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JOBS
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Johns Hopkins University Laboratory for Child Development
2012 Summer Internship Program
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY MARCH 5, 2012
http://www.psy.jhu.edu/~labforchilddevelopment/
Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor of Child Development
Department of Human Development and Family Science
University of Texas at Austin
http://he.utexas.edu/hdfs
Full-Time Research Data Manager
The University of Maryland's Child Development Lab
https://mirroringdevelopment.uchicago.edu/jobs.shtml
Child Protection Clinical Director
Cook County Juvenile Court Clinic
Chicago, Illinois
http://jobs.psyccareers.com/jobs/4633117/child-protection-clinical-director
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CONFERENCES
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Toxic Stress of Early Childhood Adversity: Rethinking Health & Education Policy
Tuesday, February 7, 3-4 P.M. ET
Harvard School of Public Health
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/forum/toxic-stress-of-early-childhood-adversity.cfm
2012 National Child Care Policy Symposium
“Child Care and Education: Unequal Opportunities”
March 6-10, 2012
Washington, D.C.
Regular Registration Ends on February 19
http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/2012-national-child-care-policy-symposium
17th annual New York State Child Abuse Prevention Conference
“Diverse Paths, Common Dreams”
April 16-18, 2012
Marriott Hotel, Albany, NY
http://www.preventchildabuseny.org/news_events/nys-child-abuse-prevention-conference/
18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
April 16-20, 2012
Washington, DC
http://www.pal-tech.com/web/OCAN/
2012 Military Child Education Coalition Research Training Symposium
“Understanding America’s Military-Connected Youth through Positive Youth Development”
June 26-27th, 2012
Applications are due by April 1, 2012
http://www.militarychild.org/annual-conference/early-career-researchers/
5th Annual Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology
July 30-August 1, 2012, Orlando, FL
March 14, 2013, Washington, DC
Deadline to submit: March 12, 2012
http://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/leadership/index.aspx
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RESOURCES
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Findings from the 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (January 19, 2012)
Multimedia streaming archive of the web conference
http://altarum.adobeconnect.com/p7xqqhftidv/
Children of Alcoholics Week, Feb 12-18
Informational poster
http://www.nacoa.org/coaweek2011_poster.html
5 Tips for Talking to Children at Play
By Marissa Rasavong, Education Week
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/02/07/tln_rasavong.html?tkn=ZWQFRJkBDSFun23f32QEEkQ2hv5/w5ItyKmC&cmp=ENL-TU-NEWS1
Examining State-Level Patterns in Teen Childbearing: 1991-2009
Child Trends Research Brief
http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_02_01_RB_TeenBirthRate.pdf
Coaching and Quality Assistance in Quality Rating Improvement Systems: Approaches Used by TA Providers to Improve Quality in Early Care and Education Programs and Home-based Settings
National Center for Children in Poverty, January 2012
http://nccp.org/publications/pub_1047.html
Revised Center/School-Based Standards
QUALITYstarsNY
http://qualitystarsny.org/pdf/QUALITYstarsNY_Center-School-Based-Standards_2012.pdf
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Free Article: Assessing and Scaffolding Make-Believe Play
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201201/Leong_Make_Believe_Play_Jan2012.pdf
Online Q&A with authors of Spotlight on Infants and Toddlers, Feb 20–24, 2012
http://www.naeyc.org/onlineevents
Playing with Music at Home
http://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/MessageV1N2.pdf
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GRANTS
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AACE Conference Student Scholarship Program
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
https://www.aace.org/foundation/scholarships/
Building a Lasting Legacy Campaign Institute Scholarships
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/legacy/institute_scholarship
US DHHS, Health Resources and Services Administration
Maternal & Child Health Open Opportunities
http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/index.html#Maternal & Child Health Open Opportunities
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NEWS
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The Census Bureau Counts Fathers as ‘Child Care’
By KJ DELL'ANTONIA, NYTimes, 2/8/12
