Course Resource Section-- Hope these resources can be benefical

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://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf

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.
Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/




I think this is a great book -- I have a very diverse class and majority of my students are from all around the world-Africa, India, Columbia and Brazil and many other locations. This is a great tool to use to help you better assist the students in your class. How to approach parents and how to help each student individually.

http://www.earlychildhoodteacher.org/blog/
great resources  for early childhood educators


http://www.curatedquotes.com/quotes-for-teachers/
Great inspirational quotes to help you start your day...waking up every morning to work in a classroom with children can sometimes be challenging and take a lot of energy emotionally, mentally and physically. Its good to read something positive and uplifting.

Quotes --

Marian Wright Edelman

“If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You have a obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time”

“It is the responsibility of every adult…to make sure that children hear what we have learned from the lessons of life and to hear over and over that we love them and that they are not alone.”

“Never work for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night.”

Marian Wright Edelman, (1993). Measure of our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours.

 

 

Doug Lemov

“Teach students how to do things right, don’t just establish consequences for doing the wrong”.

“There are teachers who without much fanfare take the students who others say “can’t read great literature, can’t do algebra or calculus, can’t and don’t want to learn—and turn them into scholars who can” 

Doug Lemov.(2011). Teach Like a Champion Field Guide Hoboken, NJ: Jossey- Bass.

 

 

 

“To bring my ideas and actions into changing policy, into changing practice and influencing research.” Leticia Lara LCSW

Regional Manager

Outreach and Professional Development

Zero to Three

“I learned that it is not all about you, you have to take your ego out of it and think about what is best for the child”

Renatta M. Cooper

Program Specialist

Office of Childcare

LA county child Administrative Office

Laureate Education, Inc. (2010) The Passion For Early Childhood. Executive Producer. Baltimore, MD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Childhood Web

 

This is George Carter this is my dad he has encouraged me to be a better person. He influenced me during my adult years--he will gives me encouraging phone calls to continue college and work hard to accomplish any goals I have set for my life. I am blessed to have my dad in my life. My favorite memory is when we went fishing every Saturday and I would catch brims and eat snacks. I enjoyed the competitions of who can catch the most fish. 

 

This is Ella Anderson she is my aunt she is my role model. I moved to Georgia because she was here I stayed with her until I found a job. She always offered encouraging words and job opportunities. My aunt asked me to go to the hair salon with her we got lost looking for the salon. We laughed because the salon was right in the area we was looking.  

                                              This is my mother Ida Carter she has been my backbone she helps me in so many ways. She is always that person to call when I need someone to talk to. My mother has a wonderful personality she is so humorous. She has pushed me to follow my dreams if I want to finish the Masters program then do it. My mom didn't finish college so she encouraged me to finish college so she is living her life through me. My favorite memory with my mother is going on road trips with her. We sing songs and talk about our lives and our many experiences.

This is my great aunt Irma Anderson she is a very big blessing to my family she prays for us as a family and individually. She would pick up my cousins and I for school and we loved to talk to her on our way to school. She is the biblical person in our family she is a Evangelist and she is the person we call when we are experiencing something challenging in life. The favorite memory with my aunt is when she prayed for me to find a job and I found a job that same week. I called her and laughed and talked about the experience and I was so happy.

                       This is my great aunt Ella she is very encouraging she encouraged me to be a better person in my professional life. She pushed me to go to college and the family gave us money prizes for finishing college. The family will acknowledge all the college students give us necessitates and more during that college experience. We would receive cards and gifts for specific holidays and birthdays. My favorite memory would be at our family reunion and we played with water balloons.  

My Picture

 A poem that I love--
Every child is a different kind of flower, and all together make this world a beautiful garden--
 author unknown

A few things that melt my heart--

This is my first blog-- My name is Iris Carter I am in the masters program at Walden University

"The kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn—I love this book because I see so many children have such a hard time saying goodbye to their parents in the morning//afternoon etc.. That parent/emotional detachment is something that is very hard for small children to do. I had a hard time going to school as well I cried all day and I think of this book still when I  still miss my mother. I moved to Atlanta Ga alone and it is still hard for me to say goodbye when I go home. I think of this book all the time and I say to myself my mother is always with me no matter where I go (she is in my heart).