College of Education and Human Development

Center for Early Education and Development

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Meet Maria Gabrielli

Maria Gabrielli joined the CEED team as project/program specialist in 2025. In this Q & A, she talks about the career path that brought her to CEED and her role in the organization.

Giving children the skills to repair relationships

Repair is the act of attempting to acknowledge hurt, take responsibility, and work at rebuilding trust after a disagreement or conflict within a relationship. When is the appropriate time to start teaching children about repairing a relationship after they make mistakes? Is it ever too late to learn?

Why does it feel SO hard to be observed?

During a classroom observation, a trained observer watches a teacher work and takes notes on their practices. Teachers are invested in the best outcomes for children in their classrooms. They must love observations, right? The answer is…complicated.

What can trainers expect from an observation?

TARSS offers trainers access to observation and personalized coaching. Participants get strengths-based, helpful feedback, which will support them in honing their training skills and growing as professionals. But just what does the process entail?

Margarita Milenova achieves ECERS-3 anchor status

Margarita Milenova, PhD, program quality specialist, was certified as an anchor for the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales Third Edition (ECERS-3), a tool for measuring the quality of early childhood classrooms.

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