Multimedia Program:
This interactive presentation illustrates the reciprocal connections among students, their colleagues, and Walden University.
Video: “Blogs in Plain English”: http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs
This is a short introduction to blogs.
Article: Elearners.com (n.d.). How to be a successful online student. Retrieved May 26, 2010 from http://www.elearners.com/guide/how-to-be-a-successful-online-student.pdf
Optional Resources
Multimedia: National Public Radio. (2008, February 8). Six-Word memoirs: Life stories distilled [Article and podcast]. Retrieved May 27, 2010, from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18768430
Web Article: Widdicombe, L. (2008, February 25). Say it all in six words. The New Yorker. Retrieved May 27, 2010, from http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2008/02/25/080225ta_talk_widdicombe
Tom Beech, President and CEO, Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan, discusses the value of reflection and self-examination. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_g38WZZgGA
Walden Websites:
Walden University and College of Education Vision and Mission Statements:
http://www.waldenu.edu/About-Us/33598.htm
Video Program: “The Passion for Early Childhood”
Five early childhood professionals share passion, motivation, and commitment to the early childhood field.
Multimedia Program: “Interconnections, Part 2”
This program features a new set of interconnections, “Course(s)/Program.” Pay particular attention to the descriptions of all of the courses in the Master of Science in Early Childhood Studies program.
Article: Hagel, J. (2009, November). Pursuing passion. Message posted to http://edgeperspectives.typepad.com/edge_perspectives/2009/11/pursuing-passion.html
Article: Rosengren, C. (2010, February 4). Does having passion for your work even matter? U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 27, 2010, from http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2010/02/04/does-passion-for-work-even-matter
This interactive multimedia presentation demonstrates how the life of one child, Mahaley, is embedded in the context of those who care about her.
Please note: The segment featuring Mahaley’s grandfather, Mr. Yutaka Yufuku, includes subtitles. Mr. Yufuku’s native language is Japanese.
Article: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2004). Young children develop in an environment of relationships (Working Paper No. 1). Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University. Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/library/reports_and_working_papers/working_papers/wp1/
Book Excerpt: Keenan, T., & Evans, S. (2009). Theories of development. In An introduction to child development (pp. 35–43). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Note: The following articles can be accessed using the Walden University Library databases.
Use the ProQuest database, and search using the document title.
Article: Woodhead, M. (2005). Early childhood development: A question of rights. International Journal of Early Childhood, 37(3), 79–98.
Use the Education Research Complete database, and search using the document title.
Multimedia Program:
This interactive presentation reviews the history, goals, major accomplishments, and some important contributors to the five sectors of the early childhood field.
In preparation for this week’s Discussion: Choose two major contributors from different sectors of the early childhood field about whom you would like to learn more. Conduct research about their lives, accomplishments, motivation, the context in which they work or worked, and other aspects that interest you by reading at least one scholarly article (for each individual), either from the Walden Library or from the Internet.
Plagiarism:
http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/63.htm
http://scholar.google.com/
Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections:
http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Article: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2004, Winter). Children's emotional development is built into the architecture of their brains (Working Paper No. 2). Waltham, MA: Author. Available from Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University website
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/library/reports_and_working_papers/working_papers/wp2/
Article: Shonkoff, J. P. (2006, November). A promising opportunity for developmental and behavioral pediatrics at the interface of neuroscience, psychology, and social policy: Remarks on receiving the 2005 C. Anderson Aldrich Award. Pediatrics, 118(5). 2187–2191. doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1728. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/118/5/2187.full.pdf+html
Article: The World Bank. (2010). Early childhood development. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTCY/0,,contentMDK:20246241~menu
PK:4697089~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:396445,00.html
Article: Bang, Y.. (2009). Helping All Families Participate in School Life. YC Young Children, 64(6), 97-99. Retrieved April 5, 2011, from ProQuest Education Journals. (Document ID: 1908826341).
Web Article: The National Institute for Play. (2009). Play Science—The Patterns of Play. Carmel Valley, CA: Author. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.nifplay.org/states_play.html
Walden Resources:
Ask a Writing Tutor
writingsupport@waldenu.edu
ESL Resources
http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/Grammar-and-ELL.htm
Optional Resources
Podcast: Spiegel, A. (2008, February 21). Old-fashioned play builds serious skills. NPR Morning Edition. Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514
Web Article: Alliance for Childhood. (n.d.). Play resource list. College Park, MD: Author. Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/play_resources
Video Program: “Professionalism, Advocacy, and Leadership in Early Childhood”
Five early childhood professionals share their views on what professionalism, advocacy, and leadership mean for the field of early childhood.
Article: Rigby, E., & Neuman, M. (2005, January). Making a difference: Leadership in early care and education policy. Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200501/Rigby.pdf
Article: Scott, D. M. (2005, January). Early childhood leaders on leadership. Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200501/Scott.pdf
Excerpt: NAEYC. (2004). NAEYC advocacy toolkit. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/policy/toolkit.pdf
Article: NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
Article: The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.dec-sped.org/
Multimedia Program: “Interconnections, Part 3”
This interactive presentation features a new set of interconnections, the "EC Field," related to the field of early childhood.
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