Wow! I can't believe that my journey through this program is coming to an end. I have learned so much in this program that I know that I can definitely achieve my ultimate goal. Completing my capstone was definitely a challenge and it made me think so much about what I hope to achieve in the future. I enjoyed learning about the meaning of Community of Practice and having an idea of what my Community of Practice would be like. My last memorable moment was writing the speech for the end of the capstone. I felt so much running through my head when writing that speech and visualizing my voice being heard by many people that were inspired by the work I have done in the field of ECE. My long term goal is to open my own school.
I have enjoyed working with my colleagues and professors through this journey and I look forward to possibly keeping in touch. I am on Instagram: @j_by_jasmyn You can email me at jasmyn.adwaters@gmail.com
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally
South African Congress for
Early Childhood Development
The South African Congress for
Early Childhood Development is the representative national mass-based,
non-governmental early childhood development (ECD) organisation in South
Africa.
Asia-Pacific Regional Network
for Early Childhood
The Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early
Childhood (ARNEC) is a network established to build strong partnerships across
sectors and different disciplines, organisations, agencies and institutions in
the Asia-Pacific region to advance the agenda on and investment in early
childhood.
Early Childhood Australia
www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Early Childhood Australia (ECA)
is the national peak early childhood advocacy organization, acting in the
interests of young children, their families, and those in the early childhood
field. ECA advocates for quality in education and care as well as social
justice and equity for children from birth to eight years.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level
The Association for Early
Learning Leaders
The Association for Early
Learning Leaders is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been serving
directors, owners and administrators of early care and education programs since
1984.
Mission
The Association for Early
Learning Leaders is committed to excellence in the field of Early Care and
Education by promoting leadership development and enhancing program quality.
Goal
Our goal is to strengthen the
knowledge, skills and abilities of directors, owners, emerging leaders and
other early learning professionals to ensure quality programs for young
children.
I chose the Association for Early Learning Leaders, because my ultimate goal is to open my own school and being a member of this organization at the National level would be a great organization for me when it comes to strengthening my skills as an owner of a school.
http://www.earlylearningleaders.org/
National Autism Association
The National Autism Association is a parent-run 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Founded in 2003, NAA is a parent-run advocacy organization and the leading voice on urgent issues related to severe autism, regressive autism, autism safety, autism abuse, and crisis prevention.
I have a passion for helping those with Autism, and when I open my school I mainly want to help children with Autism reach their full potential. I chose this organization because I believe this would be a great organization to be a part of and a great community of practice at the National level.
http://nationalautismassociation.org/
The Association of Professional Behavior Analysts
The Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and advance the science and practice of applied behavior analysis. APBA carries out that mission by
Representing the interests of appropriately credentialed professional and paraprofessional practitioners of applied behavior analysis
Providing support and resources to appropriately credentialed professional and paraprofessional practitioners of applied behavior analysis
Working with federal, state, governmental, and third party entities to enhance recognition of appropriately credentialed professional and paraprofessional practitioners of applied behavior analysis
Working with federal, state, governmental, and third party entities to support the needs of appropriately credentialed professional and paraprofessional practitioners of applied behavior analysts
Providing education opportunities to appropriately credentialed professional and paraprofessional practitioners of applied behavior analysts
Providing resources to professionals and paraprofessionals in other fields and to consumers of behavior analytic services concerning the practice of applied behavior analysis
Bringing professionals, paraprofessionals, consumers, and vendors together at national and regional meetings
Supporting improvements in and access to services provided by professional and paraprofessional practitioners of applied behavior analysis
Promoting public understanding of the professional practice of behavior analysis
I chose this organization because I plan to work towards becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and I believe this organization would allow me to get to know other Analysts and continue to grow as a professional.
http://www.apbahome.net/index.php
Monday, July 14, 2014
Exploring Roles in the ECE Community: Local and State Levels
Autism Speaks-Atlanta
Autism Speaks in Atlanta is an organization that advocates for children with Autism. I chose this organization because I was borderline Autistic as a child and when it comes to me wanting to open my own school working with special needs I mainly want to focus on the Autistic Spectrum on the high and low ends.
http://www.autismspeaks.org/site-wide/atlanta
Brain Injury Association of America
Traumatic Brain Injury within children is another issue I am concerned with when it comes to children learning because how it affects them in many ways. I gained interest in Traumatic Brain Injury when I wrote a paper on it and I interviewed a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who specializes in working with children who suffer from Traumatic Brain Injury and learning about what she does made me interested in wanting to learn more about TBI.
http://www.biausa.org/brain-injury-children.htm
Behavior Analyst Certification Board
The BACB is the referral site for individuals who are interested in becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. I ultimately want to be a licensed Behavior Analyst so I can mainly work with children who are Autistic and suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury.
www.bacb.com
Autism Speaks in Atlanta is an organization that advocates for children with Autism. I chose this organization because I was borderline Autistic as a child and when it comes to me wanting to open my own school working with special needs I mainly want to focus on the Autistic Spectrum on the high and low ends.
http://www.autismspeaks.org/site-wide/atlanta
Brain Injury Association of America
Traumatic Brain Injury within children is another issue I am concerned with when it comes to children learning because how it affects them in many ways. I gained interest in Traumatic Brain Injury when I wrote a paper on it and I interviewed a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who specializes in working with children who suffer from Traumatic Brain Injury and learning about what she does made me interested in wanting to learn more about TBI.
http://www.biausa.org/brain-injury-children.htm
Behavior Analyst Certification Board
The BACB is the referral site for individuals who are interested in becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. I ultimately want to be a licensed Behavior Analyst so I can mainly work with children who are Autistic and suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury.
www.bacb.com
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