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Monday, March 11, 2013

Psychology News

CONFERENCES

2nd International Counseling and Education Conference
2-4 May 2013
İstanbul Commerce University
http://ice-c.net/

VI. Işık Savaşır Klinik Psikoloji Sempozyumu
“Gelişim sürecinde ilişkisellik”
17–19 Mayıs 2013
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi
http://www.isiksavasirsempozyumu2013.org/

2013 International Congress on Clinical and Counselling Psychology (CPSYC)
6-9 August 2013
İstanbul
http://www.cpsyc.org/

12. Ulusal Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Kongresi ve 2013 Uluslararası Danışmanlık Derneği (IAC) Konferansı
8-11 September 2013
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi
http://www.iac-pdr-istanbul2013.org/

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Legally-Exempt Child Care

Legally-Exempt Child Care: What Does it Mean in New York State?

Asil Ali Özdoğru, Rebekah M. Widrick, and Jessica Klos Shapiro

While it is widely accepted that high-quality care is important to future outcomes, a significant number of New York’s young children are receiving care in a setting known as legally-exempt child care which is subject to minimal regulation and oversight. There is little information about the quality of this form of child care and many questions about the impact on children. New York uses more of its federal child care funding on legallyexempt care in comparison to other states. In 2011, New York State had a capacity for 680 thousand children in its licensed and registered child care system. In the same year, 246 thousand children received subsidized child care. Over 95 thousand of the children in subsidized care received legally-exempt care.

This paper provides a look at the legallyexempt child care in New York by reviewing research on unlicensed child care, examining how other states support legally-exempt care, and identifying key issues for further research and discussion. The paper lays out the known and unknown conditions and outcomes of legally-exempt child care with the goal of drawing attention to legally-exempt care and initiating a discussion on the accessibility and affordability of quality child care for all citizens of New York. Policy recommendations are included for further discussion.

Press Release: What is legally-exempt child care? (February 12, 2013)
http://earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2013/02/what-is-legally-exempt-child-care.html

Citation: Özdoğru, A. A., Widrick, R., & Klos Shapiro, J. (2013). Legally-exempt child care: What does it mean in New York State? Albany, NY: Early Care & Learning Council. Retrieved from http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/resources/documents/LegallyExemptChildCareWhatdoesitMeaninNewYork_001.pdf

Monday, February 04, 2013

Humor 2013

Humorous Cartoons in College Textbooks: Student Perceptions and Learning

Asil Ali Özdoğru and Robert F. McMorris

We investigated effects of humorous cartoons on students' perceptions and learning of psychological concepts with sense of humor as a moderator. One hundred fifty-six college students studied six one-page concept presentations, three with and three without content-related cartoons. All students responded to the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, multiple-choice test items on the given concepts, and survey items including demographic questions and Likert-scale items on their perceptions of the concept presentations. Students reported favorable attitudes for inserting cartoons in reading passages. However, there was no apparent effect of humorous cartoons on students' learning of the concepts. Methodological considerations are discussed in terms of their likely effects on the findings of the study and suggestions for further research are offered.

Keywords: humorous cartoons; humor in learning; memory; student perceptions of humor; sense of humor

Citation: Özdoğru, A. A., & McMorris, R. F. (2013). Humorous cartoons in college textbooks: Student perceptions and learning. HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research, 26, 135–154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/humor-2013-0008

Saturday, January 26, 2013

İmgebilim 2013

Çocuk ve Ergenlerde Öteki Bağlamında Benlik ve Kimlik Gelişimi

Asil Ali Özdoğru

Ötekiyle ilintili olarak gelişen benlik algısı ve kimlik tanımları bireyin hem kendini hem de çevresini anlaması ve anlamlandırması açısından son derece önemlidir. Bu süreçlerin daha yoğun ve şekilleyici olarak yaşandığı çocukluk ve ergenlik dönemleri olumlu gelişimler açısından oldukça elverişlidir. Benlik ve kişilik gelişimini etkileyen temel çevresel etkenleri göz önüne alarak uygulanabilecek sosyal program ve uygulamalar ötekinin daha sağlıklı ve yapıcı olarak algılanmasına imkân verebilir.

