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JOBS
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Executive Director
National AfterSchool Association
http://www.naaweb.org/default.asp?contentID=699
Associate Director for Extramural Research
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
http://www.jobs.nih.gov/vacancies/executive/nichdassocdirextrresch.htm
Laboratory Assistant II
UC San Diego
http://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/job.aspx?cat=search&sortby=rank&jobnum_in=60726&search=60726
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CONFERENCES
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Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) topical meeting
Developmental Methodology
February 9 - 11, 2012
Tampa, Florida
http://www.srcd.org/
SITE 2012: 23rd annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
March 5 -9, 2012
Austin, Texas
Proposals Due: January 16, 2012
http://wwww.site.aace.org/conf
2012 National Child Care Policy Symposium
Child Care and Education: Unequal Opportunities
March 6-10, 2012
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/2012-national-policy-symposium
44th Banff International Conference on Behavioural Science
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Challenges in Practice, Research and Policy
March 18-21 2012
Banff, Alberta, Canada
http://www.banffbehavsci.ubc.ca/
NAEYC's Intensive One-Day Training of Trainers Sessions
4/3/12 - Communication Skills for Challenging Conversations
4/4/12 - Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Training Program for Teaching Staff
1313 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
RSVP Friday, March 23, 2012
http://www.cvent.com/events/training-of-trainers-for-program-administrators/event-summary-ec6b0ec099004c488aaf149b374d7806.aspx
Harvard Graduate School of Education professional education institute
Making it Work: Implementing a Comprehensive PreK-3rd Grade Approach
May 9-12, 2012
Interested teams should submit the application by March 1, 2012.
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/programs/prek-12/portfolio/prek-3rd.html
Dr. Alice Sterling Honig's 36th Annual Quality Infant/Toddler Caregiving (QIC) Workshop
May 14-18, 2012
Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse, NY
http://falk.syr.edu/ChildFamilyStudies/QIC.aspx
5th National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy
July 24-26, 2012
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: JANUARY 15-MARCH 5, 2012
http://www.nrccfpp.org/
NBCDI 42nd Annual Conference
Fulfilling the Promise: Our Children Deserve the Best
October 6-9, 2012
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
The deadline for all submissions is Monday, February 17, 2012
http://www.nbcdi.org/
5th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research
February 27 – March 2, 2013
The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC
Deadline For Abstract Submissions: May 31, 2012
http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/FASD/default.asp
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RESOURCES
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2011 Child Well-Being Index
Foundation for Child Development
http://fcd-us.org/resources/2011-child-well-being-index-cwi
2011 New York State Touchstones / KIDS COUNT Data Book
NYS CCF KWIC
http://www.ccf.state.ny.us/Initiatives/KidsCountRelate/kcResources/2011_KidsCountDB.pdf
Watching Teachers Work: Using Observation Tools to Promote Effective Teaching in the Early Years and Early Grades
New America Foundation
http://earlyed.newamerica.net/publications/policy/watching_teachers_work
Family Engagement in Early Childhood: A Resource Guide for Early Learning Challenge Grant Recipients
Harvard Family Research Project
http://www.hfrp.org/family-involvement/publications-resources/family-engagement-in-early-childhood-a-resource-guide-for-early-learning-challenge-grant-recipients
Hidden Hazards in the Nursery
Clean and Healthy New York
http://www.cleanhealthyny.org/2012/01/hidden-hazards.html
NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Monthly Update - January, 2012
http://ddpcmonthlyupdate.us/index.htm
National Association for the Education of Young Children
New Book - Growing Minds: Building Strong Cognitive Foundations in Early Childhood, Author(s): Carol Copple, ed.
http://www.naeyc.org/store/node/17255
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NEWS
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How to Unlock Your Child’s Academic Potential
Time Ideas, January 17, 2012
http://ideas.time.com/2012/01/17/how-to-unlock-your-childs-academic-potential/?iid=op-article-latest
Bioethicist: Transplant denial for mentally disabled child raises questions
Vitals on msnbc, 1/17/12, By Art Caplan, Ph.D.
