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“Once you feel the benefit of professional support, you want to create this experience for others”: a Q & A with Emily Beckstrom
As RBPD manager with the TARSS program, Emily Beckstrom plans professional development events and opportunities for coaches who work with early childhood educators. In this Q & A, she shares how her own experience with a skilled coach shaped her subsequent career.
Routines, relationships, and trust: Tamara Masters on her role and the importance of the early years
Tamara Masters, PhD, joined CEED in 2024 as TARSS program manager. In this Q & A, she describes how her career and educational pathway have allowed her to experience many different facets of the early childhood field. She also shares her thoughts on the vital work that educators do in early childhood classrooms–and why routines and relationships are key to children’s development.
Pandemic babies: what do we know now?
How are children who were born during the COVID-19 pandemic doing now? Research Associate Alyssa Meuwissen, PhD, digs into what scientists have found so far.
Practitioner resources
Tip sheets: theater exercises for social-emotional learning
Theater games and activities can be highly engaging for young children. They can also be a great way to work on social and emotional learning. Download our latest tip sheets, created in partnership with the Children's Theatre Company, and learn why!
Tip sheets: storytelling/story acting
Storytelling/story acting is a special teaching strategy that harnesses the power of stories to help children build language and social-emotional skills. Download our tip sheets to learn more.
Tip sheets: the importance of play
Play is more than just having a good time. Play helps children grow physically, cognitively, and socially. Download our tip sheets on the importance of play to learn more.