Leading Early Childhood Learning Communities

  • Article: National Professional Development Center on Inclusion. (2008). What do we mean by professional development in the early childhood field? Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Institute, Author. Used by permission of the National Professional Development Center for Inclusion (NPDCI), University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
  • Article: Rigby, E., & Newman, M. J. (2000). Making a difference: Leadership in early care and education policy. Young Children. Beyond the Journal. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children. BEYOND THE JOURNAL: YOUNG CHILDREN ON THE WEB. ONLINE by Elizabeth Rigby and Michelle J. Newman Copyright 2005 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Reproduced with permission of National Association for the Education of Young Children in the format electronic usage via Copyright Clearance Center.
  • Course Text: Early Childhood Education Today
    • Figure 1.5, “Seventeen Competencies for Becoming a Professional: A Professional Development Checklist,” p. 26

Media

  • Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (n.d.). A call for leadership [Video File]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
    • Review Video 2 from Week 1, “A Call for Leadership”

Optional Resources