Talk on immigrant parents and early childhood education set for Nov. 9

Joseph Tobin will present "Listening to the Voices of Immigrant Parents in Early Childhood Education," from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 9, in Foster Auditorium (room 101) at Pattee Library on Penn State's University Park campus. The program is for early childhood educators, elementary-level educators and anyone interested in the challenges of teaching immigrant children.

Tobin is the leader of the Children Crossing Borders project, a study of approaches to working with the children of recent immigrants in preschools in five countries. Through video clips from preschool classrooms in different countries, Tobin will demonstrate the challenge of listening to the voices of immigrant parents and the tension between progressive practices and cultural responsiveness, and ways to resolve the tension through negotiation.

Joseph Tobin is the Nadine Mathis Basha professor of early childhood education at Arizona State University. He is the author of several books including "Preschool in Three Cultures: Japan, China, and the United States," published earlier this year, "Making a Place for Pleasure in Early Childhood Education" and Pikachuis Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokemon."

The presentation is sponsored by the Education and Behavioral Sciences Library; the dean's office of the College of Education; the Department of Curriculum and Instruction; the Department of Education Policy Studies; and the College of Education's Diversity and Community Enhancement Committee.

The program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Caroline Wermuth at 814-863-5472 or cvw1@psu.edu.