This week I began reaching out to international early childhood professionals in Ireland, Singapore and Romania but had no luck establishing contact. I received an Undeliverable message from Singapore but never heard back from anyone in Ireland or Romania. I waited until Wednesday with no response so I tried two more individuals including Russia and China but after no contact by Friday I decided to take the alternate route. I am excited to learn about the World Forum and listen to the radio podcast they conduct.
I chose and signed up for the E-Newsletter for the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. After looking into this website I felt this was a great choice because I want to know what is going on in Congress about Early Childhood Education along with my State. This site is also great for me to increase my advocacy skills for childcare centers in my community and learn skills to increase the quality of centers. It is one of my professional goals to assist individuals in setting up quality learning centers for young children. I look forward to expanding my knowledge in early childhood education through these resources.
I am sorry you did not have any luck contacting professionals from other countries. I hope they get back to you sometime this week. If not I look forward to reading your posts on the World Forum.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading your posts about the World Forum and information from the podcasts. I think the alternate assignment was just as interesting as the assignment..
ReplyDeleteI think advocacy is such an important component to what we do as Early Childhood Educators, yet it is one of the most overlooked and underused.
It is something I find myself fighting with management about all of the time. They don't feel the teacher should help out in the community or join in causes and I think it is vital to the field that we advocate for children and families.
Good luck and here's to the next 7 weeks!
Lorren, I have had difficulty also establishing contacts. I looked at the alternative assignment which seems interesting but hopefully this week we will both hear something back :)
ReplyDeleteHi Lorren,
ReplyDeleteI am also waiting to hear from contacts through the website. One was from Germany and one was from Croatia. I have not received any responses. Fortunately, I discovered that two of my teaching colleagues had connections overseas. I now have a contact in Australia and possibly one from Korea. I look forward to learning from them and sharing with our class.
I also received information from the World Forum radio podcasts. The stories were very interesting.
I admire your advocacy for young children. I became a member of the NAEYC as a future resource. I am learning that I need to expand my horizons and involvement in the early childhood field.
Thanks for sharing!
Cindy Rube