Thursday, May 3, 2012
Continuation
This blog will document my journey into the realm of creating a system that will assist teachers in their quest for knowledge, strategies, and techniques through workshops and training sessions. Early childhood centers have seen an increase in their enrollment of children with autism. The teachers feel unprepare to plan for them as they struggle with the social-emotional aspect. What do teachers need? What type of trainings or information do they require to build skills? The focus will be on collecting information geared towards building resources and workshops opportunities for teachers of early childhood educators. The ending of this presentation is a call for a resource library with possible locations and a list of materials. The library will not only house materials and resources for children with autism but for all children with special education.
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Ms. Kimmel thank you for letting me be part of your internship experience. I learned a great deal from you and I wish the best of luck.
ReplyDeleteThere's still so much more to learn. It will be a part of my continuing growth to learn more about children with special needs and how to support them in early childhood settings.
DeleteHi Shannon, I love the way you described your advocacy plan as a journey. From my perspective, we are advocating for the exact same reasons. I had a lot of supporters especially teachers and parents. I know your advocacy plan went well. With the both of us advocating and supporting teacher professional development and trainings, the teacher will receive the approprate tools needed to assist and support families and childen with special needs; academically and socially. Good luck on your future endeavors!
ReplyDeleteProfessional development is very important to everyone, especially to the children. If we continue to expand our knowledge and strengthen our programs, we will accomplish so much in supporting teachers and children. You're right; it's about having the appropriate tools to do the job right.
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