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/the-census-bureau-counts-fathers-as-child-care/
Researchers to Examine Language Comprehension in Toddlers
By Lesli A. Maxwell, Education Week, 2/8/12
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/02/researchers_to_examine_role_of_early_language_comprehension_in_literacy.html
Parenting Skills Prevent Kids' Obesity
Newsmax, 2/8/12
http://www.newsmaxhealth.com/health_stories/parenting_skills_obesity/2012/02/08/432604.html
High-quality child care found good for children -- and their mothers
Sarah Hutcheon, Society for Research in Child Development, 2/8/12
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/sfri-hcc020112.php
Education advocates: State cuts to early learning costly in long term
By Scott Waldman, Times Union, 2/7/12
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Education-advocates-State-cuts-to-early-learning-3106012.php
Groups Call On Cuomo To Restore Aid For Pre-K Programs
Joseph Spector, The Journal News, 2/7/12
http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2012/02/07/groups-call-on-cuomo-to-restore-aid-for-pre-k-programs/
Fair-share payment puzzles some child-care providers
MIRANDA ORSO, Press-Republican, 2/7/12
http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x991869395/Fair-share-payment-puzzles-some-child-care-providers
Another Trick for Getting Kids to Eat Their Veggies: Serve Them Less
By Beth Fontenot, Atlantic, 2/4/12
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/02/another-trick-for-getting-kids-to-eat-their-veggies-serve-them-less/252424/
Study: Hugs, Encouragement Help Kids' Brains Grow
By Julie Rasicot, Education Week, 2/3/12
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/02/study_hugs_encouragement_help_kids_brains_grow.html
Positive Parenting During Early Childhood May Prevent Obesity
Newswise, 2/3/12
http://www.newswise.com/articles/positive-parenting-during-early-childhood-may-prevent-obesity
Children’s Books Increasingly Ignore Natural World
By Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune, 1/30/12
http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/childrens-books-increasingly-ignore-natural-world-39391/
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OUTREACH
------------------------------------------------
Early Education & Development, Call for Papers
Special Issue: Social and Emotional Learning in Early Education
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10409289.2012.654067
Become a Special Education Teacher - NEW Grant-Funded Graduate Program
School of Education, University at Albany, State University of New York
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
http://www.albany.edu/education/20405.php
Free QUALITYstarsNY Readiness Project Workshops throughout NY
Early Care & Learning Council
http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/programs/management-training/QSNYReadinessProject1.cfm
US Office of Head Start is seeking Grant Reviewers
Application Deadline is February 27th, 2012
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/dr/grant_reviewers.html
Winning Beginning NY
Media Advisory: New Report Details Years of Pre-K Cuts, Despite Available Funding & Big Economic Benefits
http://www.winningbeginningny.org/documents/press_advisory_prekcutsreport_7feb2012.pdf
Report: Early Childhood Education: Frozen Funding Leads to Cracks in the Foundation
http://winningbeginningny.org/documents/frozenfunding_prekcracks_report_7feb2012_000.pdf
JOBS
------------------------------------------------
Johns Hopkins University Laboratory for Child Development
2012 Summer Internship Program
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY MARCH 5, 2012
http://www.psy.jhu.edu/~labforchilddevelopment/
Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor of Child Development
Department of Human Development and Family Science
University of Texas at Austin
http://he.utexas.edu/hdfs
Full-Time Research Data Manager
The University of Maryland's Child Development Lab
https://mirroringdevelopment.uchicago.edu/jobs.shtml
Child Protection Clinical Director
Cook County Juvenile Court Clinic
Chicago, Illinois
http://jobs.psyccareers.com/jobs/4633117/child-protection-clinical-director
------------------------------------------------
CONFERENCES
------------------------------------------------
Toxic Stress of Early Childhood Adversity: Rethinking Health & Education Policy
Tuesday, February 7, 3-4 P.M. ET
Harvard School of Public Health
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/forum/toxic-stress-of-early-childhood-adversity.cfm
2012 National Child Care Policy Symposium
“Child Care and Education: Unequal Opportunities”
March 6-10, 2012
Washington, D.C.
