IEL Electronic Newsletter
2006, Issues 9 & 10
2006, Issues 9 & 10
- Many New Activities linked to Benchmarks
- Are you looking for ideas to help address the Illinois Early Learning Standards in your early care and education program? To find related activities or background information linked to the Benchmarks associated with each Learning Standard, go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/standards/index.htm (or in Spanish at http://illinoisearlylearning.org/standards-sp/index.htm). Hundreds of additional activities have been added recently!!
- The “Early Learning Web Links” search feature was updated to include options for searching by Learning Areas, State Goals, and Benchmarks in addition to searching by Title, Keyword, and Multiple Option . Find these new search options by going to http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/iel/searchiel.cgi.
- Ask an Expert!
Darla M. Castelli, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, recently answered questions on Childhood Obesity. Read her answers at http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/castelli/trans.htm. To discover the topics of previous Ask an Expert sessions, go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert.htm#past. - New IEL Tip Sheet in English
Please check out the following new Tip Sheet:- “It Takes Money”: Economics for Preschoolers
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/money.htm
- “It Takes Money”: Economics for Preschoolers
- New IEL Tip Sheets in Spanish
- Las conferencias entre padres y maestros. Cómo hablar con el maestro o cuidador de su hijo
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/conferences-sp.htm - ¡Los votos de los niños importan!
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/voting-sp.htm - Las relaciones con los padres de familia: “Pero mi hijo no hace eso en casa”
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/connect-sp.htm - “Se necesita dinero”: Economía para niños preescolares
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/money-sp.htm
- Las conferencias entre padres y maestros. Cómo hablar con el maestro o cuidador de su hijo
- New IEL Tip Sheets in Polish
- Zgodne wspolzycie pomiedzy rodzenstwem
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/sibs-pol.pdf - Fizyka na placu gier i zabaw: Obserwujcie spadajace przedmioty!
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/physics-gravity-pol.pdf - Visit Us at a Conference Near You!
- Southern Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children (SIAEYC) Conference, October 20-21, 2006, in Carterville, Illinois. For more information, email ccrr@jal.cc.il.us. (Dr. Lilian Katz will give a presentation on the Project Approach and assessment on October 20. On October 21, she will give the keynote address and will lead a session on social competence.)
- Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Resource Center, and Child Care Resource and Referral Network are sponsoring a workshop on The Teacher’s Role in Fostering Social Competence, November 6, 2006, in Bloomington, Illinois. For more information, go to http://www.thecenterweb.org/ec/profdev.html or call 847-803-4381. (Dr. Lilian Katz will be giving a presentation on social competence.)
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