(3/24/08) Join Jumpstart Summer

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enters school prepared to succeed. To this end, Jumpstart trains and
supports college students to serve as part-time Corps members, working
individually with young children to build skills crucial to school success.
Jumpstart serves young children in more than 60 communities nationwide.
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children to learn, serve in a local community, work on a team, and build
professional skills. All Corps members receive professional-caliber training
to help them implement Jumpstart's outcome-based program, promote children's
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Jumpstart's summer program. This is an ideal opportunity for students
interested in additional intensive training and classroom teaching
experience. In Jumpstart's summer program, Corps members serve approximately
40 hours per week for 8 weeks in a Jumpstart program partner school; work on
a team of 2-3 Corps members, under the guidance of a mentor teacher;
team-teach in a classroom setting; and attend a pre-service training
institute and ongoing weekly training seminars. The program offers
opportunities for development of early education, leadership, and
communication skills.
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23th- August 15th. CMs will have the opportunity to benefit from a week-long
training institute, and then will be begin service in a Jumpstart classroom
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from all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty,
political affiliation, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with all
applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified individuals with
disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Jumpstart will make
reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals. Accommodation requests
should be directed to the Jumpstart office to which you are applying.
Jumpstart is a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network.
Please note that not all Jumpstart sites are directly supported by
AmeriCorps. Please contact the site to which you are applying for more
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(3/25/08) You're invited - 3 upcoming Child Development Colloquia

Please join us for 3 upcoming colloquia and spread the word!

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Monday, March 31, 1:15-2:45pm, Eliot-Pearson Building, Stevens Library
"What does it take? Supporting integrative education for children with
severe disabilities in Russia"
Anna Bitova, M.S., President, Center for Curative Pedagogies, Moscow, Russia

The Center for Curative Pedagogies received the Council for Exceptional
Children International Distinguished Leadership/Scholarship/Innovations
Award. Ms. Bitova will present a promising approach to supporting children
in schools.
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Wednesday, April 2, 1:00-2:30pm, Eliot-Pearson Building, Stevens Library
"Acts of classroom inquiry: Learning from teacher research"
Mary Jane Moran, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Child and Family
Studies, University of Tennessee
Exploring a brief history of the evolution of teacher research in the U.S.;
illuminating contrast between teacher inquiry & teacher research; and
inspiring those wishing to pursue classroom research.
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Wednesday April 2, 1:00-2:30pm, Judge Baker Children's Center, Room 111
"Child and adolescent mental health services: What the U.S. needs"
Terry Cline, Ph.D., Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services
The discussion will include an overview of SAMHSA's public health approach
to mental health promotion and the process underway to transform the mental
health treatment delivery system. Additionally, Dr. Cline will highlight the
findings from a new SAMHSA
Report titled 'Promotion and Prevention in Mental Health: Strengthening
Parenting and Enhancing Resilience.'
CMHF Webpage: http://www.jbcc.harvard.edu/events/forum.htm
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(3/25/08) 4/2 - Education Forum "The Media: Driving Education Policy?"

On April 2 from 5:30-7:00 PM, Kathleen McCartney will host an HGSE Askwith
Education Forum - "The Media: Driving Education Policy?"

Perhaps more than any other professional field, the education agenda-- or at
least the public's perception of it--is greatly influenced by the media and
columnists. This discussion with leading print columnists will explore the
public's view of American education, and how this perspective is shaped by
the news media. Speakers will discuss how they choose their stories and
story angles. In addition, we will look for solutions as to how educators
and scholars can work with the press to help focus the public's attention on
key practice, policy, and research issues.

Speakers will include: Bob Herbert, New York Times; Derrick Jackson, Boston
Globe; and Kathleen McCartney, Dean and Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early
Childhood Development.

Askwith Lecture Hall, Longfellow Hall
All Askwith Education Forums are free and open to the general public.
Tickets are not necessary, unless otherwise noted. Seating is available on a
first-come, first-served basis.
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/events/thismonth.shtml?ref_dt=04/01/2
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(3/18/08) Community Workshop

Tufts University
Eliot-Pearson Children's School
Special Opportunity:
Community Workshop
2007-2008
Please join us for a special viewing of:
Including Samuel
Including Samuel is a Documentary
Created by: Photo Journalist, Dan Habib.
Monday, April 7, 2008
7:00-8:30 pm
Dan rarely thought about inclusion before he had his
son Samuel seven years ago. Now he thinks about
inclusion every day. Habib's documentary film
"Including Samuel" examines the educational and
social inclusion of youth with disabilities as a civil
rights issue.
You can learn more by clicking on
www.includingsamuel.com.
Reservations are required as space is limited.
Please call the Eliot-Pearson Children's School at (617) 627-3434.
A $5.00 donation is requested and will be used to support the
Eliot-Pearson Children's School Scholarship Fund.
Location: Department of Child Development, Library
Tufts University, 105 College Avenue, Medford, MA.
PDPs (Professional Development Points)
will be awarded to all participants.

