JOBS/ROLES in the ECE Profession

THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION: The National Governors Association (NGA)—the bipartisan organization of the nation's governors—promotes visionary state leadership, shares best practices and speaks with a collective voice on national policy. Through NGA, governors identify priority issues and deal collectively with matters of public policy and governance at the state and national levels. The NGA provides policy information through their Education Division that serves the K-12 population of providers. I chose this organization because I was able to identify a direct correlation of what I see taking place in the state that I work in. Many organizations and school systems are adopting the Common Core Concept, and it is being widely used. This assignment afforded me the opportunity to explore the origin of the Common Core Standards. http://www.nga.org/cms/center/edu Click on this Link to see if your state has adopted the common core standards: http://www.corestandards.org/in-the-states NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN: I chose NAEYC because I believe they are the anchor for our profession, and continue to lead by providing standards, and policy supports that help us become more knowledgeable and to BETTER ADVOCATES for the issues that affect our profession. No matter what topic you are searching for more information on NAEYC can be a great resource. http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ProfPrepStandards09.pdf UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Office of Early Learning The U.S. Dept. of Education provides numerous services to those who service the field of Education as well as providing grant /loan opportunities for those individuals seeking to further their education. I also discovered that they sponsor grants for professional development initiatives that are specifically intended for low income families. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/eceducator/index.html PROFESSIONAL OPPORITUNITIES: https://jobs.davidsonccc.edu/JobPosting.aspx?JPID=287 http://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/about-ccri/employment-opportunities/ The Skills Necessary for these positions is as follows: documentation of excellent written communication skills; strong working knowledge of early care and education system; familiarity with current research and best practices in early childhood; and proficiency with computers and database systems excellent verbal and written communication; leadership, management and supervision skills; and strong working knowledge of CSEFEL Pyramid Model.