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
The Path to Math: Word Problems for Preschoolers
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/math-word.htm

New IEL Tip Sheets in Polish

• http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/projects-include-pol.pdf
  (translation of: The Project Approach: Including Every Child)
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  http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/bookspreschooler-pol.pdf
  (translation of: Sharing Books with Your Preschooler)

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.

• 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 For more information, go to http://www.prek-kdg-iascd.com/2007%20Conference.htm.Editor's Note: this url is no longer active.Come visit us at the IEL exhibit and attend a presentation by Dr.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 available at 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

Looking for Some New Ideas for a Project?
Check out “Resources on Early Learning/The Project Approach” at http://illinoisearlylearning.org/project-approach.htm. 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.