General Education Discussion

Please complete all partsPart 1For the first part of this Discussion, move beyond the parameters of a casual introduction that you might offer a stranger to create a two-paragraph “self-portrait” that describes:Your professional experiences, interests, challenges, and qualities or dispositionsStrengths you bring and challenges you anticipate related to being a member of an online learning communityNext, after you have composed your professional self-portrait, read over what you have written and create a title consisting of six words that summarizes who you are.Part 2Post:Three professional goals that reflect your current aspirations and professional expectationsSpecific ways in which your goals and aspirations relate to the vision and mission statements of Walden University and the Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership and the courses in the MSECS programWhat you hope to learn more about as you proceed through this programPart 3Choose two people from different sectors of the early childhood field whom you admire and would like to know more about. For each, read at least one scholarly article, either from the Internet, in order to learn more about their lives, accomplishments, motivation, the context in which they worked, and other aspects that interest you.Who are the two people you chose, which sector do they represent, and what are some of each person’s major accomplishments?In what ways can you relate to each person’s passion and motivation?Please note: Put the names of the two people you chose in the first line of your post. At the end of your discussion post, cite the scholarly articles you referenced in APA format.Part 4Share a current news article or issue related to young children, families, and/or the early childhood field that caught your attention, summarizing its content and explaining what drew you to this article or issue.Explain whether or not you believe you have grown more sensitive to and aware of issues related to young children, families, and the early childhood field.Share a current news article or issue related to young children, families, and/or the early childhood field that caught your attention, summarizing its content and explaining what drew you to this article or issue.Describe at least one way in which your current thinking about young children, families, and/or the early childhood field has grown and changed.Explain whether or not you believe you have grown more sensitive to and aware of issues related to young children, families, and the early childhood field.Part 6In what ways have your professional goals and aspirations been influenced and/or changed since taking this course?In what ways are you already and/or do you hope to be an advocate for young children, their families, and/or the early childhood field?In what ways are you already and/or do you hope to be an emerging leader in the early childhood field?Part 7In what ways do you feel connected to and supported by the University and your colleagues? In what ways do you hope these interconnections will grow?Which of the possible interconnections between this course, and your program of study, as underscored in the multimedia presentation, have come alive for you most clearly?Which of the interconnections provided you with new and meaningful information about the early childhood field and your role in it?Part 9For this assignment, summarize your thinking with regard to the following questions:Assignment length: approximately 1-2 pagesPart 10Assignment length: approximately 1-2 pagesPart 11A summary of the main goals of each of the five sectorsA brief explanation of the commonalitiesA mission statement for the field of early childhood that respects and communicates the common connections, the overarching goals, and the various perspectives of the five sectors you studied this weekPart 13For Option 2:Choose three or four of the journals listed in Part 4 and review some of the recent article titles of each journal.Which topics are addressed?Which age group is the focus of this journal?Choose one article to read.After you have read the article, write a review that includes the following:Cite the journal article in APA format.Summarize what this article about and what you learned from the article.Also cite any other journals you examined.See attachment named part 13Find at least three additional resources related to young children, families, and/or the field of early childhood. These resources can be in the form of book titles, people in the early childhood field of interest to you, web links to news articles, quotes, etc. Post these additional resources to your blog.Part 15Select and summarize two of the five required readings for this week.Part 16Part 18Part 1: Course Reflection