Getting Ready

Part 1, Establishing Professional Contacts

        Started on Jan. 4th, I sent out emails to individuals and organizations in China, Australia. IN each email, I begin with self-introduce, then where I find them, how I know them, the reason I contact them, and what help I need from them. I ended the letter with my contact information and name. I have expected high probability to get back from the one I contact in China. I knew her. She has a Master degree from the early childhood education at University of Missouri-St. Louis and now working for a learning center in Beijing. I titled the email with her name. Other email I titled with organization's name. So far, none has sent an email back to me. However I do see the one related the Australia has their newsletter link: http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/nqsplp/e-newsletters/
I am not luck. So I have to use the alternate assignment. I explored the links that provided in the resources and search on google. I did not know how to get connect with one professional from the links. Maybe, the request was not special, nor clear. I will continue try to connect the professionals list on my expanding resources according to the study topic or things. Hope one day before the end of course, I can connect one professional.

Part 2, Expanding Resources

• World Forum Foundation

http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/media-and-resources/videos/

On the left bottom there is the Newest Resources

• The Global Fund for Children

https://www.globalfundforchildren.org/multimedia/

• Save the Children

http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6150563/k.D0E9/Newsroom.htm

• Chinese Social Sciences net

http://edu.cssn.cn/jyx/jyx_xqjy/

• National Quality Standard Professional Learning Program

http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/nqsplp/e-newsletters/