Archived Webinars
Archived Webinar
- Title:
Revolutionizing Early Childhood Teaching
- Date:
Friday, June 8, 2012
- Time:
3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. MT / Noon PT
- Contact:
Alison May
303-856-1473
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Revolutionizing Early Childhood Teaching
Friday, June 8, 2012
3 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. CT/ 1 p.m. MT/ Noon PT
This webinar features Bob Pianta, one of the most influential researchers in the country, responsible for changing how the early childhood field thinks about teaching. His work hones in on what it takes to be a good teacher, the interaction between young learners and their teacher, provides strategies for teachers, and an assessment tool to measure the quality of teaching. Adele Robinson from NAEYC will discuss policy trends and highlights in teacher training. As always the webinar will include presentation and comment by both speaker followed by a lively question, answer and comment portion of the webinar. If you are an Early Learning Fellow register today for the FREE Webinar.
Presenters
Moderator:
Julie Poppe, NCSL
Speakers:
Bob Pianta, Dean, Curry School of Education Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning University of Virginia
Adele B. Robinson, Deputy Executive Director, Policy & Public Affairs, National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Webinar Agenda
| 3:00-3:10pm |
Welcome and Opening Remarks, Introductions
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| 3:10-4:00pm |
Presentations
- Adele Robinson-Click HERE for presenation
- Bob Pianta-Click HERE for presenation
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| 4:00-4:30pm |
Questions, Discussion and Final Thoughts
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Speaker Biographies
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Bob Pianta, Ph.D., is the Dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. The Novartis Professor of Education and director of UVa’s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, Pianta and his team of education researchers have proven what it takes to build better teachers. A former special education teacher, Pianta’s research focuses on investigating the effects of schooling on children’s social and academic outcomes and on improving school and classroom experience through teachers’ professional development. Pianta received his B.S. and M.A from the University of Connecticut, and Ph.D from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Bob is also one of the Early Learning Fellows program faculty members.
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Adele B. Robinson, Deputy Executive Director, Policy & Public Affairs, NAEYC.
Adele B. Robinson is NAEYC’s Deputy Executive Director, Policy & Public Affairs. She oversees Public Policy, which works to ensure that NAEYC positions are reflected and supported in federal, state and local initiatives and to build public understanding and support of a high-quality, well-financed system of early childhood education for all children. NAEYC is a critical advisor to policy makers and advocates at every level, including Head Start; the Child Care & Development Block Grant; the provisions in No Child Left Behind—particularly regarding literacy and teaching young children; teacher quality and loan forgiveness provisions of the Higher Education Act; and other legislation that relates to the access to and quality of early learning from birth through third grade.
Ms. Robinson is coauthor of Advocates in Action: Making a Difference for Young Children, an advocacy guide used by many colleges in policy course work; and "Risky Credit," an article on tuition tax credits in the framework of education and tax equity policy published in the Stanford Law & Policy Review; and other articles. She earned her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her law degree from Boston University School of Law. Before working in public policy, Ms. Robinson was an attorney with a law firm in Boston.
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