WE MADE IT!!! EDUC 6990

We made it!!!!

     Wow, I cannot believe that this program has already come to an end. I feel like just yesterday I was finding out information and registering for Walden University. Through this course I have learned that diversity comes in many different skins, colors, sizes, and shapes. I have learned that even if we may all look the same, we are diversified and unique. Passing this information to my students will be one of my greatest challenges and goals. I feel like there is so much that needs to be shared and advocated for that this one goal may take me a while to complete or even begin to understand.

Another goal that has come from this program is to continue to bring awareness and voice to teaching diversity to my colleagues. If I can just start with my small community of practice then it can become a web of voices being spread across the field. I can begin small and then progress as I continue to learn and indulge myself more into the field. Through this course I have learned to focus on what is important and to let the little things develop and move on their own. I have also learned that we all need a CoP. This CoP is what is going to support us in the toughest of times as well as the best and worst of times. It is important to focus on the people around us and how they can help us and make us grow.

I would like to thank all of my colleagues for all of your creative and productive support. Even by sharing your biographies and telling a little about your lives, I learned that there are many people with bigger workloads working towards the same goals. Thinking of you guys made me keep going and working harder. A huge thanks to all of you and good luck in all of your future endeavors.

 

A quote to always remember: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. –Benjamin Franklin”

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally (EDUC 6990)

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

      For this assignment I decided to choose three international organizations that related to the field of ECE but on an international level. The three organization I chose were:

• Save the Children
• United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• Academy for Educational Development

     I chose Save the Children because they work in 120 countries, fight for children’s lives, and help them fulfill their full potential. They truly do save children’s lives. While investigating their website, I came upon a job opening as an Emergency Response: Education Manager. This position in stationed in the Philippines. The job expectations are to mentor and build the capacity of the education team in Tacloban. Looking at the job requirements I would need some experience in project managing, knowledge of established inter-agency standards and guidelines, and experience representing external forums.

     UNESCO is also a great organization that focuses on four major fields: education, science, culture, and communication. UNESCO aims to build peace in the world through knowledge, social progress, exchange and mutual understanding among peoples. Through their website I found a job as an Interpreter. Being completely bilingual I would only have to complete a sound training and confirm experience and broad cultural knowledge. I feel that by being an interpreter I can be in the center of the action getting informed of everything that goes on.

     The Academy for Educational Development believes that sustainability comes from building the capacity of individuals, communities and countries to address their needs. They give these countries the resources they need in order to reach their full potential. A job opportunity that I saw through this organization was that of a Program Assistant. I would be helping in projects the organization has like enabling citizens to solve their own problems and influence policy. As for experience I would only need program and administrative support experience as well as prior experience in a non-governmental organization.

I feel like all of these jobs have a different focus on a different aspect of the educational field. Opening my horizons to different fields as well as different places can be very educational and exciting.

References

References

Academy for Educational Development. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.aed.org/en/index.htm

Save the Children. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm

United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). (2011). Retrieved from http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/introducing-unesco/