Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 3

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 Throughout the World Forum website, means of great information was stored and collected in terms of child advocacy. There was a great impact that has been placed on the issue of helping children achieve academic success as well as social and health development. Issues regarding quality in terms of living and working are slightly moving forward. Means of having these programs ties in with the aspect of making sure they are fully supplied with quality educational means and have sufficient material used to teach the children. The need to develop clear images on curriculum should also be promoted in order to accurately impact children.

There are tons of opportunities for professional development through the podcast. These are through seminars, meetings, and most importantly forums. Having these forums not only provides a clear picture for child advocacy rights, it also calls for debates and discussion in order to determine the real issue and solve them while putting action and order into place. Requirements for processional development are not truly stricken individuals that want to join the program. As long as they participate and contribute to certain issues being addressed, then the means of helping children can be added as a potential gain to helping society and even the world as a whole.

Professional goals include reaching and having success with certain policies that are in place in order to assist children. Means of joining more groups, discussions, and forums can also enhance the educational field along with making a different in the community and across the world. The podcast serves to better involve and inform the public of potential problems that exist within enhancing a child’s life; thereby these goals along with spreading the word to even more people can even create a greater impact.

Professional hopes, dreams, and challenges are all faced within helping children reach their full and capable potential. Within this in mind, the impact faced on helping children can be reached through Afterschool programs, leadership classes, and actual interest in the child. However, some challenges faced may be the mere fact that children have defiant attitudes towards the help that they have received, because they have never had help in the first place. Thereby, the needs to work with all kids at all levels should exist and be used to still provided the advocacy needed in society and amongst the world.

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Follow some of the outside links that you have not yet explored. Where do they lead?

On the World Forum Website the eternal or outside links to their sponsors in which they have tons of individual sites. These sponsors support their cause along with helping them keep the momentum going as far as engaging people and finding volunteers to support Child Advocacy.

 

Thoroughly search one area of the site. What do you find?

In one area on the website, I found a page for becoming a World Forum Champion. What this tab does is provide ways on supporting, influencing, and engaging children and students. This goes forth through impacting children globally by supporting the mission of the World Forum website in order to strengthening the quality through impacting the ways of children and their families. This can be through the support in education, health, and even social well being. Champion’s can also donate in order to support the World Forum cause.

 

If you receive an e-newsletter, follow a link related to one of the issues you have been studying. What new information is available?  New information that is available are in terms of their upcoming events and forums that are used to bring together people of different professional backgrounds. With these forums the amount of developing new policies and programs to enhance the lives of children and their families are brought forth.   

 

Does the website or the e-newsletter contain any information that adds to your understanding of equity and excellence in early care and education? In terms of equity and excellence the means of having and supporting children’s rights their overall viewpoint. This is the view point of Child Advocacy that is spread forth in all of their newsletters. In their latest newsletter the first annual forum met up advocating the rights of children. This is the Global Working initiative for Children’s Rights that met June 2012.

 

                    What other new insights about issues and trends in the early childhood field did you gain this week from exploring the website and/or the e-newsletter? Other issues and trends that were gained from exploring the website was the NACC group. What this group provides is a collaboration group that encourages schools to explore, reflect, imagine, revisit, and learning in an authentic way. This is found to be truly inspiring and different because it helps children cope and develop within school in a different way.

Global Chindren's Initiative

 

Three new ideas or insights that have became apparent throughout Harvard’s Global Children’s Initiative are spread forth through early childhood development,  development, mental health of a child, and  children in crisis and conflict situations. I feel that all three of these domains can make a difference in a child’s education, whether good or bad.  With early childhood development the means of acknowledgement has to be addressed in order to make sure that the child is developing properly through their early education life. Having this incorporates needs to coincide with mental health, because mentally the child needs to be stable. This all contains the “science of learning, behavior, and health beginning in the earlier stages of life.” (Global Children’s Initiative, 2012)

 Lastly, the idea of crisis and conflict situations can uphold a huge impact in a child’s life. I feel that facing adversity, at such a young age, can cause disarray to the child mentally while creating a sense for them to become unfocused, not driven, and depressed. Thereby means of recognizing this situation and finding out ways to diminish the issue can help the child succeed in life. The videos were also informative, even though they were not in English. I feel that with language barriers the means of recognizing issues, trends, and ideas are still transparent and cross-cultural.

 

I have also found that it is extremely important to research and gather collective data references in order to pinpoint areas of lack. Implementation, evaluation, and knowledge all take part in creating a better educational society for children and their families, along with preparing children for the future in order to become better “leaders” for their generation.

