Establishing a network of professional colleagues is important. Often, I turn to my contacts for advice, ideas and support regarding school matters. Two heads are better than one, and several are even better! I love culture and embrace diversity, so the assignment of corresponding with early childhood professionals from another country excites me. Initially, I went to the website provided by my instructor and began sending emails, but several of them were returned as undeliverable and the rest I have not yet heard from. It took me a moment, but I realized I have over 300 contacts on facebook, and several of them have relatives in other countries. I also have an employee who is from London who is working on getting me in touch with a friend of hers. I am hopeful these leads will work out.
I have chosen to explore the website for the organization, "National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators", at www.naecte.org. All the current information pertinent to the field is reported on, there are links to other organizations, and there are 2 E-letters published twice per year summing it all up. I plan to follow this site closely to stay up-to-date on information in my field.
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI love that picture! Where did you find it? I too was excited about the assignments and I love to collaborate with those around although some at my job don't like working with others. The website I chose was www.pre-know.org. I chose it because I never understood how important pre-k was until I was placed with that age group for my student teaching.
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI love your enthusiasm!!! I am really excited about establishing relationships with others abroad. It's always nice to learn about new cultures, customs, practices, etc. I am also excited that you chose naecte to research. I will definitely look out for any new updates that you share.
Thanks!
Andrea