Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Project Coordinator for research in developmental psychology

Temple University

https://hospats.adminsvc.temple.edu/css_external/CSSPage_JobDetail.ASP?T=20120716113842&

Currently available job announcements

New York State Office of Children and Family Services

http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/hr/jobtitlesAll.asp

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CONFERENCES

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Free Webinar: The Secret Ingredients of Early Childhood App Development That Will Make Your Apps Rise to The Top

August 1, 2012 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/345334225

American Psychological Association 120^th Annual Convention

August 2-5, 2012

Orlando, FL

http://www.apa.org/convention/

Free Webinar: Challenging Behavior is Everyone’s Challenge! How to support ECE staff who work with children with challenging behaviors

August 15, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/directors-prepare-your-ece-program-to-support-children-who-are-chronically-challenging-by-barbara-kaiser/

National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference & Expo

November 7-10, 2012

Atlanta, GA

http://www.naeyc.org/conference/

NYSAEYC 2013 Annual Conference

April 4-6, 2013

Turning Stone Resort and Conference Center

Presentation proposals are due by September 21, 2012

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102180028907-147/2013+Presenter+RFP.pdf

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RESOURCES

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Money As You Grow

Interactive site with tips on teaching children about money

http://moneyasyougrow.org/

Never leave your child alone in a car

Safe Kids USA

http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/safety-guide/kids-in-and-around-cars/never-leave-your-child-alone.html

Technology in Early Education

Progress of Education Reform

http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/01/03/00/10300.pdf

National Institute for Early Education Research

Online News, Volume 11, Issue 15, Friday, July 13, 2012

http://www.nieer.org/publications/online-newsletters/volume-11-issue-15

Developments: Newsletter of the Society for Research in Child Development

Volume 55, Number 3, July 2012

http://t.co/i690QRkM

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Developing Young Children’s Self-Regulation through Everyday Experiences

http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201107/Self-Regulation_Florez_OnlineJuly2011.pdf

What is Big Body Play and Why is it Important?

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/child-development/what-big-body-play-and-why-it-important

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GRANTS

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Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program

US Dept of Education

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovapproaches-literacy/applicant.html

2012 Victoria S. Levin Award For Early Career Success in Young Children’s Mental Health Research

Society for Research in Child Development

http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=656&Itemid=255

ABC Mini-Grant Program

Cribs for Kids

http://cribsforkids.org/abc-mini-grant-program/

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NEWS

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Early Learning Coalition Introduces Stars Ratings on Child Care Quality

07/18/12, Naples News

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/jul/18/guest-column-early-learning-coalition-introduces/

Report: States Can Harness Technology to Improve Early Education

07/18/12, Education Week

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/07/as_states_move_to_create.html

A New Digital Campaign Model for Early Learning in the Age of Social Media

07/17/12, Thrive by Five

http://thrivebyfivewa.org/2012/07/17/a-new-digital-campaign-model-for-early-learning-in-the-age-of-social-media/

Where to start when working with “digital natives” …

07/17/12, ECEtech.net

http://www.ecetech.net/blog/where-to-start-when-working-with-digital-natives/

Oversight for Preschool Special Education

07/16/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/opinion/oversight-for-preschool-special-education.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

The high cost of raising kids: It's a struggle for balance in the mad dance of jobs and child care, homework and Little League

07/16/12, Kansas City Star

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/07/16/3707066/the-high-cost-of-raising-kids.html

Want your kid to be an athlete? Turn off the TV, study suggests

07/16/12, LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-watch-tv-fail-in-sports-20120716,0,53973.story

Child Abuse Rises When Economy Sags: Study

07/16/12, US News HealthDay

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/07/16/child-abuse-rises-when-economy-sags-study

When you can’t afford your kids

07/16/12, Salon.com

http://www.salon.com/2012/07/16/mommy_class_war_on_rise_salpart/

If You See Abuse, Report Abuse: The Lessons Of Penn State

07/12/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/if-you-see-abuse-report-a_b_1669653.html

