Degrees and Certifications

Academic Interests

Early Childhood Education

Biography

Anna G. Miller, M.Ed, is an associate professor in teaching in Early Childhood Education for the Teacher Education Division of the College of Education. She is the Executive Director of the College of Education Early Childhood Center and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Early Childhood Center, the two preschool programs located on Wayne State University’s campus. Anna has worked with young children and their families in the Detroit area for over 35 years. She is the PI on the Michigan Department of Education Great Start Readiness Program Grant and the U.S. Department of Education Child Care Means Parents in School Grant. In service to the community and the state, Anna serves on several committees related to young children and provides professional development to early childhood programs.

Area of Expertise

Grants

 

• Child Care Access Means Success in School – Year 2 of 4, U.S. Department of Education, $387,360 (2022 – 2023), PI – Anna G. Miller.
• Great Start School Readiness Program, “Early Experiences for Urban Four-Year-Old Children”, Michigan Department of Education, $355,020 (2022 – 2023), PI – Anna G. Miller.
• Child Care Stabilization Grant for the College of Education Early Childhood Center, Michigan Department of Education, $69,915, (2022), PI –Anna G. Miller
• Child Care Stabilization Grant for the Merrill Skillman Institute Early Childhood Center, Michigan Department of Education, $99,800, (2022), PI – Anna G. Miller

Community Engagement Activities

• MAISA Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy: Prekindergarten Advisory Committee, 2021 – present
• MDE Early Childhood Standards of Quality Birth - Kindergarten Review and Revision Committee, 2020 – present
• MDE Work Group for the B-K Teacher Preparation Standards
• Woodward Corridor Early Childhood Consortium, 2011 - 2020
• Hope Starts Here: Detroit's Early Childhood Partnership, Strategic Team on Quality, The Kresge Foundation and W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 2016 - present
• WSU Great Start Readiness Program Parent Advisory Committee for the College of Education Early Childhood Center and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Early Childhood Center

 

Presentations

• Presenter: “Early Math – Patterns, Measurement, Data Analysis, Geometry, Sets & Sorting” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, February 2023.
• Presenter: “Transition to Kindergarten”, Joint Parent Meeting, College of Education Early Childhood Center & Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, January 2023.
• Presenter: “Literacy at Home”, Joint Parent Meeting, College of Education Early Childhood Center & Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, December 2022.
• Presenter: “Early Math – Number Sense, Counting, & Number Operations” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, October 2022.
• Presenter: “Supporting Children with Challenging Behavior” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, April 2022.
• Facilitator: “Book Study – Uncovering the Roots of Challenging Behavior” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, August 2022.
• Presenter: “Supporting Children with Challenging Behavior” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, April 2022.
• Presenter: “Social-Emotional Learning” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, February 25, 2022.
• Presenter: “Preparing My Child for Kindergarten”, Joint Parent Meeting, College of Education Early Childhood Center & Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, February 2022.
• Presenter: “Implementing & Assessing High-Quality Preschool Learning Environments” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, October 2021.
• Presenter: “Overview of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, October 2021
• Presenter: “The Project Approach: Deep Dive Part 2” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, August 2021
• Presenter: “The Project Approach: Deep Dive Part 1” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, August 2021
• Presenter: “The Project Approach” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, February 2021.
• Presenter: “Social-Emotional Development” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, February 2021.
• Presenter: “Teaching Math to Young Children” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, October 2020.
• Presenter: “NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, August 2020.
• Presenter: “Including All Children – UDL, Inclusion, DLL” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, August 2020.
• Presenter: “Cultural Competency” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, August 2020.
• Presenter: “Adult-Child Interactions” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, August 2020.
• Presenter: “NAEYC Classroom and Program Portfolio Tools” Staff In- service, College of Education Early Childhood Center and Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, February 2020.
• Presenter: “Adult-Child Interactions”, Joint Parent Meeting, College of Education Early Childhood Center & Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, January 2020.
• Presenter: “Preparing for the Transition to Kindergarten”, Joint Parent Meeting, College of Education Early Childhood Center & Merrill Palmer Skillman Early Childhood Center, January 2020.
   

Publications

• Ratner, H.H., McGoron, K.L., Knoff, A.G., Weathington, B. & Miller, A, (2021) Promoting sense of community in an early childhood care and education consortium, Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, DOI: 10.1080/10901027.2021.1962442

• Ratner, H.H., Bocknek, E.L., Miller, A., Weathington, B., & Elliott, S. (2017). Creating communities: A consortium model for early childhood leaders. Teacher Development, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1080/13664530.2017.1367718

 

Courses taught by Anna G. Miller

Winter Term 2025 (future)

• ELE2075 - The Creative Arts in Early Childhood Education

Winter Term 2024

• ELE6100 - Planning and Implementing Preschool Curriculum

Winter Term 2023

• ELE6100 - Planning and Implementing Preschool Curriculum

Winter Term 2022

• ELE6100 - Planning and Implementing Preschool Curriculum

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