My Personal Research Journey

On this complex Journey, a finding research that is reliable versus non-credited resources is an I open it for myself. Personally, I have the opportunity to meet and speak with Dr. Adolph Brown in person. He has shared his experience growing up in the Head Start program along with his hopes and fears and challenges of life. His inspiration words of “real talk” are something that I would like to pass on to young Educators in the field of early childhood. The struggles of life can be overwhelming and buried at times, if only one person (myself) is willing to make a difference in the individual life as early as 3 years old, I’m willing to listen and support learning opportunities for all children. Working together, playing together, we can accomplish more than one standing alone.

After listening to the song Somewhere Over the Rainbow, what were your initial thoughts of supporting young children? Hopefully, the song inspires you to think of all ages and opportunities to be an encouragement?

International Early Childhood Field

Brush up on pedagogy strategies by Jennifer Gonzalez

No matter how long a person has been teaching, there’s always room for pedagogical improvement. Transform education in the field of early childhood.

Improving and politically Active is recommended in your local areas starting with small group settings. Most important have an open mind set.

After listening to her podcast you will enhance new age of learning.

Goal setting for Teachers: 8 Paths to Self-Improvement

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/goal-setting-for-teachers/

NBCDI has identified three priority areas, for which we engage in a range of program, policy and advocacy activities at the federal, state and local levels:

1. Empowering Parents, Engaging Communities
2. Improving Childcare and Teacher Quality
3. Ensuring Funding and Resource Equity

NBCDI membership gives you access to resources you need to make a positive impact in the lives of Black children and their families – and it allows us to engage in strengths-based, culturally-relevant education and advocacy. Thank you for sharing this information,

Takeia. Blog http://nickee0918.edublogs.org

Educator Awareness:

José Luis Vilson is a math educator for a middle school in the Inwood / Washington Heights neighborhood of New York, NY. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in mathematics education from the City College of New York. He’s also a committed writer, activist, web designer, and father.

https://youtu.be/SwzeLrSm7yU?list=PLUmdo4zbdOArEUoEJ6GTtTNFTRQX0J-Sm

Dr. Brown shares his journey of Teaching & Learning Excellence with a focus on Servant Leadership, Classroom Management, and Diversity & Inclusion.  Dr. Brown continues to love spreading positively infectious and life-altering messages and challenges through accepting invitations as a keynote speaker for corporate professional development & training, staff & teacher in-services, opening convocations, back to school kick-offs, and educator professional development.

https://youtu.be/jEr-AEZeIL8

Professional Goals, Hopes and Dreams

In the surrounding area of Porterville California, I'm willing to invest in quality care in the field of early childhood. I'm positioning myself to be an educator for your young adults in the field of early childhood. Speaking with local colleges in the area, resources from Tulare County Office education, and college professors. I believe that's professional in the field of early childhood one must take a risk to understand our young vision.

Overcoming these obstacles of opportunities in the community may involve networking with others. Networking with professors at local colleges such as College of Sequoia, Porterville College, Bakersfield College, Reedley College, Westhill College also with international resources is a part of a success pathway of life. Through collaborations, one may experience the wealth of knowledge in the field of early childhood programs and facilities.

What I plan to achieve in my professional growth is not to be the most popular person in the field of education, however, be diverse when dealing with family members and children in the field of early childhood. Creating a positive relationship of trust with families, being reliable with resources that support families trends. 

In which brings to hopes dreams and challenges in the field of early childhood. My hope is to empower the community families, Educators, and schools regarding early inventions strategies. My dream is to share “our visions” with one another in an adult setting. Empowering young Educators and family members through their experience/walk of early childhood exposure. In which, willing to be  exposed to many different challenges regarding race, gender, sex or age diversities situation in early childhood. My pursuit of happiness.

Working in the field of early childhood educators are faced with new challenges every year. Whether that's family, policies and procedures and local community affairs. Collaboration is one step closer to achieving a common goal. 

