IEL Electronic Newsletter
2008, Issue 3
New IEL Tip Sheet in English
- Asthma: Easing the Wheezing
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/asthma.htm
Recent IEL Tip Sheets in Spanish
- Cómo observar a su hijo en el programa preescolar
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/observing-sp.htm - El Método de Enseñanza por Proyectos: Cuando los niños hacen encuestas
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/projects-surveys-sp.htm
New IEL Tip Sheets in Polish
- Remember When…
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/remember-pol.pdf - Things We Need: Economics for Preschoolers
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/needs-pol.pdf
Ask an Expert!
The Project Approach: Display and Documentation Techniques
- Classroom environments influence young children’s learning. Dr. Sylvia Chard’s responses to questions on techniques and strategies to facilitate classroom display and documentation continue to be added to the Web site. To read Dr. Chard’s responses, please go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/chard/trans.htm.
- Additional resources on the topic are available at http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/chard/sup.htm.
Illinois Projects in Practice Web Site:
Have you checked out our new Illinois Projects in Practice Web site?
The site includes a variety of resources – including definitions, research, examples of projects, an online template for teachers to use to submit descriptions of their projects, and Lilian’s blog highlighting aspects of the Project Approach. To access the site, please go to http://illinoispip.org.
New “Ask Dr. Katz”
- To discover the suggestions Dr. Katz offers to help your classroom reflect your local community, please go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/ask-dr-katz/question007.htm. Previous questions and answers are available athttp://illinoisearlylearning.org/ask-dr-katz.htm#archive.
Visit Us at a Conference Near You!
- The Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (IL ASCD) will sponsor the IL ASCD PreK & Kindergarten Conference on March 6-7, 2008, in Schaumburg, Illinois. For more information, please goto http://prek-kdg-iascd.com/pdfs/2008_Kdg_Registration_Program_Booklet_.pdf. (Dr. Lilian G. Katz will be a presenter; IEL exhibit)
- Millikin University will host the Illinois Project Group Annual Meeting on April 19, 2008, in Decatur, Illinois. For more information, please call 217-420-6680 or email Jean Mendoza at jmendoza@millikin.edu.
(Dr. Lilian G. Katz and Dr. Jean Mendoza will be presenters.) - The Illinois Resource Center will sponsor a workshop entitled Teaching with Intention on April 29, 2008, in Springfield, Illinois. For more information, please go to http://www.thecenterweb.org/ec/ or call (224) 366-8525. (Dr. Lilian G. Katz will be a presenter.)
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