Sha’Landa Holmes UNV-108 02/25/2013 Dr. Silvia Harkin Module 1- Motivation What motivated me to enroll at GCU and pursue my degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) is my goal of being an art teacher. I aspire to be more than an Assistant Teacher throughout my teaching career. I want to be the decision maker in my classroom I want to be the one to come up with the lessons‚ and I know I cannot do this without my degree. I want to be proud that I have completed this because my goal has been
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the third leading cause of hospitalization in children under age 15 and accounted for 10.5 million missed school days (National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]‚ 2014 & CDC‚ 2014). In 2009 the estimated direct and indirect national cost of childhood asthma was upwards of $20 billion annually (National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Morbidity & Mortality: 2009). The statistics within an inner-city population‚ specifically in New York City (NYC) are even grimmer. Lifetime
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Reflective Practice Reflection: Reflecting on the experience of a person who is incontinent. Time and date: May 5th 2012 Pat is a patient where I am doing my work experience in a nursing home. I introduced myself as one of his carers sat down beside him I made sure he was comfortable I introduced myself and asked was it ok to sit down beside him maintaining good eye contact and speaking in a low friendly tone of voice. Thinking and feeling: I felt that I was able to talk to Pat and I made
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is very involved on her action research project. It has been ten years and more‚ being in the Early Childhood field that has made this author choose to assess how a token economy system affects children’s intrinsic motivation in the pre-kindergarten years. As an early childhood educator‚ this author has seen how a token economy system has been utilized in classrooms. Research shows that the early childhood years are crucial for establishing robust intrinsic motivational orientations which can last
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in shifting the contemporary educational discourse‚ one that moves ECED closer to the front of policy formation. Literature shows that developed nations are investing enormous resources into their early intervention programs‚ hence‚ during the last decade international aid agencies‚ and some education systems‚ have promoted the creation and expansion of ECED programs in developing nations too. With the innovations in ECED‚ there has been conducted a large number of researches to form an objective
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Cheyenne McCulley March 27‚ 2012 Sociology 3B Educational Autobiography Educational Autobiography Most people think that education comes from school‚ but school is not the only place you learn. When you are a baby you learn from your parents‚ family‚ friends‚ playmates‚ and surroundings. You don’t go to school to learn to walk‚ crawl‚ or eat. You learn all that from your parents at home. I started my school days with preschool. I went to preschool at Nekcap Head Start. I remember very
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Reflective Practice Portfolio Q1: Recall a situation in your clinical experiences in which an ethical decision was being made. If you have not been involved in this process yet‚ ask your preceptor to share an experience with you. Be sure only to discuss the situation as a case scenario without use of names of persons involved. Which ethical decision-making principles came into play? What impact did the ANA and/or ICN codes of ethics have on the decision that was made? Answer A 48 year old African-American
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Diversity in the Early Childhood Classroom Diversity encompasses all of the differences that people possess as humans. It includes differences in race‚ language‚ gender‚ socio-economic status‚ ethnicity‚ nationality‚ abilities‚ exceptionalities‚ and geographical placement. Diversity consists of a quality that make individuals dissimilar and that brings to the classroom individuals existence experiences‚ abilities‚ talents‚ character traits‚ and preferences that enhance individuals being (Pearson
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The early childhood field is dynamic‚ dealing with social and political change and provides a range of settings to meet diverse community needs (Ebbeck & Waniganayake‚ 2003). Leadership is essential during these challenging times‚ to ensure early childhood settings are high quality organisations for children‚ families and staff teams (Ebbeck & Waniganayake‚ 2003). Correspondingly there is a growing awareness of the importance of the theory and practice of leadership specific to the early childhood
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Some people like to work early morning‚ others like to work until late at night. I would prefer to get up early morning and start my day’s work than working until late night. Working early in the morning can make me more energetic and I can remember everything quickly. There are many reasons why I like work early morning is that I feel fresh‚ I have more time to do different activities. First reason is that I feel fresh in early morning. I like working early because my mind is fresh and
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