About Tools for Parenthood: Strategies to Support School Readiness Foundations for Young Children 0-5
Wondering what your child needs to know for school? Explore simple, daily activities using household items to give them a strong start. Can 15 minutes a day truly make a difference? The answer is “Yes”. Learn how to positively impact your child’s education.
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Author Bio:
Mary Duncan currently enjoys teaching at the University as a Graduate Workshop Instructor for preschool and elementary teachers. She is a motivational instructor who strives to differentiate instruction to meet student needs for conferences, classrooms and online training as well as provide resources to enhance the learning experience. Currently, she is a Mentor Mom for iMoms. In the past, she was a mentor mom for Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) group. Dr. Duncan has created and presented CEU credited early childhood workshops, traveled around the Midwest as a speaker for mothers’ groups, and presented at National, International and World Conferences. She has held leadership roles and has been a team player on state and national-level educational councils, boards, and committees and served under two Governors as chair of an education council. In 2014, Dr. Duncan was a featured Presenter and Author at the State Book Festival, where she shared a new book. Spring 2017, she spoke at an EC Education Conference in Atlanta, GA. Based on that national presentation, she was then invited to lead an Oxford Round Table Symposium for International Scholars at Oxford University in England, which she did March 2018. Summer 2017, she led a teacher’s conference in Port au Prince, Haiti, Central America. Summer 2019, she presented at a World Early Childhood Conference in Panama City, Panama. In January 2020, she was invited to be part of a US Panel that were the keynote speakers at the Belize International Symposium in Belize, Central America.
Professional Research:
Master’s Thesis: An Examination of Training to Enhance Intentional Parental Involvement to increase Kindergarten Readiness Skills. (2009)
PhD Doctoral Research Title: Case Study of Teen Mothers’ Perceptions of Their Influence on Preschoolers’ Language Development. (2016)