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CYFS researchers present national webinar

Registration is open for a national webinar hosted by CYFS researchers, from left, Jim Houston, Gwen Nugent and Gina Kunz. — CYFS researchers, from left, Jim Houston, Gwen Nugent and Gina Kunz, will present a national webinar May 12. The team will be discussing the process and results from their recent project, “Coaching Science Inquiry in Rural Schools.” Visit webinar registration.

As students learn to think like a scientist, a CYFS research team is discovering how to best prepare teachers as they emphasize inquiry over traditional science instruction.

CYFS researchers led a webinar May 12 to discuss the process and findings of their project, “Coaching Science Inquiry (CSI) in Rural Schools.” CSI examines how professional development and follow-up coaching influences teachers’ implementation of guided science inquiry—a classroom approach designed to help students learn the methods used by scientists to study the natural world. Full Article

Registration open for Spring 2015 Methodology Workshop

The MAP Academy will host the Spring 2015 Nebraska Methodology Workshop Monday, April 13 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus. The workshop features David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Full Article

CYFS accepting applications for Research Fellowship Program

The Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools is now accepting applications for the CYFS Research Fellowship Program. The fellowship program provides an in-house, professional leave for faculty within the College of Education of Human Sciences and supports the continued advancement of research and grant-directed activities. Fellows will receive a one-course buy-out for two consecutive semesters. Full Article

MAP Academy introduces Emerging Scholars Series

The Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics will host Bethany Bray for the Emerging Scholars Series April 9-10. The inaugural two-day event includes a keynote presentation, statistics workshop and a meeting for graduate students and postdocs. Full Article

CYFS celebrates 10th anniversary with NCER Commissioner

website_anniversary — The Nov. 19 CYFS 10th anniversary breakfast drew leaders in education research, including, from left, Thomas Brock, commissioner of the National Center for Education Research; Sue Sheridan, CYFS director; and Lisa Knoche, research associate professor. Brock acknowledged the center for its exemplary collaboration and research during his presentation titled “Education Funding, Research and Opportunity.” View video and photo gallery

It began with a dream. One decade later, the collective vision of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools continues to improve lives and inform policy.

CYFS hosted a 10th anniversary breakfast Nov. 19 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and recognized partners in its mission to enhance the lives of children and families. The celebration opened with remarks from Ronnie Green, vice chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Marjorie Kostelnik, dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences; and Prem Paul, vice president for research and economic development. Full Article

Rudasill hosts OTC and highlights UNL’s temperament research in classrooms

UNL Chancellor Professor Victoria Molfese listens to a presentation during the OTC’s poster session. The conference provided formal and informal opportunities to engage in temperament discussion.

The pioneers of modern temperament research, psychiatrists Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess, identified nine traits present at birth that influenced children’s development. Half a century later, temperament research continues to play a key role in unlocking children’s behavioral diversity. Full Article

CYFS releases 2013-2014 Annual Report

The Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools has released its annual report for the 2013 fiscal year, which spanned July 2013 through June 2014.

In addition to highlighting CYFS research and achievements from the last year, the report celebrates the center’s 10th anniversary with a timeline and infographic section outlining its most prominent accomplishments across the past decade. Full Article

Sheridan authors guide to help teachers partner with parents

CYFS director Susan Sheridan has authored a newly published practice guide designed to help teachers and school professionals engage parents in partnerships that support children’s learning.

Available from Pacific Northwest Publishers, “The Tough Kid: Teachers and Parents as Partners” takes its name from a family-school intervention approach developed and extensively researched by Sheridan. Full Article