Sharing Web Resources

I have been exploring the NAEYC website; http://www.naeyc.org/. I have really liked exploring their Teaching Young Children [TYC] journals, past and present. I really enjoyed reading all the different articles. I really enjoyed reading the article in the April/May journal titled Five Questions Asked at Every Teaching Interview. I am currently the CEO of the household, also known as stay at home mom :o). I will soon be headed back into the workforce and really found the information in the article very helpful. They had other interesting articles such as, The Science of Superheroes and Writing Poetry with Preschoolers.

The online journal resource, Voices of Practitioners made me think about how much teachers can contribute to the EC profession but rarely get a chance to. “Its main purpose is to provide a vehicle for publishing the research of early childhood teachers, who are often underrepresented as authors in the educational research arena. This publication includes informative articles, resources, and tools to promote the participation of early childhood teachers in teacher research. In teacher research, teachers engage in the systematic study of their own practice. Deeply involved in the daily lives of children and their families, teachers provide a critical insider perspective through publishing their investigations and reflections on life in their classrooms” (National Association for the Education of Young Children [NAEYC], n.d., p. 1). This journal is for the everyday teacher to publish their findings on what is working and not working within their classrooms. This is a wonderful resource and will add it to my personal resources.

I had a hard time finding information about how economists, neuroscientists, or politicians support the early childhood field. I am going to continue to explore the journals and articles to see if this site has information about this topic. I really enjoy exploring this website and all the wonderful resources that are part of it.

Brandie

References

National Association for the Education of Young Children. (n.d.). About voices of Practitioners. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/publications/vop/about

Week 3

My computer crashed on Tuesday night and I lost everything  :o( I have learned from my experience that I need  to have a backup. I am in the process of now trying to find and buy another computer or laptop; it is not an easy thing. It is like buying a car you got to find one that fits you, your family, and your family’s needs. So right now I am using the library computer, because of this I am choosing to go with the alternate blog assignment for this week, to list three insights/ideas I have learned about poverty in a different country. I have chosen to learn about more about poverty in Australia. I found my information at Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) website; http://www.acoss.org.au/poverty-2/ and UNICF Australia website; http://www.unicef.org.au/our-work/children-in-australia

Three insights that I learned from this site about poverty in Australia:

• “In October 2015, ACOSS released a new report revealing that poverty is growing in Australia with an estimated 2.5 million people or 13.9% of all people living below the internationally accepted poverty line” (Australian Council of Social Service [ACOSS], 2015, pg. 1), about 603,000 of the 2.5 million are children.
• “Alongside the National Children’s Youth Law Centre (NCYLC), UNICEF Australia co-leads Australian Child Rights Taskforce (ACRT), a group of over 100 child-focused organizations and experts, which reports to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Taskforce reports to the Committee in a five-year cycle to ensure that the Committee has a full understanding of how well children’s rights are upheld in Australia, and can make the most practical and timely recommendations to the Australian Government about how to improve the lives of children and young people in Australia” (UNICF, 2015, pg. 1).
•  UNICEF “support children’s rights through initiatives in the Australian community, such as the Child Friendly Cities Initiative, and the Baby Friendly Health Initiative which help community organizations, like local councils and hospitals, strengthen rights for children. We also work with schools through consultations with children and young people and we support them to take action for children’s rights” (UNICEF, 2015, pg. 2).

Poverty is an epidemic everywhere, men, women, and children are struggling to survive while living in poverty. We need to continue to fight this epidemic.

Sharing Web Resources

The name of the organization I have chosen to focus on this week is NAEYC, National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Website: www.naeyc.org

NAEYC’s focus “is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children” (National Association of the Education of Young Children [NAEYC], n.d., p. 1). The website is wonderful and full of great information to help any Early Childhood professional.

While exploring the website I found a wonderful online journal, TYC: Teaching Young Children. In the current issue there was a very enlightening article tittle Playing, Laughing, and Learning in Preschool. It was a fun interesting read and gave seven “ways to learn to let go of control and encourage laughter with preschoolers” (Smidl, 2015, p. 1). The article lists fun ways to include and encourage humor into the classroom.  This article peek my interest and enforced my beliefs that learning should be fun and laughter and humor should be utilize as a wonderful teaching tool.

Brandie

References

National Association of the Education of Young Children. (n.d.). About naeyc. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/content/about-naeyc

Smidl, S. (2015). Playing, laughing, and learning in preschool. TYC: Teaching Young Children, 8(5). Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/8_ways_to_encourage_laughter

Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources

I have been having difficulties establishing contacts. I have been getting frustrated trying to get this assignment done. I have many different feelers out for early childhood professionals in a different country but I have not heard anything back yet! I will not give up:o) I am going to continue to try to find these resources. I am hoping to be able to establish contact and not have to do the alternate assignment.

The website I have decided to look more in depth to is the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), http://www.naeyc.org/. This is a wonderful organization and is the site is full of wonderful resources for Early Childhood professionals.
Brandie