Learning about the international early childhood field for your professional and personal development

It has been a real educational journey during these past eight weeks as I learned from professionals outside the United States, my colleagues and the resources about the quality education and early childhood field provided from young children. Learning about how children are living in other countries, the education they are missing due to the responsibilities of taking care of others and/or the expectation on the things they should learn during their educational journey had made me examine my professional status and the quality education I am providing to young children in my classroom.  The three things of learning about the international early childhood field are:

• ·         It is important to provide high quality education to all children regardless of the living status. In so many words children who come from low income families should also have the opportunity to receive high quality education.
• ·         Children in other countries are encourage and required to learn about who they are, their culturally background and about their family’s values. They are building character and awareness in children about themselves and others.
• ·         The issue and trends about the affect poverty has on children and families both in and outside the United States. Poverty not only affect child’s living status, but it can be a detrimental to their health, their development and learning ability.

My goal for the field related to international awareness of issues and the spirit of collegial relations is to continue to make contact with other professional internationally, to keep up with the way education is provide to young children both inside and outside the U.S. and continue to advocate and make a different in the lives of children and families I serve as a professional within the early childhood field. 

Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 3

 I finally receive a response from a Early Childhood professional named Renee Braithwaite who live in Dubai. Renee answered all the questions with no problem. Here is the conversation Renee and I was able to have about the excellence and quality within the early childhood professional.

Hey Renee can I ask u questions about the education there in Dubai

sure.

What issues regarding quality and early childhood professionals are being discussed where you live and work. What opportunities or requirements for professional development exist? What are some of your professional goals? What are some of your professional hopes, dreams and challenges?

Wow

It is about 4 questions I hope it is not a lot for you thanks a million

OK. Let me begin with the first. It is a developing country. U can get most of the information on the United Arab Emirates Embassy Washington dc site. That will tell you the relationship of commerce for business in the country with us

In regards to professional development, we have to cover hours. not sure or remember how many, but mostly we meet for professional development after work from 1pm -2pm. three days a week, we discuss classroom management, working in bilingual class, team work, lessons, portfolios, etc.team building.

Regarding early childhood for the past 8 years they are creating a school reform where there students are learning English at an early age Kindergarten. We are there to model how to the local teachers there.

For the past four years I have seen much progress. The country is certainly building and growing. So I am hoping this is my last year. For me I am hoping to continue in leadership within the field. I am open to opportunities abroad, as well as in the states.

Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 2

The new insight I have gain from viewing the Global Children’s Initiative organization is that their project is geared to use the science of child health and development to guide stronger policies and larger investments to benefit young children and their families in Brazil (Center on the Developing Child, 2014). It is so important to look at all children holistically, while making sure their needs at met and to ensure they are getting the best care as possible. As an educator, I believe it is essential that understand a child’s needs and try to address them much as possible. The Center’s commitment to global work acknowledges the moral responsibilityto meet the needs of all children, in an economic productivity, positive health outcomes, and strong 

civil society in all nations, from the poorest to the most affluent. One of the Center’s approaches is to 

work collaboratively across disciplines and institutions, drawing together the best and most creative

 expertise available to achieve the Initiative’s goals life (Center on the Developing Child, 2014).

Their efforts are to build an international approach to child survival, health, and development in the

 earliest years of life (Center on the Developing Child, 2014).

I like the fact that there are help and support for children and their family through Global Children’s

 Initiative organization. I have also learn there are so many children and their family has various issues

 they are facing, however there a relief effort and plan to help children and their families to receive the

 help needed. I have learned about the strategies that are put in place to improve the policy between

 children well-being and good health. The article in the February 2012 issue of Pediatrics co-authored

 by Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff posits that new knowledge in the biological and social sciences 

offers a unifying framework that can inform innovative strategies to improve the child survival and early 

development as well as adult outcomes in health, learning, and behavior. The article calls for greater 

synergy across policy sectors related to child health and well-being, schooling, and economic

 development (Center on the Developing Child, 2014).

Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 2

The new insight I have gain from viewing the Global Children’s Initiative organization is that their project is geared to use the science of child health and development to guide stronger policies and larger investments to benefit young children and their families in Brazil (Center on the Developing Child, 2014). It is so important to look at all children holistically, while making sure their needs at met and to ensure they are getting the best care as possible. As an educator, I believe it is essential that understand a child’s needs and try to address them much as possible. The Center’s commitment to global work acknowledges the moral responsibility to meet the needs of all children, in an economic productivity, positive health outcomes, and strong civil society in all nations, from the poorest to the most affluent. One of the Center’s approaches is to work collaboratively across disciplines and institutions, drawing together the best and most creative expertise available to achieve the Initiative’s goals life (Center on the Developing Child, 2014).Their efforts are to build an international approach to child survival, health, and development in the earliest years of life (Center on the Developing Child, 2014).

I like the fact that there are help and support for children and their family through Global Children’s Initiative organization. I have also learn there are so many children and their family has various issues they are facing, however there a relief effort and plan to help children and their families to receive the help needed. I have learned about the strategies that are put in place to improve the policy between children well-being and good health. The article in the February 2012 issue of Pediatrics co-authored by Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff posits that new knowledge in the biological and social sciences offers a unifying framework that can inform innovative strategies to improve the child survival and early development as well as adult outcomes in health, learning, and behavior. The article calls for greater synergy across policy sectors related to child health and well-being, schooling, and economic development (Center on the Developing Child, 2014).