Establishing early childhood professional contacts has been a challenge for me. I started trying to establish communication with several of the professionals listed on the various websites last Friday (before the course officially started). As of today, I have not received any responses. In preparation for the future blog assignments, I have already viewed the alternative podcast. At this point, I think that I may have to do the alternative assignment. I am disappointed because I really wanted to communicate with a professional in another country to learn more about their experiences. Hopefully, my colleagues have established contacts, and I can learn from their blog posts.
Choosing an early childhood organization and website was much easier because I determined what type of organization and website I wanted before I studied them. First, I wanted to study an organization/website that focused on early childhood professionals, not the parents. I want information that speaks to me as an educator. Secondly, I wanted to choose an organization with a newsletter and news related to the field. With this criteria in mind, I viewed each listed website carefully. The Zero to Three website caught my eye first because of the wealth of information on the website. However, a lot of the information was geared toward parents. Yes, the information is useful but I really wanted a website that spoke to the educator. I was almost done looking at the list of websites when I saw the Center for the Child Care Workforce. This organization supports child care professionals. It provides professionals with resources and gives them a voice. The website contains a newsletter and the latest news related to the field. I look forward to study this website and learning more about the organization over the next couple of weeks.
Hi Krista,
ReplyDeleteI am so glad we are in the same blog group this semester. I always enjoy reading and learning from your blog. I love the idea that you picked the Center for Child Care Workforce! I almost decided to research it also, but at the last moment changed my mind. I look forward to reading all about it.
Good Luck
Rhonda
Hey Krista. I really like your blog and I hope that we make contact with some of the foreign care providers. I see that you are very focused, determined, and know exactly what you want when it comes to your profession. I look forward to working with you and wish you the best.
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ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading your posts and comments. I see that we both has had challenges making contact with other professionals. I will continue to try to make contact, because quitting has never been an option for me. I look forward to reading and learning with you
Hello Krista,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog. I see that we are in the same boat. As of today, I still have not heard from the two people that I chose to attempt to communicate with, but I did just make my first attempt on Friday. Hopefully we will hear something soon.
Erica
I can see that we are all experiencing difficulties trying to contact ECE professionals from other countries which is sad because I feel that there are so many things we can learn from one another. It is good that you have explored the alternatives just in case you can't make contact with anyone. I look forward to hearing more about the Center for Child Care Workforce from you! Great post!
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