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| Dr. Pat Scully has been an early childhood educator for
more than 35 years. Over the course of her career, she
has been a classroom teacher of children from 2-12 years
old, directed a child care center, and established a training
and professional development institute for teachers working
in a variety of early childhood settings. Before coming
to UMBC in 1991, Dr. Scully was an adjunct faculty member
at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. She is currently
an Associate Professor of Education and serves as the
coordinator of the Early Childhood Program. Dr. Scully received her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from The University of Maryland College Park in 1997. Her current research focuses on the experiences of student teaching interns in the Professional Development School and how these experiences have contributed to their subsequent teaching performance. Dr. Scully is a co-author of the textbook, Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children, 5th Edition. Her other publications focus on early childhood curriculum, teacher and child stress, and community building in early childhood classrooms. Dr. Scully teaches courses in literacy development and curriculum in the Early Childhood Education Program. She advises prospective and current students in the program and supervises teacher candidates in field placements and internships. Click here for more information |
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