Really grateful for the opportunity to work with VDOE and ITSN and amazing CASTL colleagues to develop and pilot a model of early childhood mental health consultation to serve educators, children and families in VA.

Congratulations to Dr. Jamie Jirout, who has been awarded the prestigious CAREER award from the U.S. National Science Foundation to support her research on curiosity! ow.ly/W59B50KY0uW

Interested in a Ph.D. in Special Education? Let's talk! #FundedPhDSpecialEducation

We are looking for 15 people to join our team Virginia Literacy Partnerships Positions range from literacy coaches to data specialists to a graphic designer. Please help spread the word! virginia.app.box.com/file/103057189…

Excited to share a new research brief with Amanda Williford and Ginny Vitiello! We adapted our recent Prevention Science article on implementation in early childhood for educators, coaches, & policymakers (aka way more fun to read!) #STREAMin3 #EarlyChildhood bit.ly/WhatTeachersTh…

There is still time to apply! daphna bassok and I are looking for postdocs to join our teams. Please apply and/or share with your networks! Below I've added information on some of my projects. uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/Ch…

It's not too soon to start thinking about applying for a research grant on reducing inequality or improving the use of research evidence. Our online portal will be opening in just one week and the deadline for LOIs is May 3, 2023. wtgrantfoundation.org/grants

The burnout effects are real. A new study by researchers daphna bassok @schoppai Anna J Markowitz found that depressive symptoms in child care educators jumped from 19 percent to 32 percent between 2019 and 2022.

And now tomorrow has become today. Join us this afternoon!

Assistant Research Professor Shereen El Mallah introduces opportunities to better engage youth in the research process and why it can be beneficial. We sat down with El Mallah to learn more about participatory research. Read more: ow.ly/JtMh50NeaIk

Do you know any early childhood programs or family child care providers that might want STREAMin3, our low-to-no-cost curriculum? Thanks to our VDOE partnership, STREAMin3 is available to VA. programs that receive public funds. Enroll by April 1. Curious? streamin3.org

What an incredible group of previous and current CASTL scholars 🤩🥰🎉 (@DrCathyCorbin, Jason, Kaela, Lee, Ann, Jaclyn, Carina, Kyra Parker, Pilar, Marissa Bivona) #SRCD23

New CASTL ECE position openings. Please share! ecevirginia.org/early-childhoo… Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants (full-time) & STREAMin3 ECE Coach (part-time)

With twenty years of experience studying how mindfulness can transform classrooms, UVA education professor Tish Jennings is expanding her focus in the next phase of her research. Read more: ow.ly/YEJv50OSJBr

📢UVA undergrads, MA & MPP students interested in education policy and equity, apply to be Education Policy Associate. Collaborate w/ UVA researchers, work directly w/ education policy makers and earn $$ too. UVA School of Education and Human Development UVA Batten School Application: bit.ly/EPA-Applicatio…

With a new $2.5M grant, Assistant Professor Colby Hall will lead a team to modify a technology-based reading program to meet the needs of English Learners at risk for reading difficulties. ow.ly/B7PW50PG39A

A new study confirms that reading comprehension strategies work best if combined with background knowledge. And: the effect of 55 hours of instruction is the same as 1 hour. Kids get WAY more than 55 hrs in school. Daniel Willingham More in my Forbes post: forbes.com/sites/nataliew…

We're hiring UVA School of Education and Human Development CASTL! I'm looking for a Research Scientist w/ measurement skills to help design a vertically scaled literacy screener used statewide in VA. Pls share. uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/Na… Emily Solari EdPolicyWorks Derek C Briggs Andrew Ho Ben Domingue

UVA Professor Tish Jennings and colleagues in UVA’s School of Education and Human Development have received an $8 million grant from the US Dept. of Education to support the growth of a program designed to reduce teachers’ stress. news.virginia.edu/content/8m-gra…

.UVA School of Education and Human Development is leading efforts to put the state’s literacy educators on the same page. news.virginia.edu/content/uva-pr…