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Head Teacher, Child Development Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Debra Shelton Medlyn has been an early childhood educator for 27 years. Beginning in 1976, she taught in daycare until becoming a director of a title xx program in 1982. She joined the University of Illinois Child Development program in 1985 as a head teacher in the preschool program and an instructor for the Human Community Development department's Human Development and Family Studies internship class. Over the years, she has taken on various responsibilities, including resident instructor, undergraduate advisor, and coordinator of the Child Life Program. As Child Development Laboratory's head teacher for the two year old classroom, Medlyn nurtures 16 children each year. She also supervises student teachers who will work with young children in the future. Medlyn received the 2002 College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences' Professional Staff Award for Sustained Excellence. Debra has also provided numerous workshops in child care centers, parent groups, community colleges, and professional organizations.
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