Getting to know your international contacts part 3

I was never able to get into contact with anyone over seas, but I did enjoy hearing the podcasts.

The podcast that I listened to was Staying motivated, Passionate and excited about teaching With Rae Pica on bam radio from September 30, 2013. Some other people that joined her are, Rafe Esquith, Dr. Allen Mendler, Lee Kolbert, Nancy Flanagan. They talk in the podcast how teachers can stay motivated in the classroom and in their profession. They mentioned that only 30.9% of teachers are deeply involved and actively engaged in their career. Some of they things that were mentioned in the podcast are: that you can do what the system asks you to do , but if you don’t bring some of your own passions into the classroom, you are going to get bored. Also if you are paying attention to all the negative stuff that happens throughout your day, that is just going to bring you down. It would be better for you and your students if you focused on what is going right. They also talked a lot about collaboration with your peers and other professionals. When your students see you working with others, they pick up on that and learn from it. Bad days are gonna happen but it is up to you to learn form them and be a role model to your kids and show them that you can move past a bad day. No matter what try to have some fun!

I really liked this podcast because it relates to what we have been discussing in class, and it gave me a lot of good ideas to keep myself motivated in my job. 

When I went to the http://www.unesco.org site I found a look of great information. One thing that stood out to me was the fact that it mentioned “There are no universally agreed criteria for quantifying ECCE quality but useful factors to consider include pedagogy materials, personnel training, service setting and parental education and involvement” (http://www.unesco.org, para.2, 2014).

I also read that it is very difficult for coordination within different sectors to help promote early childhood education. “Cross-sectoral coordination is difficult, especially at the national level. It is one of the main challenges facing governments of both developed and developing countries trying to promote a holistic approach to early childhood”(http://www.unesco.org, para.3, 2014). I found this interesting, because so many sectors want to be involved its hard to effectively get polices in order. 

Another thing that stood out to me was “A policy of universalization with targeting can minimize inequity where governments aim for universal access among the target age group, but simultaneously prioritize the poor” (http://www.unesco.org, para.5, 2014).  I think this policy would be 2000 Dakar Framework for Action that help reaffirm the importance of early childhood care. Countries that participated “Governments were particularly urged to expand equitable access to quality early childhood services underscoring the importance of instituting policy in favor of the poor” (http://www.unesco.org, para.2, 2014).  

Resources: 

http://www.unesco.org Retrieved on February 22, 2014

Rafe Esquith, Dr. Allen Mendler, Lee Kolbert, Nancy Flanagan and Rae Pica, Staying motivated, Passionate and excited about teaching  September 30, 2013.  Retrieved from http://www.bamradionetwork.com Retrieved on February 21, 2014.