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.