As my Capstone project focuses on fostering awareness and support for inclusion, I researched international organizations that will provide resources, research, and funding opportunities to promote my community of practice's goals and mission. The first organization is The Early Childhood Development Task Force (ECDtf). The mission of the ECDtf is to empowering the lives of young children with diverse abilities and their families by providing high-quality inclusion programs around the world ( http://ecdtf.org/ , n.d.). Another international organization is The Inclusive Education Initiative (IEI). This organization is a multi-donor trust fund supervised by the world bank (worldband.org, n.d.). IEI devotes in knowledge and resources to support inclusion around the globe (worldband.org, n.d.). Also, IEI focuses on promoting stakeholders and governments to fund and develop programs to support inclusion (worldband.org, n.d.). Lastly, the International Early Childhood Inclusion Instit...
The Child Care exchange resources have greatly contributed to my growth in the ECE field. I find their resources valuable in the information that is shared but also in the fact that the material is presented in very approachable ways, allowing educators at all levels to use and apply the information.
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued by the resource, Engaging Autism. I feel that my background lacks a strong foundation with the topic of special needs. I will seek out this resource.
Thank you for sharing.