Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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Natalie Danner,
University of Nebraska Kearney
Natalie Danner is an associate professor, the LaVonne Plambeck Endowed Chair of Montessori Education and the Director of Montessori Teacher Education Programs in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Nebraska Kearney.
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What is the future direction for your early childhood research?
"My research interests currently center on Montessori early childhood classrooms, lab schools and high-quality early childhood inclusion. I am eager to continue my work with public Montessori schools, looking at how credentialed Montessori teachers, and the Montessori classroom environment, supports children with disabilities in a unique way."
Are there any new research projects or activities that you are starting on?
"I am collaborating with a multidisciplinary team from UNL, UNK, UNO and UNMC to tackle the idea of quality in Nebraska's inclusive early childhood classrooms, especially when looking at the experience of a child with a disability. This work will allow us to take a look at a variety of early childhood classroom models — traditional, Creative Curriculum, Montessori and other approaches — and how the particular model perhaps influences the quality of inclusion."
What is a strength of early childhood research at the University of Nebraska?
"Nebraska is a great place for early childhood programs, policies and people. In my experience so far, Nebraska policymakers, researchers and professionals are welcoming, and invite conversations and collaboration. I appreciate the internal funding opportunities, such as NU Collaboration Initiative Planning Grants and Seed Grants, which help support faculty collaboration and research. Support for exploring external funding has similarly been helpful through the University of Nebraska Foundation."
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Anne Karabon, Teacher Education, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Would you like to see your work featured here? Contact us at
naecr@unl.edu
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NAECR can assist you in finding
research partners
for your funding applications and staff in CYFS are available to assist with your
proposal development
for these or other funding opportunities.
Please contact
Lisa Knoche
if you are interested in building a collaborative team, need assistance with proposal development or would like to discuss funding opportunities for your research.
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Research with a Global Impact NU Collaboration Initiative Grant
The Research with a Global Impact award is a subcategory of the University of Nebraska’s Collaboration Initiative. The award is designed to facilitate research that involves international collaborators, and that benefits Nebraska research competitiveness and capacity. Planning and formed/forming team seed grants are available under the Research with a Global Impact subcategory.
Proposals are due
today
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Jan. 13, 2020
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2019-2020 NU Collaboration Initiative
The NU Collaboration Initiative aims to enhance competitiveness of University of Nebraska faculty for extramural funding by fully leveraging intellectual capacity and research resources across the campuses. The 2019-2020 funding opportunity is designed to facilitate new and strengthen existing research collaboration among faculty in any discipline.
Proposals are due
today
– Jan. 13, 2020
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Spencer Foundation Grants
The Spencer Foundation supports high-quality, innovative research on education by providing funding for education-focused research projects, research training fellowships and additional field-building initiatives.
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Large Research Grants
Award budget: $125,000-$500,000
Project duration: 1-5 years
Letters of Intent are due
tomorrow
– Jan. 14, 2020
Proposals are due
Feb. 7, 2020
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Lyle Spencer Research Awards Program
Award budget: $525,000-$1,000,000
Project duration: Up to 5 years
Letters of Intent are due
Feb. 27, 2020
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Small Research Grants
Award budget: Up to $50,000
Project duration: 1-5 years
Proposals are due
March 3, 2020
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Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood Grants
The Caplan Foundation supports research and development projects that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through age 7, in the United States. The foundation provides funding in the areas of early childhood welfare, early childhood education and play, and parenting education.
Previously awarded grants range from $22,000 to $100,000.
Letters of inquiry are due
Jan. 31, 2020
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NIH Maternal Nutrition and Pre-pregnancy Obesity: Effects on Mothers, Infants and Children
This funding opportunity encourages applications to improve health outcomes for women, infants and children by stimulating interdisciplinary research focused on maternal nutrition and pre-pregnancy obesity.
The focus includes identifying modifiable factors during pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period, and implementing health promotive strategies that achieve primal, primary and secondary prevention of obesity, reduction of risks for adverse events, and improvement of health outcomes for mother, infants and children.
Proposals are due
Feb. 5, 2020
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Funding Forecast: OPRE Secondary Analyses of Data on Early Care and Education
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) plans to solicit applications in 2020 for Secondary Analyses of Data on Early Care and Education grants. Existing data sets can provide researchers efficient and cost-effective sources for examining critical research questions.
The funding opportunity aims to support researchers addressing key early care and education questions of relevance to the goals and outcomes of programs in the Administration for Children and Families.
Estimated award amounts range from $75,000 to $125,000.
Estimated proposal due date:
April 13, 2020
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Student Funding Forecast: Administration for Children and Families Graduate Student Dissertation Grants
The Administration for Children and Families are forecasting graduate student dissertation grants in the areas of child care, Head Start, family strengthening and behavioral interventions.
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Child Care Dissertation Grants
Estimated award amounts range from $20,000 to $25,000.
Estimated proposal due date:
May 3, 2020
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Head Start Dissertation Grants
Estimated award amounts range from $20,000 to $25,000.
Estimated proposal due date:
May 3, 2020
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Behavioral Interventions Scholars Grants
Estimated award amounts range from $20,000 to $25,000.
Estimated proposal due date:
May 24, 2020
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Family Strengthening Scholars Grants
Estimated award amounts range from $10,000 to $25,000.
Estimated proposal due date:
May 29, 2020
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New!
National Association of School Psychologists
2020 Annual Convention
Feb. 18-21, 2020
Baltimore, Maryland
The National Association of School Psychologists is a professional association representing more than 25,000 school psychologists, graduate students and related professionals. NASP works to advance effective practices to improve students' learning, behavior and mental health.
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2020 CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood
April 29, 2020
Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center
Lincoln, Nebraska
The sixth biennial
CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood
will include presentations and roundtable discussions on the research and practices that improve the developmental trajectories of young children, and explore the connections between research, policy and practice.
Call for presentations
Faculty in the University of Nebraska system
who are interested in presenting at the
summit
are invited to submit research proposals. Selected presentations will represent a range of early childhood issues and topics.
Call for posters
Graduate students from the University of Nebraska system
are invited to submit poster proposals for presentation at the
summit
, provided at least one faculty member serves as a co-author. Faculty are encouraged to pass along this email to any graduate students who might be interested in this opportunity.
Presentation and poster proposals are due on or before
Feb. 17, 2020
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New!
Elevating Nebraska's Early Childhood Workforce:
Report and Recommendations of the Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission
Jan. 30, 2020
9 – 11 a.m.
Marriott Cornhusker Hotel, Lancaster Ballroom
333 S. 13th St.,
Lincoln, Nebraska
The Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission, a group of more than 40 Nebraska public- and private-sector leaders, invites you to an event for the release of a new groundbreaking report: Elevating Nebraska’s Early Childhood Workforce: Report and Recommendations of the Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission.
The report, developed over the course of the three-year commission, outlines the urgent need to prioritize the early childhood workforce in Nebraska for our children, families, communities and state.
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