Friday, July 26, 2013

Sharing Web Resources

I have been researching the website for National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators.
I browsed the books which have been published by NAECTE, and found many of the titles to be intriguing. I made myself a list to read in the distant future (when I don't have quite as much going on as I do now).
I also learned about the foundation which raises money to fund early childhood teacher educators and the communities they serve. The goals of the NAECTE Foundation are:

 The goals of the NAECTE Foundation are:



  • Advocacy of NAECTE goals
  • Promotion and support of research projects related to early childhood teacher education and;
  • Provision of scholarships for early childhood teacher education students

The site also provides a link to related organizations. I have this "thing" about Australia, so I clicked on the link to Australian Early Childhood Association and spent about thirty minutes perusing their website. They have a link to their newsletter call Voice. I was able to read it online, though the pages turned automatically and I had to keep going back. Also archived on the site is their magazine "Every Child," as well as much, much more information.

There is a lot of information to read on this site, too much for one siting. I focused mostly on the Foundation and the links to related organizations, but stopped to read a couple newsletters.
I look forward to having time to read more of the archived newsletters and visit other organizations over the next few weeks. 

I am interested in one day becoming a trainer/adult educator and feel this website could be beneficial to that end.

7 comments:

Frances Logan said...

Crystal:

I like your website/organization! It is nice to know as early childhood educators we have a support system where we can find resources and standards to maintain. Look forward to see what else it has to offer.

Fran Logan

Early Learners said...

Hi Crystal
I was also amazed at all the avaluable resources for early childhood across the nation. Look forward to reading more.

Unknown said...

Hi Crystal,
So I am interested in knowing more about your "thing" for Australia...have you been there? How do they do things "down under"?

Is that a dream/bucket list place you want to see? Just curious!

Hope all is well.
Cheers,
Jeff

Unknown said...

Hello Crystal,
I like the way their newsletter was called Voice and you could read it online. Don't feel bad because if the pages turned automatically I would have to go back too because I don't read that fast. I like the goals of the NAECTE Foundations. Thanks for sharing what you have learned.

VReigart said...

Hi Crystal,

I too have a "thing" for Australia. I would one day love to go there and visit.

I also liked that you were able to view newsletters and their magazines. I am glad you had a great experience. Looking forward to everything else you learned from your website.

Unknown said...

Crystal,
I am curious about how NAECTE supports professional development for teachers. What is the process for securing funds?The field of early childhood certainly needs the support of foundations like the NAECTE to assist educators to grow professionally to better support our children.

kerm.armstrong said...

Crystal
did you have to find a lot of commonalities between the U.S. and Australia in the education issues?