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....
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)....
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....