Atıf: Özdoğru, A. A. (2016). Çocuk ve ergenlerde öteki bağlamında benlik ve kimlik gelişimi. S. Ulağlı (Ed.), İslamofobi ile Mücadele Stratejileri: II. Uluslararası İmgebilim Çalıştayı (ss. 109-115). İstanbul: Beykoz Belediyesi. ISBN: 978-975-98076-9-6

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

FYI 2013

The Night has a thousand eyes,
And the Day but one;
Yet the light of
the bright world dies

With the dying sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes,
And the heart
but one;

Yet the light of a whole life dies
When love is done.

Francis Bourdillon (1873) The Night has a Thousand Eyes

But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.

Thomas Browne (1658) Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial

Rho Ophiuchi astronomical cloud complex © 2013 NASA

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Early Childhood Development Research Analyst

Child Trends

https://home2.eease.adp.com/recruit2/?id=4726842&t=2

Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Child/Pediatric Psychology

Westchester Institute for Human Development

http://psychpostdocs.blogspot.com/2012/01/westchester-institute-for-human.html

70 open positions

Society for Research in Child Development Careers

http://careers.srcd.org/jobs#/results/

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CONFERENCES

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Q&A with Laura J. Colker

January 7–11, 2013

Online

http://www.naeyc.org/event/planning-for-learning-centers

2013 New York State Association of Education of Young Children Annual Conference

April 4-6, 2013

Verona, NY

http://www.nysaeyc.org

16th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference

May 29-31, 2013

Washington, DC

http://www.wrconference.net

2013 International Association for Counselling (IAC) Conference and 12th National Congress of Psychological Counselling and Guidance

September 8-11, 2013

İstanbul, Türkiye

http://www.iac-pdr-istanbul2013.org/

New York State Society for Human Resource Management

Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Conference

October 6-7, 2013

Verona NY

http://www.nysshrm.org/ems/regengine/event_page.php

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RESOURCES

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New Research

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/new-research#anchor24425

Head Start Impact Study and Follow-up, 2000-2012

Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research/project/head-start-impact-study-and-follow-up-2000-2012

National Association for the Education of Young Children

From a Science Shelf to a Science Museum

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/files/tyc/PGP.%20Science%20Shelf%20to%20Science%20Museum.pdf

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NEWS

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Boo-ho-ho: How to help kids with post-holiday blues

12/25/12, Today

http://www.today.com/moms/boo-ho-ho-how-help-kids-post-holiday-blues-1C7661425

Smarter Ways to Discipline Children

12/24/12, Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323277504578189680452680490.html

Parent Holiday Conundrum: How to Walk the Fine Line Between Treating and Spoiling Your Kids

12/20/12, Time

http://business.time.com/2012/12/20/parent-holiday-conundrum-how-walk-the-fine-line-between-treating-and-spoiling-your-kids/

This holiday season, give your kids the gift of gratitude

12/19/12, Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/this-holiday-season-give-your-kids-the-gift-of-gratitude/2012/12/18/1c2e5fec-3a41-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_story.html

K-12 May Not Benefit From Brighter Fiscal Outlook

12/11/12, Education Week

http://t.co/LZ7BKq6W

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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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28 open positions

NAEYC Career Forum

http://careerforum.naeyc.org/jobs

Professorship in Educational Science with a Focus on Early Childhood Education

Freie Universität Berlin

http://www.academicjobseu.com/content/jobsearch/job_advert.asp?jobadid=9398

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CONFERENCES

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Parent Engagement

January 3, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EST

Free Webinar

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/609826738

Empowering Staff to Lead from Within in Early Childhood Settings – No Director Is An Island

January 9, 2013, 2:00 - 3:30 PM Eastern Time

Free Webinar

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.com/presenters/bisa-lewis/

A Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: A Reggio Emilia Inspired Conference for educators working with children birth—age 8

March 8-9, 2013

Rochester, NY 14607

http://childcarecouncil.com/event/a-kaleidoscope-of-possibilities/

2013 Child Care Aware® of America Policy Symposium

April 10-13, 2013

Washington, D.C.

http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/2013-national-child-care-aware-of-america-policy-symposium

