Saturday, August 26, 2017

Time Well Spent

Time Well Spent


I can still remember the day that I first signed up for this program. I was nervous, excited, and scared all in one. I didn’t know what to expect and it was almost surreal to me because in 2006 I was a college drop out. I talked about going to school and earning my bachelor’s degree but I didn’t feel that I had what I took to earn my master’s degree. I was very confident after I passed my first class, as I got deeper in the program and began to learn new concepts and ways of learning I began to get nervous again. The classes got more challenging but I knew that the information that I was learning would benefit me in the future. Halfway through the program I discovered that I was pregnant with my third child, family members immediately started to doubt if I would finish school due to my pregnancy. I meant to finish school and prove them wrong, I was so head strong that days after delivering my daughter I did a final. My determination outweighed my fear and for the last eight months I have strived to reach my goal of earning of my master’s degree.

This program has taught me that no matter what you may be going through, to defy the odds and be your own hero. This program has taught me how to apply what I learn about early childhood education whether it be in the classroom with the children or whether it be when I am educating parents. When we had to choose a challenge to address in our capstone class, it taught me how to evaluate issues in early childhood education. I enjoyed talking about my challenge each week from a different perspective. It helped me to see what I could realistically accomplish my goals and what I needed to do to reach those goals. This program also taught me how important research is and how it can be applied to early childhood education. Most of all this program taught me how to justify the importance of early education whether I was in a school board meeting or standing in front of government officials. Since enrolling in the program I am even more proud of being an early educator and advocate for children and their families. I love everything that early childhood education stands for and I look forward to being a part of the evolution of it.

My long term goal is to further my education by earning my PHD in education and to continue to be an advocate for children. I plan to teach as long as I can!

 
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Saturday, August 12, 2017

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally


Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

This week during my spare time I went on indeed.com, and search for some jobs that were pertaining to early childhood education. I hope I am fortunate enough to advance in my career once I am finished completing my graduate programs. I have learned so much from the previous blogs as far as organizations that support early childhood education and the jobs that they offer. I actually have applies to work for the NAECY in the past. When I saw that our assignment for this week called for us to focus on international programs that focused on early childhood education UNICEF was the first organization that came to mind, I was very glad to see it on the list. Below you will find the three organizations that I choose, I hope you’ll enjoy.

United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)

§  I first found out about this organization when I entered my master’s degree program here at Walden, I think they are a wonderful organization who does great things in regard to children and their development. “For 70 years, across 190 countries and territories, UNICEF defends the rights of every child” (UNICEF, 2017). I really love that they strive to make the entire world a better place for all children. They also believe in quality educations for all children. “UNICEF strikes a balance between thorough research and practical solutions for children” (UNICEF, 2017). A few of their global partners are







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Overall I just love their passion that they have for children, their efforts are endless. UNICEF is currently hiring for a Child Protection Specialist. “The Child Protection Specialist contributes in-depth technical knowledge and guidance on good practice around the ethical, safe, and secure monitoring of child rights violations in situations of armed conflict. They also contributes in-depth technical knowledge and guidance on good practice around the ethical, safe, and secure monitoring of child rights violations in situations of armed conflict” (UNICE, 2017). In order to complete this job I would need to have a master’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of professional experience working in human rights. I would also need to demonstrate knowledge of speaking other languages. This sounds like a very rewarding job.

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

This organization is Farley new to me, however from my research on it I see that they are also trying to make the world a better place for children and everyone else. I really like that they are promoting peace by educating people on culture and communication.  UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values. The broad goals and concrete objectives of the international community – as set out in the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – underpin all UNESCO’s strategies and activities” (UNESC, 2017). I like the fact that they promote peace and nonviolence, our children need to be raised learning this so hatred won’t be as present as it is in some of our older generations. They have an array of jobs available but the one that interest me the most is the programee specialist, which works out of the technical and vocational educational training department. In order to fulfill this job I would have to a master’s degree in education and at least four years of experience in education and training. “In addition to this I would need to have kknowledge and understanding of education and socio-economic systems in a development and Middle Income Countries context, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean. Good knowledge in TVET and possibly in one of the other areas (ESD, GCEd), and also Demonstrated fund raising and resource mobilization skills” (UNESC, 2017). I would hope that I could be beneficial to this organization.

Save the Children

 I choose this organization because they are striving to give all children a healthy start to life.  Save the Children is committed to conducting their programs and operations in a manner that keeps children safe and protects them from harm. They insist on 100% accountability for safeguarding the children that they are are privileged enough to serve. They have clear procedures to prevent, report and respond to any risks to children. No matter the challenge, they always put children first in everything that they do” (SavetheChildren, 2017). The job that interested me the most that they have available is the Director of Violence Prevention and Response, Child Protection. In order to succeed in this position I would need to have a bachelor’s degree in social work or child protection. I would also need experience in supervising child protection programs. In addition to this I would need to have the ability to think strategically and collaborate with others. Speaking a second language would also be a plus for this job. I hope when I am done with my schooling and have more work experience in the education field that I am able to hold one of these high positions.
 
 
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References

Save the Children. (2011). Retrieved August 12, 2017 from http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). (n.d.). Retrieved August 12, 2017, from http://www.unicef.org/

United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). (2011). Retrieved August 12, 2017 from http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/introducing-unesco/