Overview: As there is increasing awareness about the fact that the early childhood years of zero to five are the most critical years for a child’s development, it is of increasing importance that we have leaders in the field of early childhood education (ECE) who are well-informed, well-educated, passionate about helping all children. We need people who are well-equipped to influence decision-makers and to become the decision-makers that determine how and where to direct funding and efforts to ensure the best experience possible for these precious developing minds. Such efforts include strengthening the support network for families and investing to support increased wages and ongoing professional development for ECE teachers. Leadership is not always an inherent skill. To be an effective leader, you will need to put the work in to constantly improve your skills so you can be the best leader possible.
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/dec2020/professional-boundaries
Category: Other : simulated experience
Now that you have had a good deal of experience analyzing videos of early childhood practice, for this assignment, you will use your skills and demonstrate your knowledge by identifying and describing two things from each of the five videos in this unit that stood out to you as particularly memorable.
Video #1 Building Confidence and Resilience (Educause)
Video #2 Knowing Every Child Through Index Cards (Educause)
Video #3 Why Findland’s Schools Outperform Others (Educause)
Video #4 Differentiating Instruction (Educause)
Video #5 Oracy in the Classroom (Educause)