Week 8 EDU 6162 International Websites

 The objective of this lesson is:  Post at least three consequences of learning about the international early childhood field for your professional and personal development.

 http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/

 https://www.reanz.org/

 https://www.usp.ac.fj/


Early Childhood Australia -A Voice for Young Children

http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/

ECA members and advocacy

Early Childhood Australia members support ongoing advocacy for the best interests of young children with the vision: ‘every young child is thriving and learning’. At the national level, our members have enabled ECA to engage in advocacy to governments and parliaments at both Federal and State/Territory level. We have met with MPs and policy makers, written submissions and letters, engaged in mainstream media and sat on advisory/reference groups. Members are given the opportunity to provide input into submissions, respond to surveys and make their voices heard on issues that affect them and the children and families in their early learning communities. It can take several months or years and much persistence to make progress on important issues. Some of the key achievements that ECA and its members can be proud of in recent times include:

  • The Alice Springs Mparntwe Education Declaration that replaces the Melbourne Declaration gives substantially more recognition of the importance of the early years and is more inclusive of early education; it also balances child wellbeing with education outcomes.
  • We have supported a smooth transition to the Child Care Subsidy while consistently raising concerns about the impact of the Activity Test, the complexity of the means test and issues with access to Additional Child Care Subsidy.

w  https://www.reanz.org/

Reggio Emilia Aotearoa New Zewland

REANZ is a charitable trust that has been in existence since June 2009. There are eleven trustees of REANZ, each of whom bring a considerable breadth of expertise and experience:  practitioners working in the early childhood and primary sector, tertiary educators and those in other roles related to ECE. REANZ is committed to providing opportunities for teachers to critically engage with the pedagogy of Reggio Emilia within the cultural content of Aotearoa. One of the main aims of REANZ is that the knots and complexities that can emerge from these encounters with Reggio pedagogy and practice will cause educators to look more closely at their own ideas about education.

 

https://www.usp.ac.fj/

USP's provision of higher education is guided by deliberate and planned learning, that includes both formal instruction and recognition of prior learning experiences. We employ learning and teaching methods that allow students to progress through rigorous programmes across a range of academic disciplines to achieve high level and relevant learning outcomes. This requires that the University be highly cognizant of, and committed to, the Pacific region's expectations about the skills and knowledge it needs and expects students to acquire. We seek to create a positive learning environment that empowers, enhances, and encourages best practice in pedagogy and educational delivery.

Comments

  1. Arianna HolomanOctober 31, 2020 at 2:08 PM

    Hello Katrina,
    You have posted some interesting organizations that support young children around the world. I thought that the Early Childhood Australia members and advocacy was interesting. I like how the focus was on the best interest of the child. I enjoyed reading all of your blog post this course. Best wishes to you!

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  2. Kenya Z.November 1, 2020 at 8:55 AM

    Hello,

    Great Post! Thank you for posting more organizations that globally support the early childhood profession.

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