Sunday, March 3, 2013

Reflection



During the past weeks, I have been given the opportunity to strengthen my collaborative learning skills. By studying international websites and establishing connections with professionals from around the world, I was able to think outside the box. In this final post, I will share three consequences of learning from international professionals:

  1. Learning to perceive issues and trends of early childhood education from different perspectives- something that has helped me broaden my horizon and explore other approaches in facing emerging professional challenges.
  2. Increase my awareness of global struggles that affect young children worldwide; this has prompted me to extend my professional goals to support children beyond the walls of my classroom.
  3. Empowering myself through professional support. Now that I have experienced attentive support from knowledgeable educators, who were willing to guide and advise me throughout this course, I am not willing to squander this valuable advantage.
 
From this last point emerges my goal related to international awareness, which is intending to keep in touch with my conversation partners and carry through exploring the websites, so that I stay current with global issues in other countries. I have met my last contact through the International Teacher Development Institute. The site offers a wide range of online workshops, and I intend to keep visiting it frequently, I recommend it to all my colleagues, and please do not forget to add me to your contact lists if you join in.

As this is my final assignment, I would like to seize this opportunity to thank my professor and all my colleagues for their valuable contributions and deep insight. I have benefited greatly from all of you. May our paths cross again.

1 comment:

  1. It is great that I am reading how people are leaving this coursework with future goals in mind! I know that learning more about international issues facing the field of early childhood has really made me see a bigger picture regarding my field. Thanks for sharing!

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