Discuss the issue or trend you have chosen for your Assignment and using the Library, locate a resource on this issue or trend

Discussion 1

Part 1: 

How can an early childhood professional link observation, assessment, and curriculum? Please give specific examples.

Part 2: 

How has assessment changed over time in the field of early childhood and how has this impacted education?

Discussion 2

Choose one of the chronic illnesses discussed in this module and explain how personality, emotions, stress, coping styles, and/or lifestyle factors play a part in the development and management of the specific illness that you have selected. Please feel free to describe any personal experiences that you may have had with this topic. The illnesses that we will focus upon include Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Hypertension, Stroke, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Type 2 Diabetes, and Type 1 Diabetes.

Discussion 3

Part 1: 

For your Unit 5 Assignment, you will choose an issue or trend in early childhood. Discuss the issue or trend you have chosen for your Assignment and using the Library, locate a resource on this issue or trend and share in APA format.

Part 2: 

It is important for early childhood professionals to behave in a professional and ethical manner each day. The National Association for the Education of Young Children has composed the following Code that you will use for your Unit 5 Assignment and this discussion.

NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf

Using the issue or trend that you have chosen for your Unit 5 Assignment, use the “Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment” to discuss how professional ethics can affect this issue or trend and how.