Melissa Scarpate

Director, Research and Evaluation at AL Dept ECE; Playful Learning Solutions, LLC; passion for parenting, self-regulation, & play. All views are my own.

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

“Data can inform or inspire”-Dr. Jason Sachs with @gatesfoundation at @BlueprintMIT meeting on preschool research. This may be my new mantra.

????Are you informing 👩‍🏫 or inspiring 💭 advocates, policymakers, partners, teachers, and families with data and research?

[Society for Research in Child Development @SRCDtweets]

📅 Save the dates for Grant Writing Academy for Child Development Researchers! Led by Dr. Beverley A. Browning, this 3 part certificate program will cover the basics of researching and writing competitive #grant applications for child development research. https://t.co/68dQeZuTXc

[HarvardCenter @HarvardCenter]

🎧 Check out this episode of the Brain Architects, where our Faculty Director, Dr. Jack Shonkoff, and a panel of experts walk through the concept of toxic stress as well as ways to support families facing significant adversity: https://t.co/uxsCWQFIOK

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

@LEGO_Group Woohoo!

[LEGO Education @LEGO_Education]

Join the LEGO® Education Ambassador program to connect with other passionate educators who are using hands-on learning in their classrooms. Applications due June 1, 2023. https://t.co/cOVR2ouewT

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

I'm excited to read and share with #teachers in my home state of #Alabama . Honored to have helped with the research included in this book. Let's read & discuss! #preschool #earlylearning #elementaryschool #middleschool #ece #pedagogyofplay @Alabama_Reading @AL_DECE

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

Thank you to @PARCAlabama for highlighting childcare! Recap of the forum can be found here: https://t.co/xAINvEjC2j

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/OrWIwGxF9O

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

Play pedagogy research post @PEDALCam with an amazing researcher.

[Sara Baker @SaraBCam]

📌Job Ad - Deadline 22 January
Come work in my team @CamEdFac as a research assistant/ associate (with Masters/ PhD) on projects relating to playful pedagogy and child development @PEDALCam. Lots of papers to write.
6 mths full time; start in Feb 2023.
https://t.co/tH6PG6wyI3

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

@SaraBCam @PEDALCam @CamEdFac Good luck finding the perfect person for this position! Wish I could apply!

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

@jgdennis2teach Thank you so very much!

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

@ciara_laverty That’s hilarious.

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

We are looking for a Knowledge Management Specialist who will become a part of a small team where our collective effort will enable the organization to reach children with high-quality learning through play. Read more and apply here: https://t.co/J661ul0ekQ

[PEDAL Cam @PEDALCam]

📣 Join our team - we are hiring!

📚 We're looking for a Research Associate to support PEDAL and @LEGOfoundation in research evaluation and implementation science, focusing on play in childhood education & development.

Find out more and apply here 👇
https://t.co/PbwpOTMXIn

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

Triplets first game! Soooo glad to be back!! #WarEagle #wearehome

[Sara Baker @SaraBCam]

📝Co-designed with EY practitioners.
🚸Check out the free resources we launched today #EarlyYearsLibrary Download here: https://t.co/XhI7dnLr6b
🔑Key EY skills + inspiring ideas you can try in your own setting.

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

“governments and other stakeholders need to…creating policies that promote play-based learning and affirm children’s right to play, and investments in parenting support programmes that support caregivers”https://t.co/aslVmKhka1

[Melissa Scarpate @Melp1010au]

@PEDALCam So glad! Thank you.

[PEDAL Cam @PEDALCam]

Join us for the PEDAL Play Conference 2022! This year's event focuses on play in different cultures, learning environments and in promoting positive health and wellbeing outcomes.
https://t.co/x34tQwrctG