October 19, 2022
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Tag Archives: Leadership
November 8, 2021
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Teaching young children about post-pandemic social interaction
As early care and education (ECE) programs fully re-opened after the pandemic-related suspension in 2020, educators and caregivers noticed that many children were anxious about doing things that have been—for nearly all of human history—considered normal: playing in large groups … Continue reading
March 11, 2021
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StrongStart Professional Development Centers Are There To Help
It’s safe to say that Keira Durrett has earned the title of “expert.” She’s worked in early care and education for over 30 years, 21 of them as director of the Williston North Hampton Children’s Center in Easthampton. Even so, … Continue reading
October 19, 2020
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Leadership Institute Creates Early Childhood Support Organization for State’s ECE Programs with $3.75M Grant
The Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation (the Leadership Institute), housed in UMass Boston’s College of Education and Human Development, announces today that it is designing a new Early Childhood Support Organization (ECSO) for the state’s licensed early care … Continue reading
August 11, 2020
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Never Stop Learning
When Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark announced her Child Care Is Infrastructure Act, which would authorize $10 billion over five years to invest in the early care and education sector (ECE), she did so with ECE experts by her side who … Continue reading
July 8, 2020
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Building community
“My families and my community needed me to stay open. I never thought about shutting down,” says Dorothy (Dottie) Williams, of her decision to remain open through the COVID-19 crisis as one of the state’s 500 emergency early education and … Continue reading
May 2, 2019
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Research Summary: Mobilizing Leadership with the Breakthrough Series Collaborative
In her 2017 book, Leading for Change in Early Care and Education: Cultivating Leadership From Within (Teachers College Press), Professor Anne Douglass offers a framework for leadership in early care and education that is inclusive, collaborative, and purpose-driven and that … Continue reading
April 18, 2019
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Research Summary: Pathways to Leadership for Early Educators
In “Redefining Leadership: Lessons from an Early Education Leadership Development Initiative,” published in the Early Childhood Education Journal, Professor Anne Douglass shows that a leadership development program can change the mindset of experienced early educators so they see themselves as … Continue reading
May 23, 2018
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Leadership Forum Draws Record Participation, Spurs Conversations About Early Care and Education
A record number of people—more than 100—attended the Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation‘s fifth annual Leadership Forum on Early Education Research, Policy, and Practice on Saturday, May 19. The day celebrated graduates of the leadership institute’s early educator leadership programs, … Continue reading