43rd Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society

Social Development: Current Trends & Perspectives

June 6–8, 2013

Chicago, USA

http://piaget.org/Symposium/2013/index.html

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media & Technology

June 24 – 28, 2013

Victoria, Canada

http://aace.org/conf/edmedia

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RESOURCES

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Important Information about New Bleach Concentration

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

http://cfoc.nrckids.org/Bleach/Bleach.cfm

Digital and DAP: What ECE Faculty, Administrators and Trainers Need to Know to Help Teachers Use Technology

Presentation slides

http://www.slideshare.net/FSSimon/digital-and-dap-what-ece-faculty-administrators-and-trainers-need-to-know-to-help-teachers-use-technology

What do preschools get you? Larry Schweinhart (Video)

TEDx

http://blog.tedx.com/post/34701775446/what-do-preschools-get-you-larry-schweinhart

The Science of Neglect: The Persistent Absence of Responsive Care Disrupts the Developing Brain

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/reports_and_working_papers/working_papers/wp12/

Free articles on biology of early adversity

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

http://www.pnas.org/content/109/suppl.2.toc

Evaluation Policy

Administration for Children and Families

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/evaluation-policy

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Q&A with the author of Education for a Civil Society

http://www.naeyc.org/event/education-for-a-civil-society

Planning for Positive Guidance: Powerful Interactions Make a Difference

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/planning-for-positive-guidance

Professional Development through Early Childhood Teacher Research

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/Voices/VoicesOfPractitioners_vol7no2_Castle.pdf

Child Trends

Getting into the Black Box: How Do Low-Income Parents Make Choices about

Early Care and Education in Maryland?

http://www.childtrends.org/files/child_trends-2012_11_27_RB_Choices.pdf

Providing High Quality Care in Low-Income Areas in Maryland: Definitions, Resources, and Challenges from Parents and Child Care Providers’ Perspectives

http://www.childtrends.org/files/child_trends-2012_11_27_RB_providing.pdf

Defining School Readiness in Maryland: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective

http://www.childtrends.org/files/child_trends-2012_11_27_RB_defining.pdf

School Crisis Guide

National Education Association

http://crisisguide.neahin.org/crisisguide/

Here for Each Other: Helping Families after An Emergency

Sesame Street

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1110032941273-201/HereForEachOther_vEng2012.pdf

Resources for Schools to Prepare for and Recover from Crisis

US Dept of Education

http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/12/resources-for-schools-to-prepare-for-and-recover-from-crisis/

Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope after a Disaster or Traumatic Event: A Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers

US SAMHSA

http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA12-4732/SMA12-4732.pdf

Talking to Children about the Shooting

Child Care Exchange

http://www.childcareexchange.com/eed/view/3240/

A National Tragedy: Helping Children Cope

National Association of School Psychologists

http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/terror_general.aspx

Crisis and Disaster Resources

Child Care Aware

http://www.naccrra.org/programs-services/crisis-and-disaster-resources

Resources to Help Parents, Children and Others Cope in the Aftermath of School Shootings

American Academy of Pediatrics

http://www.healthychildren.org/English/news/Pages/AAP-Offers-Resources-to-Help-Parents,-Children-and-Others-Cope-in-the-Aftermath-of-School-Shootings.aspx

Coping with a School Shooting

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://www.naeyc.org/content/coping-school-shooting

American Psychological Association

Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/mass-shooting.aspx

Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/aftermath.aspx

Reacting to the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting

http://www.apa.org/school-shooting.aspx

Why Parents Need to Share Tough Topics with Kids

http://www.yourmindyourbody.org/why-parents-need-to-share-tough-topics-with-kids/

Returning to School Might Be the Best Alternative for Your Children Following the School Shooting

http://www.yourmindyourbody.org/returning-to-school-might-be-the-best-alternative-for-your-children-following-the-school-shooting/

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GRANTS

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US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Program Modification 1

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=210713

US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration Affordable Care Act - Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Grants to Nonprofit Organizations Modification 4

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=208014

US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration

R40 MCH Autism Intervention Research Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=211873

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NEWS

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Toddlers' language skills predict less anger by preschool

12/20/12, MedicalXpress

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-toddlers-language-skills-anger-preschool.html

Child Poverty Affected One-Fifth Of Nation's Kids In 2011: Study

12/18/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/child-poverty-2011_n_2323383.html