Sharing Web Resource

When is covering Tulare County Office of Education available resources link to poverty, education, and policy and procedures are systemic worldwide.

Tulare County Office of Education offers digital resources that are available from kindergarten up to high school. Education Resource Service (ERS) One Stop Shop for all instructions in creativities for engaging students. Teachers and students can take advantage of ERS' vast library of multimedia and resource tools - all just one click away inside our ERSportal, KidsPortal and TeenPortal systems.

Resource website:

http://www.erslibrary.tcoe.org/

In Tulare County Child Care Welfare Service we ( anyone working with children) are mandated, reporters.

California child abuse reporting law

The first child abuse report law in California was enacted in 1963. The child abuse and neglect report Act (CANRA) was passed in 1980. Over the years, number Amendments have expanded a definition of child abuse and the person required to report. California abuse report law is founded in penalty code section 11165-11174.5

What is Child Abuse?

The law defines a child as:

• Physical abuse
• Sexual abuses
• Emotional abuse
• Neglect
• Severe Neglect

I believe all educated should be informed with any new information on mandated reporting.

If any Educators comes across a child expecting or is in a situation of child abuse, we should report within the first two hours of hearing any knowledge or viewing any incidents.

Reported to CWS (Child Welfare Service)

1-800-331-1158

SCAR reports within 36 hours

PO Box 671, Visalia CA 93279

FAX 559-730-2510

Darcy Massey, CWS Family Advocate

559-623-0371

dmassey@tularehhsa.org

Reporting Line:  1-800-331-1585

As Educators, we should be aware of our curriculum that goes on in child care programs as well as child abuse awareness.

Had the privilege to meet Dr Adolf Brown in person, what a phenomenal speaker that support Head Start and public education. The following video clip is a snapshot, must see and stay connected with.

I'm inspired.

Early Childhood Rich Conversation

Tulare County Office of Education

Breaking barriers  Transformers Education hosted by Dr. Zulmare Cline and Dr. Luz Gonzalez. This free Conference is open to the public for Administration, counselors, teachers and supporting staff in the surrounding area.  I believe that these ladies will present transformation regarding School readiness pathways and other opportunities to impact education.

Transformation:

The idea of dramatically changing an appearance that will impact the community at Large. Developing new strategies of learning pathways will always benefit parents, students, educators and the community.

Education:

Through education children, young adults, parents, educators and the community can all benefit from shared resources. Early interventions that share available resources mentioned above will greatly impact our early intervention, head start, school readiness and other organizations programs. Working together for the common good helps New Era of pathway learning experience.

View the flyer.

Harvard University Global children impact Family Wellness initiatives. Research on Alberta Family Wellness Initiative (AFWI) shares several studies regarding early brain development linked to mental health treatment. This is something that I would like to experience at this conference transformation education.

The Alberta Family Wellness Initiative in Canada provides video segment on brain development. This information can affect early childhood development of healthy stress and coping skills that one may encounter. In the seminar that I would like to attend, I'm hoping to find this information what's new transformation ideas.

References

Alberta Family Wellness Initiative, (n.d.). Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry. Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/serve-return-interaction-shapes-brain-circuitry/ and http://www.albertafamilywellness.org/what-we-know/serve-and-return

Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/about/what-we-do/global-work/

Sharing Web Resources

Tulare Country of Office Education is funded through the California Department of Education programs such as Head Start, Early Head Start, and Migrant Head Start by  2007. The early education, development, and child care programs offered by Tulare County Office of Education – Early Childhood Education Program serve children ages 0 through 12 years. Once a child reaches his/her 13th birthday, services will no longer be provided for the child unless the child has an exceptional need requiring on-going adult supervision documented through an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Individualized Education Program

There are few things that I noticed working in the Head Start program as far as student engagement and assessments found throughout the program. Educators are instructed to follow the DRDP. Which is an assessment of instrument reflecting the child's learning, development, and progress during the transitional kindergarten/ kindergarten year?

And if there's any questions or concerns regarding behavior, services, early childhood and parent involvement there's a staff development opportunity calendar that provides training on any given topic with support.

