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Professional Development
Professional development is targeted at successful technology integration. Professional development is an essential component in the process of teachers learning to effectively integrate technology in a classroom environment. This training can take many forms and should include a wide variety of skills beyond the operation of specific software. This resource area provides resources for professional development opportunities that exist across the country.
Professional Organizations for Early Childhood Education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
URL: www.NAEYC.org
Description: NAEYC is the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade. NAEYC Affiliate Groups work to improve professional practice and working conditions in early childhood education and to build public support for high quality early childhood programs.
The Council for Exceptional Children
URL: www.cec.sped.org
Description: The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest
international professional organization dedicated to improving educational
outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities,
and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies,
sets professional standards, provides continual
professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved
individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions
and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
National Parent Information Network (NPIN)
URL: http://npin.org/
Description: NPIN is an extensive collection of materials for parents and those who work with them. The site contains information about families, technology, and education initiative. Full texts of brochures, pamphlets, and longer publications for parents and family support personnel, as well as links to other parenting sites are also available.
Supporting Organization: National Library of Education http://www.ed.gov/NLE/
Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP)
Description: ECRP is a peer-advised electronic journal that covers topics related to the growth, learning, development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age eight. This site emphasizes articles reporting on practice-related research and development, as well as on issues related to practice, parent participation, and policy.
Supporting Organizations:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign http://www.uiuc.edu/
- U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
U.S. National Committee of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (Organization Mondiale pour l'Education Prescolaire [OMEP])
Description: This Web site describes the work of OMEP and OMEP's U.S. National Committee, provides information about membership in the U.S. National Committee, and presents an international OMEP Directory, In addition, it also has news items related to OMEP, early childhood topics, and a list of upcoming events.
National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS/SDE)
URL: http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/naecs/
Description: This Web site provides information about the work of NAECS/SDE and copies of position papers and other short publications from them. They are dedicated to promoting quality service to children and their families to improve instruction, curriculums, and the administration of programs.
Resources for Early Childhood Education
ERIC/EECE
URL: http://ericeece.org/
Description: The hub of the ERIC/EECE World Wide Web server, this site provides links to all the other ERIC/EECE sites. The site includes publications, links to all other system web sites, links to places where the ERIC database can be searched, and information about their listservs.
Sponsoring Organizations:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign http://www.uiuc.edu/
- U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
ReadyWeb
URL: http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu/
Description: This site presents information and resources pertaining to school readiness, including ERIC bibliographies, a virtual library of full-text materials, and links to other Web resources.
Sponsoring Organizations:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign http://www.uiuc.edu/
- U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
URL: http://nccic.org/
Description: NCCIC is the Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for Child Care. This site contains topical newsletters and publications about child care, a resource guide to organizations related to child care, and many links to similar sites.
Sponsoring Organizations:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://dhhs.gov/
- The Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/
- The Administration on Children, Youth and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/acyf/
- Child Care Bureau http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb/
CLAS Early Childhood Research Institute
Description: The Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Early Childhood Research Institute is a collaborative organization that evaluates early intervention and preschool practices that are effective for culturally and linguistically diverse families. The Web site has information on submitting materials to and reviewing materials for CLAS.
Sponsoring Organizations:
- Office of Special Education Programs http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign http://www.uiuc.edu/
- U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education
URL: http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/ccdece/ccdece.html
Description: Located at Wheelock College, the Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education provides teaching assistance, training, materials, and research for diverse and competent professionals. This site focuses specifically on the professional development of child care and early education professionals.
Sponsoring Organization: Wheelock College http://www.wheelock.edu/
National Coalition for Campus Children's Centers
URL: http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/n4c/n4chome.html
Description: This site offers information relevant to campus child care centers and other two-year or four-year campus settings for children. It concentrates on service settings, family and work issues, and the field of early childhood education in general.
California Child Care Health Project (CCCHP)
URL: http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/cchp/cchphome.html
Description: The CCHP Web site features information on health and safety in child care settings, particularly in family child care.