Projects
In order to meet each point of CEED's mission statement, we actively engage in a number of grant-funded research and training projects. Each of these projects has its own unique goals and benefits for young children. All of these programs, worthwhile on their own, benefit from being part of the larger entity that is CEED. Because we all work together, there is cross-pollination between projects, which sustains our commitment to innovation.
- Project Directory (A-Z)
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Project Directory (A-Z)
Assessment Training Center (ATC)
ATC is designed to
disseminate CEED’s expertise on observation, professional
development and relationship-based professional development
on quality measures used statewide using multiple
methodologies.
Bridging Education and Mental Health
(BEAM)
BEAM is grounded in the fundamentals of quality
instruction, positive behavior support, and therapeutic or
relationship-based teaching. This synthesis of recommended
practices emphasizes the quality of relationships with
children as the foundation of good teaching.
Center for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood
(CRtIEC)
The mission of CRtIEC is to reduce the number of children
with reading problems by increasing the number of children
entering school with knowledge and skill in early literacy
and language.
Centers of Excellence Professional Development System
CEED, the University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) and the
Center for Inclusive Child Care (CICC) at Concordia
University, are collaborating to assist the
Minnesota Department of Education to build a
comprehensive, accessible, evidence-based professional
development (PD) system for Minnesota.
Child Development in
Child Welfare
CEED is partnering with the
Center for
Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) to produce
online training modules, publications and public events that
explore the application of relevant child development theory
and research to professional development and services within
the child welfare system.
Creating Scientific
Infrastructure for Promise Neighborhoods
This project is working to create the infrastructure to
begin research on comprehensive preventive interventions in
the nation’s highest poverty neighborhoods.
Early Bridges Evaluation - Children's Theater Company
The Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is a nationally
recognized theatre company focusing on programs for young
children. CTC has asked CEED to be a partner in developing
and improving their diverse programmatic offerings for
children ages 2-5.
Early Care and Education Choices
This project builds on the Minnesota Child Care Choices
Project, which investigates parental decision-making in
low-income families using administrative data provided by
the Minnesota Department of Human Services and survey data
collected from parents.
Early Childhood Assessment Project
The Early Childhood Assessment Project (ECAP) is a three-year effort to develop effective training materials focused on authentic assessment practices for the early care and education community.
Early Childhood
Special Education Professional Development Through Higher
Education Consortium
The Minnesota Higher Education Consortium has expanded its
role to include two evaluation activities focused on
exploring the implementation of evidence-informed practices.
These activities will assist the Department of Education and
related agencies in prioritizing resource allocation in the
area of professional development.
The Effects of an
Online Data-based Language Intervention Decision-making
System for Professionals Serving At-risk Infant and Toddlers
This project evaluates empirically the efficacy of a
software-based assessment, intervention design, and
monitoring system for home visiting interventions designed
to promote language development among young children living
in poverty and with special needs.
Family Academy: Infants
and Toddlers
Family Academy is a parent education and empowerment program
for families with children aged 0-3. Its purpose is to start
early by empowering parents to get their kids ready for
kindergarten and on the pathway to college and life-long
success.
Family, Friend, and Neighbor
(FFN) Care
Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) care is the most
common form of care and is used by families across
socioeconomic and cultural groups.
Fresh Garden
Project
The Fresh Start Garden program is a community-led garden and
cooking program for preschool-aged children, their adult
caregivers, and older youth from North Minneapolis.
Human Capital Research Collaborative (HCRC)
(Formerly Early Childhood Research Collaborative, ECRC)
A
collaboration between CEED and the Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis, HCRC fosters multidisciplinary research on
early childhood development from birth to age 8 and explores
connections between early education and economic
development, public health, and K-12 education.
Infant/Toddler Caregiver Companion Guide to
Minnesota Core Competencies
The Minnesota Department of Human Services contracted with
CEED to develop a companion guide to the Minnesota Core
Competencies that defines knowledge and skills for adults
who care for infants and toddlers.
Infant
Toddler Essential Elements
The purpose of this project is to create a document that
describes the essential elements for effective infant and
toddler early care and education programs and to promote
these key elements across the State of Minnesota and beyond.
Infant and Toddler Training Project
This project builds resources and
connections for caregivers and consultants to expand their
knowledge and support related to infant-toddler development,
reflective consultation in child care, and early childhood
mental health.
Minnesota Early Learning Foundation Evaluation
CEED provides ongoing evaluation coordination among MELF
Research Consortium partners Child Trends, SRI
International, and Wilder Research.
Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Internal Evaluation
CEED provides leadership in developing educational achievement and community indicators and outcomes to measure progress and success within the NAZ initiative.
Parent Aware
The purpose of the Parent Aware is to create a quality
rating system for child care centers and family child care
providers in Minnesota.
Parent
Aware Evaluation
The purpose of the Parent Aware Evaluation project completed
by Child Trends, Inc. was to create a quality rating system
for child care centers and homes in Minnesota.
Project for
Babies
The goal of Project for Babies is to improve the health and
developmental outcomes for very young children with special
attention to the impact of early experience on the "life
course."
Reflective Supervision
The Minnesota Department of Education funded a pilot
study to explore the effects of reflective supervision in
supporting early interventionists, decreasing burnout, and
increasing the skills necessary to work with diverse
families.
Sharing the Wisdom
Sharing the Wisdom aims to further evaluate Family,
Friend, and Neighbor providers' experiences and focuses on
the largest group of FFN providers: Grandmothers.
Spanish
Individual Growth and Development Indicators Project
(S-IGDIs)
This project will develop, evaluate, and test the
implementation of a newly developed suite of Individual
Growth and Development Indicators (S-IGDIs) developed
specifically to assess the language and early literacy
development of Spanish-speaking preschool children.
Wonder Years: Understanding Early Childhood Development
CEED, The Science Museum of Minnesota, and Public Agenda
partner on this collaboration to engage museum visitors,
policymakers, and caregivers in deliberations around the
latest, and often misunderstood, early childhood development
research.