For Teachers, Newtown Shootings Prompt Reflection, Outreach

12/18/12, Education Week

http://bit.ly/V6JEPQ

Children Can Usually Recover From Emotional Trauma

12/17/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/health/for-young-survivors-odds-of-emotional-recovery-are-high.html

When Anxiety Interrupts a Child’s Life

12/17/12, NY Times

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/helping-children-gain-control-over-an-anxiety-disorder/

A Smart Investment: Skilled Early Childhood Workforce

12/17/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elaine-weiss/early-childhood-education_b_2271120.html

Children's Mental Health after the Shooting in Newtown

12/16/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eva-alisic-phd/children-mental-health-newtown_b_2311875.html

Letter: Quality is key to pre-K programs

12/15/12, Times Union

http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Letter-Quality-is-key-to-pre-K-programs-4121570.php

Educational Apps Alone Won’t Teach Your Kid To Read

12/13/12, Slate

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/12/13/kids_apps_and_ebooks_can_t_teach_them_to_read_without_parent_and_teacher.html

Letter: Ensure access, quality early on

12/13/12, Times Union

http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Letter-Ensure-access-quality-early-on-4117087.php

Many Parents Unaware of Children's Experiences in Daycare

12/11/12, ScienceDaily

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121211130312.htm

How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids

12/11/12, Entrepreneur

http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/225233

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OUTREACH

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Give the gift of quality early care and learning programs

Early Care & Learning Council

http://www.capwiz.com/naccrra/ny/issues/alert/?alertid=62249346&type=ML

Child care and early learning

Defeat poverty DC

http://defeatpovertydc.org/solutions/make-work-possible/child-care/

Working Parents Need Child Care

Child Care Aware

http://capwiz.com/naccrra/issues/alert/?alertid=61683001

Tax Credit Outreach

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

http://eitcoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/English-Color-Flyer-2013.pdf

A Teachable Moment

First Five Years Fund

http://www.ffyf.org/blog/teachable-moment

On the Edges: Child Care Assistance Policies that Affect Parents, Providers, and Children

National Women's Law Center

http://www.nwlc.org/resource/edges-child-care-assistance-policies-affect-parents-providers-and-children

NAEYC Statement on Violence Against Children, the Importance of Social and Emotional Development, and the Value of Educators

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/pressreleases/statement_on_violence_against_children

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Lab manager in the Child Cognition Lab

Psychology Department at Boston University

https://gustavus.edu/psychology/newsletter/CognitionBostonU.php

Post-doctoral Fellowship in Child Welfare and Trauma-Informed Care

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

http://www.uthsc.edu/bcdd/training/prof_programs/traumafellowships.php

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CONFERENCES

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National Child Care Association 2013 Conference

March 7-9, 2013

New Orleans, LA

http://www.nccanet.org/

New York State Association for the Education of Young Children annual conference

April 4-6, 2013

Verona, NY

http://nysaeyc.org/

Child Care Aware of America Policy Symposium

April 10-13, 2013

Washington, D.C.

http://naccrra.org/conferences/2013-national-child-care-aware-of-america-policy-symposium

NYS Child Abuse Prevention Conference

April 15-17, 2013

Albany, NY

http://www.preventchildabuseny.org/news_events/nys-child-abuse-prevention-conference/

10th Annual Young Child Expo & Conference 2013

April 17th-19th, 2013

New York City

http://www.youngchildexpo.com/

29th Annual How Successful Directors Lead National Conference

April 24-26, 2013

Franklin, TN

https://m360.earlylearningleaders.org/event.aspx?eventID=58926

NAEYC’s 2013 National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development

June 9-12, 2013

San Francisco, CA

http://www.naeyc.org/institute/

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RESOURCES

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Letter to Child Care Providers from the Office of Children and Family Services

Early Care & Learning Council

http://earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/12/letter-to-child-care-providers-from.html

The Journal of Early Adolescence

Special Issue: Social-Emotional Processes in Afterschool Settings: Bridging Gaps between Theory, Research, & Practice (January 2013)

http://jea.sagepub.com/content/vol33/issue1/?etoc

Video of Child Care Emergency Preparedness Symposium

Save the Children

http://uscenter.savethechildren.org/SitePages/CCEPSymposiumVideo.aspx

Child Trends

Putting Youth Relationship Education on the Child Welfare Agenda: Findings from a Research and Evaluation Review, December 2012

http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_12_01_FR_RelationshipEduc.pdf

