Introduction

Hello to all my Walden University colleagues. My name is Vonecia West. I am from Birmingham, Alabama where I have been living all my life. I recently got married this past September and we are coming up on our one year anniversary soon. We have no children as of now, but looking forward to some in the near future. On my free time I like to shop, laugh, watch tv, and enjoy my family and friends.I work at Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity (JCCEO) as a Pre-K Lead Teacher. I have been working with Early Childhood for over six years including internships, volunteering and summer camps. I love my job and my main focus as a Pre-K Teacher is to make a positive impact for all children so that they can get a headstart in life. I have 20 kids in my class every year and I learn something new daily.I hope to get more advance in The Early Childhood Field and use those practices to better myself as a teacher and to help with my students. I am excited about attending Walden University and starting my first class in the Early Childhood Field. I am alittle nervous I haven't been in school since Fall 2008 with my undergrad degree ,but I have faith and hopefully I will succeed. On December 19, 2008 I graduated with my B.S. in Family Consumer Sciences with a concentration in Child Development. After graduating from college, I started my Early Childhood field at a head start center in Birmingham, Alabama as a teacher aide in February 2009. After working as a teacher aide for three months, I was promoted to a head start lead teacher in the fall of 2009. I worked as a lead teacher until August 2014 and again I was promoted to my current position as a Pre-K Lead Teacher. My professional experience with head start as a Pre-K Lead Teacher has gained me professionalism and knowledge to work with pre-school children. I currently work at Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity (JCCEO) as a Pre-K Lead Teacher. I have been with this agency for over six years. My main focus is to serve children and families in my everyday life. My professional responsibilities is to access children using The Alabama Department of Children’s Affairs policies and procedures, access children using the Teaching Strategies Gold Assessment, Communicate with young children, develop lesson plans weekly, train and evaluate assigned teacher assistant, administer daily nutritional meals, and supervise young children at all times. I also plan, supervise, and implement the daily program for the class in accordance with Head Start Standards. My interest as a teacher is the children that enroll in my class every school year. I want to be able to give them that foundation and to make a positive impact in their lives so that they can get a head start in life.