Childhood obesity

07/12/12, WNYT

http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s2687766.shtml

Baby Tech

07/12/12, Scholastic

http://blogs.scholastic.com/practical_leadership/2012/07/baby-tech.html

How parents make homesickness worse

07/10/12, Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/how-parents-make-homesickness-worse/2012/07/10/gJQAriRraW_blog.html

The Opportunity Gap

07/09/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/opinion/brooks-the-opportunity-gap.html

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OUTREACH

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New NY Education Reform Commission

New York State Governor’s Office

http://www.governor.ny.gov/puttingstudentsfirst

Press Release: Newly Revised Manual Promotes Health, Nutrition, and Safety of Children in Early Childhood Settings

National Association for the Education of Young Children, 07/12/12

http://www.naeyc.org/content/press-release/healthy_young_children

First 2000 Days

Early Investment A Lifetime of Results

http://www.first2000days.org/

Pledge for a National Movement

Voices for America’s Children

http://www.voices.org/take-action/pledge-for-a-national-movement/

Background Checks: It is Time to Protect Children in Child Care.

Child Care Aware, White Paper, July 2012

http://www.naccrra.org/sites/default/files/default_site_pages/2012/background_checks_white_paper_final_july_6.pdf

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist

Early Care & Learning Council

230 Washington Ave Ext

Albany, New York 12203

Tel: (518) 690-4217 x 34

Fax: (518) 690-2887

aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org

Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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40 positions

NAEYC Career Forum Database

http://careerforum.naeyc.org/jobs/

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Social-Emotional Development

The School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University

http://jobs.phds.org/job/36547/arizona-state-university/post-doctoral-research-fellow-in-social-emotional

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CONFERENCES

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Webinar: Family Leave Insurance in New York State: Engaging the Early Childhood and Public Health Communities

Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM EDT

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/636690682

Webinar: Connecting Children to Kin: An Exploration of Family Finding

Thursday, July 12, 2012, 2 - 3:30 PM EDT

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/422128969

Webinar: Findings from the Flourishing Children Positive Indicators Project

Thursday, July 19, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/625895048

Child Care Call: How State and Local Advocates Stopped Cutbacks and Achieved Successes

Tuesday, July 24, 3:00 p.m. Eastern

http://action.nwlc.org/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=14460&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&autologin=true

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RESOURCES

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6 secrets of kids who rarely get sick

Shine from Yahoo, Team Mom

http://shine.yahoo.com/photos/6-secrets-kids-rarely-sick-slideshow/

Michigan Great Start Readiness Program Evaluation 2012: High School Graduation and Grade Retention Findings

HighScope Educational Research Foundation

http://bridgemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/GSRP-evaluation-may-21-12.pdf

Math Access for Teachers and Home Child Care Providers

Free access online professional development center

http://www.mathathome.org/

Resource Directory for Children and Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs

New York State Dept of Health

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0548/

Society for Research in Child Development

July 2012 E-News

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=addb5e7d7d66625647754af3f&id=e6def2a31c&e=

Problem-Solving Program Teaches Kids How To Use Their Heads Instead of Their Fists

American Psychological Association

http://www.apa.org/research/action/solve.aspx

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Assessing and Scaffolding Make-Believe Play

http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201201/Leong_Make_Believe_Play_Jan2012.pdf

Summer Learning with Children

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

Video: NAEYC Accreditation - The Right Choice for Kids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge30ELAtQes&feature=plcp

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GRANTS

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US Dept 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) Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=181833

National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website

US Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2012-ACF-OCC-LH-0554

Innovative approaches to literacy program birth through 12th grade with a competitive priority for early learning

U.S. Department Of Education Award

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-07-11/html/2012-16930.htm

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NEWS

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For poor children, trying hard is not enough

07/12/12, CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/12/opinion/shanks-education/index.html

Children with Disabilities Four Times as Likely to Experience Violence

07/12/12, Education Week

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2012/07/children_with_disabilities_fou.html

Harnessing Technology to Support Young Families: What States Can Do

07/09/12, Early Ed Watch

http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2012/harnessing_technology_to_support_young_families_what_states_can_do-69353

The Mind of the Prodigy

07/09/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-barry-kaufman/the-mind-of-the-prodigy_b_1655853.html

