subject: Pass Your Well-earned Experience to the Next Generation of Educators [print this page] Pass Your Well-earned Experience to the Next Generation of Educators
You've been a part of education and school systems for over 30 years, retired, and now would like to do something with all your experience. There is a great opportunity for you to freelance and provide educational services online. By joining an exchange site, you are able to connect with child care educators, early childhood educators, and preschool providers to aid them in their goals to provide quality services to the next generation.
Curriculum Guidance and Suggestions
One way you can help child care providers is by helping prepare a curriculum for the upcoming year, including lesson plans, suggested material to cover, and sources of teacher aids. Curriculum changes and new products enter the market on an annual basis. It's almost impossible for a child care educator to keep up. However, a freelancer can easily research the new ideas and aid the child care provider in their choice of curriculum. Another aspect of this is how to arrange the day when to work on math skills, when to work on letter skills, how much play time is needed, etc.
Parent Communication
A well-seasoned educator can suggest new ways to keep parents informed. It's also an added benefit if a freelancer actually prepares the written communication such as monthly newsletters, school policies, and parent instructions. Having an experienced educator work on these details frees the child care provider to focus on time spent with the children. Parent communication is a key aspect for keeping parents and growing your business.
Project and Field Trip Suggestions
Educational experiences are always enhanced with projects and field trips. A field trip is as simple as going to a field next door and looking at the different leaves. However, sometimes it's difficult when you're trying to get through each day to be creative with projects. Having an experienced educator makes the work easy. The provider can choose what suggestions interest them and which ones don't.
