The Journey is coming to an end

We have finally made it to the end of this journey. I thought it was going to be a long journey but it seems like just yesterday we started in our first course. I have learned many things well enrolled at Walden University.

1. There is a whole world out there that needs our help for Early Childhood Education. I need to step up and start helping to get the word out there that Early Childhood Education really does matter.

2. There are many Early Childhood Educators out there willing to help you out. With this program I have met so many wonderful people that I will be able to contact when advice is needed. 

3. Never give up on your dreams/goals. There were many times that I asked myself why did I go back to school. After finishing this class I am glad I never gave up. I encourage everyone to keep going on with their goals/dreams. When you reach the end you will feel awesome!

This program has encourage us all to create goals for our life. My long term goal is to keep helping other Early Childhood professionals. I have started this year by being a cooperative teacher for a student teacher. I look forward to train many other teachers and to help them through their journey.

Now I leave you with a video of me and some quotes that are inspirational to me. 

Please feel free to find me on Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/cheryl.d.52 or you can try to search me by Cheryl LaBonville. Please let me know that you are from Walden University. 

You can also email me at clabonville87@gmail.com

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

I have looked into organizations that are in the United States that have to do with Early Childhood Education. Now I am going to be looking in to organization that work internationally. 

The first organization that I have chosen to look into is Save the Children. The reason I have chosen to look at this organization is because they invest in all children. Their main focus is children who are in crisis. They work all around the world but mainly in third world countries. They give the children what they need to become a healthy adult. Such as health care and education. I think it would be an amazing experience to work for them. A job posting that I found would be interesting is a Specialist, Program, Early Childhood Development. In this position I would have to support staff to make sure they are achieving the standards. I would have to rain staff. I would have to observe, coach and mentor staff at certain sites. I would have to collect data. I would have to communicate with the professionals above me. Those are just some of the main duties. In order to be hired for this job I would need a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education. Though they prefer a Masters. Three years of experience with infant/toddlers. Experience as a trainer, as a home visitor and working with professionals. 

The second organization that I have chosen to look into is Association for Childhood Education International. The reason I picked this organization is because they want to share new approaches to early childhood professionals. They have different campaigns, programs and events to do this. Their main goal is just to promote early childhood education. 

The third organization that I have chosen to look into is UNICEF. I really enjoyed looking into this organization. They do a wide variety of work in the early childhood field. They work on child protection, children who are disabled,  child survival, education, emergencies,and gender equality. I cannot think if one thing that they do not help with. I feel it is great that their is an organization out there that helps with everything.

The fourth organization that I have chosen to look into is UNESCO. The reason I like this organization is because they work with all age groups. They have all different things they work for such as life long learners, literacy, teachers and women and girl's education. They seem to update their website all the time to stay up to date. 

The last three organization that I looked into some had job postings out of the United States. The other ones just has how to get involved.