(3/18/08) Volunteers Needed

*Perkins School for the Blind*

*NE Family Conference:*

*Volunteer Information*

*May 3^rd , 2008*

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This annual conference is for families throughout New England and New York
State who have a young child (birth to 7 years) with a visual impairment or
blindness. While the parents are attending conference sessions, we provide
childcare for the children. The childcare program enables many families who
would otherwise be unable to attend to have an opportunity to meet other
families who have a child with a vision loss and to attend sessions on a
variety of topics. This will be our 25th annual conference.

*Each volunteer is assigned to an individual child or number of children for
the day, so it is very important for volunteers to understand the commitment
they make when they sign up. *It is very difficult for a family to arrive at
Perkins after a long drive to find that the counselor assigned to their
child is not there.**

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Most of the children at the conference are under 10 years old. Many of the
children have visual impairments and/or multiple disabilities; volunteers
are also needed to watch the sighted brothers and sisters of these children.
If a volunteer is most comfortable with a particular age or type of child,
please let us know and we can try to match them accordingly.

We usually have about 120 children at the conference. They are divided into
about 6 age groups: birth-17 mos., 18 mos.-2 1/2 yrs., 3-4 yrs., 4-5 yrs.,
6-7 yrs., and 8 yrs. and up. A Head Counselor in each group has activities
planned and is available to help counselors as needed with the individual
children to whom they have been assigned.

Volunteers must be at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown from 7:30
a.m.-3:15 pm. on Saturday, May 3^rd , 2008. Counselors sign in and register
at 7:30. We have an orientation for counselors from 7:45-8:30. Children
arrive between 8:30 and 9:15 a.m.

Lunch is provided for everyone (usually a sandwich, fruit, chips, and
soda/juice). Parents pick up their children for an hour at lunchtime, giving
the counselors a break. Counselors should wear comfortable, but neat and
clean, clothes. Volunteers may be running around with children on the
playground, finger painting, rocking babies, etc.

Volunteers *_MUST_* fill out two forms completely (CORI form and volunteer
application). Return the two forms and Xerox of a picture ID (passport,
driver's license or school ID) to Ellen Mazel by April 5^th , 2008.

_If you have questions, contact:_

Ellen Mazel _mazels@verizon.net_ 781-275-7875

(3/17/08) Announcement

"Lifelong Bilingualism: Effect on Executive Control"

Ellen Bialystok

Distinguished Research Professor

Department of Psychology

York University, Canada

For fluent bilinguals who regularly use both languages, both languages are
active when either one is being used. To avoid intrusions and produce
fluent speech, a mechanism is needed to control attention to the target
language. This selective attention appears to be achieved through domain
general executive functions, and the constant exercise of these executive
processes accelerates their development in children, enhances their
efficiency in adulthood, and mitigates their decline in aging. These
consequences of bilingualism will be illustrated by describing research that
has been conducted on bilinguals who speak a large variety of languages and
who have been selected from across the lifespan. The results will be
interpreted within a framework that invokes general cognitive processes to
manage attention to two competing linguistic representational systems.

March 28th, 4pm

In the Psychology Department Conference Room

Tufts University

For directions:

http://www.tufts.edu/home/maps/#medford

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Teresa Salvato
Program Coordinator
Center for Cognitive Studies
Tufts University

(3/17/08) National Children's Study Request for Proposals

National Children's Study Request for Proposals for New Study Centers to Be
Posted Next Week

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development will issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for new National
Children's Study Centers next week. The issuing of this RFP will enable the
Study to move forward with plans to establish another wave of new Study
locations and Centers across the country. The RFP will be issued on or about
March 19, 2008. A Pre-Proposal Webcast/Teleconference will be held on or
about April 2, 2008. The due date for submission of proposals in response
to the RFP is anticipated to be on or about May 2, 2008.

This announcement can be found on FedBizOps
[http://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NICHD/Reference%2DNumber%2DNIH%2DNICHD%2DNCS
%2D08%2D21/Modification%2002.html].

For more information on the Study, please visit
www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov, or e-mail ncs@mail.nih.gov.

(3/17/08) Graduate Elective Summer 2008

Tufts University
Department of Occupational Therapy
Summer 2008

Graduate Elective
Feeding the Young Child with Special Needs

OTS 194 A

This graduate level course is designed to examine and address the complex
issues that contribute to feeding difficulties in the young child with
special needs. The course will cover the feeding relationship; development
of feeding skill, the sensory aspects of feeding; the anatomical, postural,
fine-motor, and oral-motor contributions to feeding abilities; and the
sequelae to disruptions to these systems. The student will learn to
evaluate and support the child's ability through various approaches such as
through the choice and presentation of foods, positioning and handling, and
the use of sensory-based strategies. The course will use a seminar format
with case studies, video analyses, and class discussions.

