Communities of Practice that appeal to me:
1- Torrington Early Childhood Collaborative - http://discovery.wcgmf.org/partners/communities/torrington
I chose this group because they are in my area and their mission is something I can identify with.
2- Connecticut State Department of Education - http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp
State Dept of Education seems self explanatory
3- Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance - http://www.earlychildhoodalliance.com/
One of the best parts about living in a small state is that each of these organizations is close enough for me to visit and hopefully small enough to call and interview someone.
Job Opportunities that are Available:
Most of the job opportunities that are posted on normal job searching websites are for early childhood teaching positions. I am qualified for basically all of them. The problem is, the job I want is probably not even listed and if it is, I do not know where to look because I don't know what I want. Right now I know I want to be a part of the positive change in early childhood in my state. This week I will be attending a forum that is related to my capstone project and I am so excited because I would like to meet some of the people who do what I think I want to do. Right now I am qualified to be a head teacher (as I am a co-teacher for head start right now) but I do not think I want to teach anymore. Time will tell!
Cari,
ReplyDeleteMoving out of the classroom is also my goal good luck to you!
Cari,
ReplyDeleteThe mission of the Center for Child Care Workforce (CCW) caught my attention, as it is to improve the quality of early care and education for all children through policy, research and organizing. I believe that if policies could be tailored to favor early child care a great improvement would be recorded. Thanks for sharing.