Blog
Part 1
I think that it is very
good to establish contact with professionals from around the world. I think
that they could give a unique perspective and insight to the issues and trends
discussed in this course. I e-mailed 5 different people, but I received two e-mails
returned stating “no such sender”. Hopefully, I will here from someone soon. I
tried to make more contacts than required because I felt as though someone may
not respond back. I tried to contact professionals from Nigeria, Spain and the Philippines.
I initially tried to contact two other professionals from Singapore and Canada.
I am really looking forward to corresponding with these professionals and hope
that I will not have to do the alternative to part1.
Blog
Part 2
For part 2, I chose
to explore the Zero to Three, NAEYC, and The Association for Childhood Education
International website. I think the Zero to three website will have a lot to
offer and I subscribed to the newsletter. The Association for Childhood
Education International was very interesting and it had blogs that you could
read and respond to as well as, e-news and radio broadcasts. I chose the NAEYC
website because I recently went through NAEYC accreditation and this was a very
strenuous process, but we received accreditation. Going through the process
made me really aware of the quality this program enforces. There are a lot of
things that you have to include in your program and practices to become
accredited. I know this website will offer a lot of information that will be
beneficial to me.
Congrats on receiving accreditation! It is always stressful trying to gain any type of accreditation.
ReplyDeleteIs there any special reason why you chose Nigeria, Phillipines, and Spain?
Michele,
ReplyDeleteI also contacted more organizations than required to ensure that I establish contact with a professional outside the United States.
Also, congratulations on receiving your NAEYC accreditation. What a huge accomplishment!
Crystal
Michele, zero to three is a great resource. I have followed their work for a while now and really think that you will gain a lot from that review. I look forward to following your blog.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the late post, my area was affected by the powerful storms 2 weeks ago, we lost power and internet for 9 days.
ReplyDeleteI also had no luck contacting anyone, but I am still trying. Also, I am a member of NAEYC and getting their accrediation is amazing. That is something that I hope to do soon.
Lisa