Deborah简介
DebbieLeeKeenanisanactiveearlychildhoodconsultantandlecturerShewasdirectoroftheEliot-PearsonChildren’sSchoolatTuftsUniversityfrom1996to2013InadditiontoteachingintheEliot-PearsonDepartmentofChildStudyandHumanDevelopmentatTuftsUniversityinMedford,Massachusetts,shehasbeenamemberoftheearlychildhoodfacultyatLesleyUniversityinCambridge,MassachusettsandtheUniversityofMassachusettsinAmherstSheconsultswidely,locally,nationallyandinternationallyHerpublicationsincludeco-authorofLeadingAnti-biasEarlyChildhoodPrograms:AGuideforChangewithLouiseDerman-SparksandJohnNimmo,aswellaschaptersandarticlesinYoungChildren,VoicesofthePractitioner,TheoryintoPractice,thefirsteditionofTheHundredLanguagesofChildren,andProactiveParenting:GuidingYourChildfromTwotoSixSheholdsaMaster’sDegreeinEducationfromtheUniversityofNewMexicoHerareasofexpertiseincludeanti-biaseducation,earlychildhoodeducation,teacherpreparation,inclusivespecialeducation,curriculumdevelopment,projectbasedlearning,teacherinquiry,familyengagement,professionallearningcommunitiesandpublicschoolpartnershipsSheisaformerpreschoolandelementaryschoolteacherPastprofessionalexperienceincludesover40yearsofteachingindiverseuniversity,publicschools,andearlychildhoodsettingsinMassachusetts,NewYorkCity,NewMexico,PhiladelphiaandTaiwanDebbiewasawardedtheTuftsUniversityArtsandSciencesMulticulturalServiceAwardinMay2003andtheBuildingBridgesTuftsDistinctionAwardinJune2009forherworkwithdiversityIn2015DebbiewasawardedtheAbigailEliotAwardThisawardhonorsoutstandingcommitmenttoyoungchildrenandtheearlychildhoodprofessionnotonlythroughworkdoneonbehalfofBostonAssociationoftheEducationofYoungChildren,butalsothrougharecordofdistinguishedprofessionalachievement