Now that this course is done, I feel like I have grown as a teacher and a person. I learned that I have passion in areas that I had never given much thought too. I learned that I am good under pressure and I am a determined person. I have a drive to do better for myself and others.
The only long term goal I have is to retire and teach at a college in Key West, FL. I would love to live out my days doing two things I love, one is to teach and the other is to be near the ocean and beach. I will accomplish this one day!!
I would like to thank all my colleagues and Dr. Terri for guiding me through this course, I learned so much that will be with me forever.
Good Luck to everyone and CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Saturday, December 7, 2013
International Organizations
The international organizations that I researched are FHI 360, Unicef and Save the Children. These organizations are all about one thing and that is helping children. The importance of these organizations amazed me. I found them all to be so wonderful and I am glad I took the time to read about them.
The Save the children organization "gives children in the US and around the world what every child deserves- A healthy start, the opportunity to learn and care when disaster strikes"(Save the Children). The job that I found I might be interested in is a Specialist in Early Childhood development. This job provides technical support to country offices, implementation and monitoring of ECD programs. The job requirements are a masters degree with 3-5 years in early childhood development, lots of travel and fluent in English and Spanish.
Unicef is another great organization. They "advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a persons future"(UNICEF). They help children with so many issues such as hunger, aides, disaster, poverty, immunizations and many others. the job that I found would bw of interest to me is a Help desk for field level protection. I would need an advanced degree experience in child protection. The job would be to ensure child protection coordinators have access to training and technical assistance.
The Academy cor educational devolpment is an organization that "improves lives by advancing integrated locally driven solutions"(Academy for educational development) The position I would be interestes in is a Director, school and community services. This job fesigns and manages comprehensive educational reform youth development and community improvement initiatives , conducts research and evaluation for education youth and community programs
References
Academy for Educational Development. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.aed.org/index.htm
Save the children. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.savethechildreb.org
United nations children fund (Unicef) . (N.d.) retrieved December 5, 2013 from http://www.unicef.org/
The Save the children organization "gives children in the US and around the world what every child deserves- A healthy start, the opportunity to learn and care when disaster strikes"(Save the Children). The job that I found I might be interested in is a Specialist in Early Childhood development. This job provides technical support to country offices, implementation and monitoring of ECD programs. The job requirements are a masters degree with 3-5 years in early childhood development, lots of travel and fluent in English and Spanish.
Unicef is another great organization. They "advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a persons future"(UNICEF). They help children with so many issues such as hunger, aides, disaster, poverty, immunizations and many others. the job that I found would bw of interest to me is a Help desk for field level protection. I would need an advanced degree experience in child protection. The job would be to ensure child protection coordinators have access to training and technical assistance.
The Academy cor educational devolpment is an organization that "improves lives by advancing integrated locally driven solutions"(Academy for educational development) The position I would be interestes in is a Director, school and community services. This job fesigns and manages comprehensive educational reform youth development and community improvement initiatives , conducts research and evaluation for education youth and community programs
References
Academy for Educational Development. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.aed.org/index.htm
Save the children. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.savethechildreb.org
United nations children fund (Unicef) . (N.d.) retrieved December 5, 2013 from http://www.unicef.org/
Friday, November 22, 2013
Jobs and roles in the ECE Community
The 3 agencies that I can imagine myself working at are, The Arc of New Jersey, New Jersey Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies and The National Association for the Education of Young Children. These are all worthwhile places to work that help children and families.
The Arc of New Jersey "promotes and protects the human rights of individuals with intellectual and development disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion" (The Arc). This agency is committed to helping families through education and empowerment. They are located near me and help the families in my community. The job that I would like to have in this organization is a Family advocate. By working in this position I would help "support family members of individuals with intellectual and developmentally disabilities"(The Arc).
The next job would by with the NJ Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies. This agency has two goals. The first is to "improve the quality of infant/toddler early care"(NJACCRRA). The second is "to increase the availability of quality care programs for families with infants and toddlers". This agency also gives trainings to childcare providers and parents. The role I would like with this agency is that of a trainer. I feel that I could help providers and families learn many skills that will assist them with children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children is the final place I would like to work. NJAEYC mission is "to serve and act on behalf of the needs, rights and well-being of all young children with primary focus on the provision of educational and developmental services and resources"(NAEYC). This agency provides many resources to educator about children. I would like to work as a program coordinator. This job works with childcare center to obtain accreditation. By working with center to obtain this accreditation I would be able to teach them about how to create an environment that is wonderful for children to learn in.
Resources
The Arc of New Jersey, 2013. Retrieved from www.arcnj.org
NJ Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies, 2013. Retrieved from www.njaccrra
The National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2013. Retrieved from www.naeyc.org
The Arc of New Jersey "promotes and protects the human rights of individuals with intellectual and development disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion" (The Arc). This agency is committed to helping families through education and empowerment. They are located near me and help the families in my community. The job that I would like to have in this organization is a Family advocate. By working in this position I would help "support family members of individuals with intellectual and developmentally disabilities"(The Arc).
The next job would by with the NJ Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies. This agency has two goals. The first is to "improve the quality of infant/toddler early care"(NJACCRRA). The second is "to increase the availability of quality care programs for families with infants and toddlers". This agency also gives trainings to childcare providers and parents. The role I would like with this agency is that of a trainer. I feel that I could help providers and families learn many skills that will assist them with children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children is the final place I would like to work. NJAEYC mission is "to serve and act on behalf of the needs, rights and well-being of all young children with primary focus on the provision of educational and developmental services and resources"(NAEYC). This agency provides many resources to educator about children. I would like to work as a program coordinator. This job works with childcare center to obtain accreditation. By working with center to obtain this accreditation I would be able to teach them about how to create an environment that is wonderful for children to learn in.
