As I read our assignment for the week, I first thought "I really have to communicate with people across the world". After that initial thought, I began pursuing my contacts. I used the resources to locate emails from professionals in Ghana, Canada, and the Czech Republic. I have sent an initial contact email and I am hoping to hear back from these professionals soon. I chose these countries for different reasons. I decided to contact Lucie Rastocna from the Czech Republic because my great grandparents were born there. I chose to contact Yvonne Dionne from the Canadian Childcare Federation because it is our closest culture and I chose to contact Reverend Charles Arko-Nanoo from Ghana because I know other professionals who have worked in Ghana with their early childhood programs. I will also be working with my former co-worker Jessica Sudol, as she has spent time in Ghana working with the children in classrooms for several years.
As I look at many websites in regards to trends in Early Childhood Education, I will be following Zero to Three. This organization is great for not only professionals but also parents providing information that is needed to provide quality care to children in our lives.
Megan, I thought the same thing! I can barely communicate with professional here let alone, those in other parts of the world. Because of scheduling conflicts, my contact couldn't commit. But I am interested in hearing how your contacts work out. Good look and I look forward to reading your blogs in the upcoming weeks.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome that you went with a country going back to your roots. Not only will you learn a lot about their educational practices, you might also learn more about where your family came from. That is very interesting.
ReplyDeleteTLFoster- Unfortunately, I may be in the same boat. I received a return mail in my email shortly after posting in my blog. I am going to reach out again in hopes of communicating with them. I will be continuing to speak with my friend who has worked with children in Ghana though.
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