Saturday, March 9, 2013

Establishing Professional Contacts & Expanding Resources

Establishing Professional Contacts

This adventure has been so exciting thus far and I am super excited to take it to a new level by meeting and collaborating with early childhood professionals outside of the United States.  When I read the assignment initially I was a little apprehensive, then I became very excited because I love an adventure so HERE WE GO!

I remembered a young lady who is a world traveler and is currently working in Korea teaching English in a Korean school.  Allow me to introduce Kaylee Robinson to you.  She is a very adventurous young lady and I am excited to learn more about her adventures in Korea.  Kaylee is one of my friends on Facebook so, I sent her a message asking if she would be willing to walk this journey with me.  She responded and we will be communicating via e-mail and Facebook messaging.  I hope to share photos of her adventures as well.

For my second professional, I went out to the website:  http://www.naeyc.org/resources/partnership/globalalliance 

Being that my dream is to one day own and operate a Child Development Center & Christian Academy, I was immediately drawn to the following professional in Ghana:

Rev Charles Arko-Nunoo
P.O. Box MK 157
Mankessim
C/R Ghana
Tel: + 233 42 34180
Email: 2kdotcom@ghana.com

I emailed him and I hope to hear from him soon.

Expanding Resources

I have been a subscriber of Zero To Three for a while now and receive their newsletters regularly so I will continue to do so.  I have also subscribed to National Black Child Development Institute in order to receive their newsletters as well because I am very involved with low income families and I want to receive information in order to assist them as best I can and provide parents with as much information as I can pertaining to new research as well as programs. 
 
Zero To Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/ (May have to use http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/ )
(Newsletters:
http://zttcfn.pub30.convio.net/child-development/from-baby-to-big-kid/ and
http://capwiz.com/zerotothree/mlm/signup/ )

National Black Child Development Institute
http://nbcdi.org/
(Newsletter: http://nbcdi.org/support/sign-up-for-nbcdi-newsletters/ )






2 comments:

  1. Berdetta,

    Thank you for sharing how you are making contact with your childcare professionals from another country. I am excited also. If I don't hear anything from my two contacts I will try making contact with others.

    Chere'e

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  2. Hi Berdetta,

    I think that it is great that you will be you will be able to receive information first hand from your friend in Korea. I too have chosen The National Black Child Development Institute. Great minds think alike. I too was thinking that by researching them that I would be able to compare and become aware of low-income communities such as the one in my hometown. Good Luck with your childcare program/Academy. I know you are going to give it your all. Hang in there with God all things are possible.

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