Early childhood development and education has been a major topic of discussion and planning at all levels—federal, state, and local communities — not only because of the widespread recognition of the research base on the importance of early development to long-term schooling success, but as a critical national investment strategy for the future of the nation in the 21st Century global economy.
Source: https://ebookschoice.com/leadership-advocacy-for-early-childhood-education/
The Expansion of School-Community Partnershipsnoblex1
Across the country, states and communities are mobilizing to focus attention on young children and families, and many benefits could accrue from an integration of community–school efforts with early childhood initiatives. Ample evidence from research supports such integration.
Source: https://ebookscheaper.com/2021/02/10/the-expansion-of-school-community-partnerships/
Early childhood/whole child draft recommendations JuneEducationNC
Draft recommendations of the early childhood/whole child work group of the Governor's Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education (from June 2019 meeting)
We Can Do Better Palo Alto - presentation at May 17, 2011 meeting. We are a group of Palo Alto parents, students, former students and community members advocating changes to PAUSD policies to reduce academic stress and improve the emotional and mental health of our students.
Leandro early childhood work group priorities - September 2019EducationNC
Changes to the recommendations from the early childhood/whole child work group of the Governor's Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education are in red.
The Expansion of School-Community Partnershipsnoblex1
Across the country, states and communities are mobilizing to focus attention on young children and families, and many benefits could accrue from an integration of community–school efforts with early childhood initiatives. Ample evidence from research supports such integration.
Source: https://ebookscheaper.com/2021/02/10/the-expansion-of-school-community-partnerships/
Early childhood/whole child draft recommendations JuneEducationNC
Draft recommendations of the early childhood/whole child work group of the Governor's Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education (from June 2019 meeting)
We Can Do Better Palo Alto - presentation at May 17, 2011 meeting. We are a group of Palo Alto parents, students, former students and community members advocating changes to PAUSD policies to reduce academic stress and improve the emotional and mental health of our students.
Leandro early childhood work group priorities - September 2019EducationNC
Changes to the recommendations from the early childhood/whole child work group of the Governor's Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education are in red.
A presentation from 27 June 2019 at the IAFFE Conference in Glasgow, Scotland by Elena Camilletti and Sarah Cook
Related: https://www.unicef-irc.org/journal-articles/63
International Association for Feminist Economists #IAFFE2019
Achieving Schooling Success For Each Studentnoblex1
A major and pressing problem facing educators, particularly in the context of the current national agenda of achieving schooling success for each student, is the consistent finding of differential correlation among low, mid-range, and high academic achievement in different groups of ethnic minority students.
Source: https://ebookschoice.com/achieving-schooling-success-for-each-student/
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on the Let Us Learn project.
Shireen Jejeebhoy, AKSHA Center for Equity and Wellbeing - Evidence review on...POSHAN
Presentation made at an IFPRI event on "What Lies Beneath: Women’s and Girls’ Wellbeing as a Critical Underpinning of India’s Nutritional Challenge" on December 10, 2018, in New Delhi
Mary Daly, Professor, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford - Presentation of the preliminary findings “Family and Parenting Support: Analytical Framework and Key Orientations in Policy and Provision” at the Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti Florence 26-27 May 2014
Lena Karlsson, Director, Child Protection Initiative, Save the Children Stockholm, Family and Parenting Support, Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti Florence 26-27 May 2014
Lakeside Middle School ESSA Presentation February 2018Spike Cook
Preview the information prior to the meeting on February 26, 2016. With the new ESSA under the New Jersey Department of Education, Lakeside Middle School will host a night to review the progress made over the past few years, and plan for next year.
Presentation by Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Child Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of West Indies, during the "Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support," Florence, Italy 26-27 May 2014.