Common ground: A roadmap to investing in what works for children in tough fiscal times, December 2012

http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_12_12_RB_KAMLecture.pdf

National Association for the Education of Young Children

13 Things Babies Learn When We Read with Them

http://families.naeyc.org/article/12-things-babies-learn-when-we-read-them

Exploring the World of Science with Your Child

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/files/tyc/file/V6N2/Exploring%20the%20World%20of%20Science%20with%20Your%20Child.pdf

Planning for Positive Guidance: Powerful Interactions Make a Difference

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/planning-for-positive-guidance

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GRANTS

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US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration Affordable Care Act - Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Grants to Nonprofit Organizations Modification 3

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=208014

US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration

Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Program Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=210713

Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program

US Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=209974&mode=VIEW

Making the Future After-School & Summer Program Grants

Cognizant

http://makered.org/communityblogs/making-the-future-after-school-summer-program-grants

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NEWS

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Swimming gives children a boost: Researches say swimmers are smarter

12/13/12, Washington Times

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/parenting-first-time-through/2012/dec/13/swimming-gives-children-boost-reasearches-say-swim/

A Vital Disability Benefit for Children

12/12/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/opinion/a-vital-disability-benefit-for-children.html

How Did Oklahoma Adopt Universal Pre-Kindergarten?

12/11/12, eye on early education

http://eyeonearlyeducation.org/2012/12/11/how-did-ok-adopt-universal-pre-kindergarten/

Fiscal Cliff Would Hurt Young Children, Advocates Warn

12/11/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/fiscal-cliff-children_n_2279687.html

Understanding How Children Develop Empathy

12/10/12, NY Times

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/understanding-how-children-develop-empathy/

Obesity in Young Is Seen as Falling in Several Cities

12/10/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/health/childhood-obesity-drops-in-new-york-and-philadelphia.html

Parents struggle with decision to medicate bipolar kids

12/07/12, USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/07/bipolar-kids-parents-medication/1754931/

Profiting From a Child’s Illiteracy

12/07/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/opinion/sunday/kristof-profiting-from-a-childs-illiteracy.html

Big kids: Behavioral health experts are fighting the childhood obesity epidemic from a variety of angles

12/01/2012, APA

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/12/cover-obesity.aspx

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OUTREACH

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What happens if our children fall off the cliff?

Early Care & Learning Council

http://earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/12/what-happens-if-our-children-fall-off.html

2013 Tax Credits Outreach Campaign Toolkit

Early Care & Learning Council and the National Women’s Law Center

http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/final_tco_toolkit.pdf

2013 NYSAEYC Annual Conference Champions for Children Awards Nominations

The deadline for nominations has been extended to December 19th!

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102180028907-152/Champions+for+Children+Application1.pdf

Senator Mikulski's Children's Budget Letter

Child Care Aware of America

http://capwiz.com/naccrra/issues/alert/?alertid=62226501&PROCESS=Take+Action

Infographic: The Importance of Early Learning

Apollo Group, Teaching for Tomorrow

http://awesome.good.is.s3.amazonaws.com/transparency/web/1211/importance-of-early-learning/flash.html

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Friday, December 07, 2012

Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Visiting Professorship in Early Learning and Children’s Media

Saint Vincent College

http://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=175698826&Title=Visiting%20Professorship%20in%20Early%20Learning%20and%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Media

Fellowship Program for the design leaders of the future

IDEO.org

https://www.ideo.org/careers

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CONFERENCES

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The Clinical Assessment and Treatment of Preschool Mood Disorders: Developmental and Parental Considerations

February 8, 2013

Adelphi University

http://www.adelphi.edu/parentinginstitute/profdevpt-conted/workshop_020813.php

EdMedia World Conference on Educational Media and Technology

June 24 - 28, 2013

Victoria, British Columbia

Call for Presentations: December 12, 2012

http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia

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RESOURCES

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Early Care & Learning Council

