Thursday, January 19, 2012

Early Childhood News

JOBS
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Executive Director
National AfterSchool Association

Associate Director for Extramural Research
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Laboratory Assistant II
UC San Diego


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CONFERENCES
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Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) topical meeting
Developmental Methodology
February 9 - 11, 2012
Tampa, Florida


SITE 2012: 23rd annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
March 5 -9, 2012
Austin, Texas
Proposals Due: January 16, 2012


2012 National Child Care Policy Symposium
Child Care and Education: Unequal Opportunities
March 6-10, 2012
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill


44th Banff International Conference on Behavioural Science
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder:  Challenges in Practice, Research and Policy
March 18-21 2012
Banff, Alberta, Canada

NAEYC's Intensive One-Day Training of Trainers Sessions
4/3/12 - Communication Skills for Challenging Conversations
4/4/12 - Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Training Program for Teaching Staff
1313 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
RSVP     Friday, March 23, 2012



Harvard Graduate School of Education professional education institute
Making it Work: Implementing a Comprehensive PreK-3rd Grade Approach
May 9-12, 2012
Interested teams should submit the application by March 1, 2012.


Dr. Alice Sterling Honig's 36th Annual Quality Infant/Toddler Caregiving (QIC) Workshop
May 14-18, 2012
Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse, NY


5th National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy
July 24-26, 2012
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: JANUARY 15-MARCH 5, 2012


NBCDI 42nd Annual Conference
Fulfilling the Promise: Our Children Deserve the Best
October 6-9, 2012
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
The deadline for all submissions is Monday, February 17, 2012


5th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research
February 27 – March 2, 2013
The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC 
Deadline For Abstract Submissions: May 31, 2012


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RESOURCES
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2011 Child Well-Being Index
Foundation for Child Development


2011 New York State Touchstones / KIDS COUNT Data Book
NYS CCF KWIC


Watching Teachers Work: Using Observation Tools to Promote Effective Teaching in the Early Years and Early Grades
New America Foundation


Family Engagement in Early Childhood: A Resource Guide for Early Learning Challenge Grant Recipients
Harvard Family Research Project


Hidden Hazards in the Nursery
Clean and Healthy New York


NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Monthly Update - January, 2012


National Association for the Education of Young Children
New Book - Growing Minds: Building Strong Cognitive Foundations in Early Childhood, Author(s): Carol Copple, ed.


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NEWS
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How to Unlock Your Child’s Academic Potential
Time Ideas, January 17, 2012



Bioethicist: Transplant denial for mentally disabled child raises questions
Vitals on msnbc, 1/17/12, By Art Caplan, Ph.D.



Expansion in prekindergarten programs slowed; Many preschoolers go without early learning
By Associated Press, January 17, 2012


Babies don’t just listen, they try lip-reading while turning babble into words
By Associated Press, January 16, 2012


Day Care Centers Adapt to Round-the-Clock DemandBy SABRINA TAVERNISE
NY Times, January 15, 2012


10 Hot Spots in Early Ed for 2012
Early Ed Watch, January 12, 2012


Funding to Be Offered to Help Low-Income Parents Move Back Into Workforce
readMedia, 01/10/2012


A Poverty Solution That Starts With a Hug
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, NY Times, January 7, 2012


Day Care Focuses on Teaching, and Exercise Suffers
MyHealthNewsDaily, Jan 4, 2012


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ADVOCACY
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Tiny Feet with Big Dreams Campaign
Early Care & Learning Council

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Asil

Asil Ali Özdoğru
Evaluation Specialist
Early Care & Learning Council
230 Washington Ave Ext
Albany, New York 12203
Tel: (518) 690-4217 x 34
Fax: (518) 690-2887

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