Beyond the Center: Guiding the Next Generation
After an eye-opening summer working at a children’s summer camp, Nicole Mera realized she belonged in the classroom supporting the growth and development of young children. Seeking a program that could cultivate her passions and equip her for success as an early...
UF Innovation Academy hosts Catalyst Innovation Challenge to Optimize Early Childhood Development
Recently, the University of Florida Innovation Academy (IA) hosted its annual Catalyst Innovation Challenge, a summer showcase event highlighting creative solutions to common challenges designed by freshman students taking the Creativity-in-Action IA course. The...
Beyond the Center: Transforming Practice Through Research
Tara McLaughlin arrived at the University of Florida eager to continue growing as an educator. With a background in psychology, primary education and special education, she pursued her master’s in Special Education and upon completion in 2003, moved to New Zealand to...
Community celebrates opening of new CHILD Center
On June 7, 2018, members of the Anita Zucker Center, the UF College of Education and the greater Gainesville community gathered together to celebrate the opening of the CHILD Center in Southwest Gainesville that will be home to an innovative, community-based initiative to support children in their most transformative years.
Center members to address challenging behaviors at 2018 National Training Institute
Several Anita Zucker Center members and students will dive into two days of training and professional development around promoting healthy social and emotional development and preventing challenging behaviors in young children at the 15th National Training Institute...
Student Spotlight: Jennifer Harrington
For early interventionist Jennifer Harrington, studying at the Anita Zucker Center has provided nothing short of a ‘great opportunity’ to be immersed in the field of early childhood. When not working on the Institute of Education Sciences-funded Goal 3 Embedded...
Center members to participate in conference on innovations, early intervention
Anita Zucker Center faculty, post-doctoral associates and graduate students will participate in the invitation-only Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) next week. “The purpose of CRIEI is to share current research and identify areas for...
Turnbulls emphasize dignity and trusting partnerships in inaugural Early Childhood Symposium Series
A lifetime of dignity for people with disabilities starts in early childhood. Last week, two living legends in the field of disability policy and family professional partnerships spoke about ways to infuse dignity and trusting partnerships into the research, policy...