Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

 

 

Hello class, I hope you’ll are enjoying your weekend. Below you will find the three organization that I choose to explore.

National Association of Early Childhood Educators

I chose this organization because it is dedicated to the advancement of early childhood educators. I am very big on professional development and this organization offers plenty of opportunities to attend several different annual conferences. For instance “NAECTE offers two conference days a year in tandem with the NAEYC fall conference and the June NAEYC Professional Development Institute” (NAECE, 2017, p.1). This organization has been in existence for thirty years which speak s volumes to me about its effectiveness and dedication to the early childhood field. I also like this organization because you get to meet members that are outside of the U.S., which gives members a chance to lean how other countries are contributing to the early childhood field. It also gives great information on research that is being done within the early childhood field. The job that was being advertised through this organization currently is for the position of Director of Science Education at the Tennessee Aquarium.  To do this job I would need some experience with managing a budget, be able to recruit and lead educational staff along with having an understanding with recent research in science, along with having a master’s degree.

National School Board Association

I choose this organization because it supports Head Start and Pre-k programs. The NSBA has long recognized the benefits of high quality pre-k education and supports a voluntary role for local school districts. Among NSBA’s recent actions, they: have established a policy that urges the federal government to grant flexibility to school districts to establish preschool programs for all three- and four-year-olds through a separate funding stream that develops, coordinates, and enhances the quality and availability of preschool programs (NSBA, 2017, p.1). They have been advocating for early childhood education since 1940. I really like this sight because it tells educators as well as other what they can do in order for this programs to have funds and longevity, which is by contacting members of congress and expressing our concerns on how important early childhood education really is. They are currently hiring for a digital strategist, in order to obtain this job I would first need to have a bachelor’s degree in marketing, communication, or even political science. Along with this I would need 3 plus years in online advertisement and business development. I would also need to know how to coordinate activities and programs that pertained to early childhood with peers.

 

National Childcare Association

I choose the national childcare association because they support policies and regulations that are beneficial to young children. All of their members are students, business owners, or early childhood education professional trainers. I like the fact that they fight for equality in all early childhood education programs whether they be public or private. They also have a very well organized website with tabs that allow you to see different resource and articles dealing with early childhood education along with the latest news in early childhood education. If you become a member you also get a ten percent discount on Walden University classes. The job that they are currently hiring for is for a National Childcare team associate. The qualifications that I would need for this job would to have a bachelor’s degree in either child development or early childhood education. The skills that I would need for this job would be good oral and written skills. Also the ability to work in a fast paced environment and to be computer literate. I would also need to be able to keep with the new information that is being research in the early childhood education field.

 

References

http://naecte.org/ retrieved on July 29, 2017

https://www.nsba.org/about-us/careers retrieved on July 29, 2017

https://ncc.site-ym.com/ retrieved on July 29, 2017