Last blog Assignment 6162

This class has been very interesting. Our first assignment was to contact and international professional to connect with.

1. When ask to connect with an international professional, it was hard getting replies. Professionaly the connection was not made.  Other avenues were used to obtain  data about international education trends. Through an international educator eyes we could have seen a more vivid picure but instead we used websites, articles and podcasts to find research.
2. A lot of research was observed on the various early childhood programs internationally. Some of these programs were great. some needed more funding and more professionals to advocate for them.
3. Wanting more time to learn ore in depth of the various tends we covered in 6162. Just do not think it is not enough time to cover such a vast area of education.

 A goal is to continue to research international education and its trends,   and to understand its complexity. From this research we can advocate for better education reform for the international education.




It has been a pleasure sharing blogs and discussions with  such  a great group of educators. Educators continue to prosper and share your knowledge along the way. I have gained so much knowledge fom you all as professionals. Thanks for a great eight weeks.

International contacts Part 3

 I chose to analyze the UNESCO Early Childhood Care and Education website. I will briefly share some interesting information about the organization.

UNESCO is known as the "intellectual" agency of the United Nations -.
UNESCO strives to build networks among nations that enable this kind of solidarity, by:

•  Mobilizing for education: so that every child, boy or girl, has access to quality education as a fundamental human right and as a prerequisite for human development.
• Building intercultural understanding: through protection of heritage and support for cultural diversity. UNESCO created the idea of World Heritage to protect sites of outstanding universal value.
• Pursuing scientific cooperation: such as early warning systems for tsunamis or trans-boundary water management agreements, to strengthen ties between nations and societies.
• Protecting freedom of expression: an essential condition for democracy, development and human dignity - See more at: http://en.unesco.org/about-us/introducing-unesco#sthash.LltHjIY8.dpuf

UNESCO exists to bring this creative intelligence to life; for it is in the minds of men and women that the defences of peace and the conditions for sustainable development must be built - See more at: http://en.unesco.org/about-us/introducing-unesco#sthash.LltHjIY8.dpuf

RESOURCES

I am still researching my Zero to Three website. This website has so much information. i clicked on a lnk that discuss stress in children. Stress is a big problem in children.Some types of traumatic events involve (1) experiencing a serious injury to yourself or witnessing a serious injury to or the death of someone else, (2) facing imminent threats of serious injury or death to yourself or others, or (3) experiencing a violation of personal physical integrity. there are two types of events that can lead up to stress. The first is acute traumatic events, the events that are short lived. Some events are

School shootings

Gang-related violence in the community

Terrorist attacks

Natural disasters (for example, earthquakes, floods, or hurricanes)

Serious accidents (for example, car or motorcycle crashes)

Sudden or violent loss of a loved one

Physical or sexual assault (for example, being beaten, shot, or raped)(http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def0

The next is calledchronic traumatic situations.  these are situations that occur over a period of time including intense feelings of fear, loss of trust in others, decreased sense of personal safety, guilt, and shame. Some examples include

• Some forms of physical abuse
• Long-standing sexual abuse
• Domestic violence
• Wars and other forms of political violence(http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def)

Depending on their age, children respond to traumatic stress in different ways. Many children show signs of intense distress—disturbed sleep, difficulty paying attention and concentrating, anger and irritability, withdrawal, repeated and intrusive thoughts, and extreme distress—when confronted by anything that reminds them of their traumatic experiences. Some children develop psychiatric conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and a variety of behavioral disorders.
Some children are able to recover from traumatic stress while others have underlyoing issues. Repeated exposure to traumatic events can affect the child's brain and nervous system and increase the risk of low academic performance, engagement in high-risk behaviors, and difficulties in peer and family relationships. Traumatic stress can cause increased use of health and mental health services and increased involvement with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.(http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def)

references;
²Defining Trauma and Child Traumatic Stress http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def

International contacts

 International contacts have been hard to established. Weeks have gone by with no responses. it would of been nice to correspond with someone internationally.  I have reserched various websites over the past few weeks. Zero to Three being my favorite. We were ask to vist Harvard website this week. this was a very interesting website. I talked about early childhood development as being a priorty . also children health was being considered in the factor,Finally, and central to the Center’s core mission, an array of education and training activities will be incorporated into all of the thematic areas described above. The first dimension of this work focuses on building a sustainable infrastructure to support the productive engagement of Harvard students and faculty in a diversity of global settings. The second dimension focuses on developing opportunities to provide leadership training for individual researchers, policymakers, and institutions, primarily in the majority world.((http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative).
This shows that educationis important all over the world. We as parents, educators and administrators must embrace whatever research and oppurtunity that comes our way.



(http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative

Continuing Research

As I continue to research the Zero to Three website , I have found out so much information. As a lot of you know that I am not a teacher, but a chef. So each resource that I discover is  like uncovering a gold mine. This resources are so informative. I like the fact that the website covers so much topics. Each section is broken down into subsections. The e news letter was very informative. I like the public policy section. It is very informative. I will continue to research the site. Zero to Three is for parents, educators , administrators or anyone wanting to find out about children zero to three.

UNICEF- INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS

UNICEF - GIVE THANKS FOR WHAT WE HAVE

http://youtu.be/lUer_ZA4sJs
UNICEF, acronym of United Nations Children’s Fund, formerly (1946–53) United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, special program of the United Nations (UN), devoted to aiding national efforts to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children.In keeping with this strategy, UNICEF supports immunization programs for childhood diseases and programs to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS; it also provides funding for health services, educational facilities, and other welfare services. Since 1996 UNICEF programs have been guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), which affirms the right of all children to “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health.” UNICEF’s activities are financed by both government and private contributions(www.britanca.com/)

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