CHAPTER 12Working with Families and CommunitiesNAEYC Administr.docxmccormicknadine86
CHAPTER 12
Working with Families and Communities
NAEYC Administrator Competencies Addressed in This Chapter:
Management Knowledge and Skills
6. Family Support
· Knowledge and application of family systems and different parenting styles
· The ability to implement program practices that support families of diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds
· The ability to support families as valued partners in the educational process
3. Staff Management and Human Relations
· The ability to relate to staff and board members of diverse racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
7. Marketing and Public Relations
· The ability to promote linkages with local schools
9. Oral and Written Communication
· Knowledge of oral communication techniques, including establishing rapport, preparing the environment, active listening, and voicecontrol
· The ability to communicate ideas effectively in a formal presentation
Early Childhood Knowledge and Skills
6. Family and Community Relationships
· Knowledge of the diversity of family systems, traditional, non-traditional and alternative family structures, family life styles, and thedynamics of family life on the development of young children
· Knowledge of socio-cultural factors influencing contemporary families including the impact of language, religion, poverty, race,technology, and the media
· Knowledge of different community resources, assistance, and support available to children and families
· Knowledge of different strategies to promote reciprocal partnerships between home and center
· Ability to communicate effectively with parents through written and oral communication
· Ability to demonstrate awareness and appreciation of different cultural and familial practices and customs
· Knowledge of child rearing patterns in other countries
10. Professionalism
· Ability to make professional judgments based on the NAEYC “Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment”
Learning Outcomes
After studying this chapter, you will be able to:
1. Explain three approaches that programs of early care and education might take to working with families.
2. Identify some of the benefits enjoyed by children, families, and programs when families are engaged with the programs serving theiryoung children.
3. Describe some effective strategies for building trusting relationships with all families.
4. Identify the stakeholder groups and the kinds of expertise that should be represented on programs’ advisory committees and boardsof directors.
Grace’s Experience
The program that Grace directs has been an important part of the neighborhood for more than 20 years. She knows she is benefiting from thegoodwill it has earned over the years. It is respected because of its tradition of high-quality outreach projects, such as the sing-along the childrenpresent at the senior center in the spring. The program’s tradition of community involvement has meant that local businesses have always beenwilling to help out when asked fo ...
A presentation from 27 June 2019 at the IAFFE Conference in Glasgow, Scotland by Elena Camilletti and Sarah Cook
Related: https://www.unicef-irc.org/journal-articles/63
International Association for Feminist Economists #IAFFE2019
Achieving Schooling Success For Each Studentnoblex1
A major and pressing problem facing educators, particularly in the context of the current national agenda of achieving schooling success for each student, is the consistent finding of differential correlation among low, mid-range, and high academic achievement in different groups of ethnic minority students.
Source: https://ebookschoice.com/achieving-schooling-success-for-each-student/
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on the Let Us Learn project.
Shireen Jejeebhoy, AKSHA Center for Equity and Wellbeing - Evidence review on...POSHAN
Presentation made at an IFPRI event on "What Lies Beneath: Women’s and Girls’ Wellbeing as a Critical Underpinning of India’s Nutritional Challenge" on December 10, 2018, in New Delhi
Mary Daly, Professor, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford - Presentation of the preliminary findings “Family and Parenting Support: Analytical Framework and Key Orientations in Policy and Provision” at the Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti Florence 26-27 May 2014
Lena Karlsson, Director, Child Protection Initiative, Save the Children Stockholm, Family and Parenting Support, Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti Florence 26-27 May 2014
Lakeside Middle School ESSA Presentation February 2018Spike Cook
Preview the information prior to the meeting on February 26, 2016. With the new ESSA under the New Jersey Department of Education, Lakeside Middle School will host a night to review the progress made over the past few years, and plan for next year.
Presentation by Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Child Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of West Indies, during the "Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support," Florence, Italy 26-27 May 2014.