http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/17/10175611-bioethicist-transplant-denial-for-mentally-disabled-child-raises-questions
Expansion in prekindergarten programs slowed; Many preschoolers go without early learning
By Associated Press, January 17, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/growth-in-prekindergarten-slowed-in-recession-advocates-hopeful-momentum-will-return/2012/01/17/gIQAeRoZ5P_story.html
Babies don’t just listen, they try lip-reading while turning babble into words
By Associated Press, January 16, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/healthbeat-babies-dont-just-listen-they-try-lip-reading-while-turning-babble-into-words/2012/01/16/gIQAryxf3P_story.html
Day Care Centers Adapt to Round-the-Clock DemandBy SABRINA TAVERNISE
NY Times, January 15, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/us/day-care-centers-adapt-to-round-the-clock-demands.html
10 Hot Spots in Early Ed for 2012
Early Ed Watch, January 12, 2012
http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2012/10_hot_spots_in_early_ed_for_2012-62352
Funding to Be Offered to Help Low-Income Parents Move Back Into Workforce
readMedia, 01/10/2012
http://readme.readmedia.com/Funding-to-Be-Offered-to-Help-Low-Income-Parents-Move-Back-Into-Workforce/3236100
A Poverty Solution That Starts With a Hug
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, NY Times, January 7, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/opinion/sunday/kristof-a-poverty-solution-that-starts-with-a-hug.html
Day Care Focuses on Teaching, and Exercise Suffers
MyHealthNewsDaily, Jan 4, 2012
http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/2068-embargoed-day-care-focuses-teaching-exercise-suffers.html
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ADVOCACY
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Tiny Feet with Big Dreams Campaign
Early Care & Learning Council
http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/policy/TintFeetwithBigDreams.cfm
JOBS
------------------------------------------------
Executive Director
National AfterSchool Association
http://www.naaweb.org/default.asp?contentID=699
Associate Director for Extramural Research
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
http://www.jobs.nih.gov/vacancies/executive/nichdassocdirextrresch.htm
Laboratory Assistant II
UC San Diego
http://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/job.aspx?cat=search&sortby=rank&jobnum_in=60726&search=60726
------------------------------------------------
CONFERENCES
------------------------------------------------
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) topical meeting
Developmental Methodology
February 9 - 11, 2012
Tampa, Florida
http://www.srcd.org/
SITE 2012: 23rd annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
March 5 -9, 2012
Austin, Texas
Proposals Due: January 16, 2012
http://wwww.site.aace.org/conf
2012 National Child Care Policy Symposium
Child Care and Education: Unequal Opportunities
March 6-10, 2012
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/2012-national-policy-symposium
44th Banff International Conference on Behavioural Science
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Challenges in Practice, Research and Policy
March 18-21 2012
Banff, Alberta, Canada
http://www.banffbehavsci.ubc.ca/
NAEYC's Intensive One-Day Training of Trainers Sessions
4/3/12 - Communication Skills for Challenging Conversations
4/4/12 - Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Training Program for Teaching Staff
1313 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
RSVP Friday, March 23, 2012
http://www.cvent.com/events/training-of-trainers-for-program-administrators/event-summary-ec6b0ec099004c488aaf149b374d7806.aspx
Harvard Graduate School of Education professional education institute
Making it Work: Implementing a Comprehensive PreK-3rd Grade Approach
May 9-12, 2012
Interested teams should submit the application by March 1, 2012.
