2. Welcome from the ECCAIF Interest Forum Leaders
Fran
Pam
Karen
What’s an Interest Forum?
Why we got this started
3. What we are all about
Networking
Professional education for IF members
Professional education for NAEYC members
Live and online events
Proposing ideas to NAEYC on behalf of our members
Live events at conferences
Highlights
4. NAEYC “accreditation” for consultants
An online registry of consultants
Guidance for NAEYC members at large about how to work with consultants
5. How you can be an official member
Subscribe to the Early Childhood Consultants and Authors Interest Forum
Go to: http://member-forums.naeyc.org/
6. To stay in the know
Join our LinkedIn Group
Sign up for our email list
http://bit.ly/ECCAIFemail
7. Participating in the ECCAIF LinkedIn group
How do you find new clients?
How do you keep
training
engaging?
How can I self-publish?
8. Which brings us to ask you…
What do YOU want from ECCAIF or NAEYC to support our work as
Consultants
Professional development providers
Authors
Faculty
9. Our plan for ECCAIF
Webinars on specific topics of interest to our members.
Webinars for NAEYC members who are not members
Marketing your services
Self-publishing
Other topics you want or can present?
Contribute to the newsletter? Or a blog?
Agenda based meetings at least 4 times a year
10. Help us list the topics/info we should gather and share:
Links for related conferences
Speaking opportunities
Grant/funding information
Jobs and gigs
Info on state training registries, QRIS,
or approval systems
Ways to collaborate, join forces, help each other?
Writing/publishing opportunities
Cross blogging
Social media
11. Submitting “Official” Interest Forum Proposals for conferences
Just because you are a member of ECCAIF doesn’t mean we will list your proposal. It must offer content related to our group.
12. Thank you
Fran Simon
Engagement Strategies, LLC. Fran@EngageStrat.comEarlyChildhoodWebinars.com
Pam Brillante
Consultant and Professor
William Patterson University
PamBrillante@msn.com
Karen NemethLanguage Castle, LLC. Karen@LanguageCastle.com
LanguageCastle.com