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Time Well Spent

 

Throughout this course, I have learned so much that it is hard to list only three. My learning stemmed from examining the concepts of communities of practice, leadership styles, intended and unintended consequences. The understanding and lessons learned will help to propel me into a journey within early childhood education. I have a long-term goal of opening a daycare center and preschool.

Throughout this course, my professor and fellow classmates/professionals have contributed by providing their perspective, insight, and support throughout the last eight weeks. They have helped to develop me into being a better student and educator. I am also grateful for your warm words of encouragement when I felt my thoughts were far left on topics and issues concerning childhood development. Thank you for listening to my military stories along the way (LOL). As we come together to complete this journey, I want to wish each of you great success in your career and future. Keep up the fire and drive towards building a foundation of learning for all children. Also, be a voice that advocates for children and educators.

P.S. I will post my email in this week's discussion post instead of here.

Sincerely, Ashley

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

 

1.      Save the Children:

I chose Save the Children because they are a well-established organization where their focus has been to enrich the lives of children through a variety of ways from education, health care, and advocacy work. They have a community of practice that thrives on creating social change for children and their families. around the world. According to Save the children (2020) in 2018 “they reached more than 134 million children in 120 countries including the United States.”

2.      The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF):

I chose UNICEF because they have an education initiative that strives to support quality learning for children around the world. They work to provide information and resources to communities, school, and governments. One concept that UNICEF uses is to provide data collection information and data analysis to governments to help bring to their attention about educational systems and programs that benefit young children (UNICEF, 2020). They are a good organization to partner with for a community of service.

3.      Global Partnership for Education (GPE):

This organization is like the other two organizations where they are advocating for access and equality of education. According to GPE (2020) “they help partnering countries reach the most disadvantaged and marginalized children, increase domestic and external financing for education, improve the quality and availability of learning materials, and increase the number of qualified teachers. “

 

I am interested in the following job:

1.      Education Manager

Skills and experience requirements: Bachelors in early childhood development, education, or related field, or relevant equivalent experience. A minimum of five years of relevant experience in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) programs. Knowledge of early childhood development and safety issues and methods for communicating effectively with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, parents, and other staff. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, children, parents, and outside agencies. Effective communication skills, good problem solving, and time management skills.

2.      Early Childhood and Development Coach

Skills and experience requirements: Minimum of Baccalaureate or advanced degree and equivalent coursework in early childhood education with early education teaching experience. Minimum 2 years of experience working with infants and toddlers and/or preschool-aged children. Extensive knowledge of early childhood education, developmentally appropriate practices, child safeguarding, and methods for communicating effectively with infants and toddlers and/or preschoolers, as well as parents and other staff. Must have extensive knowledge of Head Start Program Performance Standards. Effective communication, problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills.

3.      Specialist, Early Childhood

Skills and experience requirements: Professional level of specialized knowledge to manage complex tasks, programs or projects. Ability to use MS Word, Excel, PPT, and on-line technologies proficiently. Willingness and ability to travel regularly within the region. Home visiting experience with families with infants and toddlers. Knowledge of and experience with home visiting programs. Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated capacity as a team player and relationship builder. Experience supporting program implementation. Experience working effectively with limited-resource communities. Experience communicating via remote technology (Zoom, Skype, etc.).

 

Reference:

Global Partnership for Education. (2020). About GPE. https://www.globalpartnership.org/who-we-are/about-gpe

Save the Children. (2020). Education. https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/education-programs 

UNICEF. (2020). Early childhood development. https://www.unicef.org/early-childhood-development