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Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) field faculty member Anne Gearity gave the keynote at the June 24, 2008 Nancy Latimer Convening for Children and Families. Anne spoke on the impact of trauma on children’s development and what that means for funding investments, policy, practice, and parents.

Former CEED Director of Harris Programs Marti Erickson was honored with the Nancy Award at the event. The award honors the spirit and legacy of the convening's namesake, Nancy Latimer, an advocate for early childhood education, child abuse prevention, and rural Minnesota development who passed away in 2006.

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Kudos - Faculty & Staff | Research Centers and Labs

Family social science professor Bill Doherty will be speaking at an upcoming conference on building healthy marriages.

'Smart' marriage evolves
Washington Times (D.C.) July 1, 2008

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CEHD in the News | Family Social Science

On June 30, Trond Febolden, Permanent Secretary of Norway's Ministry of Education and Linda Pederson, Vice Council for the Norwegian Consulate in Minneapolis, visited CEHD. Febolden is responsible for writing the white paper that will guide the reform of teacher education in Norway. During his visit, Febolden met with Carole Gupton and Bob Utke from the Preparation to Practice Group and Ruth Thomas, Tom Post, Aaron Doering, Terry Wyberg, Misty Sato, and Dee Tedick, all from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

During this official visit, the Norwegian delegation will also visit Hamline University, Augsburg College, and the Minnesota Department of Education. At the close of the visit, Febolden expressed interest in establishing formal collaborations between the Norwegian Ministry of Education and CEHD.

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Curriculum and Instruction | News

Thomas Smith, Kinesiology research associate, has been invited to present a paper to the First World Conference on E-Learning, in Las Vegas, Nov 17-21, 2008. His paper is titled "Benchmarking Social Cooperation in Web-Based versus Face-to-Face Learning Environments."

In addition, Smith has been appointed Chair of the Professional Standards and Education (PSE) Standing Committee of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), a committee that accredits ergonomist certifying bodies and provides certification guidelines to graduate-level ergonomics/human factors (E/HF) education programs worldwide.

Congratulations, Thomas!

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Kudos - Faculty & Staff | School of Kinesiology

Our colleague Pam Stenhjem in the Institute on Community Integration just sent me the following note, which will be interesting to anyone working on the University's Minneapolis campus:

I just found out from the manager at Bruegger's today that the Dinkydome and all of the businesses on that block, including the parking lot, are going to be turned into an apartment complex. Apparently they are slating the street level (or perhaps some other location within the new complex) for those businesses--Caribou, Erbert and Gerbert's, Taco John's, etc.--if they choose to renew with a new contract.

Here's a link to a Star Tribune article from December about initial plans.

Here's another article about a recent setback on the project as well.

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Professor Stacy Ingraham (Kinesiology) comments in an article on getting the most out of fitness routines.

How to make your workout quick and sweaty
U.S. News & World Report (D.C.) June 25, 2008

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CEHD in the News | School of Kinesiology

A recent study by postdoctoral associate Christine Greenhow (Curriculum and Instruction) on the educational benefits of social networking sites has been garnering media attention from around the world. Below are several multimedia pieces on the study, as well as links to articles.

Download a fully produced podcast on the study.

Digital divide? What digital divide?
THE Journal (Calif.) June 2008

New research reveals educational benefits of social networking web sites
TMCnet.com (Conn.) June 20, 2008

MySpace, Facebook & Orkut's educational side revealed
Economic Times (India) June 21, 2008

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News AM
KSTP (Minn.) June 21, 2008

Social studies
Erie Times-News (Pa.) June 22, 2008

Social networking sites provide educational benefits to students - study
Telecom Paper (The Netherlands) June 23, 2008

Even poor kids are social network savvy
Scientific American (N.Y.) June 26, 2008

View more articles on the study.

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CEHD in the News | Curriculum and Instruction

CEHD is currently working with International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) on a funded proposal to host 16 international scholars during the spring semester of 2009. These scholars will take several custom seminars developed by CEHD faculty and staff and audit existing courses.