CHAPTER 12Working with Families and CommunitiesNAEYC Administr.docxmccormicknadine86
CHAPTER 12
Working with Families and Communities
NAEYC Administrator Competencies Addressed in This Chapter:
Management Knowledge and Skills
6. Family Support
· Knowledge and application of family systems and different parenting styles
· The ability to implement program practices that support families of diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds
· The ability to support families as valued partners in the educational process
3. Staff Management and Human Relations
· The ability to relate to staff and board members of diverse racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
7. Marketing and Public Relations
· The ability to promote linkages with local schools
9. Oral and Written Communication
· Knowledge of oral communication techniques, including establishing rapport, preparing the environment, active listening, and voicecontrol
· The ability to communicate ideas effectively in a formal presentation
Early Childhood Knowledge and Skills
6. Family and Community Relationships
· Knowledge of the diversity of family systems, traditional, non-traditional and alternative family structures, family life styles, and thedynamics of family life on the development of young children
· Knowledge of socio-cultural factors influencing contemporary families including the impact of language, religion, poverty, race,technology, and the media
· Knowledge of different community resources, assistance, and support available to children and families
· Knowledge of different strategies to promote reciprocal partnerships between home and center
· Ability to communicate effectively with parents through written and oral communication
· Ability to demonstrate awareness and appreciation of different cultural and familial practices and customs
· Knowledge of child rearing patterns in other countries
10. Professionalism
· Ability to make professional judgments based on the NAEYC “Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment”
Learning Outcomes
After studying this chapter, you will be able to:
1. Explain three approaches that programs of early care and education might take to working with families.
2. Identify some of the benefits enjoyed by children, families, and programs when families are engaged with the programs serving theiryoung children.
3. Describe some effective strategies for building trusting relationships with all families.
4. Identify the stakeholder groups and the kinds of expertise that should be represented on programs’ advisory committees and boardsof directors.
Grace’s Experience
The program that Grace directs has been an important part of the neighborhood for more than 20 years. She knows she is benefiting from thegoodwill it has earned over the years. It is respected because of its tradition of high-quality outreach projects, such as the sing-along the childrenpresent at the senior center in the spring. The program’s tradition of community involvement has meant that local businesses have always beenwilling to help out when asked fo ...
CHAPTER 12Working with Families and CommunitiesNAEYC Administr.docxtiffanyd4
CHAPTER 12
Working with Families and Communities
NAEYC Administrator Competencies Addressed in This Chapter:
Management Knowledge and Skills
6. Family Support
· Knowledge and application of family systems and different parenting styles
· The ability to implement program practices that support families of diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds
· The ability to support families as valued partners in the educational process
3. Staff Management and Human Relations
· The ability to relate to staff and board members of diverse racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
7. Marketing and Public Relations
· The ability to promote linkages with local schools
9. Oral and Written Communication
· Knowledge of oral communication techniques, including establishing rapport, preparing the environment, active listening, and voicecontrol
· The ability to communicate ideas effectively in a formal presentation
Early Childhood Knowledge and Skills
6. Family and Community Relationships
· Knowledge of the diversity of family systems, traditional, non-traditional and alternative family structures, family life styles, and thedynamics of family life on the development of young children
· Knowledge of socio-cultural factors influencing contemporary families including the impact of language, religion, poverty, race,technology, and the media
· Knowledge of different community resources, assistance, and support available to children and families
· Knowledge of different strategies to promote reciprocal partnerships between home and center
· Ability to communicate effectively with parents through written and oral communication
· Ability to demonstrate awareness and appreciation of different cultural and familial practices and customs
· Knowledge of child rearing patterns in other countries
10. Professionalism
· Ability to make professional judgments based on the NAEYC “Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment”
Learning Outcomes
After studying this chapter, you will be able to:
1. Explain three approaches that programs of early care and education might take to working with families.
2. Identify some of the benefits enjoyed by children, families, and programs when families are engaged with the programs serving theiryoung children.
3. Describe some effective strategies for building trusting relationships with all families.
4. Identify the stakeholder groups and the kinds of expertise that should be represented on programs’ advisory committees and boardsof directors.
Grace’s Experience
The program that Grace directs has been an important part of the neighborhood for more than 20 years. She knows she is benefiting from thegoodwill it has earned over the years. It is respected because of its tradition of high-quality outreach projects, such as the sing-along the childrenpresent at the senior center in the spring. The program’s tradition of community involvement has meant that local businesses have always beenwilling to help out when asked fo.
