This week I am exploring national organizations and federal
agencies that help foster the well-being of children, families, and the early
childhood field. I am using these communities or practice to inspire my
thinking and contributions that I can make in the early childhood field. I have
found three that have appealed to me.
The first one is The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood
Knowledge, or shortened to Connect Modules. This CoP (community of practice) is
made to share knowledge through the internet to all early childhood
professionals that looks at different sources to come up with a solution to
questions in the field. This
organization is mostly run thorough the Child Development Institute at the
University of North Carolina. At the University of North Carolina a job that
interested me was a child development specialist. This called to me because I
know how important child development is and how a healthy development can alter
a child’s life. For this job they are looking for at least 5 years in the early
childhood field and at least one of those years as a development specialist
titled job. I would need both of these requirements before applying.
The second CoP I found is named the Early Intervention and
Early Childhood. This program is dedicated to quality early care for all young
children and is focused on universal design for learning, recognition and
response, professional development, and inclusive practices for serving a
diverse society. There were no jobs currently at this time, but I would like to
get involved in this CoP because I agree and support for what they stand for.
The last CoP I investigated was the Multi-Tiered Systems of
Support. The Multi-Tiered Systems of Support works for the intersection of general
and special education. The work that
they do is mostly aligned with the emerging practice of
response-to=intervention or the RTI process. This interested me because I am
involved in this process at the school where I teach as well as knowing this
information for all educators is important. There were no current jobs listed
but I feel that as this organization grows local chapters will emerge and need
a leader and I would be willing to help fulfill this obligation.
Overall the CoP that I found were very great, They all help
the development of the early childhood field with a focus on the children and
their families.
References
Connect modules.
(2013). Retrieved from http://community.fpg.unc.edu/
Early intervention and early childhood. (2012). Retrieved from
http://www.sharedwork.org/web/early-childhood/home
Multi-tiered systems of support. (2012). Retrieved from
http://www.sharedwork.org/web/multi-tiered-systems-rti/home
These are all wonderful organizations , the first one that connects through then internet seems to be very beneficial for all providers. it wold be a great blessing and a joy to be affiliated or better still employed by any of these amazing organizations.
ReplyDeleteThese are all wonderful organizations , the first one that connects through then internet seems to be very beneficial for all providers. it wold be a great blessing and a joy to be affiliated or better still employed by any of these amazing organizations.
ReplyDeleteI really like your organizations, the only one I had never heard of before is the Early Intervention and Early Childhood. They all three sound like a good fit for you and I’m sure you would excel in any job you take. I also had no jobs listed for my organizations, but by volunteering and working within a group they will know you and the knowledge you bring to their organization. You would be an asset to any group you chose to work for in the future. Great job.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading about your organizations. I have never heard of any of them. As an educator it is important to be aware of what is going on globally. Thanks for sharing!
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