An opportunity exists for CEHD faculty and staff interested in making international connections for advising scholars (i.e., meeting once a week with the scholars to ensure their experience is positive). The program is mostly pre-planned, so advisement sessions will likely consist of helping scholars to pick audit courses and weekly check-ins. The total time requirement would be 19 hours (one hour per week for 19 weeks).

Advisers would receive a stipend of $600 to $750 (depending on availability of funds) for their efforts. If you have advisory experience and are interested in advising (no more than two scholars will be assigned to any adviser), please send a brief (two pages maximum) CV to Chris Johnstone (john4810@umn.edu) before July 1.

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Marti Erickson (Center for Early Education and Development) was the subject of a recent editorial in the Star Tribune.

Editorial: Laurie's in the room; where are the issues?
Star Tribune (Minn.) June 24, 2008

UPDATE: Marti also recently appeared on MPR’s Midday program, which you can hear online.

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CEHD in the News | Research Centers and Labs

Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) and his research on fathers has been mentioned in two recent articles.

Lack of dad critical for School 9 students
Democrat & Chronicle (N.Y.) June 23, 2008

What moms can learn from dads
USA Today (Va.) June 24, 2008

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CEHD in the News | Family Social Science

The CEHD Alumni Society Board invites you to participate in the 2nd Annual Scramble for Scholarships on Tuesday, July 15 at the Les Bolstad Golf Course. Shotgun start is at 8:00 a.m. Early-birdie registration fees are $100 for UMAA members and $110 for non-UMAA members if you register by July 1. Your registration includes 18 holes of golf, a shared cart, continental breakfast, and lunch. You are welcome to register individually and be placed in a foursome or arrange your own group. All levels of golfers are welcome. There are a few spaces left, so register [.pdf] today.

Don't miss out! You could be the lucky golfer to win $10,000 by sinking a hole-in-one on the designated par three hole. We'll also give away great prizes at our lunch drawing, including U of M merchandise, athletic tickets, and gift certificates to Twin Cities favorites, like Treasure Island Resort and Casino, Jax Cafe, and Maggiano's Little Italy. First, second, and third place teams will be awarded gift certificates to the golf course's pro shop.

Not a golfer? Support the Alumni Society's study abroad scholarship fund #1831 by giving online. You may also wish to support this event by becoming a sponsor or donating merchandise/gift certificates. For additional event information, contact Heather Peña at 612-626-8782 or hpena@umn.edu.

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The Charles and Mabel Williams Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation recently approved a $4,075 grant for a project in the Institute on Community Integration. The project, titled "My Voice, My Vote," will bring together University, community, and government resources to motivate and teach young adults with disabilities about civic engagement and voting. The project will (a) provide a workshop to adults with disabilities specifically focused on civic engagement and voting, (b) develop and compile free downloadable materials from University and other public sources for teachers, program leaders, and individuals, and (c) make video and audio recordings of the workshop, and develop a brief video which will be made available on YouTube. Individuals with disabilities will be involved in planning the workshop and creating the video.

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Kudos - Faculty & Staff | Research Centers and Labs

Alumna Mary Zabolio McGrath (M.A. '78, educational psychology; Ph.D. '88, educational policy and administration) recently published two books.

Ethical Dilemmas in Education: Standing Up for Honesty and Integrity
by Beverley H. Johns, Mary Z. McGrath, and Sarup R. Mathur
Rowman Education, 2008

Reaching Students with Diverse Disabilities: Cross Categorical Ideas and Activities
by Mary Z. McGrath and Beverley H. Johns
Rowman Education, 2008

Congratulations, Mary!

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Educational Policy and Administration | Educational Psychology | Kudos - Alumni

Professor Arthur Reynolds (Institute of Child Development) was mentioned in a recent article on a conference sponsored by the Early Childhood Research Collaborative (ECRC). ECRC is a partnership between the Center for Early Education and Development and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Arthur is co-director of the collaborative.

Laying the foundation
The Region (Minn.) June 2008

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CEHD in the News | Institute of Child Development

Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) was featured in a recent Minnesota Monthly article on the troubled state of marriage.

A more perfect union
Minnesota Monthly (Minn.) July 2008

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CEHD in the News | Family Social Science