In October, Changemaker-in-Residence Steacy Pinney (Collyer) spoke at netWORDING, an event that brought together hundreds of education changemakers from four universities and five school boards. In this story, Steacy shares her thoughts on the importance of early childhood literacy and the need to come together to form mutually sustainable relationships to ensure impactful systems change. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/gpZhn4e5
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✨ Gifts to Grow On! 🌟 Dive into this heartwarming article and discover how you can make a lasting impact on children's education. Let's support our future! 🌱 https://ow.ly/bgIF50SrbO9 #GiftsToGrowOn #EducationMatters #FutureLeaders
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⛺Research on camp! 🏕️ Research in the camp space can teach us so much about how to evaluate program quality and foster positive development in youth. 🧗🏻 I had the opportunity to see Victoria Povilaitis, PhD at work during my time at Tims Camps. It's been great to follow the development of her research. Camps and out of school programming can have such a transformational impact on youth. It's exciting to see that intentional steps are being taken to better understand this impact, it's limits, and how to break down key concepts of camp like "hope" and "fun". 🏀🪇 The knowledge we gain from researching camp can inform all kinds of program building...I will definitely be tuning into this podcast to learn more. 📚📝 #programquality #camp
So proud of the work Victoria Povilaitis, PhD is spearheading to understand our impact on young people while fortifying our space as industry-leading!
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Exciting news! The latest issue of KU Giving is here! Learn about inspiring students, faculty, and other Jayhawks within the community who are giving back. Click the link below to discover how we can all make a difference! https://lnkd.in/ghNmMpVN
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It’s day FIVE of our 10 days of Giving! I RESOLVE is a series of public debates presented by NAUDL in collaboration with three partner leagues each year. As part of their program, the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance has introduced Community Action Debate (CAD). Students propose solutions to local issues and inequities to a panel of community and civic leaders who listen, take notes, and provide real time feedback to each debater’s thoughtful arguments. 20 years of NAUDL, 20 years of debate, 20 reasons to give ✨ https://lnkd.in/gqxkzZxH
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Educator and Research Scientist Principal Investigator: MinD (Metacognitive processes in Development) Research Lab
Yes!! ECE: You are so incredibly important to young children, their families, and society! Not everyone fully understands how challenging, complex, fulfilling ,and influential your work (life mission!) is. Please do share your stories to deepen this understanding. The positive difference you make is exponential!
One (of the many) ways ⬇️ Share your stories. Use social media, blogs, conferences, and other platforms to share your experiences, challenges, and successes as an early childhood professional. Personal stories humanize the importance of your work and can inspire others to support and join the cause. Sharing your experiences and insights helps raise awareness about the critical role of early childhood educators and advocates for the resources and support needed to ensure the success of the profession. In our most recent blog post, written by DCAEYC's Berna Artis, we share dozens of other ways early childhood educators can have their voices heard! You can read, "Amplifying the Voices of Early Childhood Educators" here: https://lnkd.in/gEB7h6AR
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Managing Editor/Periodicals at National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Check out Jana Boddy, as she advocates for kindergarten classrooms rich in play! You can read more about her in the Fall issue of Young Children.
Meet our Member Spotlight, Jana Boddy! Jana has been an early childhood educator for over 20 years and advocates for trauma-informed, play-based learning while championing equity and respect for educators, children, and families in underserved communities! Learn more about Jana's story in our most recent issue of Young Children! https://lnkd.in/g-wUxjJe
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One (of the many) ways ⬇️ Share your stories. Use social media, blogs, conferences, and other platforms to share your experiences, challenges, and successes as an early childhood professional. Personal stories humanize the importance of your work and can inspire others to support and join the cause. Sharing your experiences and insights helps raise awareness about the critical role of early childhood educators and advocates for the resources and support needed to ensure the success of the profession. In our most recent blog post, written by DCAEYC's Berna Artis, we share dozens of other ways early childhood educators can have their voices heard! You can read, "Amplifying the Voices of Early Childhood Educators" here: https://lnkd.in/gEB7h6AR
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This illustration of eleven enslaved people surrounding a Union soldier reading the news they were free is called “The Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.” In 1865, folks heard this news in Texas for the first time and that’s why today we celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a powerful reminder of the power of literacy not just to mark a moment in history, but to set people free. This image of the Emancipation Proclamation being read to our ancestors reminds me of how illiteracy has been used as a tool to enslave for generations. Slave masters knew reading was a way out. Those who could read were the first to know they were free long before Juneteenth. Literacy is how we keep our freedom out of the grip of someone else’s imagination. At its core, literacy is about liberation and liberation is about agency, or the ability to choose a life of your own design vs. having one chosen for you. But it doesn’t just stop at reading. Early math literacy is one of the key indicators of success later in life. If we want our children to have true agency in life, they must be proficient in reading AND math. And yet, another year has passed with too many children being born into pathways of illiteracy and low math proficiency — the exact opposite of liberation and agency. REACH’s mission is to make liberation and agency more abundant in our community. That’s why it’s more than just a job for me — it’s picking up the torch and passing it to future generations. So we celebrate Juneteenth today, knowing where we’ve come from and determined to make it where we’re going.
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