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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

NAECR Networking event highlights early childhood research from across NU system

Early childhood research from around the University of Nebraska system was highlighted at the May 5 Spring NAECR Networking event.

Early childhood research across the University of Nebraska system was the focus of the Spring NAECR Networking event May 5.

Attendees of the virtual event enjoyed presentations by Tiffany Moore, associate professor in the College of Nursing and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Julia Torquati, professor of child, youth and family studies at UNL. Afterward, attendees connected with colleagues and discussed research and collaboration opportunities. Full Article

NAECR Knowledge event highlights ways to communicate research across different sectors

Best practices for sharing research across different audiences — including practice and policymaking — was the focus of the Spring 2023 NAECR Knowledge event April 7.

How can researchers best communicate their work to different audiences, including practitioners and policymakers?

The Spring 2023 NAECR Knowledge event April 7 focused on ways to effectively share research findings across various sectors, and discussed ways to develop impactful, informative research briefs to highlight their work. Full Article

NAECR Networking event focuses on exploring research impacts through partnerships

Attendees of the Dec. 5 NAECR Networking event discussed strategies for coordinating research impacts through strong partnerships.

Research collaborations and partnerships are essential for early childhood researchers.

During a Dec. 5 NAECR Networking event, Jocelyn Bosley, UNL research impact coordinator, shared her strategies for coordinating research impacts, including the facilitation of research partnerships. Full Article

Creating, maintaining research partnerships focus of NAECR Knowledge event

Creating and maintaining solid research partnerships is crucial to advancing quality education for children.

Establishing and sustaining productive research partnerships is critical for early childhood researchers, but these can sometimes be difficult to create.

A panel of University of Nebraska early childhood researchers and community partners from across Nebraska led a virtual discussion Nov. 17 about the importance of creating and maintaining research partnerships in the first NAECR Knowledge event of the fall. Full Article

NAECR selects 2022-23 Policy Fellows

The Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research has selected six faculty members to serve as Policy Fellows for the 2022-23 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

2022 Summit on Research in Early Childhood helps connect research, practice, policy

Participants gather during the 2022 CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center on April 13. View 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 2022 CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood.

Nearly 200 attendees, including researchers from across the University of Nebraska system, practitioners, administrators, community partners and policymakers, gathered April 13 at Nebraska Innovation Campus for the daylong, sixth biennial summit, which highlighted the latest research to advance early childhood education and development, and implications for practice and policy. Full Article

NAECR Knowledge event covers Microsoft Teams’ usefulness in collaborative research

The usefulness of Microsoft Teams collaborative tool was the topic of the Feb. 10 NAECR Knowledge event.

The usefulness of Microsoft Teams, the main collaborative tool in the Microsoft Office 365 suite, was the topic of the Feb. 10 NAECR Knowledge event.

About two-dozen early childhood researchers attended the virtual discussion to explore the most efficient, effective ways to use Teams, a collaboration app that helps groups stay organized and have conversations from any device. The tool enables users to launch instant conversations, make phone calls, host meetings and share files. Full Article