Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Teacher, Student

With COVID-19 at the forefront of everyone's mind recently, organizations have made heartfelt statements about being "in this together".  NAEYC.org has made a statement as well.  It is also providing resources for educators and families.  There are topics like: Coping with COVID-19, Making Videos at Home: Tips for Educator, and Statement from NAEYC on Passage of CARES Act ( Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ).  The CARES Act has " critical provisions that will help multiple parts of the complex early childhood education sector, addressing some of the needs expressed by parents, educators, programs, and small businesses across states and settings."  I am relieved to know that there is something in place to help facilities facing this crisis.  I am also relieved because this demonstrates that economists and politicians are coming together to meet the urgent needs of child care facilities and educators in the U.S.  In addition to working during this

        Founded in 1993, Childwatch International Research Network, “the Childwatch International Research Network is a global, non-profit, nongovernmental network of institutions that collaborate in child research for the purpose of promoting child rights and improving children’s well-being around the world.” (https://www.childwatch.uio.no/research/) There are links to projects from within Childwatch as well as journals and bulletins from Childwatch and other organizations with the topics of child poverty, child protection, children’s rights, child law, and many more.  This website works to link local, regional and national research efforts.  As I furthered my research on this website, I found that it hasn’t been updated since 2015.  So, I moved on to the International Child Research Institute, https://www.icrichild.org/.  This organization was founded in 1981.  The Grassroots Community Development attempts to overcome poverty.  “ICRI envisions a world in which all communities have

The website that I chose to share is NAEYC.org. NAEYC is the National Association for the Education of Young Children.  The focus is to promote high-quality early learning for children ages birth to 8 years.   The website shares resources for educators and families.  It also provides professional development for educators, as well as hosting conferences, and accreditation for early childhood programs.  Also included on the website is information about policy and advocacy.  One of the things that caught my eye, related to this week’s study was anti-bias education. There were several articles and a book identified on the subject.  Also, the organization is reaching out globally to work with other governments and organizations to support early childhood professionals around the world.  I have signed up for their newsletter, but have yet to receive one. 

As my educational journey continues, I am expanding my resources.  Today I explored the Save the Children website.  I learned that this organization serves children in the U.S. and around the world.  Because it also serves children in the U.S. I have selected it as a resource.  They believe "that every child deserves a future." (2020) I've selected this organization because it serves children all over the world, including the U.S. It also has a variety of ways to help: donate, volunteer, advocate, fundraising, sponsoring a child, and gift buying.  They work in health, education, protection, gender equality, policy and advocacy, and emergency response.  I also selected this organization because I want a different perspective of what children face here in the U.S. and around the world.  I am excited to learn more about this organization in the future weeks of this class. Other helpful resources: http://zerotothree.org/ http://www.naeyc.org/ http://www.nhsa.

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