Professional Achievement Award in Early Childhood Education

As someone aspiring to be an early childhood educator, you have a large responsibility to help shape and guide our next generation of leaders, scientists, and decision-makers. That fact makes it of utmost importance that your own education includes insight about dealing with specific populations, like parents, and children of all types and backgrounds. Supplementing your degree with a focus on specific topics for early childhood professionals can provide you with an advantage for working with certain groups of children or with more responsibility sooner in your career.

Start by thinking about areas of interest that you’d want to expand in your resume. Then choose two courses from a list of several designed by subject matter experts speaking from experience. Select to study the best ways to assess cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development in children through observation and how properly document that. Dive further into what all experienced early childhood professionals should know by learning about state and national standards that direct your role and responsibilities as an educator. Prepare for a role with more authority by understanding how to build effective collaborative relationships with staff and others involved in a child’s learning and development. Learn how to teach gifted and talented children, including how to properly factor in their backgrounds, underachievement, and creativity. Or give yourself a back-to-basics approach with computer programs that you’ll use on a regular basis, such as those for spreadsheets and word processing. Once you’ve added this achievement award to your resume, you’re ready to demonstrate to potential schools and educational facilities that you can apply yourself in a more specialized and dedicated way.