Saturday, December 12, 2020

Sharing Web Resources on Equity and Barriers to ECE

 

From Grassroots Review- a newsletter of Global Fund for children.

Amid the global crisis, GFC’s local partners have launched new initiatives that go beyond humanitarian aid, including a community radio station, community gardens, and virtual courses. In this blog, GFC’s Rodrigo Barraza GarcĂ­a reflects on what he and our local partners have learned about staying safe while continuing to serve children and support each other. Read about these initiatives and what the crisis has taught us about collective care. 

Read more at: https://globalfundforchildren.org/news-press/newsletters/

                                    


Read more at: 
https://nieer.org/research-report/barriers-to-expansion-of-nc-pre-k-problems-and-potential-solutions

                                   

     Read more at: 
https://medium.com/@NatlHeadStart

    


         This webinar series provides a focus on the psychological and interpersonal dynamic of 
         achieving racial equity goals and supports participants in the practice of speaking the 
         language of equity.
         This webinar introduces relationship-based psychosocial tools for Infant Toddler Court 
         Teams to use, build on, and sustain equity practices in their specific communities.
        Read more at: 

https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/3754-breaking-down-barriers-for-engagement-with-families-of-color-to-achieve-racial-equity-webinar

            

    Promoting equity in your classroom is within your reach, and this on-demand mini-course will 
    give you some of the tools you need. It focuses on what equity work can look like for 
    teachers working with children ages 3 through 5 on a day-to-day basis in the classroom. 
    You will find strategies and tips for how you can support the learning and development of 
    each and every child in your classroom through intentional play opportunities and guided 
    instructional supports. The full scope of equity work cannot be addressed in a single 
    module or book. Consider this just one resource on your journey to teaching with an equity 
    lens. This module explores the six parts of the book Each and Every Child: Teaching Preschool 
     with an Equity Lens.

Friday, December 4, 2020

Issues related to excellence and equity

 


Center on the Developing Child Harvard University has great resources on Child Development issues in video, text,  and audio formats.

You can build Child's brain!


                           
    Children of color are facing brunt of COVID 19





The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Development





From International Web Resources
Global Fund For Children (GFC) is changing lives of children worldwide



Learn more about this Equity  by clicking: 

https://www.akdn.org/project/ensuring-equity-online-classroom

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Sharing Web Resources

 


Visit  Website: Professional Development | NAEYC

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UNESCO


Visit website: MOOC: Mainstreaming early childhood education into education sector planning | IIEP-UNESCO



Saturday, November 21, 2020

Getting to Know International Organizations: Part 1

 


 

               Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is one of the world's leading poverty solutions networks. AKDN works together with communities to help them around the world to build better futures. Each year the AKDN helps improve the quality of life for tens of millions of people in over 30 countries. AKDN works in countries where life is hard, poverty is dire, and more help is needed. 

 AKDN is different from other poverty alleviation organizations in the world.

AKDN says

           "We don't just provide services or goods. We dedicate ourselves to partnering with communities to improve their quality of life for decades and generations. We make long term investments, from early childhood programs to universities that benefit 2 million students every year. We build hospitals and schools to make sure everyone has access to world-class institutions. We work with people to serve their community and build their local economy. Our work impacts tens of millions in over 30 countries every year."

          "In AKDN's experience, the understandable but short-term humanitarian impulse to help poor people is usually not enough to lift them out of the cycle of poverty. For AKDN, poverty alleviation is conceived as part of a long-term strategy for developing a community's resources in ways that lead to self-reliance."

A cherry and apple orchard Demonstration Plot planted with the assistance of the Aga Khan Foundation, in Rustaq District, Takhar, Afghanistan.


In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, the Aga Khan Foundation launched the Enhancing Food Security and Incomes (FSI) initiative to improve agricultural production and market linkages for smallholder producers, sustain access to basic financial services, facilitate non-farm enterprise, and enhance nutrition-related awareness and practices.


Hidden hunger-

            In an Aga Khan University's Conference on Nutrition and Early Human Development, speakers talked about Hidden hunger in Pakistan. They said that Hidden Hunger is present among half of the Pakistani Children. A lack of iron, vitamin A or vitamin D is often referred to as 'hidden hunger.' Its symptoms are not visible as in other forms of malnutrition, such as wasting and being underweight. But a lack of these essential micronutrients can lead to serious, lifelong repercussions, including delayed growth, reduced immunity to disease, frequent fatigue, and low school achievement.


 Crossing the Pyanj river: Delivering milk to Afghan schools.

This is a story of great planning, courage, and endeavor.

