I have made two professional contacts in the region of Asia. They are:
a. Dr. Lily Wong, founder and director of Advent-Links / SAUC, Singapore.
I have obtained her CV with her recent photo:
After her Master and Doctoral degrees in Counseling/Educational Psychology at Andrews University Michigan USA, Dr Wong pursued post-doctoral studies and research in complex instruction at Stanford University and infant and toddler education at Syracuse University in USA.
She holds professional credentials and membership of various
boards and institutes in early Childhood education in the USA, Singapore and Hong Kong. She is a
member of the American Psychological Association, Asian-American Psychological
Association and other
Academic Areas Currently, she serves as Vice-President of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education and is the
international representative for Singapore in the World Forum Foundation.
At present, Dr Wong is the
Founder and Executive Director of Advent-Links SAUC, a centre for
children and family studies. Very specialized institutions that promote quality
education that makes a difference in the lives of young children... It is an institutional commitment and
mission to provide and conduct quality education programs and research in
children and families and teachers that pass through the school portals do make
a difference in the lives of children they educate and care.
b. Ms. Blesilda Rios, Center for Early Childhood Care & Development
She is also a global alliance of NAEYC. The contact with her is in the process. Hopefully I can receive a prompt and positive support from her.
2. Expanding Resources
I chose The British Association for Early Childhood Education website (http://www.early-education.org.uk) to expand my resources. Why this website? The reason is that my home base is in Malaysia, a country that has been used to the British systems. Many values and practices in British are aligned with the local contexts and environments in my country.
Wong, it is nice to be in class with you again! I am happy that you were able to make one contact, and one that has so many credentials. You will be able to learn a lot from her. Since you live in Malaysia you should be able to use most of you classmates as contacts since we live in the USA. :) I choose an international website because I wanted to study programs that were not a part of the USA.
ReplyDeleteWong, I am excited to be working in class our Issues and Trends Class. I am interested in learning the different issues and trends effecting Early Childhood education in Asia. I have made contacts with NIPPA, which is the early childhood organization in Ireland.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Kelly