This week we are giving
the opportunity to resource several podcast and websites of early childhood
organizations we would like to study and follow through this assignment and
further if desired. Some sites were provided,
and I have selected 2 of those to follow and review. The Global Fund for Children and National
Institute for Early Education Research.
Global Fund for Children focuses on funding for grassroot organizations (local
organizations aiming to make a change for better child development) around the
world to increase the advancement and opportunities for children and
families. The mission is to partner in
serving a greater community. Connecting
organizations together for support and more.
Focusing on current topics and concerns such as the recent focus on “gender
equity.” There is an abundance of
information on the site for educational and growth purpose as an early
childhood profession and it also shares their story. The stories of accomplishment are shared as
well. The 2nd website I selected
to follow from our resources was the NIEER.
The focus of this site is share research findings, journals, and facts pertaining
to early childhood development and education.
An interesting piece that is shared in the Newsletter that makes a great
impact on early childhood education would be the state funds and policies. The new reports of the state’s proposals are
presented in the finds made available on the site. Being from North Carolina it was nice to see
what was also requested from other states.
Personally I feel that all states should need similar support in similar
areas, not just the pressing topic. Are
we saying this need is higher than another?
There are 2 outside podcast I found
interesting that I have decided to follow as well for personal and professional
purposes. These podcasts hold valuable
information for those in the early childhood field and as well for
parents. Personally I feel even when a
person has the training and knowledge in a particular field, there is always
room to grow. For example as a parent
and someone whom has a BS in psychology and now obtaining my MS in Early
Childhood Administration; we would assume we would know the better ways of
tackling our personal children. Which is
rather comical to me, because we know every child and person is different. We can every assume or think we know what we
are going to do or what or children are going to do. At the end of the day the child has their own
choice. It is our responsibility to help
them make the right choices with love, nurture, open-minded, support, and
willing to change and adapt as needed.
The podcasts give helpful tools in parenting and in early childhood
development and education. Information
from sensory skills, listening, play, and more.
I truly advise checking these out.
References
Morgan, A. (Host). (2017,
March 14). Not Just Cute [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://notjustcutethepodcast.libsyn.com/website
National Association of
Early Childhood Teacher Educators http://www.naecte.org/
Royer-Asrilant, E. (Host).
(2019, March 6). Santa & Tips for Getting kids to listen [Audio Podcast]. Retrieved from https://player.fm/series/1078577
and https://www.yourvillageonline.com/
The Global Fund for
Children: An organization which provides capital to communities worldwide to improve the lives of children.
http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/
Your statement about every person has room to grow was interesting for me. Your post encourage me to keep looking for more interesting information about child development to use in my career as a kindergarten teacher.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that!
I agree with your blog. One statement stuck out to me the most is students have choice but the job of the teacher in my opinion is to make sure they are making the right choices
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! It is our responsibility as early childcare professional to help children make the right choices with love, nurture, open-minded, support, and willing to change and adapt as needed. The websites offer an opportunity for educators and parents to gain knowledge about child development. I will be viewing each website during this course.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this week, especially the links to the various two podcasts. I have added them to my Spotify site and have enjoyed listening to them on my morning commutes. Especially https://player.fm/series/1078577, they just had one two days ago about military mothers dealing with absent fathers, something that hits very close to home!
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