Brochure of Mental Health Services in IEP: http://www.tcoe.org/Special/BHSbrochure.pdf

Calendar website: http://www.tulareselpa.org/PDFs/StaffDev%202016-17_Letter%20Sz_08-12-16.pdf

Getting to Know

Children poverty and social protection

Children should be protected from poverty, especially in the early stage of life. Perhaps if a child is exposed to poverty issues, they might experience through adult life. In fact, poverty issues can be passed on from generation to generation without proper education. UNICEF is working to more fully understand how and where children are experiencing poverty, to allow a more nuanced set of policy responses in national mechanisms such as poverty-reduction strategies. (UNICEF).

Global Studies on child poverty addresses the health, education, and protection needed for children living with poor vulnerable households, unsure circumstances and disadvantaged communities. Networking with other countries to help educate young children and family members strategies, programs to overcome poverty lifestyle. With support from a number of experts and international research centers, the social policy and economic analysis unit in UNICEF's division of policy and planning created a comprehensive Global Study Guide to help carry out the study in each participating country. (UNICEF).

Website: UNICEF (http://www.unicef.org/socialpolicy/index_childpoverty.html)

Making a connection with Tulare County

Tulare County Office Education programs offer services for children ages 0 to 5 and beyond by empowering family members through education. Educational Services such as Nutrition, Health, Social Services, services for children with special needs, Mental Health services and preparing them (young children) for School Readiness. Although, Tulare County Office location is striving to break the vicious cycle of poverty in Visalia, California through education services and programs listed above. Providing a well-balanced  educational experience for young children and family members that may be affected by poverty.

The following PowerPoint presentation was presented by Alicia Franco focus on positive outcomes of family engagement and working together.
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B14XMLppwlOJWmhXalpCUXlkX3Njd0VuY1RIajhaVkc0OEJZ/view?usp=sharing

I want to thank Alicia Franco for our wonderful conversation regarding families and poverty issues. Also, a special thank you for sharing your presentation with young educators in the field of Early Childhood awareness.

Tulare County Mission

Tulare County Early Childhood Programs, his partner with families and communities, improving the lives of children by providing quality facilities and in child development.

Head Start is a federal program that provides the School Readiness of children ages birth to 5 years old from low-income. Building relationships of cognitive, social and emotional development throughout the centers of Head Start.

Head Start programs provide learning atmospheres for children's growth

• Language and literacy
• Cognition and general knowledge
• Social and emotional development in other opportunities

Alicia Franco, employee (Tulare Office of Education) job title Family Engagement shared some interesting strategies for teachers/parent engagement presented in the video below.

Tulare County Office of Education Head Start program believes in developing a positive relationship with teachers/parents, families and the community.

Head Start parents and family engagement outlooks

1. Family's well-being: Parents and families are safe, healthy and have increasing Financial Security.
2. Positive parents child relationship: Parents and guardians should have a healthy or warm relationship regarding for child's growth.
3. Families as lifelong education: Parents and families observe, guide, promote and participate in everyday learning opportunity at home, school or in the community.
4. Families as Learners: Parents and families should share their own learning interest of education, training and other experience that support lifelong goals.
5. Family Engagement in Transitions: Parents and family support should advise their children to learn and development transition of new learning atmosphere including home and schools' environment.
6. Families connected to peers and community: Parents and families should connect with peers and mentors from surrounding areas can build a positive network.
7. Families as advocates and leaders: Parents and families participated in leadership development, decision-making, programs policy development or community and state organization activities to improve children's development and learning experiences.

The following videos segments is an overview of the importance of child development involvement with teachers engagement and other opportunities with families.

Every opportunity: https://youtu.be/VxyxywShewI

Tulare County Office of Education

Child Care Program (Head Start)

Muang Saechao

msaechao@cc.tcoe.org

559-651-3026

http://www.4kidscare.tcoe.org/HowToApply.shtm

Expanding Horizons and Expanded Resource

Expanding Horizons

Expanding Horizons promotes ongoing issues of global exchange and ideas with children facing diversity situations. Organizations such as world famous radio page and broadcast conversations share insights of Early Childhood professional around the world.

