Part One:
In the past I have had to try to contact and communicate with professionals outside of the United States. It was very difficult to coordinate our schedules because of time differences. The teachers that I was able to contact were extremely busy and didn’t always find the time to respond to my questions. This made it difficult for me to complete my assignments. Because of these past experiences I have decided to choose the alternative option for part one of our assignment. I will be listening to podcasts and monitoring educator’s communications from the World Forum Foundation. The World Forum Foundation sounds like a wonderful organization and I am excited to begin learning about their views and concepts in the early childhood education field.
I had a difficult time deciding which organization to research for part two of our assignment. I reviewed and explored several websites from the list before making my final decision. I decided to research the Zero To Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families website. I have subscribed to their newsletter and can’t wait to receive the first one. I will keep you posted on what I learn!
Angela,
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about the time difference as well when emailing some of the educators outside of the US. I hope that I am able to find someone that will be able to work with me, if not, I too will be doing the podcasts.
I like the Zero to Three website. I have been on there several times when trying to do research, for school and myself personally. I might subscribe to their newsletter as well, although I am doing a different research on a different website. I look forward to learning more through the podcast you choose!
Shannon
Angela,
ReplyDeleteI agree that the time would be a potential setback, but hopefully our fellow colleagues who have chosen this route well have much success in finding an educator who is willing to collaborate. Other than the time difference, I believe that actually communicating first hand with others outside of the country would open our eyes to so much. It's one thing to read about via a journal article or interview, but to personally communicate with an ECE professional outside of the U.S. would allow more insight. I look forward to reading your blog throughout the remainder of this course.
Hi! Angela,
ReplyDeleteThe Zero to Three new letters, you will enjoy. They have alot of great information to share on every aspect of early development. I'm experiencing a little trouble with making contact, but hopefully sometime this week I will have some success. If not then I have to resort to the podcast also. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to reading more of your blogs.
P.S. your son is adorable!!!! =)
Hello Angela,
ReplyDeleteI too found it difficult to connect with someone and will be doing the podcast also. I have never heard of The Zero to Three news letters, but it sounds interesting. I'm going to subscribe myself.
Thank you for sharing,
Vennetta