Amy Scrinzi, EdD
Dr. Amy Scrinzi graduated from James Madison University with a degree in Early Childhood Education. She later received her master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College of Education and her doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Amy's participation in the field of education has included experiences as a teacher of PreK – 3rd grade, a state early childhood education consultant, state K-2 elementary math consultant, and state lead for the NC Kindergarten Entry Assessment and subsequent K-3 Formative Assessment Process. She has also served as a mentor for beginning Pre-K teachers with the Early Educator Support, Licensure and Professional Development Unit with NC Division of Child Development and Early Education. She currently teaches practicing and future teachers at Meredith College and East Carolina University and supports Pre-K - 2nd grade through her education consulting business, Scrinzi Consulting, LLC, and joint venture, Good Things for Young Children. She is the co-author of the NAEYC Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction for Teachers of Kindergartners and has facilitated and/or contributed to the development of numerous state level resources and projects, including NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development, The NC Guide for the Early Years, Transition Planning for the 21st Century, Resource Manual for Administrators and Principals Supervising and Evaluating Teachers of Young Children, the K-2 Mathematics State Standards, K-2 Math Formative Assessment Tasks, K-2 Math Unpacking Documents, the Power of K: NC Position Statement on Kindergartens of the 21st Century, the NC K-3 Formative Assessment Process Construct Progressions & Situations and the NC Kindergarten Center Posters and Planning Guides. She has facilitated numerous focus groups with a variety of stakeholders throughout her career in an effort to inform the development of materials, to develop and revise state standards, to gather input on support materials and processes, and to review and seek input on future work and decisions related to the early childhood field. Over the course of her career, she has conducted hundreds of workshops across the US and coached numerous professionals - helping teachers and administrators support the development and learning of young learners.
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