Time Well Spent!

 

 

At least three deeply felt learnings from this program:

Being a voice for the voiceless.

Learning about many of the issues and trends within the ECE field.

Learning about anti-bias education, diversity, culture, and communication.

At least one long-term goal:

Use what I have learned from this program to effectively help support and interact with young children and their families. I want to be the best ECE professional I can be for the children and families I will work with in the future.

A farewell message to your Instructor and colleagues:

Dear Dr. Dartt and Colleagues,

I have enjoyed working with all of you. I appreciate all of the help, feedback, and encouraging words. There were times when I felt like I was not going to make it through, but you all helped me realize that I could do it! Thank you all for everything! I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Congratulations, colleagues! WE DID IT!!!  

Sincerely,

Ashley T.  

Jobs/Roles: International Level

Hello Colleagues,

Here are the 3 international organizations I chose to share:

http://acei.org/

Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)

Job opportunity: ACEI Board of Directors

Skills/Experience Needed: demonstrate a clear commitment to furthering the education and well-being of children worldwide and are dedicated to promoting excellence in nonprofit governance. Board of Directors members play a critical role in making decisions regarding Association goals and the allocation of resources (ACEI, 2011).

I chose this organization because it is concerned with “Bright Futures for Every Child in Every Nation” (ACEI, 2011).  

http://www.iaswece.org/index.aspx

International Association for Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood Education (IASWECE)

Job opportunity: Educator

Skills/Experience Needed: Must go through IASWECE training. Early childhood educators who carry responsibility for the care and education of the child from birth to school entrance in a Steiner/Waldorf setting are expected to have completed a full Steiner/Waldorf early childhood training program (IASWECE, n.d).

I chose this organization because educators respond to the young children in 2 ways:

1.       engages in domestic, practical, and artistic activities the children can readily imitate (for example, baking, painting, gardening, and handicrafts), adapting the work to the changing seasons and festivals of the year (IASWECE, n.d.)

2.       nurtures the children’s power of imagination by telling carefully selected stories and by encouraging free play.

http://www.unicef.org/

UNICEF

Job Opportunity: Educator

Skills/Experience Needed: International professionals are normally required to have an advanced university degree in a field relevant to the work of UNICEF. The work experience should be relevant to the position and to the work of UNICEF. Proficiency in English and in another Official UN working language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is required. Knowledge of the local language of the country where the position is located in is an asset. All UNICEF staff must be prepared to work in any region or country and to undertake extensive in-country travel. A large part of a typical career is spent in developing countries (UNICEF, n.d.).

I chose this organization because of all of the information available on different subjects concerning Early Childhood.

References

Association for Childhood Education International (2011). Retrieved from http://acei.org/

 International Association for Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood Education (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.iaswece.org/index.aspx

 UNICEF (n.d). Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/