CEED’s focus is to help children grow
and develop to their best abilities they do this through research and community
outreach. Positive change in early
education, child care and public policy is their goal. They work to engage people and programs and
coordinate efforts to make a contributions to the quality of life through
applies research, policy, and professional development. I have been a part of CEED trainings before
and have found their skills to train fantastic, but I never really understood
their role within the early childhood field until I did this research. What I found is a group of professionals
working toward making a difference in the lives of children, professionals and
families. To be a part of these
communities of practice would be an honor.
In order to work directly with them you would need to have a Doctorate
in the field. I signed up for their newsletter and look
forward to learning from them about what they are doing to make a change, at
this point in my career I would not be able to join the team, but what I can do
is take the opportunity to learn from them.
I like the fact you can contact any of the professionals via email. I contacted one and got an answer back within
two days. We were able to discuss a
current event and I appreciated her professional input. Because my focus is on
professional development they have opportunities to go to trainings that focus
on building teacher competencies.
The Initiative Foundation’s mission is to build and sustain
healthy communities throughout central Minnesota. One of their initiatives is the MECI which
focuses on youth and families to educate them on child development and promotes
parent /families as primary caregivers.
It also helps community coalitions create shared visions and connects
local, state, and national communities to support quality care and education.
This site appealed to me because it is working toward
creating quality care for children throughout our state specifically central
Minnesota. It has great research
information that can be used to further my understanding of the needs Minnesota
has for quality care for all children.
It is a community of practice that would be beneficial to me in terms of
learning more of the needs and gain insight into what different parts of our
state are doing to provide quality for all children. It provides opportunities to learn from
others and share ideas and concerns that focus on communities in a variety of
different capacities.
While the initiatives foundation currently does not have
employment opportunities it gives a list of sites that might have employment
opportunities for people interested in philanthropy or nonprofit sector.
Northern Minnesota Cluster Groups (Head Start Agencies)
Is a group of Administrative professionals that meet
throughout the year to discuss current issues and topics that many Head Start
Programs face, it is a time to brainstorm how we are working toward effective
change within our own communities and offer support to others who might be
struggling or looking for ways to make changes necessary to the viability of
our programs.
I have recently been invited to join this group and went to my
first meeting, it was a great time to learn new techniques and gain insight
into possible ways of doing things differently.
As a new member of this community of practice, I look forward to
becoming more involved and look at how I can help make an impact toward
positive change.
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