Recent studies found it on the global Foundation of children website, provides actions of what we can do, grants, getting involved, blog and multimedia information. This website allows a person around the world to stay connected with current issues concerning early childhood. An issue that inspire me to seek for more awareness was “getting kids out of work and into the classroom” by Eva Miller.

An estimated 168 million children work globally, 85 million of whom are in hazardous work. (The Global Fund for Children). Family members and children oppressed to working rather than providing opportunities for their child education. Living in the United States, Child Labor Act prohibit children to work, especially in harsh conditions. (No brakes, hazardous working environment, forced to work and many other conditions)

Friends of Haiti, Port-au-Prince country capital help support rural  families opportunities for better housing, better lifestyles, food and opportunities of education. I'm thankful to come across a variety of countries in the field of Early Childhood issues and trends.

Expanding local resources

Tulare County Office of Education provides Opportunities to understand local and state affairs in and around the area Visalia California. Early childhood programs such as State preschool and Head Start are available to the local community to seek resources, issue and trend.

The Tulare County Early Childhood Education Vision is to provides children and families quality comprehensive services, tools and skills that build overall success in school and throughout life.

The Tulare County Early Childhood Education Mission are partnership with families and community, improves the lives of children by providing quality comprehensive child development services which include: education, health, nutrition and mental health.

The Tulare County Early Childhood Philosophy believes We, the staff and providers of Early Childhood Education, are committed to providing the very best care possible for each child enrolled in the program.

The Tulare County Office of Education has an abundance of resources available in and around the Visalia, CA area. Julie Berk working in the office as an administrator, which I plan ask more question about Early Childhood programs issues and trends.

Julie Berk

Administrator

559-651-3022 ext: 202

jberk@cc.tcoe.org

Reference

The Global Fund for Children: An organization which provides capital to communities worldwide to improve the lives of children.

http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/

My support

Sense of belonging

A child feels a sense of belonging with their parents or caregivers throughout infant stage and beyond. Developing a security relationship that is created upon Trust, accepting, Loving Care, and open and honest. If a parent or caregiver establish lease healthy relationships of belonging, daily routines of going grocery shopping, creating chores, communicating with family and friends are all great examples of daily routines model by parents and caregiver.

Threat of leaving child

Perhaps parents and caregivers need to be mindful of what they say and their actions around children at any age. If a child feels threatened by their parents or caregivers of abandonment these symptoms may cause anxieties, withdrawals from social interaction and even behaviors of acting out. Children often fail to disengage when parents or caregivers I'm not providing sensations of emotion, love, and care. Leaving the child to respond to survival mode instincts rather than passion and caring atmosphere. Some of the action can incur with bullying other students, fighting withdrawal from adult conversations.

Being proactive:

Taking responsibility for my actions and asking appropriate questions to gain knowledge.

Begin with the end in mind:

Overall looking at the big picture rather than make any assumptions with first initial thoughts.

Put first thing first:

Prioritizing things that are important opposed to things I want now

Think win, win:

When applying/support and idea have a positive outlook and attitude

Seek first to understand then to be understood:

Listen more to the person  conversation,  asking questions

Synergy:

Working together for the common good

Sharpen the saw:

Taking my own perception are the equations to allow productive criticism and alterations.

Below there's a picture of a classroom, see if you can identify me wearing a white t-shirt. Although that I'm confident about my upbringing and myself. There are still some areas that I wish my father that I've been there to support me, understanding growth spurts, puberty, how to treat a lady, daily routines of grooming, attend church, how to treat your wife and what is life all about.

 Example picture 

The Principle of Sowing & Reaping Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a habit; Sow a habit, and you reap a character; Sow a character, and you reap a destiny. Samuel Smiles

Sean Covey http://www.7habits4teens.com/