Resources
The Arc of New Jersey, 2013. Retrieved from www.arcnj.org
NJ Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies, 2013. Retrieved from www.njaccrra
The National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2013. Retrieved from www.naeyc.org
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Exploring roles in the ECE community
There are 3 different places that I would like to work, but my first choice is at any local community college around my home. I live 20 minutes from 3 local community colleges. My 20 years experience in the field will help me when I begin looking for a job. I currently own 2 childcare centers and I have taught in the school system. The one thing that I need is to gain experience teaching adults. This will help me get the job I desire. I have so much knowledge in the field of ECE, and working directly in the field gives me valuable insight. This insight will help me teach others about what to expect in the field and how to teach.
The other agency that I would consider working for is Quality Care Resource and Referral agency. I am already qualified to work at this agency. The job that I would want is a trainer. They hold many training's for parents and other ECE professionals. This is a wonderful way to become involved in the community and help others. This agency not only trains other ECE professionals, they help children and their families.
I have also recently become interested in working for The State of New Jersey Early Intervention. Once I complete this program I will have the necessary qualifications. I have met many people that work for this agency and I think that with my interest and experience working with children with behavior issues I would be an asset to this agency. I feel that there needs to be the right people working in this agency that are dedicated to helping children and their families.
The other agency that I would consider working for is Quality Care Resource and Referral agency. I am already qualified to work at this agency. The job that I would want is a trainer. They hold many training's for parents and other ECE professionals. This is a wonderful way to become involved in the community and help others. This agency not only trains other ECE professionals, they help children and their families.
I have also recently become interested in working for The State of New Jersey Early Intervention. Once I complete this program I will have the necessary qualifications. I have met many people that work for this agency and I think that with my interest and experience working with children with behavior issues I would be an asset to this agency. I feel that there needs to be the right people working in this agency that are dedicated to helping children and their families.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Were almost there!!
Hello to everyone! I am sure that everyone is excited to complete our program and graduate!! I wanted to say that this experience has been an enlightening one. I have learned so much from every classmate and I look forward to learning from everyone of you. We all have so much knowledge to share.
I look forward to chatting with everyone in the discussion forum.
Good Luck,
Lisa Copley
I look forward to chatting with everyone in the discussion forum.
Good Luck,
Lisa Copley
Friday, June 28, 2013
Thanks!
To everyone that has enriched my learning during this course, I would like to thank. There are many times that I feel I know everything there is to know in the field of early childhood. Then I read the many post by everyone and realize that no matter how old you get or how many years you have been in the field someone can teach you something. That is what has happened during this course. I would like to wish everyone the best, and I look forward to speaking with you again.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Teamwork
Working in a trusted team takes time for me. The word trust is a BIG word. I do not think that trust can be built in a short time that a team may work together on a project. A team that works together for years can truly build a trusting relationship. I understand that there needs to be basic trust built on every team and sometimes this needs to be done quickly. I tend to have a harder time doing this.
The one team that I worked with on many different tasks took place early on in my carrer. This team consisted of three other teachers and we collaberated on many things. The trust was built over time. We all felt that we could say whatever we needed with no fear of insulting anyone, because our goal was always the same. I would consider us a high perfoming group. We have all moved on to different things, and leaving this group was very sad for me. I do not think I have felt such a connection with any other group since. It was hard to leave becuase not only did we trust each other, we were friends. We have not seen each othe over the years, but occasioanly i run into one of them. I truly miss working with them.
This assignment has made me think about them alot. I would like to find that same trust with the groups i work with now. I didnt relaize that because of the trust we built and eventually friendship we accomplished many great things. I have been thinking about why that happeded within this group and not others i have worked with. I think the reason is we all had such a passion for what we do, our excitement about our work was what brought us together. This made me relize that the reason a group works well or doesnt is that passion. Is there heart really in it? If it isnt they will not be a productive member of the group.
I think that the adjourning part of team work is important. Everyone needs closure to all aspects of there life. We need to celebrate our accomplishments. I realize how important that is now. I am planning a night our for my staff (I am paying, since I am the owner). I am doing this to acknowledge everyones hard work throughout the year and their accomplishments. It may not be much, but I feel that we need to put closure to the old school year and prepare for the new. Sometimes with the stress of everyday taks, we can forget to appreciate one another, this is my way of telling everyone what a great job they did and thank you.
The one team that I worked with on many different tasks took place early on in my carrer. This team consisted of three other teachers and we collaberated on many things. The trust was built over time. We all felt that we could say whatever we needed with no fear of insulting anyone, because our goal was always the same. I would consider us a high perfoming group. We have all moved on to different things, and leaving this group was very sad for me. I do not think I have felt such a connection with any other group since. It was hard to leave becuase not only did we trust each other, we were friends. We have not seen each othe over the years, but occasioanly i run into one of them. I truly miss working with them.
This assignment has made me think about them alot. I would like to find that same trust with the groups i work with now. I didnt relaize that because of the trust we built and eventually friendship we accomplished many great things. I have been thinking about why that happeded within this group and not others i have worked with. I think the reason is we all had such a passion for what we do, our excitement about our work was what brought us together. This made me relize that the reason a group works well or doesnt is that passion. Is there heart really in it? If it isnt they will not be a productive member of the group.
I think that the adjourning part of team work is important. Everyone needs closure to all aspects of there life. We need to celebrate our accomplishments. I realize how important that is now. I am planning a night our for my staff (I am paying, since I am the owner). I am doing this to acknowledge everyones hard work throughout the year and their accomplishments. It may not be much, but I feel that we need to put closure to the old school year and prepare for the new. Sometimes with the stress of everyday taks, we can forget to appreciate one another, this is my way of telling everyone what a great job they did and thank you.
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