In this Q & A, Emmy Higgs Matzner, lab manager of the Child Brain and Perception Lab in the Institute of Child Development, shares about her experience doing research at CDLS. She also talks about the research project she’s currently managing, which looks at young children’s race-based associations, and what scientists hope to learn from the study.
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Staff Spotlights: Hannah Bruhn and Tammy Villegas
Meet Infant and Toddler Teacher Hannah Bruhn and Outreach Coordinator Tammy Villegas!
Fall 2024 Program Highlights
From the science of ramps to planting wild rice, discover the exciting experiences children have been enjoying at CDLS this fall!
CDLS teachers’ tour of German Kitas highlights differences from U.S. early childhood programs
How does early childhood education in German compare to the U.S. system? CDLS educators TaylorMae Ippolito and Alyssa Wilt share what they learned on a two-week tour of German Kitas, or child care centers.
“It’s part of my life, and it gets into my art”: a Q & A with Wóokiye Wiŋ
Wóokiye Wiŋ, who also goes by Katie Bendickson, is an educator and artist. She currently teaches in the Dakhódiapi Wahóȟpi (Dakota Language Nest) preschool program at ICD’s Child Development Laboratory School (CDLS). She is also creating a mural onsite. In this Q & A, she shares about her motivation for creating art and her family’s… Continue reading “It’s part of my life, and it gets into my art”: a Q & A with Wóokiye Wiŋ