April 25, 2013
4th Edelman Institute Town Hall
Supporting Degree Attainment of Early Childhood Educators
San Francisco State University, Library room 222
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Please join us in a conversation with panelists Rene Dahl, PhD (Professor & Chair, Child & Adolescent Development); Kim Davalos, MA (Coordinator, SF SEED); Melinda Day, MPH, ABD (Deputy Director, SF Early Childhood Workforce Development Initiative); Maricel Santos, Ed.D (Associate Professor, English, Program Coordinator, MA TESOL); and Lygia Stebbing, Ed.D (Director, SF Early Childhood Workforce Development Initiative).
Panelists will share their perspectives on the challenges facing early childhood educators pursuing degrees and provide an overview of effective strategies to address these challenges. Please join the SF State early childhood community to learn about these efforts and to discuss continuing challenges, shared visions for the future, and to exchange ideas about solutions.
The discussion will go from 4:00-5:00pm, and mingling/networking encouraged from 5:00-5:30pm
Please RSVP to mwei@sfsu.edu. Seating is limited.
Disability accommodations provided upon request.
March 1, 2013
3rd Edelman Institute Town Hall
Supporting Language & Literacy Development of Young Dual Language Learners
San Francisco State University, Library room 222
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Please join us for an important conversation about supporting the language and literacy development of young dual language learners. Invited guests will share their perspectives in a facilitated discussion open to all participants. We will engage in discussion on topics including evidence-based practices for meeting the language and literacy needs of culturally and linguistically diverse children and families, the implications of California's changing demographics for provider training, and bilingualism in the context of language-related disability.
Invited guests include Betty Yu (PhD, CCC-SLP, Asst. Professor, Communicative Disorders Program), Maria Cetto (Lecturer, College of Ethnic Studies & Depts. of Spanish, Elementary & Secondary Education; Doctoral Candidate in Hispanic Linguistics at UC Davis), and Alicia Torres (Senior Site Director, Jumpstart for Young Children at SFSU).
The discussion will go from 4:00-5:00pm, and mingling/networking encouraged from 5:00-5:30pm.
Please RSVP to mwei@sfsu.edu. Seating is limited. Disability accommodations provided upon request.
February 7, 2013
2nd Edelman Institute Town Hall
Infant Mental Health
San Francisco State University, Library room 244
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Join us for an engaging discussion about infant mental health, including perspectives on promoting infant mental health in group care settings, theoretical foundations of infant mental health, and caregiver support/training.
Invited guests will share their perspectives in a facilitated discussion open to all participants. Invited guests include Rachel Aoanan, MA (Infant-Toddler Teacher, SFSU Early Head Start), Sacha Bunge, PhD (Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professor of Developmental Psychology at SFSU), Linda Vossler-Swan, MA (Head Infant Teacher, Children's Campus at SFSU), and Miriam E. Silverman, PsyD (UCSF Infant-Parent Program/Daycare Consultant, Clinical Psychologist & Certified Substance Abuse Counselor). The discussion will go from 4:30-5:30pm, and mingling/networking encouraged from 5:30-6pm.
Please RSVP to mwei@sfsu.edu. Seating is limited.
Disability accommodations provided upon request. Please call Carmen Mandic at (415) 405-4224 or email cgmandic@sfsu.edu.
November 7, 2012
1st Edelman Institute Town Hall
Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Education Settings
San Francisco State University, Library room 222
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Featuring SFSU Special Education faculty Drs. Marci Hanson & Amber Friesen, and the Program Director of Child & Family Services at the Life Steps Foundation, Cynthia Fong-Wan, M.A.
Join us for an important discussion about the inclusion of children with disabilities in early childhood settings.
