Faculty, student present at Global Summit on Childhood

Several Elon faculty and one Elon student presented at the Global Summit on Childhood sponsored by the Association for Childhood Education International held March 28-31 in Washington, D.C.

Tthe faculty who presented along with their presentation titles:

Assistant Professor Heidi Hollingsworth (coordinator of the Early Childhood Education major) presented “Supporting Early Friendships: Promising Practices”

Professor Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler and Elon College Fellow and Lumen Prize recipient Lauren Deaver ’12 presented Deaver’s Lumen research “Influences of Home and School Context on Oral Narratives of Pre-Kindergarten Children”

Professor Cindy Fair presented “’I felt happy’: Intergenerational Service Learning and Reflection among Second Grade Students”