There are different ways to establish contacts with early childhood professionals around the world. This past week my challenge came from my “Issues and Trends in the Early Childhood Field” course. I was to seek contact from two early childhood professionals outside the United States. And my gosh was this a challenge! I thought it would be a piece a cake, but it was much harder than I thought. As I explored different websites I found WoFoNet on World Forum Foundation’s website. This website was a great resource, it had the WoFoNet that consisted of signing up to be apart of a great network of Early Childhood professionals from all over the world. Another thing that was great is you get to send messages to each other, and add friends to your list. As I explored the network I sent two messages to early childhood professionals one from Nigeria, and another from Australia. I truly hope I get a response from one of them soon.
I was also challenged to immerse myself in one early childhood organization’s website in order to get to know specific ways in which the organization supports the early childhood community and the resources it offers. I searched organizations, and decided to follow the National Head Start Association. The reason for choosing the website is because I work for a Head Start program, and I know everything my program does within my agency, and I would love to learn what the association does for all Head Start Programs, and learn about how I can better my program by learning their expectations in the early childhood field.
Stacy D. Almendarez 