Monday, March 5, 2012

Early Childhood News



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JOBS
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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Special Education Faculty Position (tenure track/tenured)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey



The James Marshall Public Policy Fellowship
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues




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CONFERENCES
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Child Trends Webinar
The launch of PerformWell: A new web resource helping to improve human service effectiveness
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 3:00- 4:00 pm EST




Early Childhood Investigations Webinar
No More Spaces- How to Attract More Families to Your ECE Program in Our Digital Economy
March 7, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time




SCARED SICK: The Role of Childhood Trauma in Adult Disease
Monday, April 2, 2012
University at Albany Downtown Campus




American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
Friday, April 13 - Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada




18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Celebrating the Past ~ Imagining the Future
April 16-20, 2012
Washington, DC
Early Bird Registration ends March 2, 2012




New York State Head Start Association Annual Professional Development Conference
May 15 – 16, 2012
Albany NY
Deadline for Proposals is Monday, March 26, 2012




XVIII Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 7 - 9, 2012
Early Bird Registration Deadline: May 25, 2012



21st NAEYC National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
June 10-13, 2012
Indianapolis, IN
Registration Opens March 2




The Children’s Defense Fund national conference
July 22nd - July 25th, 2012
Cincinnati, Ohio




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RESOURCES
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Teaching Cases on Family Engagement: Early Learning (Ages 0-8)
Harvard Family Research Project




10 Skills of Competent Parents
ExchangeEveryDay



How to Find the Best Day Care
Kelly Alfieri, The Bump, Jan 16, 2012



McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership
Business Administration Scale Training Online Video




Cornell University, College of Human Ecology
Human Development Today e-News Winter 2012




Prevent Child Abuse New York's Parent Helpline
1-800-CHILDREN




National Association for the Education of Young Children

Books for Laughing Together


Ideas for Bringing Humor into the Classroom


What happens when we say ‘yes’ to children?


Childhood Obesity Prevention Resources


Developing Kindergarten Readiness and Other Large-Scale Assessment Systems


NAEYC’s e-News, March 1, 2012




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GRANTS
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HHS - Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (R13) Modification 1




Let's Move! Child Care and State Challenge
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies



APA Division 35: Society for the Psychology of Women
Janet Hyde Graduate Student Research Grant



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NEWS
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The #earlyed Daily
A paper.li newspaper



'The Hansen Files' returns, investigates daycare
Msnbc.com, Beginning Friday, March 2nd, at 10pm/9c



Advocates Call for State Investments in Early Childhood Programs       
New York Nonprofit Press, 2/29/12



Message to Lawmakers: Stick with What Works for Youngest New Yorkers
Story via Public News Service, 2/28/12



Should 3-Year-Olds Learn Computer Programming?
Liz Dwyer, GOOD Education, 2/27/12



Teacher-Data Reactions: Absorbing New Rankings With Caution
Wall Street Journal, Metropolis, 2/25/12



USAID using childcare subsidy as another way to retain employees
By Emily Kopp, Federal News Radio, 2/24/2012



Who’s Curating Digital Content for Kids?
Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning, 2/22/12



Early childhood education a proven answer
Fredrick Jackson, ctpost, 2/22/12



Swipe, Tap, Flick and . . . Read? Research on Children and E-Books
By Sarah Vaala, edutopia, 2/17/12



How Child Abuse Primes the Brain for Future Mental Illness
By Maia Szalavitz, Time Healthland, 2/15/12



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ADVOCACY
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Building Strong Foundations Social Media Campaign
Birth to Five Policy Alliance



Post-Budget Update: What to Expect for Early Childhood in 2012 Audio Conference
Feb 23, 2012, Audio Recording


Winning Beginning NY

Early Care and Learning 2012 Poster


Winning Beginning Wednesday



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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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