Regular Registration Ends on February 19
http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/2012-national-child-care-policy-symposium
17th annual New York State Child Abuse Prevention Conference
“Diverse Paths, Common Dreams”
April 16-18, 2012
Marriott Hotel, Albany, NY
http://www.preventchildabuseny.org/news_events/nys-child-abuse-prevention-conference/
18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
April 16-20, 2012
Washington, DC
http://www.pal-tech.com/web/OCAN/
2012 Military Child Education Coalition Research Training Symposium
“Understanding America’s Military-Connected Youth through Positive Youth Development”
June 26-27th, 2012
Applications are due by April 1, 2012
http://www.militarychild.org/annual-conference/early-career-researchers/
5th Annual Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology
July 30-August 1, 2012, Orlando, FL
March 14, 2013, Washington, DC
Deadline to submit: March 12, 2012
http://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/leadership/index.aspx
------------------------------------------------
RESOURCES
------------------------------------------------
Findings from the 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (January 19, 2012)
Multimedia streaming archive of the web conference
http://altarum.adobeconnect.com/p7xqqhftidv/
Children of Alcoholics Week, Feb 12-18
Informational poster
http://www.nacoa.org/coaweek2011_poster.html
5 Tips for Talking to Children at Play
By Marissa Rasavong, Education Week
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/02/07/tln_rasavong.html?tkn=ZWQFRJkBDSFun23f32QEEkQ2hv5/w5ItyKmC&cmp=ENL-TU-NEWS1
Examining State-Level Patterns in Teen Childbearing: 1991-2009
Child Trends Research Brief
http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_02_01_RB_TeenBirthRate.pdf
Coaching and Quality Assistance in Quality Rating Improvement Systems: Approaches Used by TA Providers to Improve Quality in Early Care and Education Programs and Home-based Settings
National Center for Children in Poverty, January 2012
http://nccp.org/publications/pub_1047.html
Revised Center/School-Based Standards
QUALITYstarsNY
http://qualitystarsny.org/pdf/QUALITYstarsNY_Center-School-Based-Standards_2012.pdf
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Free Article: Assessing and Scaffolding Make-Believe Play
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201201/Leong_Make_Believe_Play_Jan2012.pdf
Online Q&A with authors of Spotlight on Infants and Toddlers, Feb 20–24, 2012
http://www.naeyc.org/onlineevents
Playing with Music at Home
http://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/MessageV1N2.pdf
------------------------------------------------
GRANTS
------------------------------------------------
AACE Conference Student Scholarship Program
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
https://www.aace.org/foundation/scholarships/
Building a Lasting Legacy Campaign Institute Scholarships
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/legacy/institute_scholarship
US DHHS, Health Resources and Services Administration
Maternal & Child Health Open Opportunities
http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/index.html#Maternal & Child Health Open Opportunities
------------------------------------------------
NEWS
------------------------------------------------
The Census Bureau Counts Fathers as ‘Child Care’
By KJ DELL'ANTONIA, NYTimes, 2/8/12
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/the-census-bureau-counts-fathers-as-child-care/
Researchers to Examine Language Comprehension in Toddlers
By Lesli A. Maxwell, Education Week, 2/8/12
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/02/researchers_to_examine_role_of_early_language_comprehension_in_literacy.html
Parenting Skills Prevent Kids' Obesity
Newsmax, 2/8/12
http://www.newsmaxhealth.com/health_stories/parenting_skills_obesity/2012/02/08/432604.html
High-quality child care found good for children -- and their mothers
Sarah Hutcheon, Society for Research in Child Development, 2/8/12
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/sfri-hcc020112.php
Education advocates: State cuts to early learning costly in long term
By Scott Waldman, Times Union, 2/7/12
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Education-advocates-State-cuts-to-early-learning-3106012.php
Groups Call On Cuomo To Restore Aid For Pre-K Programs
Joseph Spector, The Journal News, 2/7/12
http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2012/02/07/groups-call-on-cuomo-to-restore-aid-for-pre-k-programs/
Fair-share payment puzzles some child-care providers
MIRANDA ORSO, Press-Republican, 2/7/12
http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x991869395/Fair-share-payment-puzzles-some-child-care-providers
Another Trick for Getting Kids to Eat Their Veggies: Serve Them Less
By Beth Fontenot, Atlantic, 2/4/12
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/02/another-trick-for-getting-kids-to-eat-their-veggies-serve-them-less/252424/
Study: Hugs, Encouragement Help Kids' Brains Grow
By Julie Rasicot, Education Week, 2/3/12
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/02/study_hugs_encouragement_help_kids_brains_grow.html
Positive Parenting During Early Childhood May Prevent Obesity
Newswise, 2/3/12
http://www.newswise.com/articles/positive-parenting-during-early-childhood-may-prevent-obesity
Children’s Books Increasingly Ignore Natural World
By Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune, 1/30/12
http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/childrens-books-increasingly-ignore-natural-world-39391/
------------------------------------------------
OUTREACH
------------------------------------------------
Early Education & Development, Call for Papers
Special Issue: Social and Emotional Learning in Early Education
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10409289.2012.654067
Become a Special Education Teacher - NEW Grant-Funded Graduate Program
School of Education, University at Albany, State University of New York
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
http://www.albany.edu/education/20405.php
Free QUALITYstarsNY Readiness Project Workshops throughout NY
Early Care & Learning Council
http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/programs/management-training/QSNYReadinessProject1.cfm
US Office of Head Start is seeking Grant Reviewers
Application Deadline is February 27th, 2012
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/dr/grant_reviewers.html
Winning Beginning NY
Media Advisory: New Report Details Years of Pre-K Cuts, Despite Available Funding & Big Economic Benefits
http://www.winningbeginningny.org/documents/press_advisory_prekcutsreport_7feb2012.pdf
Report: Early Childhood Education: Frozen Funding Leads to Cracks in the Foundation
http://winningbeginningny.org/documents/frozenfunding_prekcracks_report_7feb2012_000.pdf
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