100 likes | 435 Views
Professionalism In Early Childhood Education. Shaikha Rashid Ahmed 201006089.
E N D
Professionalism In Early Childhood Education Shaikha Rashid Ahmed 201006089
Professional Development in early childhood programs refers to a number of experiences that promote the education, training, and development opportunities for early childhood practitioners who do or will work with young children birth to age 8 years and their families. Professional Development in early childhood takes place to accomplish two primary objectives : • First, professional development will advance the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and practices of early childhood providers in their efforts to educate children and support families. • The second objective of early childhood professional development involves sustaining high quality professional practices by enhancing systems and individuals to engage in activities that are self-sustaining and growth-producing. - imparting an ethic of responsibility for sustaining quality and ongoing growth and learning in practitioners first involves efforts to help individuals develop the skills and dispositions for self-regulated professional growth .
The National Association for the Education of Young children (NAEYC) offers a variety of learning opportunities designed for early childhood professionals. Online learning programs on “must-know” topics . Intensive Training-of-Trainers sessions on critical early childhood subjects . Training DVDs for self-study or group instruction . NAEYC’s Annual Conference and Institute for workshops, networking, and more.
Advocacy : is a way to raise issues and ask for change to make a difference for children's lives. • The early childhood professionals included statements of children's rights within their goals of advocacy, including a right to quality early childhood education and care.
The movement to leave no child behind The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a non-profit child advocacy organization that has worked relentlessly for more than 40 years to ensure a level playing field for all children. The Children’s Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. Video : http://www.childrensdefense.org/about-us/#sthash.V9N4yyl9.dpuf