· What specific section(s) or
information seemed particularly relevant to your current professional
development?
Awards and funding
opportunities are relevant to my professional development because I’m currently
in school and this would help me pay for school. The conference that they are
having this year will also help me better myself in this profession keeping
up-to-date.
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Which
ideas/statements/resources, either on the website or in an e-newsletter, did
you find controversial or made you think about an issue in new ways?
I didn’t see any new controversial issues going on right now.
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What information does the
website or the e-newsletter contain that adds to your understanding of how economists,
neuroscientists, or politicians support the early childhood field?
The conference theme this year “Beyond
Standardization”; they want to enhance and facilitate early childhood faculty
research and professional development.
·
What other new insights about
issues and trends in the early childhood field did you gain from exploring the
website or e-newsletter?
I learned that there was an association called The
Alliance of Early childhood Teacher Educators.
Britanny,
ReplyDeleteI have been to the National Conference for NAEYC before and it was a fabulous experience! I hope you do get to attend the NAECTE conference. Are you aware that If you are a member of NAEYC you can get a discount with Waldon on EC classes? I have already checked out NAECTE so I think I will go take a look at The Alliance of Early Childhood Teacher Educators.
Jenn Pore`
Hi Brittany,
ReplyDeleteI feel like so many early childhood educators are bringing up the topic of funding and awards. If you had a chance to read my blog this week, I mentioned that the Australia newsletter I was reading posted that EC teachers working with high need children were getting help paying back their students loans. Considering the average pay scale that EC teachers make, I think this would be helpful for everyone. However, it is important to give "perks" to make working in tough schools more appealing. Thanks for your post!