Time Well Spent

At least three deeply felt learnings from this program

Being a part of the Walden family has meant so much to me over the past two years.  I have grown so much educationally. This program has taught me about so much about being an educator.  I know that when you feel passionate about something that it is important to research it first. You need to make sure you do all the research so that you can advocate for your cause effectively. I have also realized that adults and children learn in very similar ways. Sometimes you have to treat one like the other.  You may have to use a variety of strategies to keep their attention and help them.

At least one long-term goal

With all that I have learned from this program I hope to use the skills that I have learned to become an effective leader. I hope to open my own childcare center and become a director that uses the skills that I have learned in this program to lead my staff. I also hope that before I own a childcare center that I will become an instructional specialist in my current school system and also use the skills that I learned to lead the my co-workers effectively.

A farewell message to your Instructor and colleagues (

I would like to say good bye and thank you to all of my colleagues. Many of you have been with me since the very first class. We have all grown and learned so much together and from each other. I have appreciated all the comments and criticism over the past two years.  I will miss you all. I wish everyone the best of luck on everything you will accomplish in your lives both personally and professionally.

To Dr. Morgan I appreciate all the life lessons that you have taught me not only in this last class but in previous. I thank you for being honest with me and helping me become a better person and student. You have encouraged me to do better. Thank you for all that you have done.

"Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence." Unknown

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

I have chosen three internal organizations that can help me with the pursuit of developing a developmentally appropriate rating system for Early childhood programs catering to 4 to 5 year old children.
1. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
The mission of this organization is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems.

The OECD can help me by looking at the problem of the lack of early childhood programs around the world and how we can improve the ones we have while building more.

2. International Step By Step Association.
ISSA is a membership organization that connects professionals and organizations working in the field of early childhood development and education. ISSA promotes equal access to quality education and care for all children, especially in the early years of their lives.
The ISSA is currently working with 29 governmental agencies around the world to improve early childhood education.


3.Academy for Educational Development.
The vision of the Academy for educational Development is to envisions a world in which all individuals and communities have the opportunity to reach their highest potential.

I believe this organization believes in the people and wants them to have the best available and developing a developmentally appropriate rating system can help all children get the best education possible.


A job that I am interested in is a Director of a Childcare Center. I believe that as a director of a childcare center I would have the opportunity to develop a program that would most benifit the children.
The requirements for a director are:
1. The director/ shall be at least 21 years of age.
2. . The director shall have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with at least 12 credit hours of child development or early childhood education and one year of experience in a licensed child care center or comparable setting, subject to approval by the Bureau;