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Foundations and Best Practices in Early Childhood Education: History, Theories, and Approaches to Learning, 2nd Edition © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Professionalism in Early Childhood Education:
Framing Best Practices

Chapter 3

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Starting Questions

What do you believe are the most important rights of children, parents, and teacher?
A professional credo is a set of defined beliefs and commitments. What would you write if you were writing your own professional credo?
How do you believe teachers of young children should conduct themselves with other teachers, with young children, and with families? What does ‘professionalism’ mean to you?
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Professional Associations

Emphasize that knowledge of child development is key foundation
Support strong partnerships with families
Promote observation and assessment as integral to quality practice
Articulate a code of ethics for ECE practice
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Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)

Mission to enhance developmental outcomes for children all over the world and support high quality teacher education
Global Guidelines document provides concrete indicators of ethical practice and align with program assessment tool
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Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children

Serving children and families at risk for disabilities
Website provides checklists and strategies for best practices in inclusion
Journals and publications guide and support programs, teachers, and families
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Zero to Three

Multidisciplinary research-based site covering a broad range of topics including mental health, nutrition, language and literacy, play, brain development, behavior, and others
Website is tailored for families, providers, and policy-makers
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The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

NAEYC is early childhood professional organization
Mission to promote high-quality, developmentally appropriate programs for all children and their families
Provides guidance statements on best practices
Publishes current research, engenders conversations
Conducts large annual conference
Maintains accreditation program for child development centers
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DAP Position Statements

Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Advocates for emphasis on applying child development theory to practice
Recent revisions include culturally and individually diverse perspective
2009 revision integrates an emphasis on literacy and mathematics in the scope of play-based practice
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DAP Framework

Teachers as reflective, deliberate practitioners and decision makers:
Knowledge of child development
Knowledge of individual children
Knowledge of unique culture and social background
Teachers as learners:
Keep abreast of current research
Work as a team with colleagues, children, and families
Build a repertoire of effective teaching strategies
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DAP Curricula

Resists push-down, overly academic programs in favor of play-infused, child-centered, engaging programming
Integrates all domains of development
Activities should be meaningful, authentic, balanced, and engaging
Constructivist: active, hands-on, challenging, social
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DAP Assessment

Systematic authentic assessments to guide programming and assess progress
Observations
Work sampling
Performance assessments
Work reciprocally with families to develop more complete picture
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NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct Statement (COE)

Guidance for handling ambiguous dilemmas (you’re torn between obligations, beliefs)
More than one possible solution
Parties involved are in conflict
Resolution has positive and negative consequences
Obligation to all parties involved
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Ethics

Guide professionals in respectfully and sensitively handling ethical dilemmas and conflicting situations.
Ethical dilemmas are complex situations that are not solved by research or law and for which there is more than one course of action, with potentially negative impact on one party.
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COE Basic Guidelines

Respect worth and dignity of every child
Valuing childhood as a unique time
Supporting family bonds
Fostering healthy development
Validating the impact of individual culture
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Key Considerations

Teachers are in position of power and authority over children. You must maintain:
Personal integrity —doing the right thing because it’s right, not because someone is watching
Professional ethics and responsibility — holding yourself to a high standard, taking responsibility for your actions
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Teachers’ Responsibilities

Preserve child’s right to safe, healthy setting
Empower each individual child
Remain current in field research
Ensure access to quality programs for all children
Above all else, DO NO HARM
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Reflection Questions

What professional ideals do you value?
What key principles of the DAP or Code of Ethical Conduct statements do you think would be the most challenging to implement? What can you do to alleviate those challenges?