Watch yourself.

AKDN has given me great insight into Poverty. I now realize that providing food to the hungry is not a lasting solution. We need to bring social change, and these social changes take years to give its fruits.

In September 2015, the UN adopted a plan for achieving a better future for all – laying out a path over the next 15 years to end extreme Poverty, fight inequality and injustice and protect our planet.

Let's hope and put our part to the UN's plan of ending extreme Poverty by 2030.


Thursday, November 12, 2020

Sharing Web Resources

 



https://www.naeyc.org/


I am a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). I have all appreciation for this organization. It works to promote high-quality learning for all children from birth to age 8. It connects early childhood practice, policy, and research. NAEYC has nearly 60,000 members of the Early Childhood Community and 52 affiliates.

The collective vision of NAEYC is:


Learn more about NAEYC through this video:



NAEYC publishes many magazines and journals every month. I like the magazine Teaching Young Children (TYC).

This magazine is of great benefit to professionals working with preschoolers. It is a colorful, informative, and easy-to-read magazine.

          This current issue of October/November 2020 features articles on partnering with families, helping children through change, supporting anxious children in the preschool classroom, and more.


The website of the organization is full of resources related to the topic of the week:

 Changing Demographics and Diversity

 Hereunder I am providing the names of articles and their links.







Note: Some articles are only available to members of NAEYC




Friday, November 6, 2020

Expanding Horizons and Expanding Resources

 Expanding Horizons

          Podcasts on Early Childhood has a wealth of information. Since it is transmitted through voice, it also depicts the emotion of the author. I spent several hours diving into this sea of information. This is a vast sea; I have just touched its shore.

This week, I have selected the following podcasts from Save the Children Website.



 How children globally faced COVID-19. 

Here is an introduction to the topic from the website.

          All over the world, the pandemic has turned children's lives upside down. In this episode of Save the Children documentary, they share their stories. Follow along to northern Colombia, where nothing is the same in 15-year-old Mary's life, and on to the war in Afghanistan where vaccinations stopped, and food shortages threaten. Hear 16-year-old Vusi in South Africa about how the strict lockdown made an already challenging situation impossible and how a young rapper in Delhi's slum raises hope with his songs. 


I will not come in between you and the podcasts. Listen to the podcast.



Expanding Resources



 

           I have selected the Global organization 'GlobalFund for Children (GFC)' and its website for study. The concept of GFC was born in 1990 when Maya Ajmera saw some street children studying at the railway platform of Bhubaneswar in India. A local organization was providing books and food to these children.


          With the concept of helping the local organization for the welfare of children, Maya Ajmera founded GFC in 1994.  It is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC. The mission of the GFC is to transform the lives of the world's most helpless children. So far, it has invested more than $46 million among 729 community-based organizations and served more than 11 million children and youth worldwide.


         I like this website because it serves children globally. There are several videos and articles ar this website that is informative and exciting.

         I found the following videos worth watching:

It starts with planting a tree.

 

 And 'The Girls have won!'

 

Friday, October 16, 2020

My Supports

 

          As I reflect on what the term "support" means to me, support means encouraging someone or helping him/her succeed. I firmly believe that we can make a difference in the world with little support, encouragement, and guidance.


My Parents:

       My parents were always my motivational force; they always supported me and taught me to differentiate right from wrong. My parents ever desired my sibling and me to be the best; they have played a significant role in shaping my life.

 

In the photo, the girl sitting in the middle is me.



And look, this is me now. Throughout this journey in life, my parents inspired me. They made me a confident individual who would have been lost without them.



My Husband: 

        A supportive husband is an absolute requirement for professional women.

He is something she looks for, and when she finds him, she marries him.   

                                                                                           (Alice.S Rossi)

        My husband is my world. He is always there when I need him. He guides me, encourages me, motivates me, and inspires me. He always says, 'pursue your dream, no matter what happens.'



         To get my Master's degree in Early childhood is my dream, as well as my passion.

 

Challenge:

        Life is full of challenges. I must say that I am lucky that I am blessed with good people who motivate me not to give up and encourage me to achieve my goal. I always think big, positive, and sound. I set short term goals to achieve long term goals. As my mother always says to us, "never complain about the challenges, they are there to polish you, and one day you will overcome them."

 Religion: Religion is my strength. I believe that God does not burden anyone with a load, which is more than his/her capacity. God is too generous to burden people with what they cannot bear. So, I will meet all challenges with the support of God.

        My support system gets me through the day or the week, or even the year. They keep me going, and they're an essential part of my life. Everyone needs that; I am lucky that I have my supports.