Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources
For the class 'Issues and Trends in the Early Childhood Field', we have been asked to contact two Early Childhood professionals outside of the United States. The purpose is to learn the trends and issues from other professions and exchange experiences. I am excited about this assignment as I love to learn about new cultures and places that I am unfamiliar with. I find this to also be a challenge as I am at a loss for resources and I am a shy person which doesn’t help very much when it comes to networking. I have used the links provided http://www.naeyc.org/resources/partnership/globalalliance, I used the Global Alliance link and selected a few different emails which I introduced myself and explained my reason for wanting to establish communication and I am still waiting for a response from someone. I have also spoke with a colleague at work who is trying to help me get introduced to her friend who is in Europe teaching Early Childhood.
I chose the site NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATORS http://www.naecte.org/ (Newsletter: http://www.naecte.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=29 ) to study during this class. I am thankful for this opportunity because it will give me first hand information and a new understanding of Early Childhood Education around the world. I am also joining http://acei.org and http://naeyc.org to engage closely in the organization to broaden my understanding and deepen my contacts.
Hello Mrs. Van Meter,
ReplyDeleteIt seems as if you are off to a good start. I am un-familiar with
the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, thank you for familiarizing me with that organization. I can understand how shyness might make it difficult for you to reach out to others. I have major anxiety issues which prevent me from doing many social things.
I also used the global alliance resource and the UNICEF resources and haven't received any replies yet. I hope we both connect soon. I have a personal question I would like to ask. How do you balance all the demands on your time?
ReplyDeleteGreetings,it will be exciting to get a contact from Europe.I am trying to get a contact from Germany but no response yet. NAEYC is a great organization to join. They have conferences every year and you can go online an sign up for free newsletters.Good luck and I look forward to blogging with you.
ReplyDeleteMelanie,
ReplyDeleteI am sure that someone is going to respond soon,seeing that these are highly qualified professional organizations. I look forward to hearing about and reading about the information that you have to share once they respond to your emails or calls.