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Dr. Miranda Lin

Professor
Teaching and Learning
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall
Office Hours
M/W 12:00-12:30 pm; T 2-3 pm or by appointment
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Biography

Miranda is a professor of early childhood education. She received her Ph. D. in Early Childhood Education from Florida State University. Miranda has taught children of various ages in Florida, Taiwan, and China. She has presented her scholarly work worldwide and has more than 30 publications in early childhood education, service-learning, family engagement, multicultural education, teacher preparation, and global education. Miranda is also the co-editor of "Critical Issues in Early Childhood Teacher Education," Volume 1(US perspectives), Volume 2 (international perspectives), and Rekindling Embers of The Soul: An Examination of Spirituality Issues Relating to Teacher Education (2024). She was the PI of the Illinois Gateways to Opportunity® ECE credential competency project (2020 & 2021) and is currently the PI of the Illinois Early Childhood Faculty Preparation Grant (2023-2024). Miranda has brought over 1.3 million external grant dollars to support student learning.

Current Courses

292.002Early Childhood Education Clinical I

225.001Pre-Kindergarten Education with an Emphasis on Family, Professional, and Community Collaboration

271.002Prekindergarten Education

110.002Cross Cultural Teaching And Learning

271.001Prekindergarten Education

271.003Prekindergarten Education

Teaching Interests & Areas

Early Childhood Curriculum
Child Development
Bilingual and Bicultural Education
Learning Theories

Research Interests & Areas

Anti-bias Education
Service-learning
Teacher Preparation
Home-school Partnerships
Global Education

PhD Early Chidhood Education

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

MS Child Development

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

BS Child Development and Family Relations (Preschool Education)

Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA

Collaboratory Civic Engagement Champion Award

Center for Civic Engagement
2023

International visiting professor

National Tsing Hua University
2023

International Visiting Professor

Nanning Normal University
2019

International Visiting Professor

Guiyang Preschool Education College
2017

ISU Internationalization Award

Office of International Engagement
2017

ISU Internationalization Award

Office of International Engagement
2016

International Visiting Professor

University of Taipei
2015

Journal Article

Lucey, T., & Lin, M. Ghosts in the machine: Understanding digital citizenship as the struggle of students' souls with classroom technology. International Journal of Children’s Spirituality. (2020)
Lin, M., & Bates, A. The impact of service-learning on early childhood preservice teachers. New Waves Educational Research & Development 18.1 (2015): 36-51.

Grants & Contracts

Illinois Early Childhood Faculty Preparation Grant (2023-2024). Illinois Board of Higher Education. State. (2022)
Illinois Gateways to Opportunity® ECE credential competency project – pilot phase.. Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development, Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. State. (2021)
Illinois Gateways to Opportunity® ECE credential competency project. Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development, Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. State. (2020)