- Kathleen Montoya
- Goal driven, creative, detailed oriented, and enthusiastic lead-by-example educational professional with expertise in time management, effective conflict resolution strategies, strong leadership skills and organizational abilities. Strong clear communicator both verbal and written, focused on implementing policies and upholding high quality standards for the staff and center. Sets high expectations for staff and gives support through ongoing coaching and positive outlooks. Supports the Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards, NAEYC standards and the Creative Curriculum Goals and Objectives. Motivated, responsible, energetic, and passionate about children’s success, happiness of families and staff’s professionalism. Exceptional listening, speaking, and interpersonal skills aiding in problem solving and consultation situations that present themselves in this high demanding environment. Flexible and resilient; readily embrace change and challenges in dynamic, stressful, fast-paced environments with unwavering professionalism.
Hi Kathleen, I continuously enjoy your posts and always learn something new :) I really love and appreciate this topic and wish we could embed this in all early childhood ages and stages. I also enjoyed that video you shared and loved how in it they said, "play is a strategy for resilience." If play was always thought of in this lens then maybe it would be more valued!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
-Rebecca Hurth
rebecca.hurth@waldenu.edu
ReplyDeleteI think play is fundamentally important for learning 21st century skills, such as problem solving, collaboration, and creativity, which require the executive functioning skills that are critical for adult success. When we appreciate the important role play serves in a child’s
learning about self and world, we give children the time and opportunity to engage in the self-initiated play that is the surest way for them to fully realize all of their intellectual, emotional, and social potential.