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NAECR Knowledge event highlights AI potential in early childhood research

The March 13 NAECR Knowledge event focused on strategies, tools and best practices for incorporating artificial intelligence into early childhood research.

How can early childhood researchers incorporate artificial intelligence into their work?

Early childhood researchers discussed strategies, tools and best practices for incorporating AI into their work during the spring NAECR Knowledge event March 13.

Mel Sedlacek, office associate with the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, and IDEA campus coordinator, led the virtual presentation for 21 attendees representing all four University of Nebraska campuses and the Buffett Early Childhood Institute. Full Article

Online data collection, creating effective survey questions highlighted at NAECR Knowledge event

Secure, effective online data collection is a crucial part of early childhood research.

Secure and effective online data collection is crucial to early childhood research. Its importance was emphasized during the Fall NAECR Knowledge event Dec. 10.

Amanda Prokasky, senior research specialist at the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics, led the virtual presentation, which featured information and tips on creating and implementing effective survey questions for study participants. Full Article

NAECR Networking event highlights early childhood social/emotional development

A panel of researchers and community partners explored the latest programming, interventions and resources being used to promote early childhood social/emotional development across Nebraska at the Fall NAECR Networking event Oct. 31.

Panelists included Sami Bradley, Nebraska Association for Infant Mental Health, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation; Amy Colwell, Early Childhood MTSS; Holly Hatton, Child, Youth & Family Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Lisa Knoche, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, UNL; and Christen Million, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation–Rooted in Relationships. Full Article

Early Childhood Research Summit helps connect research, practice, policy

Chrishana Lloyd, research scholar at Child Trends, delivers her keynote address April 23 at the 2024 CYFS Early Childhood Research Summit. View the photo gallery.

Creating connections among early childhood research, practice and policy — and how each can enhance the lives of young children and their families — provided the central theme of the 2024 CYFS Early Childhood Research Summit.

Almost 200 attendees, including researchers from across the University of Nebraska system, practitioners, administrators, community partners and policymakers, gathered April 23 at Nebraska Innovation Campus for the daylong, seventh biennial summit, which highlighted the latest research to advance early childhood education and development, and implications for practice and policy. Full Article

Remember to register for 2024 CYFS Early Childhood Research Summit

Time is running out to register for the seventh biennial CYFS Early Childhood Research Summit, April 23 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center.

Registration is open through Monday, March 25.

Register for the summit.

Presented by CYFS in partnership with the Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research, the summit aims to communicate cutting-edge early childhood findings from University of Nebraska–affiliated researchers and colleague; link ongoing efforts in early childhood research, practice and policy; and advance the science of early childhood education and development via connections among community partners, key stakeholders, policymakers, early childhood practitioners and researchers. Full Article

NAECR Knowledge event highlights effective uses of Canva for researchers

Canva, an online graphic design platform used to create social media graphics and presentations, was the topic of discussion during the Nov. 15 NAECR Knowledge event.

To effectively share and communicate research across broad audiences relies not only on solid data, but also on eye-catching presentations

The Nov. 15 virtual NAECR Knowledge event focused on Canva, a free online graphic design tool that can be used to create presentations, flyers, social media graphics and more, and how to effectively use it to support and promote research through the development of high-quality, accessible materials. Full Article

NAECR selects 2023-24 Policy Fellows

The Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research has selected three faculty members to serve as Policy Fellows for the 2023-24 academic year.

The NAECR Policy Fellows Program is designed to educate early childhood researchers on policy processes, impacts and relationships to research; to provide policymakers with insight into the latest early childhood research at the University of Nebraska; and to generate collaboration among researchers and policymakers to develop effective research agendas that enrich early childhood experiences. Full Article

Research, best practices highlighted at Helen Kelley Symposium on Early Childhood

Hope Gerde, director of the Institute for Early Childhood at Texas A&M University, shares some of her research findings at the Helen Kelley Symposium on Early Childhood Sept. 28 at Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall. View photo gallery.

Visiting early childhood researchers outlined some of their work and discussed best practices for educators at the Helen Kelley Symposium on Early Childhood Sept. 28 at Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall.

Hope Gerde, director of the Institute for Early Childhood at Texas A&M University, and Linda Reddy, professor and associate dean of research at Rutgers University, shared research on professional learning supports for early childhood educators, including the birth to pre-K and early elementary settings. Full Article