The NAEYC website has two sections that I provided
information that is relevant to my current professional development. The NAEYC blog gives me an opportunity to
stay up to date with what’s going on in the field and to hear a fellow
professionals take on the issue. The
family section is a great resource for me as a parent, but it also provides me
with resources and ideas with families that are a part of my programs.
The NAEYC newsletter introduced a new book titled “The Power
of Emergent Curriculum: Stories from
Early Childhood Settings”. This made me
think about the curriculum we currently use and our teaching practices. I’m interested in reading the book as a way
to increase my professional development, as well as my staff. I recently received an alert from NAEYC about
Start Strong for America’s Children, a bipartisan-sponsored legislation. The bill shows continue interest of
politicians in investing in our children’s future. A new insight for me while exploring this
website is ways to help children cope with disaster, which included a disaster preparedness
kit for early childhood education programs.
I actually just read that book! It was so interesting to me. My favorite story was the one about the children creating the "Zombie World". I was so impressed that the teachers were able to embrace the unusual interest of the children and allow them to develop this year-long project that incorporated so much learning and cooperative strategies amongst the children! What was your favorite story?
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