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JOBS
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National Program Director for Prenatal Health Literacy
Program, Baby Basics
What To Expect Foundation
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CONFERENCES
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What's Great in Our State: A Celebration of Children's
Mental Health Awareness Week Reception
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Albany, NY
Register by Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Free Webinar: Teaching with Technology: Guidance from the
NAEYC/FRC Position Statement
by Chip Donohue and Roberta Schomburg
May 9, 2012, 2 pm Eastern Time
21st National Institute for Early Childhood
Professional Development
June 10-13, 2012
Indianapolis, IN
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RESOURCES
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Core Body of Knowledge: New York State’s Core Competencies
for Early Childhood Educators
NYC Early Childhood Professional Development Institute
New York State Early Learning Guidelines
New York State Early Childhood Advisory Council
Profiles of Risk No. 7: Child Care
Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness
Families and Expanded Learning Opportunities: Working
Together to Support Children’s Learning
Harvard Family Research Project
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Self-paced,
interactive, online learning programs
Finding the Education in Educational Technology with Early
Learners
Play and Children's Learning
Incorporating Cultural Themes to Promote Preschoolers’
Critical Thinking in American Indian Head Start Classrooms
End-of-Year Transitions and Celebrations
Responding to the Subject of Sexuality Development in Young
Children
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GRANTS
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HHS Department of Health and Human Services, National
Institutes of Health
Research on Children in Military Families: The Impact of
Parental Military Deployment and Reintegration on Child and Family Functioning
(R13) Modification 1
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NEWS
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Can Your Preschooler Learn Anything From an iPad App?
By Lisa Guernsey, 05/02/12
New CLASP Factsheets on CCDBG Participation in 2010
CLASP, 05/02/12
No Turning Back From Technology in the Classroom?
By Julie Rasicot, 05/02/12
NAEYC Calls for Fair Compensation for the Early Childhood
Workforce on Worthy Wage Day
NAEYC, 05/01/12
Profiles in Science | Elizabeth S. Spelke, Insights From the
Youngest Minds
NY Times, 04/30/12
Advice for Parents of Young Children in the Digital Age
by Fred Rogers Center Staff, 04/30/12
Illinois Preschool Funding Cuts: Sheriffs, Police Chiefs Say
Early Education Prevents Crime
The Huffington Post, 04/30/12
National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day
newschannel34, 04/30/12
Maturity, not age, key for kindergarten, experts say
Memphis Commercial Appeal, 04/28/12
Tribal Nova Launches Suite of Early Childhood Learning Apps
for iPad
SFGate, 04/27/12
What is Progress Monitoring?
by Dr. Dale McManis, 04/26/12
Common Standards Ignite Debate Over Prereading
Education Week, 04/24/12
Podcast: Report Examines Rigorous Early Learning Policies
for Illinois English Language Learners
Early Ed Watch, 04/16/12
CDC: 1 in 88 Kids Has Autism; Docs Debate Cause
ABC News, 03/29/12
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ADVOCACY
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For Our Babies
Screen-Free Week
April 30 – May 6, 2012
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Asil Özdoğru, PhD
Evaluation Specialist
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