Saturday, May 18, 2013

Sharing Web Resources

Here is the link that I received from one of the ECE world representatives from Nigeria. Her name is Margaret Akinware. She works closely with other world representatives through the World Forum Organization and Early Education for Every Child Foundation (EEECF). 

https://docs.google.com/file/d/1frlRbeH0yKVn7M8RCuT8KHDxTVtc_xkZ9BC68lIWbISxQFMn05IyOrEuq8pr/edit?usp=sharing.

The World Forum Organization and Early Education for Every Child Foundation goals are to encourage initiatives through volunteers and ECE professionals to foster a global collaboration among the nonprofit, government, and private sectors to reach out and assist those children and families with the tools to building literacy for the children and adults and to help improve families lives. Their main focus is to reach out to families who need help the most.

Check out 

www.worldforumorganization.org and www.eeecf.org  for additional information.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Getting Ready-Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources

Part I: Establishing Professional Contacts

I didn't realize that it would be so difficult and time consuming to contact someone out side the United States who works in the Early Childhood Field. I attempted to contact Mrs Eva-Hammes-Di Bernardo from the German National Committee for Early Childhood Education and Blesilda Rios from the Philippines National Committee-Center for Early Childhood Care and Development. I hope to hear back from them soon. If I am not able to get in contact with them, then I may result to completing the alternative section instead. 

Part II: Expanding Resources

The website I chose to research and require information from regarding the EC Field is http://www.zerotothree.org/. This website shares some valuable information ranging from behavior and development to care and education and public policy. Each section is broken down with subtitles such as Play, School Readiness, Child Care, and Federal Policy. Each subtitle provides a summary of what the title is and how affects early childhood. I believe this website is great for those who want to acquire basic information.