One of my
hopes is to reduce some of the differences that children feel between home and
school. Making the classroom warm, inviting and a place that they can come to
feel safe and secure to be themselves. To become a facilitator in engaging
children and their families with other families who live in the same
neighborhood to build a stronger sense of community.
Getting to know our families is so important.The National Association for the Education of Young Children(NAEYC) reminds us that one in order to engage families teachers must be trained and receive the reports needed to fully engage families(Engaging Diverse Families, n.d} . Many teachers are not prepared for working with diverse families. .Despite the large numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse student populations in schools, not all programs that train new teachers, embrace culturally responsive teacher education.
One goal that we should focus on in early childhood education is to develop mentoring programs that will help new teachers address diversity and equity.It is one of my professional goals to help mentor new teachers coming into our field. We have to ensure that teachers are educated in the culture beliefs of the families they may serve. Culturally responsive teaching should be included in all aspects of learning. Anti-bias education promotes an environment of positive self and group identity development, through which every child will achieve her or his fullest potential(Derman-Sparks, & Olsen Edwards, 2010).
Getting to know our families is so important.The National Association for the Education of Young Children(NAEYC) reminds us that one in order to engage families teachers must be trained and receive the reports needed to fully engage families(Engaging Diverse Families, n.d} . Many teachers are not prepared for working with diverse families. .Despite the large numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse student populations in schools, not all programs that train new teachers, embrace culturally responsive teacher education.
One goal that we should focus on in early childhood education is to develop mentoring programs that will help new teachers address diversity and equity.It is one of my professional goals to help mentor new teachers coming into our field. We have to ensure that teachers are educated in the culture beliefs of the families they may serve. Culturally responsive teaching should be included in all aspects of learning. Anti-bias education promotes an environment of positive self and group identity development, through which every child will achieve her or his fullest potential(Derman-Sparks, & Olsen Edwards, 2010).
Thank you
to all my classmates for the support and participation in discussions and on
the blogs. Your professionalism and the personal reflections that you shared
provided a vast amount of knowledge and expertise that I can use in the future.
I look forward to continuing the journey with you and sharing our
experiences. Thank you, Dr. Kien, for
the constructive feedback on all the assignments which has greatly enhanced my
knowledge in the early childhood field.
References
Derman-Sparks, L., & Olsen
Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves.
Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Engaging Diverse Families | National Association for the ...
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/ecp/trainings/edf