November/December 2012 Newsletter

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/media-room/documents/EarlyCareandLearningCouncilNewsletterNovember2012.pdf

Discounts for early childhood programs

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/news/documents/QSTARSNY_Flyer.pdf

New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council

Monthly Update December 2012

http://www.ddpcmonthlyupdate.us/

Society for Research in Child Development

December 2012 E-News

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=addb5e7d7d66625647754af3f&id=cdd32a4012&e=

Staffed Family Child Care Networks: A Strategy to Enhance Quality Care for Infants and Toddlers

Zero to Three

http://qrisnetwork.org/resource/2012/staffed-family-child-care-networks-strategy-enhance-quality-care-infants-and-toddlers

Child Trends

Getting into the Black Box: How Do Low-Income Parents Make Choices about Early Care and Education in Maryland?

http://www.childtrends.org/files/child_trends-2012_11_27_RB_Choices.pdf

Providing High Quality Care in Low-Income Areas in Maryland: Definitions, Resources, and Challenges from Parents and Child Care Providers’ Perspectives

http://www.childtrends.org/files/child_trends-2012_11_27_RB_providing.pdf

Defining School Readiness in Maryland: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective

http://www.childtrends.org/files/child_trends-2012_11_27_RB_defining.pdf

Child Care Aware®

Free Parent Network Webinars

http://www.naccrra.org/parents/child-care-aware%C2%AE-parent-network/free-webinars

Resource Paper: Executive Function and School Readiness, November 2012

http://www.naccrra.org/sites/default/files/default_site_pages/2012/executive_function_11-27-12_1.pdf

Screen time

http://www.healthykidshealthyfuture.org/content/hkhf/home/activities/screentimes.html

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Why Read Informational Books?

http://www.naeyc.org/books/so_much_more_than_the_abcs/excerpt

Start a Home Library

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/reading-writing/start-home-library

Top 10 No Cost Toys for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

http://families.naeyc.org/content/top-10-no-cost-toys-infants-toddlers-and-preschoolers

Teaching Young Children, December 2012/January 2013 - Vol. 6, No. 2

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/current

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GRANTS

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US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration Affordable Care Act - Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Grants to Nonprofit Organizations Modification 2

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=208014

US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration National Center for Health Insurance and Financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=209361

US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration MCH Research Network on Promoting Healthy Weight (HW-RN) among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other Special Health Care Needs Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=210133

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NEWS

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Sandy's wrath left invisible wounds on traumatized children

12/07/12, USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/07/sandy-children-stress/1753261/

The Santa Lie: Is the big Christmas con hurting our kids?

12/06/12, Slate

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2012/12/the_santa_lie_is_the_big_christmas_con_hurting_our_kids.html

Pulse of the People: Invest in education now or we will pay later

12/04/12, The Record

http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2012/12/04/opinion/doc50bd1297ca4ed160341433.txt

'Mannies' Turn to Childcare Jobs to Support Creative Pursuits

12/04/12, DNAinfo

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121204/bushwick/mannies-turn-childcare-support-creative-pursuits

First Five Years Fund Urges Lawmakers To Invest In Early Childhood Education (VIDEO)

12/03/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/first-five-years-fund_n_2232181.html

How Technology Is Changing the Way Children Think and Focus

12/03/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jim-taylor/technology-and-kids_b_2232502.html

Quality child care necessary for a strong economy

12/01/12, lohud.com

http://www.lohud.com/article/20121202/OPINION/312020023/Quality-child-care-necessary-strong-economy

Helping refugees gain an entrepreneurial foothold

12/30/12, philly.com

http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-30/business/35437219_1_child-care-day-care-women-s-opportunities-resource-center

Child care that works for working parents

11/30/12, APM Marketplace

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/life/child-care-works-working-parents

Childhood obesity calculator may be most accurate predictor yet

11/29/12, CBS

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57556196/childhood-obesity-calculator-may-be-most-accurate-predictor-yet/

Experts call for mental illness screening for children

11/28/12, Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-depression-teenagers-screening-idUSBRE8AR1E820121128

Head Start Programs Offer Benefits, Improve Child Well-Being And School Readiness: Report

11/19/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/19/advisory-committee-review_n_2159585.html

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ADVOCACY

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Become a Friend of the Council!

