Helene Arbouet Harte, Ed.D。,is passionate about meeting the needs of children and their families. She is a lifelong learner, and is continually interested in learning with and from others. Helene has been in the early childhood community for 24 years, in a range of roles. After earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University, she began her career in New York as an infant toddler teacher. She went on to teach in a mixed age setting for children with Autism. After relocating to the Cincinnati area, she worked as a kindergarten enrichment teacher in a primary school. Helene became an assistant preschool teacher at a University Lab School, and then a lead preschool teacher at that same school.
在教学期间,她在辛辛那提大学获得了教育学硕士学位,并开始在夜校担任兼职教师,与成人学习者一起工作。生完第二个孩子后,她当幼儿园老师的工资几乎相当于照顾孩子的费用。她离开了学前班,一边在家照顾孩子,一边给成年人上夜校和在线课。早期护理和教育提供者的工资对她来说仍然是一个重要的问题。海伦随后在NAEYC认证的项目中担任了一年的中心主任。回到学校后,她在辛辛那提大学获得了特殊教育博士学位。她曾在社区中担任教练、内容专家和顾问。Harte博士目前是辛辛那提大学蓝灰学院的教育学副教授。
她与多家附属机构合作的经验包括担任肯塔基州幼儿教育协会的董事会成员和出版物编辑四年。她还担任过南方幼儿协会的学生Facebook页面导师。海琳曾是辛辛那提儿童教育协会一年的自由会员。在她担任西南俄亥俄儿童教育协会服务副总裁的两年里,她主持了通信主任和执行主任的搜索委员会,并推动了大学研讨会。
她的研究兴趣包括家庭参与、儿童在包容性环境中的参与以及学生在大学课堂上的参与。她撰写或合著了25篇文章。Helene也是几个吸引家庭进入幼儿园的项目的合著者,包括bornlearning Academy, a Taste of Learning和bornlearning communities。
她和两个十几岁的儿子、支持她的丈夫和一只喜怒无常的猫住在俄亥俄州的辛辛那提。