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THREE FACULTY FROM THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE TO PRESENT AT WESTCHESTER CONFERENCE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, October 12, 2004 -- The College of New Rochelle (CNR) has announced that three faculty members in its Graduate School will lead workshops at the 40th annual conference of the Westchester Association for the Education of Young Children (WAEYC).
  
Dr. Timothy Ebsworth and Dr. Gail Verdi, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor, respectively, in Multilingual/Multicultural Education, will speak on “Fostering Reflective Thinking in Multilingual/Multicultural Teacher Education: Writing Towards Understanding,” which will focus on how writing may be used to help develop strong literacy skills early in life.
 
Dr. Constance Iervolino, Assistant Professor, Education and Supervision, will present “For the Good of Children: Building Learning Communities That Transform Schools” and provide tools for maximizing collaboration and building community with school settings. 
   
The conference is scheduled for Saturday, October 30, at Manhattanville College (Purchase), who is co-sponsoring the event. Workshops are scheduled at 11:00 am. Teachers, directors, and interested college students are strongly encouraged to attend. On-site registration fees after October 15 will be $50 a person. 
   
WAEYC is a professional organization which advocates for children ages birth through eight years.  It educates, guides policy, and promotes quality early childhood programs.   
   
The Graduate School at CNR was founded in 1969 as a regional professional school educating men and women in the service professions such as teachers and administrators, counselors, school psychologists, gerontologists, and art therapists. The Education division offers programs in Early Childhood Education, Childhood Education, Creative Teaching and Learning (Gifted), Special Education, Literacy Education, Administration and Supervision, Multilingual/ Multicultural Education, and Speech-Language Pathology. Additional programs are also available through the Art & Communication Studies and Human Service divisions.

The first Catholic college for women in New York State, The College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline Order. Today, it comprises the all-women School of Arts & Sciences, and three schools which admit women and men: the School of New Resources (for adult learners), the School of Nursing and the Graduate School.  The main campus of the College is located in lower Westchester County, 16 miles north of New York City.  The College maintains six other campus locations in New York City. Visit the College’s website at www.cnr.edu
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