Early Care & Learning Council

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/donate/

Yes, Sequestration impacts New York State

Quality for Kids Campaign

http://qualityforkids.org/2012/12/04/yes-sequestration-impacts-new-york-state/

Inaugural Policy Forum Calls Attention to Poverty Issues

Schuyler Center for Analysis & Advocacy

http://www.scaany.org/resources/documents/scs_issue_16_policyforum.pdf

First Five Years Fund Statement on the Grand Bargain

First Five Years Fund

http://www.ffyf.org/blog/first-five-years-fund-statement-grand-bargain

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Friday, November 30, 2012

Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Director of Early Childhood Education

Union Settlement Association

http://www.unionsettlement.org/userfiles/files/DirectorEarlyChildhoodEducation(2).pdf

Aspiring Principals Program

New Leaders for New Schools

http://www.nlns.org/Admissions.jsp

Assistant or Associate Professor (Early Childhood)

Iowa State University

http://www.educationjobsite.com/job.asp?id=63552416&aff=473EFCF0-7FB9-409B-833C-73E0BC7E3F8B

Faculty Positions at the Children’s Learning Institute

University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston

http://spedpro.org/2012/11/28/faculty-positions-at-the-childrens-learning-institute-university-of-texas-health-science-center-houston/

Associate Professor/Full Professor in Early Childhood Education

Wayne State University

http://www.childpolicyuniversityconsortium.com/pdfs/JobPostings/Wayne%20State%20TEDEarlyChildhoodEducation%20103012.pdf

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CONFERENCES

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Increasing Enrollment and Parent Engagement Through Social Media and Online Communication Tools

December 5, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time

Free webinar

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/increasing-enrollment-and-parent-engagement-through-effective-communication/

New York Zero-to-Three Network Annual Hedi Levenback Memorial Evening

December 10, 2012

New York, NY

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=49hquldab&oeidk=a07e6oc6sc18814b144&oseq=a005g6cddv4k

Digital and DAP-What ECE Administrators and Trainers Need to Know to Help Teachers Use Technology Intentionally

December 12, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time

Webinar

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/what-ece-teacher-educators-administrators-and-trainers-need-to-know-to-help-teachers-be-digital-and-dap-by-karen-nemeth-and-fran-simon/

Seventh Biennial “Niagara in Miami” Conference

Evidence-Based Approaches for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

March 6-8, 2013

North Miami, FL

http://niagarainmiami2013.eventbrite.com

Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting

April 18-20, 2013

Seattle, Washington

http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=134&Itemid=568

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RESOURCES

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Parent Resources Regarding Bullying

Stopbullying.gov

http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-you-can-do/parents/index.html

Interactive Autism Network

Kennedy Krieger Institute

http://www.ianproject.org/

Economic Census Child Care Industry

US Census Bureau

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0BYBADTOZU

Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies Database, 2011

Research Connections

http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/resources/24284

Kristin Anderson Moore Lecture Videos and Presentations

Child Trends

http://www.childtrends.org/_docdisp_page.cfm?LID=C62181C4-CF8A-462B-A414A30D4EED1393

Video: Lunch with Professor James J. Heckman

Kids Now

http://kidsnow.ky.gov/Pages/James-Heckman-Event.aspx

National Association for the Education of Young Children

When Giving Gifts to Siblings

http://families.naeyc.org/families-today/when-giving-gifts-siblings

Why This Toy?

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/child-development/why-toy

Playing with Music at Home

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/music-math-more/playing-music-home

Books that Stretch Children's Thinking

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/reading-writing/books-stretch-childrens-thinking

Coping with Disasters

http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/Resources_on_coping_with_disasters

The Common Core State Standards: Caution and Opportunity for Early Childhood Education

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/11_CommonCore1_2A_rv2.pdf

Free Online Q&A: A Focus on Play

http://www.naeyc.org/event/focus-on-play

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GRANTS

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US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration Affordable Care Act - Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Grants to Nonprofit Organizations Modification 1

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=208014

US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration Medical Home Implementation for Children with Special Health Care Needs Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=208673

National Endowment for the Humanities

Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=208773

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NEWS

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Roundtable discusses importance of early childhood education

11/30/12, York News Times