ISSA Provides Its Members With:
- Professional development and capacity-building
- Information-sharing and networking
- Technical support in design and implementation of ECD programs
- International advocacy
- Participation in joint projects
- Publications
- Annual conferences and other events
Services Include:
- Providing resources, technical assistance, and training in ECD, in a variety of areas including creating child-centered, interactive, and inclusive environments in preschool and primary classrooms; supporting education that values democracy, diversity, and social justice; promoting parent empowerment; and offering bilingual education, among others.
- Training, mentoring and providing support for reaching a common understanding about quality pedagogy in ECD, based on Competent Educators of the 21st Century: Principles of Quality Pedagogy.
- Training adults in education for social justice, advocacy, parenting skills, curriculum development, and project design and implementation.
- Developing training programs/modules, curricula and teaching materials for different audiences.
- Illustrated children's picture books that are available in different languages and include guidelines for educators and parents.
Promoting Quality, Supporting Professionals: ISSA Principles of Quality Pedagogy
In 2009, continuing its work on promoting high quality support to children's development and learning in the early years and celebrating its 10th anniversary, ISSA launched Competent Educators of the 21st Century: Principles of Quality Pedagogy, a revised version of its pedagogical standards. This document represents a framework of principles for quality pedagogy and can provide guidelines for teacher preparation and continuous professional development, supporting early years professionals from the classroom to the policy level. ISSA believes that the focus areas outlined in the standards are important principles to be followed by professionals, administrators, and policymakers in order to provide maximum support to children and their families:
- 1. Interactions
- 2. Family and Community
- 3. Inclusion, Diversity, and Values of Democracy
- 4. Assessment and Planning
- 5. Teaching Strategies
- 6. Learning Environment
- 7. Professional Development
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