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Exciting New Read: “Seeing Children with New Eyes”
Sydney Gurewitz Clemens is releasing Part One of her new book, Seeing Children with New Eyes: What we’ve learned from Reggio Emilia about children and ourselves, to generously insure the broadest access possible! Sydney has written about young children throughout her career and is known for her pure and soulful dedication to children and her…
Must Watch! A New Video About the Importance of Play
From KaboomPlay and The Gesell Institute of Human Development comes a new video about the importance of play for children, and the ever-increasing push for more academics in Kindergarten: “The Role of Play in the Overly-Academic Classroom” The Gesell Institute of Human Development is an independent non-profit organization located on the Yale campus.
We’re not the only ones…
The U.S. is far from the only country struggling with child care demands and the quality of early childhood education. Take a look at this story from The Conversation. And then weigh in with your thoughts by leaving a comment. http://theconversation.edu.au/were-hardly-the-nanny-state-when-it-comes-to-decent-childcare-6191?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tweetbutton&utm_campaign=article-top
Nuggetgate
A turkey sandwich with cheese. Potato chips. Banana. Carton of apple juice. Why are we talking about a brown bag lunch? Any of a number of Google searches will turn up the news story and subsequent commentary and opinion on the 4-year-old who had her lunch confiscated at school and served chicken nuggets as a…
New Study Sheds Light on Teachers’ Impact Beyond the Classroom
Few topics cause as much debate and concern in education as teacher quality and effectiveness. Do teachers have a strong impact on a student’s performance? Can we measure this impact? How do we identify effective teachers? Last month, the National Bureau of Economic Research published a working paper by researchers Raj Chetty, John Friedman and…
Registration Now Open for NYCAEYC Conference!
Registration for the NYC Association for the Education of Young Children (NYCAEYC) 2012 Conference is now open! This year’s conference features keynote speaker Faith Ringgold, a world-renowned author of children’s literature, and over thirty workshops on a variety of issues in early childhood practice and policy. The conference will take place February 10 and 11,…
Credit-Bearing CDA Has Been Approved by State Education Department
PDI is pleased to announce that a 12-credit Child Development Associate Certificate (CDA) has been approved by the New York State Education Department. The launching of this credit-bearing certificate program will not only meet the new federal mandate for Head Start assistant teachers across New York City, but it will also enable participants to more…
Reflections on “Dine and Discuss: Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education”
Last Thursday’s Dine & Discuss Networking event held at the Murphy Institute focused on careers in early intervention and preschool special education. The event features a panel made up of professionals working in all levels of the field including higher education, supervisory and director roles, and special education teachers. One overarching theme was the gentle…
“Welcome to your Child’s Brain” Authors Interviewed on Fresh Air
Dr. Sam Wang, and Dr. Sandra Aamodt were interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air about the publishing of their new book, “Welcome to your Child’s Brain.” They discussed a range of topics in child care from a neuroscience perspective, including teaching self-control, encouraging language development, and the benefits of growing up bilingual. You can listen to…
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