NAEYC

All of the information within the organization of NAEYC is relevant to my professional development. There are publications, information about accreditation, information relating to conferences that were help or conferences coming up and how to sign up, and many resources available.  There is so much useful information that I can use as a professional who is starting out in the early childhood field. 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). Being familiar and acting as a member to NAEYC will do nothing but keep me updated with the issues and trends in the early childhood field.

An issue from the website that made me in different ways is the issue of becoming an active member in the early childhood field and becoming involved. There are a number of organizations that are related to early childhood education, many in which I am not familiar with. I realized that there is a lot for me to learn about the field of early childhood but I think the NAEYC organization will help me along the way. I cannot only just show interest and learn about the programs and organizations in early childhood education, I need to become an active member. I can do this by becoming involved.

The piece of information from the website that adds to my understanding of politicians support the early childhood field is the way to become connected in your local state/community. There are state and/or local leadership opportunities through NAEYC. There are specific people who work to represent the local or state to inform individuals who want to get involved of the opportunities available. There are service opportunities which are available through the state and community.

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is the profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. (NAEYC, 2012) NCATE partners with states to serve the state and the institution. Through NCATE, the states involved have professional and state alignments, professional development opportunities for the professionals, training for the professionals, and serve as a resource to ECE professionals. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) was a founding member organization of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education in 1954 and remains one of its 35 constituent organizations today. (NAEYC, 2012 As a member of NCATE, CCSSO appoints representatives to the NCATE Executive Board, Unit Accreditation Board, State Partnership Board, (SPB) Specialty Area Studies Board, Appeals Panel and the Board of Examiners to establish NCATE policy and issue national accreditation decisions to teacher education institutions. (NAEYC, 2012)

Every time that I explore the NAEYC website I learn something new. This week, I have learned about the NCATE and what it does for educators in the early childhood field. I am exciting when I explore the NAEYC organization on their website because I know there is still so much for me to learn. NAEYC is an amazing organization for any early childhood educator.

Resource :

http://www.naeyc.org/