As I review the website for the National Association of
Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE), I notice that the information
related to my professional development is in their publication journals, their
position statements, and somewhat in their e-newsletter. Though the newsletter
represents information about the organization, conferences, and members, it
also provides some practical suggestions for teaching adults in the early childhood
field, especially their advocacy for the specific skillset needed for infant
and toddler teachers (NAECTE, 2016). They demonstrate a clear commitment to
research in neuroscience, economics, and politics, citing specifically that
manuscripts for their journal should discuss challenges and implications and
should evaluate existing programs or propose future programs (NAECTE, 2016).
This reminds me of our reading for this week where Shonkoff (2009) proposes a
two-tiered model to reconstruct the early childhood field where part of our
investments would go to improving existing programs and part would go to
developing and implementing new innovations in the early childhood field. The
NAECTE seems to be right on track with what researchers in the field are
suggesting in terms of future directions for investments, research, and
professional development.
The NAEYCTE (2015) also recently publicized a slideshow
indicating their effectiveness in achieving goals within their purpose
statement. These goals, like advocating for improvement of early childhood
teacher education and providing a communication network of early childhood
teacher educators are in alignment with the kind of supports I envision myself
needing as a teacher educator (NAECTE, 2015). I think that I could benefit from
membership to this organization, especially with access to their Journals. Their
most recent publications explore infant and toddler teachers’ specific skills
and the system of early childhood education degrees, among other topics
(NAECTE, 2017). I can see this organization becoming an effective tool in my repertoire
of knowledge and skills in the field.
References
NAECTE (2017). Journal
of Early Childhood Teacher Education. Retrieved from http://naecte.org/journal/
NAECTE (2016, Winter). NAECTE
e-letter. Retrieved from http://naecte.org/wp-content/uploads/naecte-winter-16-v2.pdf
NAECTE (2015, November 23). NAECTE Needs Assessment Survey results. Retrieved from http://naecte.org/wp-content/uploads/NAECTE-Needs-Assessment.pdf
Shonkoff, J. P. (2009). Mobilizing science to revitalize
early childhood policy. Issues in Science & Technology, 26(1),
79–85. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Neisha,
ReplyDeleteYou have really did your homework. I am always looking for any new information I can get my hands on that would help me do a better jib for my students. Thank you for your post I will be checking the website out in more detail.
Hello Neisha,
ReplyDeleteGreat post and thank you for sharing a wonderful insight about the (NAECTE), organization. I think you are making a difference everyday with the children you are working with. Be open and learning the early childhood field can make a big difference for you professionally and personally.
Keep up the good work!
Regards,
Vivian
Neisha,
ReplyDeleteIt is great to see an organization focus so heavily on improving teacher education. We know that the more knowledge EC teachers have about child development, pedagogy, and caring for children, the higher likelihood that children will have access to high-quality care and education. Thank you for your thorough evaluation of this website and the wealth of information that can benefit the field.
Hi Neisha,
ReplyDeleteI could definitely benefit from the NAECTE organization as well. In the ECE field the more great information that we can receive the better.
Hello Neisha,
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that you chose this organization the NAEYC that advocate for children and families, but also they help with teaching teaches how to be great teachers inside and outside of preschool classroom, because I find that some teachers is here only for the money, and not for the children, and they don't know how to teach children the correct way, and that' why a lot of children fall through the cracks, because teachers are not being teachers anymore. I think your contact is also helping me when it comes to finding out more about how teachers are not being teachers, and needing the extra training in being the best teacher for our young children.