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When I graduated with my Bachelor’s in psychology degree in 1996, I enrolled in my “dream school” for my graduate work. But I was young and still unsure of my path. I just knew I wanted to positively impact the lives of young children, and I knew the early years from birth to age fiveContinue reading “Concluding My Journey: Master of Science in Early Childhood Studies with a Focus in Teaching and Diversity”

Organization 1 Men have learnt how to fly like birds, have learnt to swim in the depths of the sea like fish,but we have not learnt the noble art of living like brothers (Anonymous) The first organization of interest is the World Organization of Early Childhood Educators. This is a an association that markets itself as aContinue reading “Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally”

When first thinking of national and federal level early childhood programs my mind immediately went o Head start and Early Head Start. Not only do these federally funded programs have local opportunities, they also have opportunities with impacts across the country. The Office of Head Start is part of The Administration for Children & FamiliesContinue reading “Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level”

EDUC 6990 Sheppard Pratt Sheppard Pratt serves individuals and families in the community, included early childhood. Their focus is mental health, addiction, special education, and community support needs. Their programs that include early childhood are: An Early Head Start program – https://www.sheppardpratt.org/care-finder/discovery-station-early-head-start/ An all-year child development and pre-kindergarten program: https://www.sheppardpratt.org/care-finder/watch-me-grow/ A program supporting children andContinue reading “Spotlight on 4 Early Childhood Organizations Based in Maryland”

My Word Cloud represents a journey.  Learning, in general, is a life-long journey, as is learning and understanding all that is involved in equity and anti-bias work.  I began this portion of my formal educational journey to achieving my Master’s as I began to examine what anti-bias education is really about and more deeply understandContinue reading “EDUC 6990: Capstone Begins…”

Concluding EDUC 6358 It is my sincerest hope that through my work I can inspire early childhood educators to live the ethics set forth for our field and embody the four anti-bias education goals in every thing they do with children and families. It is my hope that I empower educators to instill in childrenContinue reading “My Most Passionate Hope for My Future as an Early Childhood Professional”

I have chosen to explore the Latin American and Caribbean region on the UNICEF website.  I chose this region because this is the region where most of the immigrants have migrated from in the county in which I serve the child care provider population (Migration Policy Institute [MPI], n.d.).  Educating myself on this region helpsContinue reading “UNICEF; EDUC 6358, Week 7”

I usually include some type of imagery in my blog posts that goes along with the content.  For this post, I could not find an image I was willing to include.  In an effort to highlight the negatives of sexualization in childhood, if I included a picture of a child to illustrate the point, IContinue reading “EDUC 6358: Sexualization of Childhood”

This week’s assignment prompts us to consider the impact on the children and families in our care when early childhood professionals experience an -ism in our personal and professional lives.  For someone who has not begun to examine biases and isms and venture along the cycle of liberation(The Cycle of Liberation, 2012), those experiences canContinue reading ““She Showed Me Her Heart””

This week’s assignment prompts us to observe communication between an adult and a young child. An opportunity came with the release of body-cam video footage of local police officers called to get a 5 year old child who had ran off school grounds. This video was released along with a statement from a County CouncilContinue reading “EDUC 6389: An Observation of Communication Between an Adult and Child”