Nothing like grading undergrad papers to remind you of your age! Students critically analyzing “13 Reasons Why” w/in EdPsych context. Student writes “cassette tapes is an old-fashioned way of listening to music, podcasts, that sort of thing. The same concept of Spotify or Apple Music nowadays.” 😩

Spending 4 days at #srcd25 last week has filled my professional heart and was exactly what I needed. Spending time in community w/ my academic family left me inspired & hopeful that we can be creative in moving forward supporting our work & advocating for our most vulnerable children & communities.

Trump reportedly wants to eliminate funding for Head Start programs. These programs provide educational and nutritional support to our poorest children. Meanwhile, Trump is pushing for more tax cuts for the rich and a record breaking $1 trillion Pentagon budget. Hello?

AERA, in partnership with the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education over the unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...

Dr. Diana Bianchi, director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, was fired this morning at 10AM EDT. Part of the NIH “reorg” (whatever that means)? Or the start of an NIH leadership bloodbath. Guess we will find out.

Celebrating 20 years of service at USF.

There’s still time to register for #SRCD25! Take advantage of the “regular rates” available until Thursday, March 13, 2025. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/SRCD25regist...

Congrats to Debbie Rivas-Drake, @laprofnp.bsky.social , and Ximena Franco-Jenkins! 🎉

Are you a member of #AERA or #SRCD? Remember to cast your vote for President and members at large…I just voted in both elections.

It’s a difficult time to ask…I’m looking for families who speak a lang other than English w/young children (0-5) to interview for a course geared for ECE teachers. The Teams interviews will be videotaped & edited together. The qns are specific to how they share culture & language w/ their children.

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Working on my Spring semester Gen Ed Course and want to update my critique the media assignment…anyone know of a buzzfeed type article that includes a follow up critique based on research…the one I typically use is over a decade old now

This article captures Catherine Snow so well! I am beyond thankful for the time I spent at HGSE learning from Catherine. It was fun reading the perspectives of my colleagues during my postdoc years at Harvard (2001-2004) & brought me back to Larsen Hall 3rd floor. www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/ed-mag...

My doc students are on fire 🔥 this month…paper accepted at AERA, 2 manuscripts submitted for publication, and 1 dissertation finished & submitted 👩‍🎓

New to Bluesky? This is a great starter list!

Is it obvious that I study language development in preschool children? This is such a cool tool…I love word clouds!

Grades submitted…some of these final student papers were surprisingly good considering the mediocre work submitted for all other assignments…wondering how much AI was involved 🤔

Looking for effective ways to help an 11 year old boy with severe ADHD develop impulse control. Any recommendations?

Submissions complete for the @SRCDtweets Summit in Panamá and the @SSSReading conference in Copenhagen - it will hopefully be a busy summer of international travel.

Walking around BC today showing my daughter the campus as we are in Boston for HOCR and came across this gem @richleephd.bsky.social

The deadline for Editorial Fellows applications is November 1. This is a great way to learn about the editorial process from the inside. More information here: www.apa.org/pubs/journal...