I have chosen to study NAEYC’s website. The organization’s
primary focus is to provide educational and
developmental services and resources for young children. http://www.naeyc.org/
As of right now, one of my favorite
parts of the website is the DAP section. It offers great tips, resources, and
information on developmentally appropriate practice from infants to early
primary grades. I found the 3 Core Considerations of DAP interesting, in that
they provide people 3 valuable points in being knowledgeable about DAP. I
believe and agree that in order to know what is developmentally appropriate,
you need to be knowledgeable in child development and learning, what is
individually appropriate for each child, and what is culturally important to
the child and his/her family. NAEYC’s DAP section also offers information on
the principles of child development, guidelines for effective teaching, and teaching
tips/strategies. I will be exploring these sections under DAP as well. I have a
passion for learning about child development and DAP.
One article that was recently
posted on NAEYC under the Public Policy, Federal Government - updates and alerts
caught my eye because of the statistics and information on the demographics, poverty,
child development, parent well-being, neighborhood and family context, and
public/private sector supports. I have saved this article to my computer and my
blog so that I can refer and take more time to read it in the coming weeks. See
this link: http://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MCCORMICK-FINAL.pdf
Great link to some valuable information. I also chose this organization. It is a great wealth of information for professionals in early childhood education. Did you have a chance to read over the information regarding NAEYC accreditation? NAEYC really challenges programs to raise the bar and provide high-quality early education services. If I could own my own program, I know that I would strive to be an accredited program.
ReplyDeleteGreat resources Caitlin! Thank you for sharing best practices in our field. In what ways can you apply these practices and collaborate with fellow Kindergarten teachers?
ReplyDeleteHello Caitlin, NAEYC website is a good one; they have deepened my understanding of children and their developments. However I chose zero to three because the site is full of great information about infant and toddlers. Explore their site; http://www.zerotothree.org/ and this video; http://bcove.me/9zwdg7lo for more information about them. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read more about the NAEYC website. I will also try to spend some time exploring the DAP information.
ReplyDeleteHello Caitlin,
ReplyDeleteOmgosh, your blog is so cool. I love it! I'm not as creative yet with blogging. Thank you for sharing the website info. It was very informative; I am now headed in the right direction with all this. Keep up the good work.