Getting to Know My International Contacts (or not)
Unfortunately, I still have not made any contacts but I have enjoyed reading all the information on the various websites and trying to contact colleagues in international areas. Due to the lack of contacts and my switch to the alternative assignments, this week I explored the UNESCO site.
Have a look at some of the great things I found that relate to my professional goals of: teaching at the community college level, becoming more adept at evaluating early childhood materials, curriculum, and assessment tools, and becoming a more effective partner with other early childhood professionals. All of the resources on this site will help me build my knowledge base and also reach out to others in the field. Have fun browsing!!!
- I love their “News” section. It is full of cutting edge news about early childhood. 3 of my favorite articles gave information on the three most important skills for young children, teaching pre-school children about the environment, and better monitoring practices.
- The access and equity tab reveals a lot of information about international early childhood education efforts and why we must make early childhood programs accessible and equal for all children. Look to the right of this tab, under related information, and read about Vietnam’s early childhood policies. Very enlightening!
- I also enjoyed reading information under the quality tab. The article discussed the importance of teaching the whole child and also the dangers of placing too much emphasis on academics through pushing down a “school” type atmosphere in early childhood programs. The related information tab has a great article on early childhood curriculum.
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I agree that site was resourceful in enlightening educators of the progress being made abroad in the field of early care and education. I found the site to be interesting in that it provided valuable tools and assistance to all advocates in the field in being coming effective and efficient as it pertains to supporting the learning abilities of young children.
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ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the information found under the Access and Equity tab for the UNESCO website. It was interesting reading about how certain concepts from American education were viewed in other parts of the world. I am looking forward to reviewing the website further and forwarding resources on to my classroom staff in order to further develop their awareness of resources available for early childhood educators.
Tiffany