For Part One of the blog assignment I emailed three individuals. In Mexico, I emailed Ximena Barrientos. In Canada, I emailed Yvonne Dionne. In Haiti, I emailed Dominique Hudicourt. I chose Mexico and Canada due to the proximity of the United States and I am also interested in learning if the early childhood program in either country teach bilingual classes or employ bilingual teachers. In Haiti, I am interested in learning what their Step by Step Program/Tipa Tipa consists of and how successful it has been within the country. As of today, I have not received a return email but am hopeful I will next week.
Since I am not sure about my contacts, I also looked into the alternative part one. So far, I have read the website for the World Forum Foundation and have listened to some podcasts on the World Forum Foundation Radio. I am interested in contacting Susan Lyon. I enjoyed her episode and would love to follow how effective her Italian Immersion preschool is coming along. I am also interested in contacting George Forman because he is the President of Videatives, Inc. According to the website, "the word videative refers to the combination of text and video segments to create an integrate viewing experience (video + narrative = videative) where the text explains the video and the video exemplifies the text (Videatives, n.d.)." I am emailing them as well just in case.
For Part Two, I chose the NAEYC website. I am not a current member but am planning on joining. The website is so full of information and in my last class, I researched and gained so much knowledge. I also looked at the CAYC website. Since I tried to contact Yvonne Dionne, I was interested in viewing the organization. I think the NAEYC offers more information so I am going to stay with that choice.
Reference
Videatives, Inc. (n.d.). What is a Videatives? Retrieved from https://videatives.com
Shelley,
ReplyDeleteYou have inspired me! I am having a difficult time getting viable e-mail address. I am intregued to make contact with someone outside of the U.S. This class is certain to be a challenge and full of new information for me. I look forward to hearing what you find out from your choice of contacts.
I agree with you about NAEYC they have an awesome website. Just a hint, when you are ready to join be sure to look for the student discount.
Jennifer Pore`
Hi Shelley,
ReplyDeleteGreat start! You are already a step ahead of me, you have direct names for email addressed. I only have the organizations contact emails. I am sure you will hear something back quicker than me, because you have direct email addresses. Good luck. You have some very reasonable questions and they have helped me decide what direction I want to take when my contact is made.
Great Job,
Theressa Lee
Great post! Sounds like you had a easier time than I did with part 1 because it was hard for me. I look forward to hearing more about how the assignment works out for you.
ReplyDeleteI contacted Mexico too. I went through unicef. I may need to change that up and go with more direct names like you have. NAEYC is a great resource as well!!
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