Part 1: Establishing Professional Contacts
The first part of this week's assignment was to contact two early childhood professionals outside the United States. In order to do this, I first went to the Global Alliance section of the NAEYC website. Unfortunately after several undeliverable e-mail messages were returned to me, I decided to reach out to my personal contacts. I posted a message on facebook asking for help. I was able to get two names and e-mail addresses. As of now, I have made contact but am waiting for a response. I feel sure that I will hear back from them soon.
Part 2: Expanding Resources
The next part of this week's assignment was to enhance my knowledge of early childhood by choosing a early childhood organization in which to study, as well as their resources. For this assignment, I looked over a few websites and decided to learn more about the organization Zero to Three. I am currently employed with a daycare center that serves children 6 weeks to 5 years of age. I also foster children who are under 5 years of age so I decided to chose this organization because I felt like I could learn a lot professionally but I could also apply this knowledge to my personal life.
This week's assignment made me realize the importance of my circle of friends. Not only were they helpful in putting me in contact with people outside of the United States, but they have been a huge support throughout my educational journey. I strongly encourage my fellow classmates to reach out to their circle of friends because they can be helpful in establishing contacts of other professionals.
Dear Melinda,
ReplyDeleteI love the Zero to Three website. I use the interactive map of the brain all the time. It provides helpful hints to promote healthy brain development in young children. I also like their videos and podcasts. Have fun exploring this site!
-Angie
Melinda,
ReplyDeleteZero to Three is a great organization/resource! I've used their site quite a bit, you will really enjoy researching this site!
Looking forward to reading your blogs, what areas of the world did you connect with people for the first portion of the assignment?
Melinda,
ReplyDeleteI also had no luck with getting professionals outside of the United States to respond to any of my emails. After reading your blog I plan to research the zero to three organization, it seems to be a really good resource... Thank you for sharing!!!
Great blog!!! I too had a hard time getting responses back. I choose zero to three organization because I find it interest, plus I have three kids that are three and under. I have always been interested in been a foster care mother but don't have the room and finance to do it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHello - I too used my circle of friends locally and on Facebook to reach out. I am having better luck by networking with people that know people verses making 'cold calls'. My circle of contacts is extensively wide open to highschool cums to nationally elected officials. Good Luck in lining up your professional contacts.
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