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Just because you have the title 'leader'...

Amy Augenblick wrote 12 months ago: …does not make you a leader.  Hmmmm.  Thoughts? This interesting tweet from @leadershiptree fl … more →

Tags: Professional Development

Hello Two-Year-Old Classrooms...Got Siblings?

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Well…more likely than not, right? Couldn’t be happier with Pamela Paul’s most rece … more →

Tags: Family Engagement & Parent Involvement, children's literature, pamela paul, Siblings, New York Times

Teaching Teachers…What Do You Think?2 comments

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Another super provocative question posed by Education Week… (And, no, just to be clear: no one at Ed … more →

Tags: Human Resources, Research, Professional Development, AACTE, national louis university

Should Out-of-School Staff Be Trained Like Teachers?

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Well, there’s a provocative question! You can imagine, especially if you were with us in Ocean … more →

Tags: Human Resources, Professional Development, School Age Child Care, MCAA Ocean City, NAEYC Indianapolis, Training

Beyond Screen-Free Week: DAP Technology and Media 0-8

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: So – much as we appreciate and endorse Screen-Free Week – we know that screen-free is no … more →

Tags: technology, från Simon, DAP, karen nemeth, media

Awesome New Websites are NOT Screen-Free (but they sure are interesting!)

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Thank you, U.S. Department of Education for sending along the email bulletin on May, 2, 2012! Direct … more →

Tags: News you can use, Head Start and Early Head Start, RTT-ELC, Professional Development, Office of Early Learning, Department of Education

Compelling Screen-Free Opportunity

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Radio is screen-free, right?  Town Hall meetings are, too! Because this opportunity is so terrific a … more →

Tags: Research, American Graduate, kavitha cardoza, WaMu, WHUT, Teacher Town Hall

Screen-Free Week and Obesity Prevention

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: The link between too much screen time and childhood obesity is clear to many – including the America … more →

Tags: Family Engagement & Parent Involvement, Environments that Engage, Childhood Obesity, Physical Development, American Academy of Pediatrics, screen-free week, #HealthyChildren

Woo-Hoo! It's Screen-Free Week! April 30-May 6

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Thank you, Coalition for a Commercial Free Childhood, for all the fun reminders about one of the bes … more →

Tags: Center Highlights, Research, Center for a Commercial-Free Childhood, screen-free week, Media Education Foundation, Active Bodies Active Minds

Make a BIG Positive Impact for Kids During WOYC (and the 51 others, too)

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: What if, in celebration of Week of the Young Child, your early childhood program could… Increa … more →

Tags: Science, Play, Environments that Engage, Health 2, Nature, NAEYC, Early Childhood, NC State Natural Learning Initiative, WYOC

Celebrate WOYC with a FREE Worthy Wage Button or Bumper Sticker

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Thank you, Tish Olshefski, for reminding us that every May 1st, on Worthy Wage Day! As you know, thi … more →

Tags: Advocacy 2, Head Start and Early Head Start, A Worthy Wage Campaign, Week of the Young Child

Does your ECE program have families? If so, this resource is for you!

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Let’s just start by saying that almost everything on the ECLKC website is valuable.  Most of it is i … more →

Tags: Family Engagement & Parent Involvement, Head Start and Early Head Start, Head Start, Families, Partnerships

NIEER: Another Amazing Source of Data and Research

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: As we continue our conversation of reliable, high quality sources of data and research, we pause to … more →

Tags: News you can use, Maryland, DC, Research, Advocacy, Research-2, Data, NIEER, Pre-K

A Favorite Among Favorites: Annie E. Casey Kids Count Initiative

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Of course, no discussion of reliable data or favorite resources would be complete without highlighti … more →

Tags: Advocacy 2, Maryland, DC, Annie E. Casey, Kids Count, children's well-being

National Conference of State Legislatures & Early Childhood Resources2 comments

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: We found an interesting (in a wonky-Washington kind of way) resource this morning.  The National Con … more →

Tags: Advocacy 2, NCSL, early childhood legislation, Early Childhood Research, early childhood advocacy

Enhancing Art for Preschoolers In and Out of the Classroom

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Did you know that children in Head Start in Arlington, VA (a program operated by Norther Virginia Fa … more →

Tags: Curriculum and content, Family Engagement & Parent Involvement, Head Start and Early Head Start, DC, art 2, Head Start, Art, Preschool, "Picturing America"

Updated childhood obesity resource now available

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Today will probably be full of fires you need to put out.  And that is certainly part of your job.  … more →

Tags: Family Engagement & Parent Involvement, Childhood Obesity, health, Prevention

The Predictive Power of Early Math Skills and Knowledge2 comments

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: So, thanks to Education Week, here’s what we know… If you aren’t reading at grade … more →

Tags: News you can use, Math, Research, Kindergarten, Early Literacy, early math, 3rd grade achievement, Peabody school, vanderbilt

Parent Involvement or Enagement? Which Do You Have And Why it Matters!

Amy Augenblick wrote 1 year ago: Pour yourself a cup of tea and read this thoughtful article by  Larry Ferlazzo  on the important dif … more →

Tags: Family Engagement & Parent Involvement


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