Time Well Spent

New insights from this course:
1. I learned how to create a possible community of practice for my strategies I would like to implement.  I evaluated .y community of practice each week to determine if it was the best community of practice to incorporate into my project. This inspired me to actually talk with a leader of a community of practice in my local town, the leader of passage homes.

2. I learned there are many types of leaders in the field.  I reviewed each leadership roles and reflected on the type of leader I would like to become.

3. I learned I have a passion for helping others better their quality of life.  I learned I want to pursue my passion so that I can make a difference in the world.

One long term goal: to publish children's books.

Dr.Darrtt I would like to thank you for your patience and understanding as I chose my topic for my project.  I would like to thank you for your time and dedication to each of us as we completed our last course. I would love for you to support me when my book is published next year :) again thank you and I enjoyed this course.

To my colleagues we made it :) I am so proud of each of you. Thank you all for your encouraging words throughout this course. I wish each of you the best and look forward to hearing and seeing your future goals come true :) I will self publish my 1st Children's book in 2015 and I pray you all support me. My email is tjones21dec88@gmail.com my Facebook name is tipjones my email to search for me on Facebook is tjone182@mail.nccu.edu

International Job roles

Save the Children is an organization that helps children in 120 different countries world wide. I chose this organization because of the many different services they offer. They offer health, nutrition, crisis, preschool services, and other help for children. I also like how the website shows facts about the services they provide.
http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6146357/k.2755/What_We_Do.htm

ISSA is an organization that supports early childhood. They connect professionals, families, and communities of young children. I chose this organization because I like their mission:
"ISSA's mission is to support professional communities and develop a strong civil society that influences and assists decision makers to:

• provide high quality care and educational services for all children from birth through primary school (birth through 10 years old), with a focus on the poorest and most disadvantaged
• ensure greater inclusion of family and community participation in children's development and learning
• ensure social inclusion and respect for diversity"

http://www.issa.nl/content/mission

FHI 360 is a non-profit organization working to help individuals reach their full potential.
I chose this organization because of their values.
Our values

• Innovation to meet the evolving needs of our beneficiaries, funders and partners.
• Mutual respect for diversity and cultural differences.
• Passion driven by a personal commitment to make a positive difference.
• Accountability for our work, measuring, reporting and continually improving all that we do.
• Commitment to excellence assured by the highest ethical, quality, operational performance and scientific standards.
• Teamwork across disciplines and geographies, within the organization and with our partners

Communities of practice

Triangle family services is an organization that offers a number of resources for families in need.  Their website states " TFS accomplishes its mission of “Building a Stronger Community by Strengthening the Family” through one of TFS’ focus areas that include Family Safety, Financial Stability, and Mental Health.  These direct family services directly impact children from economically disadvantaged and/or abused homes". I chose this resource because a family member used their services to prevent homelessness.

http://www.tfsnc.org/about/

Passage home is an organization that offers resources for families in need as well. 
Passage home website states "we come alive when we’re connecting families and neighborhoods to resources and opportunities. Whether we’re helping a struggling family with affordable housing or an addict with recovery, our approach is the same. We meet people where they are and provide them with the resources necessary to gain economic sustainability". I chose passage homes because my mom used their services to help with her drug addiction.

http://www.passagehome.org/about/who/

Telamon is another organization helping families in need. Their website states,
"Telamon brings human services to people and communities in twelve states, doing business in two of them as Transition Resources Corporation. Chartered as a nonprofit organization, our purpose is to improve the lives of those in need. We do that through the operation of a diverse array of programs for farmworkers, children from low-income families and other groups with special needs". I chose Telamon because I am a former employee. 

http://www.telamon.org/

One Job opportunity that interest me is a success coach. I would help families receiving government assistance maintain a lifestyle with out needing assistance.  This would include helping families build and or establish credit,  Financial classes,  enrolling in school,  investment opportunities, ect.

Contact information

I would like to share my personal email address, my facebook, and my instagram.

My Email- tjones21dec88@gmail.com

My facebook name is Tip Jones I am from Raleigh NC. If you can not find me you can type in tjone182@mail.nccu.edu  and that should work.

My instagram is missesmsjones.

Thank you to everyone who commented on my post and your feed back. I wish everyone the best :)

Saying Good Bye

I was a girl scout when I was a little girl. I started when I was in 2^nd grade and left when I was in 9^th grade. The hardest aspect about leaving girl scouts was not knowing if I would ever see some of my friends again. Also knowing I was getting older and my life was about to change. I think high performing groups are hardest to leave because so much good came out of the group. Leaving girl scouts had to be the hardest because I had the most fun, I met so many nice people, I met my best friend in girl scouts, and I traveled the most with girl scouts. Closing rituals were bridging over ceremonies and banquets where we took pictures, gave speeches, gave hugs, and wished each other well. I imagine we will adjourn from the master’s program by wishing each other well, writing reflections, and having graduation. Adjourning is an essential stage of teamwork to ensure you grow, change, and reach goals. After you have reached these goals it is important to celebrate your success and create memories.

Communication Insights

What Surprised me the most this week is how aggressive I can be when I communicate at times. I set a goal to work on this so that I can be a more effective communicator. One insight I gained this week is that I need to be more willing to let others know when I do not have time to talk and or listen. This can help me personally to ensure I put my self first and others respect my time. I am very people oriented and often times I put other peoples needs before my own. Another insight I gained is that some of my previous schemas can hender me from listening to new information.

Cultural Diversity

            I work with a lot of Spanish speaking people. I talk to them about regular everyday life however I spend most of our communication times trying to understand what they are saying. I often get them to repeat what they said multiple times because I am interested in learning Spanish.  Sometimes it is difficult to communicate with them when they are speaking only Spanish. I know a little bit of Spanish but not enough to understand a full conversation. I communicate with them differently. I use more nonverbal language, I often times show pictures on the computer to help them understand what I am saying. I sometimes talk slower to see if they will talk to me slower. When communicating with a Spanish speaking parent I always make eye contact and have a translator. I also use nonverbal cues and read their facial expressions. Also I do a lot of hand written communication with parents. I will write down what I would like to say and have a Spanish speaking Co-worker translate it for me.