DEC Code of Ethics

The following codes of ethics are meaning to me as an early childhood professional. They help define who I am as a PK teacher and my roles and responsibilities I have for the children and families I serve. They help shape me into the ever changing professional, educator,advocate, and mentor I am today.

We shall support professionals new to the field by mentoring them in the practice of evidence and ethically based services.

We shall use individually appropriate assessment strategies including multiple sources of information such as observations, interviews with significant caregivers, formal and informal assessments to determine child ren’s  learning styles, strengths, and challenges.

 We shall build relationships with individual children and families while individualizing the curricula and learning environments to facilitate young children’s development and learning.

References

The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from

http://www.dec-sped.org/

My Personal Collection of Resources

The following links are helpful for families to use to prepare preschool children for school. Each one provides      insightful information and resources to use in preparing for school.

·                   www2.ed.gov/parents/earlychild/ready/edpicks.jhtml

·                   http://parentsknowkidsgrow.org/schoolreadiness

·                    http://ccfc.ca.gov/Help/atp.asp

The following links are useful for behavior management and self-discipline strategies to use inside the classroom and home.

·                      http://consciousdiscipline.com

·                       www.loveandlogic.com

Early Childhood Studies Collection of Resources

• Course Media: "The Resources for Early Childhood"

• Five early childhood professionals discuss their preferred and trusted resources.

Position Statements and Influential Practices

• 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 programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://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, fromhttp://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf

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• Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.

• 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.

• Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title

 Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being

• Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf

• Websites:

• World Forum Foundation

• http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us

• This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage

• World Organization for Early Childhood Education

• http://www.omep-usnc.org/

• Read about OMEP's mission.

• Association for Childhood Education International

• http://acei.org/

• Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements.

Early Childhood Organizations

• National Association for the Education of Young Children

• http://www.naeyc.org/

• The Division for Early Childhood

• http://www.dec-sped.org/

• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families

• http://www.zerotothree.org/

• WESTED

• http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm

• Harvard Education Letter

• http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85

• FPG Child Development Institute

• http://www.fpg.unc.edu/

• Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference

• http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/

• HighScope

• http://www.highscope.org/

• Children's Defense Fund

• http://www.childrensdefense.org/

• Center for Child Care Workforce

• http://www.ccw.org/

• Council for Exceptional Children

• http://www.cec.sped.org/

• Institute for Women's Policy Research

• http://www.iwpr.org/

• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education

• http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/

• National Child Care Association

• http://www.nccanet.org/

• National Institute for Early Education Research

• http://nieer.org/

• Pre[K]Now

• http://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067

• Voices for America's Children

• http://www.voices.org/

• The Erikson Institute

• http://www.erikson.edu/

Professional Journals

• YC Young Children

• Childhood

• Journal of Child & Family Studies

• Child Study Journal

• Multicultural Education

• Early Childhood Education Journal

• Journal of Early Childhood Research

• International Journal of Early Childhood

• Early Childhood Research Quarterly

• Developmental Psychology

• Social Studies

• Maternal & Child Health Journal

• International Journal of Early Years Education