.

Sixth:
Families and communities are viewed as partners who strengthen the program’s ability to meet the needs of young children. Respect for diversity, equity and inclusion are acknowledged as essential for optimal development.

Here are some of my long-term goals:

First:
My goal is to encourage and guide the physical, cognitive, language, emotional and social development of each child through imaginative play and creative learning.

Second:
My goal is to prepare our students for kindergarten while incorporating play and hands-on learning into the process.

Third:
My goal is to make sure that our children are receiving the best education to help them be whatever they are destine to become or do.

Fourth:
My goal is to make a differences in children and families lives.

My Farewell Message to My Instructor and Colleagues is from an Audio Podcast by Bishop T. D. Jakes- The Potter's House and The Greatness Zone (TGZ)- Introduction to The Greatness Zone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-potters-touch/id538401206?mt=2
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-greatness-zone/id894216881?mt=2

Images that Reflect What My Experience and Learning in the Program Means to Me:

My Wordle that Illustrates My Experiences and Learning in the MS ECS Program:
http://www.wordle.net/delete?index=8050317&d=WFDE

My Favorite Quotes:

1. It takes a village to raise a child
    ~Unknown~

2. “Think before you speak. Read before you think.”
― Frances Ann Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reade

3. “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
― Bil Keane

4. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
 -2 Timothy 1:7

5. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.
-Psalms 23:1

My Photo:

Contact:
You can contact me through my Gmail or Facebook:
Gmail Address: lmosby601@gmail.com
Facebook: LaCasa Mosby

Job/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

I chose the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as my first international organization because I remember it from a previous course. The "UNICEF has worked with a broad range of partners at global, regional, and country levels" (UNICEF, n.d.). This website was filled with a bunch of activities, events, and the press releases. I seen where it had a blog and it provided you with resources and statistics. There were several  job opportunities, but none of them interest me. I was displease because the UNICEF did not recruit volunteers directly or does not provide scholarships, fellowships or grants.

I chose the Save the Children as my second international organization as I stated before because I remember it from a previous course. "Save the Children invests in childhood – every day, in times of crisis and for our future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm" (Save the Children, 2011). You can make a one-time donation, monthly donation, or ways to give like make a gift donation, make a memorial gift, and sponsor a child along with other ways to help. We can get involved by being an advocate for children, becoming a fundraiser, and spreading the word or joining the cause. It were numerous of jobs and careers currently available, but none of them interest me because you are required to be full-time and I am not ready to leave the United States, so meantime I might visit or give a donation.

I chose the International Step By Step Association because I have never heard of it. "ISSA is a vibrant network that connects professionals and non-profit organizations working in the field of early childhood development and their mission s implemented through three main pillars of action: equal access for all children; promoting high-quality and professionalism in early years services and empowering parents and communities to be part of the children’s development and learning" (International Step By Step Association, n.d.). You can become a friend and join as a member or donate to this organization. I did not see no job opportunities, but I did notice that there is going to be an ISSA 2014 International Conference beginning October 10-12, 2014 in Budapest, Hungary and it is called "Creating a society for all: re-considering early childhood services."

References:

International Step By Step Association. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.issa.nl/index.html

Save the Children. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm

 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.unicef.org/