Thrilled to have attended the U.S. National Science Foundation & SACNAS Grant Writing Workshop in stunning Miami! Heartfelt thanks to SACNAS team, NSF Officers, & attendees. From refining grant skills to salsa in Little Havana & Wynwood murals-what an enriching experience. Ready for NSF proposals!🌴💃

And excited to have Yemimah King, Ph.D. joining our team to support our awesome community and educational partners!

How can parents help transition their young children from spending all their time at home to spending part of the day at an early care center? Stacey French-Lee and Tonia Durden offer their recommendations: t.gsu.edu/45SmHM4 #BackToSchool

Head Start programs support children's growth from birth to age 5. We salute Dr. Edmund Gordon for being one of the leading designers of Headstart. #education #startearly #preschool

Two weeks left to apply for the MIST Summer 2024 Fellowship. PhD students: get paid to write an article through a highly-scaffolded process. forms.gle/kaGeNw65m6JW1C…

📅 Mar 14, 4 PM: Don't miss our webinar on Critical Research Design & #QCM for #CommunityResearch with Odis Johnson, Ph.D., & Amanda Coleman, Ph.D. Explore how QCM shapes community-engaged research. 🔍 REGISTER: bit.ly/QCMforCER #NAACFRC #QuantitativeMethods @Opre_ACF

Hey #AcademicTwitter, what are your recommendations for making the most of conferences? I’d love to hear many different perspectives on this—ideas from getting feedback on your work, making new connections, generating research ideas, meeting great people, etc…pls share/retweet

Driven to impact African American communities? Join our 2024 Emerging Scholars Cohort to tackle crucial issues and drive social change. Enjoy mentorship, a $20k stipend, and more. Apply now: bit.ly/EmergingSchola… #MakeAnImpact #NAACFRC #EmergingScholars

We had a great time celebrating Urban Child Study Center research assistants (some who are graduating) and faculty accomplishments! Proud of all the work they’ve accomplished this semester! Congratulations! 🎉

New publication out in JECP with colleagues Mimah King Lauren Westerberg @SaraAnneSchmitt and David Purpura - longitudinal data with preschoolers! This link allows free access until July 13th or see the end of this thread for the public pre-proof link authors.elsevier.com/a/1j8rX51Y-Thxb

I enjoyed sharing findings from my dissertation data yesterday at #NRCEC! In this study, parents who reported more frequent home numeracy engagement also used more quantitative talk and a more diverse group of quantitative words during a wordless book reading with their child.

I’m attending the Research Mentoring & Networking Event at #NRCEC2024! It’s great to connect with colleagues and mentors! nrcec.net/meetings.html #EmScholars Hispanic Research Center @TheTRC NAACFRC

Excited to share work from the Urban Child Study Center with Gary and Meghan Dean! EF predicted arithmetic operations for preschoolers with higher vocabulary skills. Suggesting both language and EF demands of simple addition/subtraction.

The best way to start my second year as an assistant professor is with an @NIH_LRP award! I am so grateful for this opportunity!!

The U.S. National Science Foundation (U.S. National Science Foundation) Game Maker Awards is a video game design competition for K-12 students. The deadline for entries is January 31, 2025. Learn more: new.nsf.gov/75years/game-m… #NSFSTEM #Edchat #NGSSchat #EdTech #Gaming #STEMEd

Do you have a group of scholars that you'd love to bring to the Atlanta Science Festival's Exploration Expo on Saturday, March 22, 2025? We'd love to support you with one of our bus vouchers! Apply here by February 15, 2025: bit.ly/40HR7jb

Our very own, Dr. King, lead an article that investigated how parents' general, number, and math language talk relates to preschooler's skills. Congrats on this publication Yemimah King, Ph.D. ! Learn more here: doi.org/10.1111/cdev.1…

Assistant Professor Yemimah King co-authored an article entitled, "The Factor Structure of Parents' Math-Related Talk and its Relation to Children's Early Academic Skills," which was published in Child Development. Learn more: t.gsu.edu/4cNF0GS

Great opportunity -- private Foundations seek rapidly to assist completion of cancelled NSF ed research grants. Read and follow announcement; two near-at-hand deadlines! spencer.org/news/meeting-t…