琳恩哈特

琳恩哈特 majored in Women’s and Black Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, but later transferred to the Thomas Jefferson College at Grand Valley State Colleges in Michigan. She earned a Bachelor of Philosophy and Michigan K –middle school teaching certification. While teaching in the Detroit area, she earned a Montessori Pre-primary certificate. Looking for a new adventure, Lynn founded, taught and directed the 库克维尔蒙特梭利儿童之家有限公司. an inclusive PreK- Kindergarten in Cookeville, Tennessee while earning an M.A. in Early Childhood 教育 with an Early Childhood teaching credential from the Tennessee Technological University. Lynn furthered her education through the doctoral program at The 宾西法尼亚 State University where she earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood emphasis.

Lynn joined the faculty at East Stroudsburg University, 私人助理两年, then she spent almost twenty years at Universities in Florida. Lynn was hired at the University of Florida to work with a team to build a Unified Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special 教育 five-year teacher education program. 这个成功的项目还在继续, yet another opportunity surfaced - to build a state university from the ground up. Lynn was hired at the Florida Gulf Coast University as a founding faculty member. Later she was drawn to one of the largest universities in the US, the University of Central Florida (佛罗里达) in Orlando.

在她的职业生涯中的每一所大学, she has been the Program Coordinator for the Undergraduate Early Childhood programs and Graduate coordinator as well at UCF. She has taught a variety of early childhood courses, but has particular passion for teaching about the potential of play for development and learning, including the socio-political implications of play in contemporary US society. 与教学学术有关的, Lynn has collaborated with community leaders and been funded for 美国教育部 professional development grants as well as smaller grants. This funding has supported her scholarship initiatives: Early Childhood teacher preparation & program quality improvement, including technology-enhanced & 支持学习，教学多样化 & 特殊需要学习者，培养创造性 & critical thinking, and differentiating instruction. These initiatives have resulted in numerous publications and national presentations as well as the Children’s Champion Award from the Central Florida Association for the 教育 of Young Children. Beyond community outreach through presentations, 林恩在许多市政委员会任职, including the Early Learning Coalitions in Florida, the Technology for Young Children Interest Forum of NAEYC, and the board of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators. She has also been active on university and department committees, including 教师 Senate and Graduate and Undergraduate Curriculum committees. Lynn has circled back to 宾西法尼亚 for this position with the Penn State, 白兰地酒参与更令人兴奋的努力.