The National Black Child Annual Conference convenes this month, and its theme for this year is relevant to our current course studies—the effects that shrinking economy and poor quality education has made on the educational futures of our children. It was both comforting and discomforting for me to find that the challenge to be creative and innovative in our work as educators is ongoing; it is good to know that educators all across the globe are on the same page when it comes to addressing the needs of children early in their development, but it is disheartening to see that we have not yet turned the page in moving forward.
The Parent Empowerment Program (PEP) is an innovative service designed to re-energize parents and increase their involvement as advocates for their children. Culturally relevant tools and practices to promote literacy, social and emotional development, and other skill areas of children are concentrated towards the enhancement and celebration of African American children. These are some of the areas that are being addressed by the National Black Child Development Institute, Inc. (NBCDI) Conference and should be addressed even here in our own community.
I was pleased to find that conference presenters include professionals in the psycho-social and medical health fields to address the social-emotional development issues as well as the physical health related issues of early childhood development. The NBCDI conference begins on October 8th, 2011 and ends on October 11th, 2011. It will take place in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit http://nbcdi.org for more information.
Cymantha,
ReplyDeleteGreat minds think a like; I stay updated with The National Black Child Institute as well. I love it!!! I really hope we can get more parent involvement nation wide across the globe because it makes a World of Difference and help us as Educators.