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Interview With Cecelia Westby, Director of the School of Early Childhood Education
Check out this informative interview with Cece Westby, the Director of the School of Education at Rasmussen College.

Signs That Special Needs Education Might Be Right For You
As a teacher, working with children is an equally rewarding and challenging responsibility.

Shaping A Child's Future With An English Language Learner Specialization
Teachers are a vital part of any community.

How Early Educators Can Positively Shape A Child's Life
Without doubt, early educators are uniquely positioned to positively shape a child's life, as they interact with them during the human beings' most sensitive growing and learning stages.

Immigrant Adults As Learners: Lessons From The Field
Rasmussen College instructor shares the top insights she gathered from teaching immigrants.

Start A Rewarding Career Teaching English To Non-native Students
Approximately 11 percent of U.S. residents are foreign-born. Become a major part of their development

Tattling: Why Children Tattle And What To Do About It
Undoubtedly, tattling is a behavior that is difficult for both parents and teachers to manage. In a perfect world, there would be a "cure" for tattling.

Effective Instruction Through Understanding Learning Styles
Learn how to reach different types of learners as a teacher through this informative presentation.

Special Needs Educators: An In-Need Career
Teaching can be one of the most rewarding professions imaginable today, as an instructor's direct influence may help a child succeed in the future.

Top Teacher Resources for the New Early Childhood Educator
This article provides some great resources for new (and even) experienced educators-from internet resources, to local resources, and even publications.

Environment and Children: Creating a Space for Children to Learn
A pleasant environment is important to how we feel at work and play. As adults we can choose to change or leave our environment if it is not conducive to our activities. Children don't have the choice to leave or make changes to their environment if it does not meet their needs or is undesirable.

Early Childhood Education: Creating a Community of Problem Solvers
Early childhood educators believe that their job is to offer children the opportunity to grow and succeed. Additionally, we know that children learn best by doing. Years of rote memorization and skills testing are becoming less and less important. As instructors or caregivers, we need to be providing children the chance to ask questions; rather than giving our students answers. We need to offer them the tools to discover solutions on their own.

How Early Childhood Educators and Caregivers can Build a Foundation for Children
Early Childhood Education instructor for the Rasmussen College - School of Education shares her learns after attending a early childhood educator conference in Minnesota.

Promoting Day-to-Day Literacy
School of education instructor from Rasmussen Colleges shares her encounters with day-to-day literacy in hopes of helping adults and children make meaningful connections through the use of literature.

What is Cultural Diversity Awareness?
Early childhood education instructor pools together definitions of cultural diversity.

Eight Things I Learned At The 2010 National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference
Read more about a Rasmussen College Early Childhood Education instructor's trip to the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference (NAEYC).

Remembering Children during a Holiday
Follow these tips, as a parent or early child educator, for dealing with a child during a holiday.

Shaping A Child's Language Development
As parents and early childhood professionals we must take our responsibility for enhancing children's language development seriously. Learning more about the language acquisition process and following these tips from experts in the early childhood field can help us to achieve this important task.

Web 2.0 for Instructors-The Best Free Online Applications and Websites
If you are new to Web 2.0 applications, or simply looking for a refreshing way to add a new dimension to your courses, here is a collection of 25 of the best tools out there.

Is Unbiased Education A Myth?
School of Education instructor shares opinions about bias in the early childhood education setting.

Myths of Raising a Bilingual Child
Myths about language learning and development for bi-lingual children

Reading IS a Hobby: Promoting Literacy Education
School of Education instructor shares her insight on why reading is a great hobby.; and how to promote literacy to young children

Enjoy the Moment
This week, for my observation and assessment course, I wrote up the following directions for a journaling assignment: Observe a child without taking notes or worrying about observing for assessment or curricular planning. Instead, let yourself be with the child as he/she openly shares his/her enthusiasm and energy. Appreciate him/her as they enjoy the pleasures of being a child. Celebrate and enjoy what they do.

Child Care Awareness
Early childhood education degree program instructor share a recent story on how she became aware of the importance of child care awareness.

Let's End the Ism's in Education
Children form their attitudes towards racism and sexism by the time they are five years old. Here's how to end stereotypes early...

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