Time Well Spent

At the conclusion of this course I learned the importance of voicing my passion in the field of early childhood education.  It was sometimes hard to formulate exactly what I wanted to say, however, with the help of Dr. Embree and my colleagues it came to pass.  I learned about resources that are available to early childhood professionals in the state, national and international level.  I was amazed to learn how there are so many difference is the field from state to state.  Including my current state of residency.  I left the state of North Carolina where there has been a big push on early childhood development utilizing the initiatives.  Virginia is slowly making the same strides.  

Secondly, I learned how my current positon as a training and curriculum specialists serves as a vehicle for change.  I can communicate with teachers, parents, support staff and individuals in the community who visit our facility.  I values what I have learned about collaboration with others in the field and the importance of sharing our knowledge with others in order to advocate for needed changes and developing strategies that will help others.

Lastly, I learned a lot about leadership and how that leadership can affect the cause.  I learned about the importance of sticking to my values by working to support others and continue to look towards how to make changes through my examples provided through leadership and actions.  My long term goal is to continue to work on professional development by started my Doctoral program in early childhood education.  As a trainer I continue to share the importance of learning as much as possible.  It is important for me to work as a professional in this career while always working to improve and share how what we do as educators is beneficial to others especially children and families. 

I would like to truly wish everyone well on their next journey in life.  I am proud of the commitment we have made to education and early childhood education.  Thank you Dr. Embree for all of your support.  You helped me calm down to stay on task for the last eight weeks.  I appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with you and my colleagues to continue to grow as an early childhood professional.  Remember how much we can do when we continue to advocate for change.