The first community of practice I have chosen is the
National Association for the Education of Young Children. I choose this organization because of its
commitment to the education of young children.
“The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is
the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children with
nearly 80,000 members, a national network of more than 300 state and local
Affiliates, and a growing global alliance of like-minded organizations (NAEYC,
2012). The job I would like with the
NAEYC is to go to preschools around the county and train the staff about the
standards and practices. I have seen the
great need within my community of such training, and I would love to have a
position in which it was possible for me to help make a change for the
better.
Finally, the last community of practice I choose the National
Head Start Association (NHSA). “NHSA is
dedicated to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families. The
Association provides support for the Head Start community by advocating for
policies to strengthen Head Start services; providing training and professional
development to Head Start staff; and developing and disseminating research,
information, and resources that enrich Head Start program delivery (NHSA, 2012)”. Head Start is an important organization that
helps low income children and their families.
The one flaw of Head Start is money.
Once Head Start was an all day, all year organization, but now due to
budgets cut Head Start is a half day program that runs 9 months of the
year. I would like to be a part of fund
raising opportunities to help to restore Head Start’s budget so more children
can benefit from an early childhood education.
Resources
Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
(2011) About Us. Retrieved from http://www.acei.org/about-us/about-us.html
National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC) (2012) About US. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/content/about-naeyc
National Head Start Association (NHSA) (2012) About NHSA.
Retrieved from http://www.nhsa.org/about_nhsa