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UNESCO Indigenous Education Research Project
Ms. Dorothy Taylor, Elder for Fleming College and Trent University and Founder of the Sacred Water Circle, RCE Peterborough-Kawartha-Haliburton
Ms. Jane Gray, Ph.D. Candidate, Teacher at Trent University, RCE Peterborough-Kawartha-Haliburton
Ms. Ashley Safar, B.A., Manager of Indigenous Student Services at Fleming College, RCE Peterborough-Kawartha-Haliburton
9th Americas RCE Regional Meeting
13 & 14 October, 2020
Advocacy Action Plan Exploring Language and Literacy Developm.docxstandfordabbot
Advocacy Action Plan
“Exploring Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood Education “
Angel Winslow
EDSD 7085: Inspired Leadership, Informed Advocacy, and Improved Policy
Module 4 Assignment 2
Date Due: November 9, 2022
Exploring Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood Education
The advocacy program entails putting forward early literacy development in children as a critical area for advancing education. It is essential that children acquire language skills right from the young age so as to prepare them for lifelong learning and achievements. The advocacy requires participation of stakeholders of early literacy development that include families, parents, caregivers, educators, and policy makers in the area of early childhood education. Organization such as NAEYC ensure that teachers are properly trained to spearhead the acquisition of literacy and language skills in children. Center for Early Literacy Learning recommends that teachers and educators should use evidence-based practices to promote literacy skills in young learners.
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Advocating for language and literacy development in early childhood learners
Supporting literacy development for learners in early education setting
Working with stakeholders that include caregivers, family members, parents, educators and caregivers in literacy development
Advance the reading writing skills of young learners
NAEYC ensures that teachers and educators are well trained to guide young learners in meeting literacy needs
Center for Early Literacy Learning recommends use of evidence-based practices
Regulations and Policies associated with the topic
The common core state standards ensure uniformity in learning expectations in all the states in the United States of America. Common core standards for English and literacy the standards and expectations that language learners are expected to achieve. This standard apply to the advocacy issue because language learning starts at an early age. The third-grade reading law is a regulation that was adopted by many states across the country to ensure that young learners are able to read before they can be promoted to fourth grade. The third-grade reading law apply to the advocacy topic since reading is one of the essentials elements necessary for literacy development. No Child Left Behind of 2002 is a law that seeks to promote literacy by providing guidelines for administering literacy tests. Race to the Top is one of the laws that provided the groundwork for the establishment of common core standards. Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 is a law that guided the adoption of Common Core Standards as a policy area in literacy and learning development. The law led to the adoption of the policy called Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) which promotes literacy education in the country (Castillo, 2020).
3
The third-grade reading legislation
No Child Left Behind of (2002)
Race to the Top (20.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
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We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
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Leadership Advocacy For Early Childhood Education - ebookschoice.com
1. Early childhood development and education has been a major topic of discussion and planning
at all levels—federal, state, and local communities — not only because of the widespread
recognition of the research base on the importance of early development to long-term
schooling success, but as a critical national investment strategy for the future of the nation in
the 21st Century global economy. In recent years, early childhood interventions from birth to
the early grades have received much attention, including billions in federal and state spending
in early childhood care and education programs. There have been many advances in research
and the knowledge base on what contributes to healthy development and learning success for
all of the increasingly diverse children growing up in this country. This progress falls far short of
a vision and standards of an educated citizenry in the United States. For example, the United
States lags far behind other leading nations in providing universal child care and preschool for
all children, regardless of family income, social status, race, or ethnicity. While there is a
significant increase in the number of children attending day care and preschool programs,
access to this care is very inequitably distributed. In addition, the research base on the quality
of these program options is sorely lacking. The complexity of multiple challenges facing families
and their children and the rich resources that can be mobilized in the service of healthy
development and educational success of this nation's young children are highlighted in the
2. research base and have significant implications for policy and practice. An interdisciplinary
team of nationally known scholars and practitioner leaders were commissioned to prepare
background papers to provide knowledge syntheses of what is known from research and
practical applications. The authors were asked to address questions that are frequently raised
in public discussions about new and continuing investments in early childhood programs,
including:
- What is the current state of knowledge about the impact of early childhood programs on
learning and development of young children? What works? Who benefits most? What are the
limits of our knowledge?
- What contributes to effective implementation and how is a high degree of implementation
sustained? What conditions increase the quality of program implementation and effectiveness?
- What are the implications for policy and program development, modification, and expansion?
How can the best or most promising practices be disseminated to scale up implementation of
quality early childcare and education programs, particularly for children from educationally
and economically disadvantaged circumstances?
