The Conference on Early Learning at the UW
Handouts and Resources
The following handouts and resources are available for download. Please check back for updates.
"Mindfulness: Cultivating Greater Awareness of Self, Children and Our Relationship with Them" (1.9MB ppt)
Rebecca C. Cortes, Ph.D
Research Scientist
UW Department of Psychology
Yaffa Maritz, MA
Founder and Director, Community of Mindful Parents
Seattle, WA
"Fostering
the Development of Intelligence through Experiences in the
Natural World" (52K pdf)
"Fostering the Development of Intelligence through Experience
in the Natural World" (33MB ppt)
Denise Dumouchel, PH.D
Head of Graduate Education, IslandWood
Affiliate Faculty
College of Education
University of Washington
"Benchmarks Curricular Planning and Assessment Framework:
Utilizing Standards Without Introducing Standardization"
(185K pdf)
"Washing
State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks" (6.5MB
pdf)
Erika Feldman, M.S.
Doctoral Student
College of Education
University of Washington
"Socio-Emotional Learning and School Success" (269K
pdf)
Janine Jones, PhD, NCSP
Assistant Professor, School Psychology
Educational Psychology
College of Education
University of Washington
"Supporting
Social Emotional Development in Inclusive Classrooms"
(7.8MB pptx)
Gail E. Joseph, Ph.D.
Presenter and 2010 Conference Co-Chair
Assistant Professor, Early Childhood, and Family
Studies
Educational Psychology
College of Education
University of Washington
"Infant
Mental Health Consultation Strategies: Nurturing Providers to
Nurture Their Children" (154K pdf)
Jean F. Kelly, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Center on Infant Mental Health and
Development
Professor
Family and Child Nursing
School of Nursing
University of Washington
"Strategies
That Work: How to Promote Children's Best Behavior
and Effectively Manage Their Less-Than-Best"
(1.2MB pptx)
Suzanne Kerns, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
UW Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy
"Parenting to Promote
Child Well-being" (1.1MB ppt)
Liliana J. Lengua, Ph.D.
Presenter and 2010 Conference Co-Chair
Associate Professor
UW Department of Psychology
"The Six Strands of
Science Learning: A Research Consensus" (1737K pdf)
Andrew Shouse, Ph.D.
Associate Director
UW Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
"Mastery
Approach to Parenting in Sports: Developing Champions in
Sports and Life" (31K pdf)
Frank L. Smoll, Ph.D.
Professor
UW Department of Psychology
"Baby Steps to
Learning About the Social World" (16237K ppt)
Jessica Sommerville, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
UW Department of Psychology
Interesting Links
From TED Talks (video)
Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video on
TED.com
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving
case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather
than undermines) creativity.
From UW TV (video)
Award-winning writer, director, and producer David Lynch
discusses his films and his 30-year relationship with
Transcendental Meditation, and its role in his creative
process. He is joined by physicist John Hagelin, who was
featured in the documentary 'What The Bleep Do We Know?' and
neuroscientist Dr. Fred Travis, Director of the Center for
Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition at Maharishi University
of Management. The program is sponsored in joint partnership
by the College of Arts and Sciences and the University of
Washington Alumni Association.
http://www.uwtv.org/programs/displayevent.aspx?rID=4169
From UW TV (video)
Brain Science as a Means of Understanding Delinquency and
Substance Abuse in Youth
http://www.uwtv.org/programs/displayevent.aspx?rID=4775&fID=1469