10/13/2021

A philosophy of learning where learners come first

UM-Dearborn professor and educational reformer Seong Hong has dedicated her career to constructivism, a dynamic theory of learning that’s long been the antidote to the “factory” model of PreK-12 education....
8/15/2021

‘Preparing our youngest learners for success in the future’

UM-Dearborn early childhood educators have been inspiring minds for 50 years. And no matter how much the Early Childhood Education Center grows, it continues to stay close to the child-centric mission that it was founded on in the 1970s....
6/19/2017

Educational exhibit explores the ‘Wonder of Learning’

UM-Dearborn has brought the international exhibit The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children to UM-Ann Arbor as part of the university’s bicentennial. The exhibit runs through August 26....
11/6/2015

Center for Autism:

CEHHS and Beaumont initiative awarded $750,000...
8/10/2013

ECEC earns grant to provide free preschool education; program spots available

The University of Michigan-Dearborn Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) has received a competitive grant for the Michigan Department of Education’s Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP)....
6/14/2013

Kudos: Ahuvia, MacKenzie, McAuliffe, New, Otto

Congratulations!...
4/19/2013

Reflecting on Reggio

Giving children time to reflect and come to conclusions on their own is an essential part of the learning process at University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC)....
4/17/2013

UM-Dearborn SOE and Oakwood prepping for inclusion conference

Educators, clinicians and parents will gather at University of Michigan-Dearborn May 2-3 to address a growing challenge: how to best serve children with special learning and behavioral needs....
4/10/2013

Kudos: Gedert, Radzilowski, Trepanier-Street

Congratulations!...