Recommendations:
- Access to public-supported daycare and preschool programs should be universal regardless of
family income, social status, or ethnic and racial backgrounds. These programs should be full-
day, full-year programs that do not distinguish between childcare and education. Universal
access to daycare and preschool education would attract greater numbers of middle and lower
socioeconomic status families to early childhood programs, which would lead to increased
diversity and ultimately to better quality programs. The current "you get what you pay for"
mentality that exists would be eliminated and all children would begin their education on a
level playing field.
3. - Universal access to daycare and preschool programs should be seamless, creating a continuity
of learning for children. Curriculum and assessment standards must be aligned and services
should be comprehensive and aimed at intellectual, physical, and social development of
children and their readiness to achieve learning success in elementary schools.
- High-quality, well-trained, well compensated educators and staff are key to student
achievement at all levels of education. Professional development for early childhood educators
and staff must be improved and focus on early childhood development, curriculum design, best
practices and pedagogy, and parental involvement.
- A balance of focus in preservice and inservice professional development programs must be
maintained. The issue of maintaining a substantive balance of pedagogy versus subject matter
mastery in teacher preparation and inservice professional development programs has been a
persistent debate among educators. Teacher education programs often emphasize subject
matter knowledge and offer little training in developing a great understanding of the learning of
young children. It was generally agreed that teaching, teacher development, and curriculum
delivery needs to focus on what has the greatest impact on healthy development and life-long
learning of each child. Professional development should not only strengthen staff and teachers'
knowledge of subject matter and curricular issues, but should emphasize methods for
recognizing and addressing children's developmental and learning needs.
- Parental involvement is crucial to the success of early childhood programs. Involving parents
at all levels of decision making, including curriculum design and professional development,
increases parents' sense of ownership of these programs and encourages collaboration
between schools and the communities. Most parents want to be involved in every aspect of
their children's education. By including parents in the early childhood equation, learning that
begins in the classroom is reinforced at home. A critical element of this reinforcement is the
development of a common vocabulary that teachers and parents can use to discuss a child's
progress and methods for improvement.
- Parents should receive information on relevant research on effective practices in readable and
useful forms. Parents should not only be informed, but also should be involved in providing
input and making programming decisions about the education of their children.
4. In addition to the broad-based issues of universal daycare, professional development, and
parental involvement, we have the following specific recommendations for moving forward
with an advocacy action agenda for universal quality childcare and preschool education.
- Convince policymakers that: (a) early childhood programs can be cost effective; (b) the extent
and quality of programs are crucial to achieving success; and (c) programs can be successful at a
relatively small amount of cost if integrated into existing structures.
- Initiate discussions between early childhood education advocates and members of the
National Parent Teacher Association. Form coalitions with other advocacy groups to create
better political climates for children and their families.
- Identify champions of the childcare and early childhood education movement who are
influential. Promote leadership advocacy for early childhood education.
- Focus on what sells. Advocates need to get the media on the side of quality childcare and early
childhood education. Inform the public about relevant research on what works in providing
quality childcare and preschool education.
- Use new technologies and mass communication avenues to forge a national dialogue on the
mandate for quality childcare and preschool education for all, and to foster increased parent–
school connections.
- Work to eradicate the risk factors that continue to challenge and mitigate against human
capital investment and confront racial and social stratification. Examine the assumptions behind
the term "at risk" and devise a new term that reduces stereotyping.
5. - Utilize the research on preventing reading difficulties in young children to minimize severe
academic problems in the primary grades.
- Improve articulation alignment of what is taught in colleges and the professional expertise
required for a quality childcare and preschool education force. There is a critical need to
increase collaboration and coordination between higher education institutions that provide
preservice education of childcare and preschool education professionals and childcare and
preschool education providing agencies.
- Attention needs to be placed on preservice and inservice programs that focus on bringing
research-based knowledge to bear on improving practice.
- Parental involvement should be required coursework for childcare and early childhood
education programs.
- Researchers, policy makers, and practitioners need to work intensively to educate their
colleagues and the public on viewing the 21st Century as the "Century of the Child" and
creating a national investment strategy for continuing to be a leading nation in the 21st
Century.
Source: https://ebookschoice.com/leadership-advocacy-for-early-childhood-education/