Babies with Pets Not Dogged by Colds

07/09/12, US News

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/07/09/babies-with-pets-not-dogged-by-colds-study

Where Apps Become Child’s Play

07/07/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/technology/in-a-fisher-price-lab-apps-are-childs-play-prototype.html

Kids above water

07/05/12, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

http://www.hhs.gov/news/healthbeat/2012/07/20120705a.html

Undernutrition Still a Major Issue in Developing Countries

07/05/12, Doctors Lounge

http://www.doctorslounge.com/index.php/news/pb/30329

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OUTREACH

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Early Care & Learning Council

2011 Annual Report

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/resources/documents/AnnualReport2011_000.pdf

Call for Comments: Response to Intervention in Early Childhood Education

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://naeyc.org/content/frameworks-for-rti-in-ece

The University of Dayton

Online Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy Program

http://www.udayton.edu/education/cel/ecla/index.php

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist

aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org

Early Childhood News

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JOBS
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One-year visiting position in developmental psychology
Psychology Department, Hamilton College
http://www.upstatenyherc.org/c/job.cfm?t2719=&sort=date%5F&t3961=&vnet=0&t2712=37786%2C37787&t3960=&keywords=&t2718=41218&site%5Fid=671&jb=10513407



Psychology - Assistant Professor in Childhood Development
Department of Psychology at the University of Richmond
http://as.richmond.edu/teaching/faculty-postings/psychology_assistant.html



Assistant Professor of Psychology, Development or Perception/Cognition
Rutgers University-Newark
http://www.ncas.rutgers.edu/assistant-professor-psychology-development-or-perceptioncognition



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CONFERENCES
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Free Webinar: Lined up around the block: Build Waiting Lists for Your ECE Program with ideas from the Fortune 500
July 11, 2012 2:00 PM EST Time
http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/lined-up-around-the-block-steal-ideas-from-the-fortune-500-to-build-waiting-lists-for-your-early-childhood-center/



Growing Up Under a Foreboding Budget Cloud: The Forecast for Government Spending on Children
Thursday, July 19, 2012, Noon-1:30 p.m. ET
In person or online
http://www.urban.org/events/Government-Spending-on-Children.cfm



2013 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
April 27 - May 1, 2013
San Francisco, California
http://www.aera.net/tabid/10208/Default.aspx



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RESOURCES
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For Families
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://families.naeyc.org/



Families Together in New York State
June 2012 Newsletter
http://www.ftnys.org/pdfs/june2012%20online%20newsletter.pdf



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GRANTS
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KaBoom! Let's Play Community Construction Grants
Application Deadline: July 20, 2012
http://kaboom.org/about_kaboom/programs/grants



US Dept of Education
Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities:
Technical Assistance Center to Support Implementation of Evidence-based Practices CFDA Number 84.326K Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=181154



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NEWS
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Young Brains Lack Skills for Sharing
07/05/12, Scientific American
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=young-brains-lack-skills-sharing



Childhood abuse linked to adult obesity in black women, study says
07/04/12, LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-abuse-obesity-20120703,0,7647143.story



How to get kids reading and writing over the summer
07/03/12, Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/how-to-get-kids-reading-and-writing-over-the-summer/2012/07/03/gJQADjOgKW_blog.html



More time in womb tied to better academic performance later in life
07/02/12, CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57465252-10391704/more-time-in-womb-tied-to-better-academic-performance-later-in-life/



Study links physical punishment to later mental disorders
07/02/12, USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-06-28/spanking-mental-problems/55964610/1?csp=34news



Report: CEOs Must Push for Investment in Early Education
06/28/12, Education Week
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/06/a_new_report_is_calling.html



New Detergent Pods Pose Poisoning Risk
06/27/12, NY Times
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/new-detergent-pods-pose-poisoning-risk/



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ADVOCACY
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Policy Update: NAEYC Children's Champions Update
NAEYC
http://www.naeyc.org/policy/federal/7_3_12



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Asil Özdoğru, PhD
Evaluation Specialist
Albany, New York 12203
Tel: (518) 690-4217 x 34
aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org