week 4 Jobs and roles on an national level

The three national organizations that I have chosen this week are: NAEYC, Zero to Three, and NAECTE. The reason why I chose these three in general is due to the success, resources, and integrity they hold to professional early childhood educators.

            The NAEYC or the National Association for the Education of Young Children promotes excellence in early childhood education when it comes to children development, education, professionals, programs, and parents. It gives opportunity for each professional to excel in the job they are in. IT many not be a job, but being accredited by NAEYC is a benefit for a job. There is a spot on the website for job opportunities. It will sort to what you are looking for if a job arises (NAEYC, n.d). I think right now if I was to look for a new job it would be for a position in a center that is accredited by NAEYC.

            The National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE) purpose is to bring together Early Childhood Educators to promote professional growth, advocate for improvements, be a communication network, and provide professional development (NAECTE, 2014).  There is opportunity to be a member of the organization. There are also opportunities for conferences, news letters, journal publications, awards, and grants. The websites provide different job opportunities throughout the United States. Many that are listed are higher education positions. For example, there are many jobs for professors and assistant professors at colleges. Right now that is something that I am not looking into but as I progress as a professional, it would be something I would like to get involved in.

            Zero to Three is another organization that I have used as a resource to help me grow as a professional. It is a great resource for the program I am in and for my professional career as an Assistant Director. There was not much of job opportunities on this page, but having this as a resource, aid, or part of the community of practice creates for job growth whether it is personal or for the center as a whole (Zero To Three, 2014).

Organization, knowledge, accredability, and a sense of not only personal growth but to better the whole early childhood field is a must. 

NAECTE. (2014).  Welcome to our site.  NAECTE. Retrieved on November 21, 2014 from: www.naecte.org.

NAEYC. (n.d.). Job seekers. NAEYC. Retrieved on November 21, 2014 from: http://www.naeyc.org/about/careerforum/jobseekers

Zero To Three. (2014).  Zero to three. Retrieved on November 22, 2014 from: www.zerotpthree.org.

Wk2: Exploring Roles in the ECE Community

The three communities of practice I chose area:

1.     Prevent Child Abuse New York

2.     Early Care & Learning Council

3.     Professional Development Program: Rockefeller College University at Albany

The Prevent Child Abuse New York organization is a great tool for so many people. It brings together so many professions, families, and children. There are many ways for professions, families and children to work together to prevent child abuse. There are many organizations within this organization that need to collaborate and work together in efforts to combat child abuse.

http://www.preventchildabuseny.org/                          

The Early Care & Learning Council works with organizations to help families find and gain access to quality early childhood care throughout the community.  They not only work with early childhood education centers but many other professions in the community. They work with medical agencies to find families and children the right medical services to fit their needs (Early Care & Learning Council, 2012).

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/about-us/

The last organization I chose was Professional Development Program that is through UAlbany. I have been part of this for many years. It is an organization where professionals can use the sources the program provides to enrich their professional development. The information and training the program provides comes from many sources early childhood professionals provide along with other practices’ knowledge to better the understanding of child development and early childhood practices. http://www.ecetp.pdp.albany.edu/

 I chose these three due to the passion that bring out in me as an Early Childhood professional. These are local and state organization are great resources and companions to guide in professional development and work to create a bright and safe future for all children and their families. 

Job opportunities:

Right now I am the Center Assistant Director and Lead Infant Teacher at the center I work at. It is a lot of time and energy on both jobs. I would like to see myself in a few months step into just the Assistant Director role. Also, this is a new facility.  I have also wondered about looking into an administration job with a company that is more advanced in their program development stage. I have been looking online to see what is around the area, not to necessarily leave my job I have now. Working for a YMCA or a center that wants a program curriculum developer or a liaison administration for professional development. Professional development is a passion of mine.

Many of the jobs that I would like to hold in the near future, experience is needed. I do need more experience in administration and supervisor roles. Communication skills are a necessity to communicate between staff, administration and other leaders to find the right professional development. Organizational skills to keep track of different organizations to work with. Being a resource and having professional communication relations with other fields and related organizations is a must.

http://www.ecetp.pdp.albany.edu/

http://www.preventchildabuseny.org/

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/about-us/