Mary Renck Jalongo and Rae Ann Hirsh collaborated on “Reconceptualizing Creative Thought Processes in Children: An Integrative Review of the Research," forthcoming this spring.

Mary Renck Jalongo, Professional Studies in Education, and Michelle Sobolak (University of Pittsburgh) publish an integrative review of the literature on young children’s vocabulary development in Early Childhood Education Journal.

Franny McAleer, Department of Professional Studies in Education, was an invited presenter for Celebrating the Challenges 2011, hosted by the Alberta Provincial Special Education Council Conference on October 14–15.

In October 2011, Dr. Beatrice Fennimore of the Department of Professional Studies in Education presented at the Reconceptualising Early Childhood Education Conference 2011 in London, England.

A position paper by Dr. Mary Renck Jalongo, Department of Professional Studies in Education, was selected as a Best Publication by the Association for Childhood Education International.

The symposium is titled “Putting Students First: Responding to Student Learning Needs, Curriculum Evaluation, and Program Development through Four Scholarships of Teaching and Learning Projects at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.”

Mary Renck Jalongo, Professional Studies in Education, published the fourth edition of Exploring Your Role in Early Childhood Education, with Laurie Nicholson co-authoring a chapter.