In a brightly lit classroom in northeast Brazil, kindergarteners and their teachers gather for their daily circle time on the carpet. However, today is different. The children are joined by a group of visitors from Nebraska, many of whom don’t speak Portuguese.
While there are distinct differences between the U.S. and Brazil, there are even more things the two countries have in common. In particular, a desire to ensure all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential guides the work of early childhood educators, researchers and other professionals in both parts of the world.
Michael Hebert, associate professor of special education and communication disorders, led a May 1 virtual presentation in the Spring 2020 Methodology Applications Series. About 40 people attended his presentation via Zoom video conference.
His presentation, “Seeing the Forest Plot for the Trees: Using Meta-Analysis to Synthesize Research,” is now available on video.
Donna Chen, MAP Academy graduate research assistant, has earned a Dean’s Fellowship for the 2020-21 academic year through the Office of Graduate Studies for her “outstanding academic performance and scholarly potential.”
Chen is a fifth-year doctoral student in the Quantitative, Qualitative and Psychometric Methods program. She is working primarily on the Equity in Engineering and TAPP Latino projects.
Congratulations to CYFS Director Sue Sheridan, who has been named associate dean for research and creative activity for the College of Education and Human Sciences.
Sheridan will continue as CYFS director. Lisa Knoche, research associate professor, is now co-director of the center and will assist in strategic and operational activities.
In a typical preschool classroom with as many as two-dozen children, there are bound to be times of elevated stress for the teacher — and sometimes the students.
Along with meeting the needs of several children, teachers juggle many emotional and physical demands in their daily work, often with limited resources. Following an early childhood curriculum or philosophy, engaging families, maintaining a safe environment and dealing with interpersonal conflicts are just some of their daily classroom tasks.
A new tool from the Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research is now available to help researchers collaborate on early childhood assessments.
NAECR’s Early Childhood Measures Exchange is designed to help researchers find, explore and access early childhood assessments available from other NAECR researchers.
Name: Tina Horan
Title: Assistant Director for Research Operations
Hometown: Nebraska City
Where did you work prior to joining CYFS? What was your role there, and what did it entail?
Before joining CYFS, I worked 12 years at the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office as budget director. My responsibilities included developing and controlling the department’s multi-million-dollar agency budget, obtaining and managing federal grants to expand the operating budget, and preparing written and oral presentations to the governor and Legislature to justify appropriations requests. I also oversaw project management between agencies and administration, monitored and audited monthly revenue and expenditures, took part in strategic planning for budgeting and staffing operations, and various other things such as benefit enrollment, human resources, payroll, accounts payable and deposits.
