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School Transformation Through Arts Integration at Bates Middle School

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Debra Pierce

College Professor

I am on the faculty at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, teaching Early Childhood Education. I teach a variety of on-campus and distance learning courses. I am a Child Development
Associate (CDA) Advisor and a registered CDA Council Representative. Since 1998, I have maintained a professional website, providing free advice and support to early childhood care and education providers who are working on CDA Credentials.

Areas of interest: Child Development Associate Credential (CDA); Early Literacy

Organizations/Affiliations: National Association for the Education of Young Children, Child Care Workforce Alliance (AFT), Equity Alliance (Roots for Change), Council for Exceptional Children, Association for Childhood Education International, First Book Indianapolis Advisory Board