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/programs/prek-12/portfolio/prek-3rd.html
Dr. Alice Sterling Honig's 36th Annual Quality Infant/Toddler Caregiving (QIC) Workshop
May 14-18, 2012
Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse, NY
http://falk.syr.edu/ChildFamilyStudies/QIC.aspx
5th National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy
July 24-26, 2012
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: JANUARY 15-MARCH 5, 2012
http://www.nrccfpp.org/
NBCDI 42nd Annual Conference
Fulfilling the Promise: Our Children Deserve the Best
October 6-9, 2012
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
The deadline for all submissions is Monday, February 17, 2012
http://www.nbcdi.org/
5th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research
February 27 – March 2, 2013
The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC
Deadline For Abstract Submissions: May 31, 2012
http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/FASD/default.asp
------------------------------------------------
RESOURCES
------------------------------------------------
2011 Child Well-Being Index
Foundation for Child Development
http://fcd-us.org/resources/2011-child-well-being-index-cwi
2011 New York State Touchstones / KIDS COUNT Data Book
NYS CCF KWIC
http://www.ccf.state.ny.us/Initiatives/KidsCountRelate/kcResources/2011_KidsCountDB.pdf
Watching Teachers Work: Using Observation Tools to Promote Effective Teaching in the Early Years and Early Grades
New America Foundation
http://earlyed.newamerica.net/publications/policy/watching_teachers_work
Family Engagement in Early Childhood: A Resource Guide for Early Learning Challenge Grant Recipients
Harvard Family Research Project
http://www.hfrp.org/family-involvement/publications-resources/family-engagement-in-early-childhood-a-resource-guide-for-early-learning-challenge-grant-recipients
Hidden Hazards in the Nursery
Clean and Healthy New York
http://www.cleanhealthyny.org/2012/01/hidden-hazards.html
NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Monthly Update - January, 2012
http://ddpcmonthlyupdate.us/index.htm
National Association for the Education of Young Children
New Book - Growing Minds: Building Strong Cognitive Foundations in Early Childhood, Author(s): Carol Copple, ed.
http://www.naeyc.org/store/node/17255
------------------------------------------------
NEWS
------------------------------------------------
How to Unlock Your Child’s Academic Potential
Time Ideas, January 17, 2012
http://ideas.time.com/2012/01/17/how-to-unlock-your-childs-academic-potential/?iid=op-article-latest
Bioethicist: Transplant denial for mentally disabled child raises questions
Vitals on msnbc, 1/17/12, By Art Caplan, Ph.D.
http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/17/10175611-bioethicist-transplant-denial-for-mentally-disabled-child-raises-questions
Expansion in prekindergarten programs slowed; Many preschoolers go without early learning
By Associated Press, January 17, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/growth-in-prekindergarten-slowed-in-recession-advocates-hopeful-momentum-will-return/2012/01/17/gIQAeRoZ5P_story.html
Babies don’t just listen, they try lip-reading while turning babble into words
By Associated Press, January 16, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/healthbeat-babies-dont-just-listen-they-try-lip-reading-while-turning-babble-into-words/2012/01/16/gIQAryxf3P_story.html
Day Care Centers Adapt to Round-the-Clock DemandBy SABRINA TAVERNISE
NY Times, January 15, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/us/day-care-centers-adapt-to-round-the-clock-demands.html
10 Hot Spots in Early Ed for 2012
Early Ed Watch, January 12, 2012
http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2012/10_hot_spots_in_early_ed_for_2012-62352
Funding to Be Offered to Help Low-Income Parents Move Back Into Workforce
readMedia, 01/10/2012
http://readme.readmedia.com/Funding-to-Be-Offered-to-Help-Low-Income-Parents-Move-Back-Into-Workforce/3236100
A Poverty Solution That Starts With a Hug
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, NY Times, January 7, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/opinion/sunday/kristof-a-poverty-solution-that-starts-with-a-hug.html
Day Care Focuses on Teaching, and Exercise Suffers
MyHealthNewsDaily, Jan 4, 2012
http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/2068-embargoed-day-care-focuses-teaching-exercise-suffers.html
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ADVOCACY
------------------------------------------------
Tiny Feet with Big Dreams Campaign
Early Care & Learning Council
http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/policy/TintFeetwithBigDreams.cfm
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