Dr. Miriam Packard Da Silva

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Biography

Miriam Packard da Silva is a Teaching Associate in the Early Care Education Bachelor of Arts degree program at the University of Washington's College of Education. She provides program leadership and teaches early childhood teacher preparation courses that focus on teacher-child interactions, curriculum, equity, and video-based strategies for teacher learning. With prior experience as a project coordinator at the National Center for Quality Teaching and Learning, she has years of experience as an infant, Head Start, preschool, and kindergarten teacher, as well as an elementary curriculum coordinator. Her research interests include equity in early childhood teacher preparation, video-mediated teacher learning pedagogies, and online learning aimed at supporting early childhood teaching for social justice. Miriam holds a Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Human Development from the University of Washington and a K-8 teaching certificate from Seattle Pacific University with a concentration in Language & Literacy.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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  • English proficiency scores (for international students)
Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.