Saturday, September 6, 2014

Establishing Professional Contacts

In order to find a contact outside the US I initially turned to Facebook.  I posted that I was looking for two ECE professionals outside the US.  I emailed friends that I knew that have friends and family that live in another country. I emailed friends that I also personally have that live in Saudi Arabia and England to request assistance.  I made FB post on about 15 on FB pages for preschools all over the world.  I also searched on Google and sent out emails to business addresses. My best friend shared my post on her FB page and her friend had a friend in Australia named Jodie that is a primary teacher (5-6 year old).  I was very excited to have Christina from The Nursery School in Malta.  Malta is an island in the Mediterranean Sea.

For the website I am going to explore The National Association of Early Childhood Teachers.  I was very familiar with several others listed and wanted to challenge myself with a new website.

http://www.naecte.org




8 comments:

  1. I'm impressed with the extent of your efforts! I will definitely be looking to follow your posts. My efforts paled in comparison just because I've had a difficult two weeks. No whining, no excuses--just some kind of negative electronic aura is killing my devices! I look forward to reading about your connections

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    1. Renee I understand. I have had a roller coaster of issues since beginning this program in March. Keep your chin up and just keep moving forward. Class is the one constant I know I have each week and truly have to apply myself

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  2. Facebook is such a fabulous tool for making friends and keeping in touch with people! I initially explored that website as well, but since we have a Head Start connection at work, I opted for that one instead. Looking forward to head about what you learn!!!

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    1. I am grateful I found a few contacts. Had another send me a message today. One did say find someone closer to your time zone. Hmmmm that is the whole point of me contacting you my friend.

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  3. I think I will reach out to my Facebook friends. That was a good idea. I am trying the UNICEF website first to see if anyone responds. I also pick a resource site that was unfamiliar to me. I think it is beneficial to explore and learn. I am looking forward to hearing back from other educators from other countries and also reading my classmates blogs about these educators.

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    1. FB has been a great resource for me. I have many friends that post interesting articles in which I have been able to use with citations for many papers. I look forward to reading post also and learning more about how other countries view and educate their children.

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  4. I think you brought another great avenue to finding contacts to the class. I have sent out for different emails and still waiting on a response. I may to reach out on Facebook as well. I cant wait to hear how this turns out for you. Good Luck

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    1. I didn't get any responses from emails so I turned to FB. It is the weekend in most countries and some said to reply to them again on Tues. I received an additional contact yesterday. I'm looking forward to the knowledge I receive and can share.

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