Respond to this posts.
My name is Roberta. I’m 44 years old and reside in Bergen County, New Jersey, with my three children. I’ve recently graduated from the University of Arizona Global Campus with a dual bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration and early childhood education. As a graduate student, my degree focuses on early childhood education leadership. In my current profession, I am a Field Assistant Director for a reputable childcare organization, Bright Horizons. I have been working in early childhood education for 27 years as an educator and began my new role in leadership in April of this year. As a new leader, I enjoyed the training process of traveling to different centers and working with other directors and assistant directors. I’ve acquired an ample number of skills that will help me become successful in my new role. As I continue to learn in my profession, I aim to help other new field assistant directors and assistant directors with the knowledge and skills they would need to become successful leaders. In terms of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as a professional, I believe in acceptance of others by refraining from being biased and judgmental based on my own beliefs or experiences.
Part 2: Program Connection:
In your discussion, address the following:
• Describe the expectations you have for yourself as a MAECEL graduate student.
As a MAECEL graduate student, I expect to gain sufficient knowledge to fulfill my leadership and professional roles. I understand my commitment to obtaining my graduate degree and must adhere to the requirements and expectations while completing my academic studies. This includes completing my assignments on time and maintaining my attendance by responding to my peers and professor.
• Describe the expectations you have for others as MAECEL graduate students.
I expect others, such as my peers and professors, to support my responses, allowing me to implement positive feedback into my academic learning and as a professional.
• Identify two courses that you feel excited about.
The two courses that I feel excited about are ECE 600 Leadership, Innovation, And Social Justice In Early Childhood Education and ECE 672 Personnel Management & Staff Development For Early Childhood Administrators
• Discuss how these two courses influence your professional goals.
These two courses influence my professional goals because we live in a diverse society with people from all over the world who have different values, beliefs, and practices from mine. As an early childhood leader, I must understand and respect each family’s uniqueness in the childcare organization by modeling positive behaviors and recognizing cultural traditions. In addition, these two courses would influence my approach when managing the center and staff. I would be able to conduct professional development with success and partner with families to help foster their children’s learning development throughout their experience at my learning facility and beyond early childhood education.
In your response post, response on why you agree. Respond to at least three of your peers’ posts. In your responses, make at least one personal connection with something your peers shared in their personal or program connections. Each response should have a minimum of 150 words and be respectful of others’ opinions and beliefs that differ from your own.