Sharing Web Resources- Expanding My Inquiry

Sharing Web Resources- Expanding My Inquiry

National Institute for Early Education Research
http://nieer.org/
(Newsletter: http://nieer.org/resources/newsletter/index.php )

  

Follow some of the outside links that you have not yet explored. Where do they lead? 

I followed the quality and curriculum link. It lead to an article on Pre-K Effectiveness, access, and support for quality link. 

Thoroughly search one area of the site. What do you find? 

The article on Pre-K Effectiveness, access, and support for quality link led to the The National Education Writers Association (EWA) website. This association was having a seminar where 250 jjournalist, educators, researchers and advocates were convening together in important conversations about the current state and future of education in America.

If you receive an e-newsletter, follow a link related to one of the issues you have been studying. 

What new information is available?

There was an editorial titled: Early Education Programs have Broad Benefit. The editorial discussed the fact that some of the leading supporters of early childhood education are law enforcement.professionals. There is a national organization that is led by by police and sheriffs departments to support learning as as crime deterant they are calling it a long turn investment.

Does the website or the e-newsletter contain any information that adds to your understanding of equity and excellence in early care and education? 



The 2011 Yearbook examines the 2010-2011 school year as well as documenting a decade of progress since the first Yearbook collected data on the 2001-2002 school year. Twenty-eight percent of America’s 4-year-olds were enrolled in a state-funded preschool program in the 2010-2011 school year even as per child funding was cut, stressing the importance of ensuring quality in existing programs and expanding access to all children. 

 
What other new insights about issues and trends in the early childhood field did you gain this week from exploring the website and/or the e-newsletter?

The newest insight I gained was the new movement of the national police force to support early childhood education in order to deter crime in order to produce longterm benefits for children and society.