Final Post

I have had a wonderful experience at Walden University.  It has been a great program and am so glad I am about to be a graduate of Walden!!  I have learned techniques on teaching adults that I plan to implement in a class I will be teaching starting this fall.  I look forward to using these techniques well into the future. 

My writing skills have improved dramatically since class one.  I am very proud of what I have accomplished over the last ten classes.  I was able to use the information I learned in my classes and apply it to my job.  There were many times I would go to work and tell them about the articles I read for my class.

My goal is to continue advocating for children no matter where the road takes me in the future.

I wish Dr. Ferrari and all of my classmate’s great success in the future.  I hope everyone is able to reach their goals and they accomplish great things in the early childhood field.  I want to leave with the saying below.  To me, it is important when you are working with children and adults.

                                                                Humans learn        

10% of what they read,

 20% of what they hear,

 30% of what they see,

50% of what they see & hear,

70% of what is discussed,

80% of what is experienced, & 95% of what you actively teach.

(Hannaford, 1995)

class 10 - week 6

The International Step by Step Association (ISSA) is a membership organization that connects professionals and organizations working in the field of early childhood development and education. ISSA promotes equal access to quality education and care for all children, especially in the early years of their lives (www.issa.nl/index.html).  ISSA currently has open enrollment in a pilot online course for kindergarten/preschool teachers on child-centered education.  I chose this organization because it addresses quality programs internationally.  Quality programs are seen as a need across the world.  I was unable to find any job listing on this website but this is an organization that I think would be very interesting to work for.

Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time (http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/discover). Young Children Priority One (YCPO) is an ongoing community service program of Kiwanis International that addresses the needs of children 0-5 (http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/discover).. All clubs are encouraged to carry out at least two YCPO projects per calendar year, though many clubs are able to do more—serving children, families, and communities (http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/discover).

Young Children Priority One focuses on four key areas:  maternal and child health, child care and development, parent education and support; and safety and pediatric trauma (http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/discover).  I was very impressed with this organization.  It is wonderful that an organization is focusing on the needs of children and families internationally.  Their website has a general application you can fill out but there were no specific jobs listed.  I feel this would be an interested place to be employed.

The International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, founded in 1977, is the only multidisciplinary international organization that brings together a worldwide cross-section of committed professionals to work towards the prevention and treatment of child abuse, neglect and exploitation globally (http://www.ispcan.org/?page=About_Us). This is a great organization that helps children across the world.

                                                                                                                                            

Resources

www.issa.nl/index.html

http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/discover.aspx

http://www.ispcan.org/?page=About_Us