Final Blog Assignment

Three consequences of learning about the international early childhood field

Learning about international programs in early childhood has helped me to understand ways to improve programs in my own classroom.  Also, I have improved my understanding of poverty and other issues that impact children around the world.  The research that I have studied has been beneficial to my professional development as an educator.  Furthermore, I have enhanced my personal development by learning from other early childhood professionals and developing a passion for combating poverty.

Goal for International Awareness

My goal for international awareness is to develop a program to combat poverty in early childhood education.  I plan to achieve this goal by continuing to study international research.

Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 3

This week, I decided to visit the UNESCO “Early Childhood Care and Education” webpage. I enjoyed this site because it provided information on early childhood education programs and discussed topics related to health and nutrition.  Health and nutrition are important for students’ education.  As a result, teachers have to focus on the whole child in education.  UNESCO also provided information about a world conference for early childhood education.  I also found research articles and journals that can be used to improve education in the classroom.  Therefore, this is a great site to learn about early childhood education programs around the world.

Reference

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/

Sharing Web Resources

Early Childhood: Site: http://www.earlychildhood.com/

I found this site that provide good research and information for early childhood educators. The site also provides information about programs to improve early childhood education and preschool programs.

I currently do not have a new newsletter, however, I have received newsletters from a teacher's association with information on how to join.  I also recevied a journal and news from the early childhood site called theJournal of Professional Development.  The information in this journal provides articles and current information pertaining to early childhood education.  

Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 2

Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 2

I have continued reading the podcasts from the world forum.  I have studied the issues on poverty and programs to address poverty around the world.  This week, I also visited the Global Children’s Initiative website.  The site stated that “one essential, cross-cutting aspect of the Center’s approach is its commitment to work collaboratively across disciplines and institutions, drawing together the best and most creative expertise available to achieve the Initiative’s goals” (Global Children’s initiative, 2013).  The site further provided information about children’s health, early childhood development, and crises that affect children.  The site further provides information about was to improve children’s health and conditions in education.  Overall, this information can be used in the United States to improve the quality of education for all children.

References

“Global Children’s Initiative” (2012) Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative

www.worldforumfoundation.org/

Sharing Web Resources

Throughout the course, I have been following podcasts and information on the World Forum.  I have also been following research that was posted by the Child Poverty Organization.  I am concerned with the rate of poverty in the world and issues that affect children’s education.  As a result, the Child poverty site provides updated information and resources about programs used in other parts of the world.  One of the benefits of the site is that it provides free access to publications.  One of the publications focuses on America’s poor children.  The Global campaign for education also provides research and information about poverty issues around the world. The site also allows users to access information for specific countries, such as the United States.  

References

childpoverty.org

Global campaign for education. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.campaignforeducationusa.org/learn-the-issue-ece

Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 1

Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 1

This week, I listened to podcasts on the World Forum Foundation website.  The podcast from India discussed how poverty was limiting the education of young children.  I was surprised to hear this information because India is not a third world country.  Yet, poverty is an issue for a large share of the population.  Similarly, in American many families are impacted by poverty.  As a result, I can use information from the podcasts to assess how poverty is handled in other countries. It may be possible to use these programs to assist children in the United States.  Therefore, I plan to focus more on research and global programs addressing poverty.

References

www.worldforumfoundation.org/

Sharing Web Resources

I found a journal at the http://www.earlychildhood.com/ website.  The newsletter is called the Early Childhood News: The Journal of Professional Development. The benefit of this journal is that it provides research for early childhood education.  The journal also provides information on current issues that affect early childhood education and educators.  As a result, educators can use this information to develop strategies and programs to improve the quality of education for all children.

Reference

http://www.earlychildhood.com/