Inclusion refers to everyone belonging and participating in a meaningful way. Within early childhood settings, inclusive settings involve all children including those at-risk or diagnosed with disabilities. In our 1st Edelman Town Hall, we will be engaging in discussion about the strengths and challenges of inclusive early childhood settings with several inclusion experts: Drs. Amber Friesen and Marci Hanson (SFSU, Special Education), and Cynthia Fong-Wan, M.A. (Program Director, Life Steps Foundation Children and Family Services). To complement our discussion, we will be viewing a segment of the nationally recognized documentary, "Including Samuel", which describes a family's journey in having their child with a disability included in a general education setting.
Please RSVP to mwei@sfsu.edu. Seating is limited.
Disability accommodations provided upon request. Please call Carmen Mandic at (415) 405-4224 or email cgmandic@sfsu.edu. Please request accommodations by Oct. 26th in order to assure the best possible arrangements.
October 2012
Edelman Institute Launching iLearn Early Childhood Network for SFSU Faculty & Staff
This fall, the Edelman Institute is launching an iLearn network for faculty and staff interested in connecting over shared interests in early childhood development, health, and education. The goals of the iLearn site include, but are not limited to, facilitating multi-disciplinary connections and collaborations; fostering exchange of resources for teaching and mentoring; serving as a space for sharing funding opportunities and collaborating in response to funding announcements; organizing around needs for peer review of manuscripts, proposals, etc.; and publicizing relevant events and lectures.
For more information, please contact Carmen Gomez Mandic at cgmandic@sfsu.edu.
September 2012
Two Tenure Track (Assistant Professor Rank) Positions Available in the Department of Child and Adolescent Development, San Francisco State University, to begin August 2013
Specialties in (1) Early Childhood and (2) Adolescent Development
Minimum qualifications include earned doctorate from an accredited institution and demonstrated excellence in teaching, established research agenda, and record of community service.
The successful applicant may teach the following undergraduate courses: professional roles in child and adolescent development; applied child and youth development; children, youth, and public policy; action research methods; and internship seminar and supervision.
Early Childhood Position
The successful candidate will teach courses primarily in the core curriculum such as applied child and adolescent development; foundations in early childhood; child/family/and community from an ecological perspective; action research methods; courses on diverse families or globalization of families; and supervision of interns. Coordination of the Early Childhood concentration possible. Prior successful teaching in a multicultural institution and work in early care and education are highly desirable, as are online teaching experience and/or community service learning. Active and on-going research required. Full job description available upon request. Review of applications will begin November 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. Anticipated start: August 2013. To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter explaining your interest and qualifications, a current curriculum vitae, three reference letters, and a writing sample to:
Dr. Charlotte Ferretti
Chair, Search Committee for Early Childhood Faculty Committee
Marian Wright Edelman Institute
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue, HSS 257
San Francisco, CA 94132
Adolescent Development Position
The successful candidate will teach courses in the core curriculum and Youth Work and Out of School Time concentration, such as applied child and adolescent development; child/family/and community from an ecological perspective; action research methods; diverse families or globalization of families; community youth development; and supervision of interns. Coordination of the Youth Work and Out of School Time concentration possible. Prior successful teaching in a multicultural institution and work with youth and school age children is highly desirable, as are online teaching experience and/or community service learning. Active and on-going research agenda is required. Full job description available upon request.
Review of applications will begin November 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. Anticipated start: August 2013. To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter explaining your interest and qualifications, a current curriculum vitae, three reference letters, and a writing sample to:
Dr. Rene F. Dahl
Chair, Search Committee for Adolescent Development
Department of Child and Adolescent Development
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue, SCI 394
San Francisco, CA 94132
The Department of Child and Adolescent Development at San Francisco State University is housed in the College of Health and Social Sciences and offers an interdisciplinary BA degree with concentrations in Early Childhood; School Age; Youth Work and Out of School Time; and Policy, Advocacy and Systems. San Francisco State University is an urban, multicultural university of almost 30,000 students. For more information, see the following websites:
San Francisco State University (http://www.sfsu.edu)
Department of Child and Adolescent Development (http://cad.sfsu.edu)
San Francisco Bay Area (http://www.sfgate.com)
San Francisco State University is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer. Members of historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.