University of North Texas 
Check out the College of Education in the news! Dr. Michelle Pérez, professor in the College of Education, was recently featured in a Dallas Morning News column exploring the storyline of Toy Story 5. In the film, Woody, Buzz, and the gang face a modern challenge as they compete for Bonnie's attention against Lilypad, a high-tech tablet that becomes her new favorite plaything. In the article, Dr. Pérez discusses how parents can encourage creativity and nonconformity in their children in a world of screens and tech. Read the full story here.
Dr. Michelle Salazar Pérez is the Velma E. Schmidt Endowed Chair for Early Childhood Education & Professor of Early Childhood Studies at the University of North Texas. Her past and current scholarship addresses early childhood policy reform, historical and contemporary constructions of childhood/s, teacher education, and critical qualitative methodologies.