Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Lab Coordinator/Research Assistant in Child Language Learning

Northwestern University

https://nuhr.northwestern.edu/psc/hr91prod_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL

Lab Manager (Job #36685)

Penn State Cognitive and Social Development Lab

http://psu.jobs/Search/Opportunities.html

Learning Designer

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.

http://tbe.taleo.net/NA8/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=LEAPFROG&cws=1&rid=4637

NIH-Funded Postdoctoral Fellowship: Preschool Executive Function and Social-Emotional Outcomes among Prenatally-Exposed and Typically-Developing Children

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

https://employment.unl.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=265450

Post-doctoral position in language acquisition

Georg-August University Göttingen

http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/post-docphd-position-in-language-acquisition/358458.html

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CONFERENCES

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Webinar series from Child Welfare League of Canada & UNICEF Canada

Health Outcomes and the United Nations Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children

May 23 – June 27, 2012

http://www.cred-pro.org/events/child-welfare-league-of-canada-unicef-webinars

Free Webinar: Developmentally Appropriate Technology Use- Practical Implications – A TEC Track Interview

June 6, 2012, 2 PM EDT

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/common-sense-choices-about-technology-in-ece-programs-by-fran-simon-and-karen-nemeth/

5th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

February 27 – March 2, 2013

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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The Power of Partnerships: How to Create Meaningful Connections with Parents

Recorded Webinar from Head Start

http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/Broadcast%20Calls/ThePowerofPart.htm

The Condition of Education 2012

US National Center for Education Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012045

Early Childhood Robotics Network

http://tkroboticsnetwork.ning.com/

The Baby Brain: Ten Myths

For Our Babies

http://forourbabies.org/ccfs/downloads/forourbabies_brainmyths.pdf

Stepping Up for Kids: What Government and Communities Should Do to Support Kinship Families

The Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2012

http://www.aecf.org/KnowledgeCenter/Publications.aspx?pubguid=%7b642BF3F2-9A85-4C6B-83C8-A30F5D928E4D%7d

Kinship Children in New York State: A Research Brief on Child Well-being

NYS Council on Children & Families

http://www.ccf.ny.gov/KidsCount/kcResources/KinshipChildrenNYS.pdf

National Association for the Education of Young Children

The Reading Chair: Children’s book recommendations

http://www.naeyc.org/yc/files/yc/file/201205/ReadingChair_YC0512.pdf

Summer Learning with Children

http://www.naeyc.org/content/summer-children

Using Fanciful, Magical Language in Preschool

http://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/FancifulLanguage.pdf

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GRANTS

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TEACH Grant Program

Grant Canyon University

http://www.gcu.edu/Admissions/Tuition-and-Financing/TEACH-Grant.php

Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship

American Psychological Foundation

http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/koppitz.aspx

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NEWS

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The #earlyed Daily

http://paper.li/tag/earlyed

What Happens When Toddlers Zone Out With an iPad

Wall Street Journal, 05/22/12

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304363104577391813961853988.html

iPad may be the media darling, but the survey shows…

by Margaret A Powers, 05/21/12

http://www.ecetech.net/early-childhood-technology/ipad_media_darling_early_childhood/

In Rochester, Regents tout early education

democratandchronicle.com, 05/21/12

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120521/NEWS01/305210038/new-york-board-of-regents-rochester

School districts reluctantly weigh ending kindergarten to obey tax cap

Lohud.com, 05/20/12

http://www.lohud.com/article/20120520/NEWS03/305200038

Child Care Resources Executive Director Received Women of Distinction Award

PearlRiverPatch, 05/19/12

http://pearlriver.patch.com/articles/child-care-resources-executive-director-received-women-of-distinction-award

The Economic Case for Early Education

LynnfieldPatch, 05/18/12

http://lynnfield.patch.com/articles/the-economic-case-for-early-education

Should 5-Year-Olds Evaluate Their Teachers?

Good Education, 05/15/12

http://www.good.is/post/should-5-year-olds-evaluate-their-teachers/

Bilingual Kids Are Better Multi-Taskers, Study Says

HealthDay, 04/06/12

http://news.yahoo.com/bilingual-kids-better-multi-taskers-study-says-130208711.html

Rx: Read to Your Baby

By LYNDA RICHARDSON, NY Times, 05/15/11

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/education/edlife/edl-17read-t.html

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OUTREACH

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Early Care & Learning Council

May 2012 Newsletter

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/media-room/documents/EarlyCareLearningCouncilNewsletterMay2012PDF.pdf

Policy and Advocacy Update

http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/05/policy-and-advocacy-update.html

Early Childhood Technology Today Survey 2

Teachers' Voices: Use of "Information Processing Technologies" in Programs that Serve Children Ages 2 through 8

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/913239/ECTech-Survey-II

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist

aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org