This week I chose to view the website http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/ which is in Australia. Some of the current international research topics are:
Children’s Behavior
Play based Learning
Teaching and Learning
Language and literacy
Preschoolers
The Australian’s Code of Ethics is very similar to our NAEYC. The latest early childhood research is Theory into practice and Advocacy and leadership.
What surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood did you gain from exploring this international early childhood website?
I read about their day care center which is called the Long Day care. It is daycare for children of working families as well as after school care. I gained knowledge about The Research in Practices Series (RIPS). This is an easy-to-read resource for the early childhood professional which offers effective new approaches for those challenging issues which arise in the care and education of young children (http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au). This series covers a wide range of topics covered throughout the series. These collections actually offer something to anyone who is interested in children’s early years (http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au).
I read about their day care center which is called the Long Day care. It is daycare for children of working families as well as after school care. I gained knowledge about The Research in Practices Series (RIPS). This is an easy-to-read resource for the early childhood professional which offers effective new approaches for those challenging issues which arise in the care and education of young children (http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au). This series covers a wide range of topics covered throughout the series. These collections actually offer something to anyone who is interested in children’s early years (http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au).
What other noteworthy information did you find on this website?
I viewed things on the site that are very similar to what we have here in the United States. The Early Childhood Australia Online site actually sale journals on its site. Most of the things that I viewed concerning how they educate their children is basically the same methods that we use in the United States. This website was really interesting and I am sure that I will find something on this site that I can use to assist me with my research methods.
Reference
Early Childhood Australia http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/
Hello Sharon,
ReplyDeleteI see that you chose to look at Australia as well as Yee. I have found out a great many important things about Australia and the way in which they want their young children to learn. I like that their international research topics are very important to a young child’s growth within their early years of life. I am also glad to see that they are standing on and following the NAEYC ethics when it comes to early childhood education. I know that we are NAEYC accredited, so that makes us have to stand up to higher standards than just being a place for young children to go to day after day. NAEYC standards expect our educators to be well educated and understand how to work with each and every child individually and to set our goals for the children to be higher than those programs that are not NAEYC accredited. Again I have enjoyed your blog this week.
Sharon, these are great topics that you listed. Children's behavior is one that I struggle with the most. Once you realize that every child is different and they are unique in there own way it makes teaching worthwhile. Also, there are special children that have developmental delays that require a little extra attention. These are the things that education in school does not always prepare you in debt for unless your major was in this specific area. It is hard to not know what to do to meet the needs of a specific child. This is why I try very hard to stay in communication with the child's family as well as research the symptoms of the child. I plan to provide the best teaching skills that I can to help the child reach their highest level of potential.
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ReplyDeleteIt is nice to see that we have similar early childhood code of ethics as other countries. It makes me feel like we are doing something right. I am glad you shared the information from this website. As soon as I have some additional time, I want to look at their views on different issues we face in early childhood here in the United States. Hopefully, I can use some of these strategies and techniques in my own classroom or even pass them on to my parents. Thank you for sharing.
Sharon, I enjoyed reading your post! Very interesting information that you provided about tha Austrailian's Code of Ethics. Long day care is a different name from what we are accustumed to when it comes to chilkd care facilities. It was good to hear that their website share similarities with the U.S. I was impressed to learn that they also have teaching strategies sililar to ours!
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