"A person's a person no matter how small"-Dr. Seuss

               Throughout the course, Issues and Trends, we have been challenged to research professional organizations of interest on a global scale.   I chose to research the international organizations: The Global Fund for Children, KidsRights, and the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative.   After exploring my own readings and my peer’s blog posts, I have reflected on my growth and ideas about the international early childhood field through my personal, professional, and local lenses.   Conducting research on a worldwide scale is humbling and eye opening all at the same time.   Through my lenses, I learned that I am not along in my challenges and successes as an early childhood professional, many share my experiences and feelings locally, nationally, and worldwide.     Additionally, I have been exposed to amazing advocation opportunities that I would have never stumbled upon myself ...

Since the beginning of my journey of pursuing a master’s degree in early childhood education, I have set professional goals and have evolved them as we are navigating each course in the program.   My professional goals encompass my passion, personal experience, and commitment to making a difference in children’s lives: to apply my personal experience and learned knowledge from Walden to educate other educators in the future by instructing early childhood courses at an accredited educational institution. to be a leader and advocate for children and families that may not have a voice or know how to exercise that voice by coaching families through scheduled training and consultations and attending any required activities with voiceless individuals. to bring an awareness to the importance of infant and toddler development in the early childhood field by attending local district meetings and becoming a member of community projects directly im...