This course is appropriate for occupational therapists, physical therapists,
speech and language pathologists, teachers, and early childhood service
providers as well as students of occupational therapy, nutrition, child
development, and education interested in supporting the feeding abilities of
the young child.

Day and Time: Monday/ Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. to 8:25 p.m.
May 21, 2008- June 25, 2008

Location: Tufts University, Department of Occupational Therapy
26 Winthrop St.
Medford, MA 02155

Instructor: Sharon Ray, ScD, OTR/L

For further information, please contact Sharon Ray
at (617) 627-5961 or at sharon.ray@tufts.edu

Application information:
http://ase.tufts.summer/collegeRegisterInstructions.asp?register

Please note the tuition-free community audit cost for Somerville & Medford
residents and teachers, and Tufts alums.

(3/11/08) Colloquium - 3/13/08 - "Pediatric Chronic Pain: What is it? How can we help?"

Please join us for a pediatric psychology colloquium on Thursday, March
13th, 2008, Stevens Library, Eliot-Pearson Building, 105 College Avenue,
Medford from 10:30 - 11:45am hosted by

The Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development

featuring

Deirdre Logan, Ph.D.
Pain Treatment Service
Children's Hospital Boston

on

"Pediatric Chronic Pain: What is it? How can we help?"

Questions - please contact donald.wertlieb@tufts.edu

(3/4/08) Ped psych research grant

JC, SJ  to doctoral students and doctoral alum, please

One of the rare examples where we fit as "Other Ph.D. programs-  and this organization is actively courting more PhD engagement. 

Subject: SDBP Research Grant Award - Now open for Nominations!
Importance: High



SDBP Research Grant Award - Now open for Nominations!

2008 SDBP Grant Application=20

This year, SDBP will be awarding $10,000 to one young investigator in the f=
ield of developmental and behavioral pediatrics!  This is an incredible opp=
ortunity for one individual looking to obtain financial support of their re=
search, and just one way SDBP continues to fulfill its mission of encouragi=
ng research and promoting education within the field.=20

SDBP has begun to extend its reach with new initiatives.  In 2005 we funded=
 our first SDBP Research Grant, designed to assist a young investigator in =
the field. These initiatives are in keeping with our mission, but come at a=
 cost that is not covered by our regular annual dues payments. As you revie=
w your annual charitable giving, we would like to encourage you to consider=
 a donation to the SDBP Research Grant! You can send your contribution to u=
s by check or credit card (Visa or MasterCard only) to the office listed be=
low. *Please make checks payable to SDBP*

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All completed applications, (which include the SDBP Research Grant Award Ap=
plication Form, Proposal Form, letters of support, and biographical sketche=
s) must be submitted by July 15, 2008.=20

Applications will not be processed if any items are missing.

For more information and to submit your application, please visit

<< http://www.sdbp.org/awards/Awards08/nominee_index.cfm>>=20


**To be eligible for the SDBP Research Grant, the applicant must be an SDBP=
 member, must not have any prior extramural funding as a principal investig=
ator, and must be a trainee (defined as fellows in Developmental and Behavi=
oral Pediatrics; Post-doc-toral fellows in psychology/other PHD programs); =
or a junior faculty who has completed post-doctoral training within three y=
ears of the date of sub-mission of the proposal.**

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Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP)

6728 Old McLean Village Drive

McLean, VA 22101

Phone: 703-556-9222

Fax: 703-556-8729

Email: info@sdbp.org

www.sdbp.org

-- 

Donald Wertlieb, Ph.D.

Professor

Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development

Tufts University

105 College Ave

Medford,  MA  02155                              http://ase.tufts.edu/epcd

Phone:  617-627-3355   or   781-237-6550  ext 32

Fax: 617-627-3503

                       e-mail:                donald.wertlieb@tufts.edu

(3/4/08) To all Graduate Students

PsycInfo has recently undergone a dramatic interface change. Here is a
link to a quick reference guide
<http://www.apa.org/databases/training/ovid-qrg.pdf> . Let me know how I
may help you learn how to use it as efficiently and effectively as
possible. Please share this information with students!

Laurie Sabol

Tisch Library

(3/4/08) Student Teacher Mtg.

STUDENT TEACHER MEETING
for FALL '08
Monday, March 10th, 2008

There will be a meeting for students who expect to Student Teach in the Fall
2008.

The meeting will be held in the Stevens Library Rm. #157 on Monday, March
10th @ 4:00pm. We will discuss requirements and placement interests at that
time.

Please contact Betty Allen at x7-2592 with any questions.

RSVP to Rita Bartolomeu by Wednesday, March 5th rita.bartolomeu@tufts.edu
or call at
(617) 627-2218 to reserve your space.