Quote for the class: "Knowledge will bring you the opportunity to make a difference". Claire Fagan
* I thought this was a great quote for the end of our class because we really focused on social change and the impact we can have for the future of our early learners.
Quotes from Children's literature:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/kirstenking/once-there-was-a-tree#.hxXwN836p
I went hunting for quotes and stumbled across this buzzfeed posting. I included it because children's literature has such an impact on our field, it not only teaches us valuable lessons but also often educates us as individuals.
Websites:
http://www.drjean.org/-contains songs related to child development areas.
I think I wrote about her terrific songs and ideas for motivating and engaging young learners. Here's the website.
Early Childhood Sites and Podcasts:
http://www.childrensdefense.org
http://www.early-childhood-education-degrees.com/11-amazing-ted-talks-about-children-and-early-childhood-education/
*Ted Talks concerning early childhood education from babies to the power of early learning.
http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/NAEYCradio
I did not know that naeyc had their own radio programming. You can learn more about the topics and previous discussions through this site.
http://www.npr.org/tags/169801551/early-childhood-education
I listen to this program a lot. They have had some wonderful reporting on military families and the effect on deployment on the children and how educators and the schools help them cope.
* I thought this was a great quote for the end of our class because we really focused on social change and the impact we can have for the future of our early learners.
Quotes from Children's literature:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/kirstenking/once-there-was-a-tree#.hxXwN836p
I went hunting for quotes and stumbled across this buzzfeed posting. I included it because children's literature has such an impact on our field, it not only teaches us valuable lessons but also often educates us as individuals.
Websites:
http://www.drjean.org/-contains songs related to child development areas.
I think I wrote about her terrific songs and ideas for motivating and engaging young learners. Here's the website.
Early Childhood Sites and Podcasts:
http://www.childrensdefense.org
http://www.early-childhood-education-degrees.com/11-amazing-ted-talks-about-children-and-early-childhood-education/
*Ted Talks concerning early childhood education from babies to the power of early learning.
http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/NAEYCradio
I did not know that naeyc had their own radio programming. You can learn more about the topics and previous discussions through this site.
http://www.npr.org/tags/169801551/early-childhood-education
I listen to this program a lot. They have had some wonderful reporting on military families and the effect on deployment on the children and how educators and the schools help them cope.