Happy New Year from around the Pacific!

Happy New Year from around the Pacific! May the year 2016 bring you many blessings filled with much love, joy, peace, and happiness!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! - English
Biba Añu Nuebu! – Chamorro
Feliz Año Nuevo! – Spanish
Peren En Parakapw! – Pohnpeian
Engan ke ya sasu! - Kosraean
Jeramman ilo iio in ekaal! – Marshallese
Pwapwan Ei Ier Mi Fo – Chuukese
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu – Japanese
Ungil Beches Er Rak! – Palauan
Selsalan Ebéach e duw! – Yapese
Maligayang Bagong Taon – Tagalog
Hauoli Makahiki Hou – Hawaiian
Sehe Bokmanee Bateuseyo! – Korean
Gung Hay Fat Choy – Chinese
Cung-Chuc Tan-Xuan! – Vietnamese
Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layúi Luugh me raagh féé! – Carolinian

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Holiday - July 4 ~ Happy Independence Day!

Happy 4th of July to one and all! We are grateful to all veterans & those who serve in the Armed Forces, for they are instrumental in the freedom we enjoy today.

Variously known as the Fourth of July and Independence Day, July 4th has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution (1775-83). In June 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies then fighting in the revolutionary struggle weighed a resolution that would declare their independence from Great Britain. On July 2nd, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later its delegates adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson. From 1776 until the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with typical festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues.

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News & Resources from UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

New Workshop Opens for Professionals Who Train Teachers with Students Ages 3-8 The Incredible Years® Teacher Classroom Management program strengthens teachers’ classroom management skills, promotes children’s competence and school readiness, and reduces classroom aggression and disruptive behaviors--and teachers even report decreased stress levels after attending the training... more FPG Researchers Discuss Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Schools are teaching increasing numbers of students with ASD as its prevalence has grown 200 percent in the last decade, and although educators want to provide a good and effective educational experience, they may not be sure where to start or what to do… more The PDC@FPG Offers New CONNECT Course for CEUs on Building Powerful Family Partnerships This new course is an excellent complement to the "Communication for Professional Collaboration" course, which also helps promote partnerships with families with children in early care and education... more Webinar on Thursday Demonstrates Self-Assessment Tool for State Part C and Section 619/Preschool Programs The assessment tool produces a profile across quality indicators, provides a current snapshot to help prioritize improvement efforts, and generates a set of scores for states to measure progress... more Early Childhood and Adolescence Are Key Times in the Development of Self-Regulation According to the new "Foundations for Understanding Self-Regulation," self-regulation can be strengthened and taught, and skills that aren't developed early can be acquired later--with multiple opportunities for intervention... more New Intervention for Preschools with Students with Autism Draws on Expertise from Educators and Researchers   FPG scientists also used information from parents and children in a process involving multiple partners to develop the "Advancing Social-Communication and Play" intervention...more Implementation Science Can Support and Propel Research and Evaluation in Early Care and Education FPG's Allison Metz and colleagues introduce this series of free research briefs by explaining key elements of effective implementation within an integrated, stage-based framework... more The Abecedarian Project Takes Center Stage in UNC's Most Popular TED Talk of the Year  FPG scientist Kate Gallagher spoke about the most famous study in early education, and you can watch her talk here... more Free Guide Helps Parents and Educators Ignite Children's Early Language Skills More Than Baby Talk reveals how to spark communication skills in infants and toddlers... more Free Learning Modules Use Videos and Teach Interventions for Toddlers with Autism Based on FPG's extensive review of the research, these modules present focused intervention practices for use with toddlers with autism spectrum disorder... more FPG's Implementation Science Team Contributes to the International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences The new edition of the encyclopedia is a broad source of social and behavioral sciences reference material...  more   Source:  UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute