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IEL Electronic Newsletter

2007, Issue 2

Ask an Expert: Children’s Play—More than Fun and Games!

Jean Mendoza, assistant professor of early childhood education at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, has been our guest expert during February. To view her answers to your questions about play, go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/mendoza/trans.htm. Additional questions and answers will be added through the end of February. To read the supplemental resources related to this topic, go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/mendoza/sup.htm.

To view the recent Ask an Expert transcript on young children and challenging behaviors, by Dale Borman Fink, visit http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/fink/trans.htm. Supplemental resources related to the topic are available at http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/fink/sup.htm.

New IEL Tip Sheet in English

New IEL Tip Sheets in Polish

New “Ask Dr. Katz” Q&A

To find the answer to the latest Ask Dr. Katz question: What does the research say about dramatic play, including gun play? go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/ask-dr-katz/question006.htm.

Visit Us at a Conference Near You!

  • The Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (IASCD) is sponsoring the 26th Annual Illinois ASCD Statewide Conference for PreK and Kindergarten Educators on March 8-10, 2007, in Schaumburg, Illinois. For more information, go to http://www.prek-kdg-iascd.com/2007%20Conference.htm.Editor's Note: this url is no longer active.Come visit us at the IEL exhibit and attend a presentation by Dr. Lilian G. Katz during the conference.
  • The Illinois Resource Center is sponsoring a workshop titled Teaching with Intention: The Role of the Pre-K Teacher in the Early Childhood Classroom on March 13, 2007, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. For more information, go to http://www.thecenterweb.org/ec/index.html. The registration form is availableat http://thecenterweb.org/ec/pdfs/regform-06-07.pdf. (Dr. Lilian G. Katz will be a presenter.)
  • The Illinois Resource Center is also sponsoring a workshop titled Project Approach Level 2: Projects in Practice on March 23, 2007, in Champaign, Illinois. For more information, go to http://www.thecenterweb.org/ec/index.html. The registration form is available at http://thecenterweb.org/ec/pdfs/regform-06-07.pdf. (Dr. Lilian G. Katz will be a presenter.)
  • South Suburban College is sponsoring a Parent Institute on March 23, 2007, in South Holland, Illinois. For more information, please call 708-596-2000, ext. 2556. (IEL will provide an exhibit at the Institute.)
  • The Illinois Project Group is holding its spring meeting on April 28, 2007, at the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For more information, go to
    http://illinoisearlylearning.org/project-approach/ipg2007flyer.pdf Editor's Note: this url is no longer active.

Looking for Some New Ideas for a Project?

Check out “Resources on Early Learning/The Project Approach” at http://illinoispip.org. It’s also linked from the “Other Resources” page and the right-hand “quick links” sidebar. Contents of this section include:

A description of the Project Approach.

  • Resources about the Project Approach, including “Ask an Expert” events and IEL Chats, IEL Tip Sheets on the Project Approach, and links to examples of projects on other Web sites.
  • Illinois Project Approach events throughout the state.

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