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She strives to apply her research findings to the design and implementation of teacher training and supports for early childhood educators so they can meet the emotional and social needs of diverse children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My plans for the fellowship period<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my fellowship, I will describe and explain how and why teacher-child interactions vary within and between classrooms. Teacher-child interactions are essential for learning, considered to be the \u201cactive ingredients\u201d through which early childhood education programs promote children\u2019s healthy development. My work will provide insights about ways that educators can interact with diverse children to support and enhance children\u2019s emotional well-being. Through the Jacobs Foundation Fellowship Program, I will be able to expand the focus of my work to include not only lead educators but assistant teachers as well. This expansion is meaningful because early childhood classrooms are dynamic, busy, and complex contexts, and typically include a lead educator and an assistant teacher who are constantly interacting with children in different ways. By considering both adults in the classroom, my goal is to provide a more complete picture of early childhood classrooms as contexts in which children learn and develop emotionally and socially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How will my work change children\u2019s and youth\u2019s lives?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With many young children around the world spending large amounts of time in early care and education programs, supporting the educators who care for them cannot be overstated. During the fellowship, I will conduct a fine-grained examination of very proximal teacher-child interactions and their implications for children\u2019s early social and emotional adjustment. Findings from this work will inform how early childhood educators and other adults who work with children can strengthen the quality of classroom interactions. As part of the Jacobs fellowship, I will also advance the application of this knowledge to teacher training resources and supports (e.g., blogs, professional development materials), disseminating new knowledge about how and why teacher-child interactions support children\u2019s social and emotional development. 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