Friday, March 23, 2012

Early Childhood News

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JOBS
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Kennedy Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Learning
University of Denver
http://education.academickeys.com/seeker_job_display.php?job[IDX]=35971



Statewide Professional Development/Technical Assistance Specialist
Child Care Resources
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/5pn5DZWzfPbD/



Manager, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Office of Chief Academic Officer, District of Columbia Public Schools
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/TGb443SWzsCp/



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CONFERENCES
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Webinar: The Power of Partnerships: How to Create Meaningful Connections with Parents
Monday, March 26, 2012, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. EDT
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/docs/fps-lecture-3-2012.pdf



Early Childhood Investigations Webinars
5 Simple Steps for Progress Monitoring in Early Childhood Programs
April 4, 2012 2:00 PM EST
http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/5-simple-steps-for-progress-monitoring-in-early-childhood-programs/



NYSAEYC 2012 Annual Conference
April 19th~21st
10th Annual Infant Toddler Leadership Forum - April 19th
Buffalo, NY
http://www.nysaeyc.org/conference/geninfo.asp



New York Zero-to-Three Network Annual Spring Conference
Holding Babies in Mind-Using: Reflective Function to Transform Trauma and Build Relationships
Friday, May 4, 2012
New York City
http://nyzerotothree.org/pdf_NYZTTconference_saveTheDate2012.pdf



Families Together in New York State 2012 Annual Conference
“New Strategies for Navigating A Changing System”
May 6 - May 7, 2012
Albany, New York
http://www.ftnys.org/



2012 Parent-Child Home Program National Conference
May 21-22, 2012
Uniondale, New York
http://www.parent-child.org/news-and-events-news-news.html?newsID=D9678E96-A97A-48DA-97A6-07CB948F2CBB



Models of Early Childhood Services: An International Conference
JUNE 5-6, 2012
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Early Bird Registration Deadline is APRIL 1, 2012
https://www.ecservicesconf2012.ca/



National Center for Education Statistics 2012 Summer Forum and the 25th Annual STATS-DC 2012 Data Conference
July 9-13, 2012
Washington, DC
The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, April 13, 2012
http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/Default.aspx?id=969



Robotics Summer Institute for Early Childhood Educators
Aug. 20-22, 2012
Tufts University
http://www.nasatalk.com/blog/article/Blogs/141-WV%20FLL%20Robotics%20Tournament/1745-robotics-summer-institute-for-early-childhood-educators-aug-20-22-2012.html



National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
October 18-20, 2012
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
The deadline for submitting abstracts is June 20, 2012.
http://www.ContinuingEd.ku.edu/programs/clinicalchild



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RESOURCES
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Early Care & Learning Council

Newsletter, Volume No 2, Issue 2, March 2012
http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/media-room/documents/EarlyCareandLearningCouncilNewsletterVol2Issue2March2012.pdf

New Brochure
http://issuu.com/ruth-sadinsky/docs/eclc_corpbrochure_issuu

Who is watching your children?
http://earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/03/who-is-watching-your-children.html

Bronx Zoo Trip
http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/resources/BronxZoo.cfm



Integrating technology in a Kindergarten classroom (video)
An example of how digital technology was used in a Kindergarten classroom
http://vimeo.com/24640792



Disadvantaged Families and Child Outcomes: The Importance of Emotional Support for Mothers
Child Trends, Research Brief
http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_03_21_RB_MaternalSupport.pdf



Dual Language Learners with Challenging Behaviors
by Karen Nemeth and Pamela Brillante
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-linguistic/Dual%20Language%20Learners/ecd/supportive_environments/DualLanguageLea.htm



Designing a Rubric for Preschool Bilingual Apps
By Karen Nemeth, Ed.M., Posted on March 6, 2012
http://www.ecetech.net/dll/designing-a-rubric-for-preschool-bilingual-apps-by-karen-nemeth/



Double Jeopardy: How Third-Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation
Annie E. Casey Foundation
http://www.gradelevelreading.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Double-Jeopardy-Report-030812-for-web.pdf



FREE article from Zero to Three
Addressing Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges Through Play: Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation in Action
http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/30-1_Hirschland.pdf?docID=9561



The Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework for Early Care and Education Programs
National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/family/docs/pfce-framework-non-pd.pdf



Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
1 April 2012; Vol. 30, No. 2
http://jpa.sagepub.com/content/vol30/issue2/?etoc



National Association for the Education of Young Children
Research News You Can Use: Family Engagement and Early Childhood Education
http://www.naeyc.org/content/research-news-family-engagement



Free Whitepaper: 10 Tech Tips for Early Childhood Educators to Engage Families
http://info.memberhub.com/10-tech-tips-for-schools/



20 Great iPad Apps for Primary Literacy
Creative Education Blog
http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/blog/index.php/2012/02/20-great-ipad-apps-for-teachers-for-primary-literacy



Developmentally Appropriate Circle Time for Toddlers
Foundations for families, 3/20/12
http://foundationsforfamilies.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/developmentally-appropriate-circle-time-for-toddlers/



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GRANTS
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Chapin Hall's Harold A. Richman Fellowship
Application Period Open through May 15, 2012
http://www.chapinhall.org/fellowships/harold-richman-fellowship



Minority Fellowship Program
American Psychological Association
Deadline for applications is May 1, 2012
http://www.apa.org/pi/mfp/



HHS - Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources & Services Administration
State Public Health Coordinating Center for Autism Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=154434



Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2012-ACF-OPRE-YR-0281

Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2012-ACF-OPRE-YE-0306



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NEWS
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ECETech News
Fran Simon, 3/18/12
http://paper.li/ecetech/1324343847



New York’s Common Core Pre-K Standards: They’re Not Kidding Around
Susan Ohanian, 3/16/12
http://dailycensored.com/2012/03/16/new-yorks-common-core-pre-k-standards-theyre-not-kidding-around/



Higher Ed's Monopoly is Crumbling--Will Early Childhood Educators Benefit?
By Sara Mead, EdWeek, 3/15/12
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/sarameads_policy_notebook/2012/03/higher_eds_monopoly_is_crumbling--will_early_childhood_educators_benefit.html



Collaboration between preschool and high school
Mid-Pacific Institute News, 3/9/12
http://www.midpac.edu/2010/03/collaboration_between_preschoo.php



Sen. Tom Harkin: Fixing Economy Starts With Early Education
Huffington Post, 3/8/12
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/08/senator-tom-harkin-early-childhood-education_n_1333215.html



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ADVOCACY
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A-C-A (Affordable Care Act) 4 You and Me!
Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/take-action/a-c-a-4-you-and-me.html



National Speak Up for Kids Campaign during
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 6-12, 2012)
http://www.childmind.org/en/speak-up-for-kids/



House Panel Puts Child Care Funding at Risk!
NACCRRA
http://capwiz.com/naccrra/issues/alert/?alertid=53494501&queueid=%5bcapwiz:queue_id%5d



Revenue is up - why cut education?
Citizen Action of New York
http://action.citizenactionny.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5718


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