Part 1, Establishing Professional Contacts
This week, I started reading information on the World Forum Foundation’s website. I also looked at the World Forum Foundation Radio. On one of the podcasts, I heard Susan Lyon discussing how she worked with foreign students in a program that focused on language development. The radio podcast provided insight in how teaching practices vary in other countries. As a result, Mrs. Lyon developed an exhibit, which she brought back to the United States. Based on this information, I intended to continue monitoring these sites throughout the course for information, research, and podcasts.
Part 2, Expanding Resources
I also decided to review the Center for the Child Care Workforce’s website. This organization provides a newsletter and information for childcare research. The CCW also “advocated for public policy to restructure the early care and education delivery system to better address the issues of workforce recruitment and compensation” (CCW). Therefore, I plan to further study this organization during the course.
References
World Forum Foundation. (2011) Retrieved from http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php
World Forum Foundation Radio. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/radio.php
Hi Tammie,
ReplyDeleteThe podcast you listened to sounds interesting. I know how hard it is to work with children when they communicate in English and/or Spanish, but I can’t imagine how hard it should be for the professional to work with foreign students, who speak languages different from the teacher’s language. Now I wonder if in all the languages children face the same developmental challenges.
Thanks for your post! It gave me new ideas to think, or rethink, about.