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Professional development and training are contributors to high quality early childhood interactions prior to accepting a position in the field. Your readings this week will allow you to look at your own state and the requirements for minimum pre-service qualifications for childcare personnel. 7

After completing this unit, you should be able to: Identify the importance of professional organizations within the field Identify how professionalism, personal characteristics, responsibilities, expectations, and roles have changed Explain new roles the early childhood professional should anticipate 8

Leon Association for the Education of Young Children Florida Association for the Education of Young Children Florida Association for Children Under six Southern Association for Children Under Six National Association for Children Under Six

National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators Society for Research in Child Development National Coalition for Campus Child Care National Organization for Child Development Laboratory School Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Phi

Co-presenter at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference (NAEYC) Chicago, Illinois. The Child Valuing Connection, November, Virgina P. Green and Jeryl R. Matlock

First, we discussed our favorite early childhood organizations. Next we looked at conferences offered by those organizations. Now we are going to take it a step further and explore position statements, articles and reports that are endorsed by our favorite organizations. What is the word play on this page? Virtual prize for the winner!

Go back to the organization websites (google your organization), and find an article, report, or position statement on something interesting to you. Come back prepared to discuss the following: Share the title and a summary of the article, report, or position statement that you located. Post a link to the item that you are discussing. Explain how this item has expanded or deepened your understanding of the early childhood field. 14

Share the title and a summary of the article, report, or position statement that you located. Post a link to the item that you are discussing. Explain how this item has expanded or deepened your understanding of the early childhood field. *Title *Summary *Link *What You Learned I will call you back to class in 3-5 minutes. 15

Teachers in Child Care Centers Minimum ECE Preservice Qualifications Ongoing Clock Hours Master Teachers in Child Care Centers Minimum ECE Preservice Qualifications Ongoing Clock Hours Go to Unit 7 Readings and click on State Requirements. Please come back prepared to share the requirements in your state.

This term we have learned about the roles, responsibilities, and various career opportunities within the field, and as we explored each career opportunity, we discussed standards, strategies, and professional standards. For your Unit 7 Project, you will write a 1-2 page essay sharing how the role of the early childhood professional is different from what it was in the past. Using the template provided, you will include the following: 1. Identify how professionalism, personal characteristics, responsibilities, expectations, and roles have changed. 2. Explain some of the new roles the early childhood professional should anticipate. 3. Share how historical events, theorists, or legislation have influenced these changes.

The EC Professional: How Things Have Changed The EC Professional: How Things are Now How History, Theory and Legislation Have Influenced These Changes

You may use information from classroom articles, the web or other resources that you may have. IF you use material that is not your own, you must source it. (Use in-text citation. Ex: (Jones,2006). Make sure to put materials in your own words. Paraphrase. Do not copy and paste. Please include references (use APA Quick Guide in classroom or find an APA web resource). No lonely links. I am looking forward to seeing what you will do with this assignment.

What are the author’s credentials? When was it written? Why was it written? Is the article located in a scholarly journal (in the KU library or Google Scholar)? Does the link include.org,.edu or.gov?

Violence in general and in our schools has increased dramatically. Why do you think this is happening? What can we do?

Complete the readings. Complete the learning activities. Participate in discussion. Attend seminar (I see you!) Complete and submit the project. Complete the game and the graded review. (Do this first). me with questions or concerns. You have a busy week!

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Follari, L. (2010). Foundations and best practices in early childhood education: History, theories, and approaches to learning. Boston: Pearson. Jupiter Images Corporation, (2010). Clipart.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010 from