Early Childhood News

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JOBS
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Assistant Professor - Tenure Track, Early Childhood Education
Catholic University of America
https://provost.cua.edu//positions.cfm#Educ-Early_Childhood



Job listings: Teacher Education - Early Childhood
Higher Ed Jobs
http://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/search.cfm?JobCat=73&ShowAll=yes



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CONFERENCES
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Increasing Enrollment and Parent Engagement Through Social Media and Online Communication Tools
December 5, 2012
Webinar
http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/increasing-enrollment-and-parent-engagement-through-effective-communication/



TCEA Summer Conference: Tots and Technology
June 9-11, 2013
Galveston, Texas
http://www.tcea.org/convene/tots



American Psychological Association Annual Convention
July 31-August 4, 2013
Honolulu, HI
Proposal deadline November 20, 2012
http://www.apa.org/convention



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RESOURCES
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New Book: American Children in Chronic Poverty
Lexington Books
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780739176696



Storm Resources
New York State Governor’s Office
http://www.governor.ny.gov/storm-resources



Child Care Assistance for Victims of Superstorm Sandy
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/childcare/emergency_planning/hurricane_Sandy.asp



Child Care Resources for Disasters and Emergencies
Office of Child Care
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/resource/child-care-resources-for-disasters-and-emergencies



Hurricane Sandy Response and Recovery
Office of Head Start
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/health/response



Hurricane Sandy Recovery Fund
Early Care & Learning Council
http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/hurricanesandyrecovery.cfm



National Association for the Education of Young Children

Playing with Stories: Using Books to Inspire Play
http://families.naeyc.org/content/playing-stories-using-books-inspire-play

A 5-Year-Old Who Needs to Learn Some Limits
http://families.naeyc.org/families-today/5-year-old-who-needs-learn-some-limits

About the Engaging Diverse Families Project
http://www.naeyc.org/familyengagement/about

Anti-Bias Education: Thanksgiving
http://www.naeyc.org/content/anti-bias-guide-holidays/thanksgiving

NAEYC's 2013 Resource Catalog
http://www.naeyc.org/store/node/657

Common Core Standards Initiative
http://www.naeyc.org/topics/common-core



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NEWS
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When heroes disappoint our kids
11/14/12, CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/14/living/parenting-kids-disappointed/index.html



Preschool Education Deserves Expansion, Investment: National Education Policy Center Brief
11/13/12, Huffington post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/national-education-policy_n_2122594.html



Learning to Play, Playing to Learn: Lessons from the 2012 NAEYC Conference
11/13/12, examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/article/learning-to-play-playing-to-learn-lessons-from-the-2012-naeyc-conference



Early childhood education. Worth all the dollars?
11/13/12, Triangle Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2012/11/13/early-childhood-education-worth-all.html



Help rebuild
11/12/12, Early Care & Learning Council
http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/11/help-rebuild.html



What Does the Future Hold?
11/12/12, Margaret A. Powers
http://margaret-powers.com/2012/11/12/what-does-the-future-hold/



Outlook for Early Childhood Education in Wake of Election
11/12/12, Teacher Certification Degrees
http://www.teachercertificationdegrees.com/articles/election-early-childhood-education-outlook-1111121/



'Free play' is a vital component of early learning
11/11/12, lohud.com
http://www.lohud.com/article/20121111/OPINION/311110018/1076/OPINION01/+%27Free%20play+%27%20is%20a%20vital%20component%20of%20early%20learning



State banking on power of pre-K
11/09/12, Times Union
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/State-banking-on-power-of-pre-K-4025212.php



New study highlights how child care providers can be part of the solution for childhood obesity
11/08/12, MedicalXpress
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-highlights-child-solution-childhood-obesity.html



Parenting Place: New 'cafe' a chance to give and get support
11/08/12, Auburnpub.com
http://auburnpub.com/blogs/the_parenting_place/parenting-place-new-cafe-a-chance-to-give-and-get/article_59894f86-29d5-11e2-8f54-001a4bcf887a.html



Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Education
11/05/12, ECE NewsWatch
http://earlychildhoodnyc.org/newswatch/?p=381



Talking to Kids About Politics
11/01/12, Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peggy-drexler/talking-to-kids-about-pol_b_2060082.html



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Asil Özdoğru, PhD
Evaluation Specialist
aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org