Masters in Education

“Examining Codes of Ethics” “We shall be responsible for maintaining the appropriate national, state, or other credential or licensure requirements for the services we provide while maintaining our competence in practice and research by ongoing participation in professional development and education activities.” Education is changing, it’s constantly changing and it’s our job as professionals and those who are dedicated to the wellbeing of children to understand these changes and be up to date on them. Professional development can be found in various ways from TED Talks to conferences to seminars where other professionals in the education field share their ideals, their ideas and thing that inspire and motivate them. It’s also important that and education professional is up to code on their particular states requirements for licensing and credentialing so that quality educational facilities can continue to run and operate smoothly. There is nothing worse than having a violation ...

R esources from Walden University:  NAEYC. (2009).  Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth                  through age 8 .  Retrieved May 26, 2010, from  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap NAEYC. (2009).  Where we stand on child abuse prevention .  Retrieved May 26, 2010, from  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf NAEYC. (2009).  Where we stand on school readiness .  Retrieved May 26, 2010, from  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf NAEYC. (2009).  Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity .  Retrieved May 26, 2010, from  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf NAEYC. (2003).  Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in pr...

T. Berry Brazelton is a most fascinating man, a true leader and pioneer in the field of pediatrics, health and well-being; he just celebrated his 99th birthday on May 10 and for decades now has made it his lifes' mission for parents, educators and the world to understand the need for a healthy parent-child relationship. Two of his quotes that I like best are as follows: "Every time you give a parent a sense of success or of empowerment, you're offering it to the baby indirectly. Because every time a parent looks at that baby and says 'Oh, you're so wonderful,' that baby just burst with feeling good about themselves." T. Berry Brazelton M.D. "You learn more from your mistakes than you do your successes" T. Berry Brazelton M.D. Marcy Whitbook is a pioneer in the child care field, she recognized a long time ago that there is a need for truly quality child care and a much needed change in how we run our child care centers and treat our employ...