The
international website I selected is the United Nations Educational, Scientific,
and Cultural Organization or UNESCO.
This organization’s has different sectors (education, natural sciences,
social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information) that in
some cases work very closely together providing necessary research and support
to reach goals and maintain the services of the whole organization. For this class I will be focusing on the
Education sector of UNESCO and it’s mission to provide educational
opportunities for all by providing leadership, support, facilitate progress,
and progress monitoring, while fostering partnerships to strengthen educational
leadership and the capacity of countries to provide quality education. Here is the link to this website: United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
In the news
section of this website I found an interesting article about a drawing and
photo contest in the Asian-Pacific Region.
Winners were broken down into age groups and the topic was, “What is
good in early childhood?”. Here is the
link: http://www.unescobkk.org/education/news/article/five-year-old-boy-won-the-regional-photo-and-drawing-contest-what-is-a-good-early-childhood/
The drawings
were incredible, but not what I pre-pictured in my head. Before I interject my thoughts…please share
your first thoughts. Here is the five year
old Irfan Bin Md Zulkifli’s picture:
One of the
issues I found this organization to include in their mission that in the United
States is just now becoming an issue of focus is that they consider and factor
in future changes in issues and trends to provide more effective support to
educators and professionals faced with these changes.
On this website
I was able to subscribe to a newsletter from one of it’s global networks called
IIEP or the International Institute for Educational Planning. I received confirmation for the subscription,
and was able to access the newsletter on the website. This issue of the newsletter contained
several articles of which I found the main focus to be decentralization (greater
administrative efficiency, more participatory decision making, and more
relevant policies and strategies) as a reform tool as a means to improve
education program and effective program practices.
There is just so
much information…it is hardly shareable in one blog, though I am sure we will
have future opportunities to continue and share our research and findings.
I am disappointed to find that I have not received any feedback or replies in my attempt to make contact with early childhood professionals outside of the United States other than emails that failed to be delivered. However, I continue to maintain high hopes that I will eventually make contact and continue to try.
Hello Crystal,
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading more about UNESCO. The picture that Irfan Bin Md Zulkifli drew. I think it is a true reflection of what he sees in his world. It shows a loving and educational environment. I am interested in hearing what you thought you would see when viewing the pictures of the children.
I love the drawing, his culture right down to the way boys and girls sit at circle time! So cool, something worth displaying in a classroom or better yet the lobby of any center in my community. I would hope it would spark a conversation.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed looking at the picture that Irfan Bin Md Zulkifli drew. He is going to be a good artist one day when up get grow. I like the way the children is sitting down on the floor with the teacher while she showing pictures or reading a book.
DeleteCrystal,
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful blog! Thank you so much for sharing all of that information. It seems like you have found a website containing topics of great interest to you. I hope that this class continues to be of great value. Good luck with the international contacts. I know, it is challenging.