I joined the National Association for the Education of Young Children( NAEYC) when was I an undergraduate. I decided to find contacts using the NAEYC Global Alliance network. I was able to join the NAEYC Global Interest forum and also requested to join the Early Childhood Network. There are early childhood professions who live and work all over the world in these two groups. I placed a message on the forum website requesting to establish contact with any members who would like to share their experiences and information on issues & trends affecting early childhood education in the country where they work. I also joined the World Forum Foundations , WoFoNet so that I can find additional contacts from over 90 countries. Hopefully I will establish many contacts and have great conversations to report in the weeks ahead.
The organization that I chose to explore is the National Black Child Development Institute(NBCDI). http://nbcdi.org. I grew up in the inner city of Philadelphia, and the importance of education for young black children is important to me. I have nieces and nephews who attend public schools in Philadelphia. The school system in some of the communities is not of the highest quality and schools are overcrowded. This organization is one of the leaders in making sure that we are aware of the issues that directly impact Black children and their family. They have over twenty affiliates, one of which is in Philadelphia. I live in Colorado Springs now and they a new affiliate in Denver, Colorado. There are many great resources on their website. I was able to download publications that I can use in my future studies
Anita
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the details that are available through your resources. I plan to look more into these organizations so that I may register on their websites too. The National Black Child Development is intriguing. Although my school is predominately a Hispanic population, we do have quit a few of African American students too. Does this organization take bi-racial children into account too?
Anita,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the process in which you chose to reach out to early childhood professionals and your resources. I am seeing a lot of students registering for blogs. I am beginning to rethink my selection so that I am able to register for blogs as well. Also I am interested in learning about your findings regarding your resources which focus on National Black Development.
Cassondra Jones
Anita,
ReplyDeleteGreat resources. I will definitely find time to explore these resources. I was having trouble finding individuals to connect with but now that you've informed me of the NAEYC's website I will look into it!....Thanks