Reference

 

Global Children’s Initiative (2012) Mission and Activities: Adversity.  The President and

                   Fellows at Harvard College. Accessed April 6, 2013 
                   http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/activities/global_initiative/

 Childrens Rights/Summary Report June 2012

 

Throughout the website on the World Forum Foundation the means of having numerous active programs as essential in educating and enhancing a child’s life.  Specific information that seemed of value and current I my professional development is the idea of advocating for Children’s Rights. Children’s Rights forum met in June 2012 in Moss, Norway which globally considered a passion for children and their initiative for  launching the rights for children and planning strategies for incorporating these goals. Their main goals were to ensure that each child’s voice is heard, approaching the matter in complexity,  seeing multiple perspective, being un-biased,  and being engaged for the work of the children.(Children’s Rights, 2012)  As educators, I feel that the overall need of listening to children can solve means of “controversy in the classroom. It cal alleviate certain dimensions and call for objective expression.

 Thinking of this issue in a new way, allowed me to realize the overall importance of the child. There are tons of theories and practices that are used to help children, however if we do not listen to them then how are they able to express their own needs? Having this method of advocating Children’s Right’s are entirely significant because we all make up this world.

This information calls for viewpoints through economist, neuroscientist, and politicians due to pointing out ethical dilemmas surrounding children’s rights.  It is also apparent through creating historical evidence and timelines along with implementation and incorporating existing resources that will coincide with creating more programs under this category.(Children’s Rights, 2012)  

 This forum called for great information that pertained to advocating right’s for children, and making sure that their voices are heard. It called for recognizing and appreciating different ideas from participants involved and creating a means for creating consistence success of Children’s Rights.

 

References

 Website: World Forum Foundation. (2011) "A foundation whose mission is to promote an on-going global exchange of ideas on the delivery of quality services for young children in diverse settings." http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php

 Website: World Forum Foundation.(2012)  “Children’s Rights: Summary Report. June 2012.

http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/initiatives/childrensrights/rights-history/moss-norway-june-2012/

Tackling Child Poverty

Poverty is an issue that is categorized all across the world. It is said that “600 Million children worldwide live in poverty”. (CHIP, n.d) This number is entirely shocking due to that fact of its enormous amount along with it s main trait of being children. Having un-biased community support groups, engaged individuals, and correct data are ways of reaching income is entirely essential for it to decline while gaining attentiveness and accountability.

 Throughout the website there were numerous case studies and publications that point out the need to recognize child poverty. One quote that stood out was, “ to priorities, not ghettotise children.” (CHIP, n.d) This phrase is significant due to having outreach programs that put the child first and recognize their needs for future development. It un-ruffles the  condition and places a more “non-category” description on each child while making sure the child is not stereotyped or discriminated against. This phrase was enticing and allowed me to understand a new perception of thinking for those in need.  

Another concept is to make sure that other individuals are aware of the growing condition of poverty. Engaging the audience is essential due to incorporating more individuals who want to join organizations while also “lending a helping hand”.  If more engaged individuals make more commitments then positive results can occur through increased transparency, accountability, and can even create more innovative ideas surfacing the concern of poverty.

Lastly, gathering correct and efficient data is also important. Having the right amount of data can correctly inform the public on every matter regarding poverty.  The collection of data is increasingly available; however the means of having quality standards and accurate translations have to be looked at closely. Individuals need to know correct, updated, data in order to actively participate and know what’s going on.

Reference
Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (n.d) Knowledge of Tackling Childhood
                   Poverty. CHIP. Accessed March 23, 2013 http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/index.php

 

 

 

Diversity in the Classroom

 

The Global Exchange provides different services for young children that is in diverse settings.  The website also shares and reveals personal experiences with children of diverse cultures. They provided a podcast on different aspects regarding the population of children along with diverse settings and educational exposure.  They have tons of forums, discussions, and projects that correspond to the subject. In the newsletter, Children and Diversity: Enjoying Diversity, on childcare exchange, the issues regarding different cultures along with identities are expressed. It reveals practical ideas on celebrating diversity throughout the classroom through song and dance. This newsletter was enticing because it opens doors for different cultures throughout music. While being a former music teacher, I reveal that having this musical expression and tying it in with different cultures can broaden their spectrum of commemorate children of diversity. In the classroom it is important to embrace diversity so that others can share and learn from those experiences.

 

 

Newsletter:

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Alternate Assignment to Part 1

Alternate Assignment to Part 1:

I have subscribed to the podcast World Forum Foundation Radio. This programs talks about and formulates certain objectives based on conversations with early childhood professionals. I have researched Susan Lyon who is Director of the Innovative project in San Fransisco. She has great experience with children along with their approach to education. She also has experience as being a college educator along with having resources for professional development and searching for a way to advocate for children.

Website: World Forum Foundation. "A foundation whose mission is to promote an on-going global exchange of ideas on the delivery of quality services for young children in diverse settings." http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php

• Website: World Forum Foundation Radio. Includes links to podcasts of conversations with early childhood professionals.
  http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/radio.php