Families
Professional practices based on conscious efforts to acknowledge the central role of families in their children's development
What are family-friendly practices?
Deriving internal satisfaction in accomplishment without expectation of reward
What is intrinsic motivation?
The individual responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating a program
Who is the program administrator?
Conflict between two or more basic principles
What is an ethical dilemma?
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
What are items that determine "best fit" when hiring employees?
An ongoing, reciprocal, strengths-based partnership between families and their children's early childhood education program
What is family engagement?
Developing procedures for recruiting, selecting, and retaining employees
What is staffing?
Thinking back after completing a project to review what happened and make plans for what might be done differently another time
What is proactive reflection?
Speaking or acting on behalf of an individual, group, or cause
What is advocacy?
During job interviews, questions that ask "What did you do?"
What are predictors of future performance?
Different ideas that each family has about what is important to them
What are family values?
A written statement describing duties and specific responsibilities associated with a position
What is a job description?
The day-to-day work required to fulfill an organization's mission and vision
What is management?
The largest professional organization for the field of early childhood education
What is NAEYC or the National Association for the Education of Young Children?
Opportunities to achieve, recognition, responsibility, opportunities for advancement, important work
What are reasons employees stay in their positions?
The adults and other important people in the life of a child.
What is a family?
A relationship-based process involving colleagues in similar professional roles; one with more experience
What is coaching?
The process of clarifying values, setting goals, articulating a vision and charting a course of action to achieve that vision
What is leadership?
The early childhood quality rating system in Illinois
What is ExceleRate Illinois?
This can guide decisions about policies, programming, and hiring practices
What is a strong mission statement?
The idea that one way of doing/thinking about things is better than others, especially when based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, or other protected descriptor
What is bias?
A relationship-based process involving one expert and one person less experienced, often in different professional roles
What is mentoring?
This requires critical thinking and self-knowledge
What is reflective management?
The system in Illinois for tracking professional development and earning early childhood credentials
What is Gateways to Opportunity?
The instructor's last name
What is "Cetera?" (Must be pronounced correctly) :)