Skip to content
Illinois Early Learning Project

Illinois Early Learning Project

  • English
  • Spanish - español

  • Tip Sheets
    • All Tip Sheets
    • Infant/toddler Tip Sheets
    • Graphic Tip Sheets
    • Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
    • Tip Sheets by Topic
    • Tip Sheets by Series
    • Order Tip Sheets
    • PDF Collections
  • Videos
    • Parenting Videos
    • Illinois Early Learning Moments
    • Guidelines Videos
    • Benchmark Videos
    • Webinars
  • Standards & Guidelines
    • Illinois Early Learning Guidelines for Children Birth to Age 3
    • 2013 Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards
    • Illinois Learning Standards for Kindergarten
  • Project Approach
    • Project Guides
    • Project Examples
    • Lesson Planning in the Context of Projects
    • Project Approach Tip Sheets
    • Blog: Perspectives on the Project Approach
    • Project Approach Definitions
    • Project Approach Facebook Group
    • Related Project Approach Research
    • The Legacy of Lilian Katz
  • Blogs
    • Learning and Growing Together
    • Dual Language Learners
    • Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
    • Perspectives on the Project Approach
  • More Resources
    • IEL Newsletter
    • Podcasts
    • Learning at Home Activities
    • Resource Lists
    • Resources by Topic or Keyword
    • Questions and Answers (Q&A)
    • Tool Kits
    • View all

Sallee Beneke

An experienced implementer of the Project Approach with young children, Sallee enjoys helping others learn to implement the approach. Ms. Beneke is the author of Rearview Mirror: Reflections on a Preschool Car Project, coauthor of Windows on Learning: Documenting Young Children’s Work, Second Edition, and coeditor of The Power of Projects: Meeting Contemporary Challenges in Early Childhood Classrooms—Strategies & Solutions, as well as several articles related to the Project Approach and documentation. Currently an associate professor at St. Ambrose University, Sallee is interested in the potential of the Project Approach to support the inclusion of diverse learners in prekindergarten classrooms.

girl playing with letters

Universal Design for Learning and Project Work

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
child looking at tractor

Selecting Useful Topics for Projects

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
shoes

Doing Projects With Families From a Distance

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
children in a classroom

Coaching Others in Implementing the Project Approach

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Adjusting Pace and Location of Project Work

Adjusting Pace and Location of Project Work

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Making Preliminary Field Trips

Making Preliminary Field Trips

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Math and the Project Approach

Math and the Project Approach

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Following the Child’s Lead

Following the Child’s Lead

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
The Project Approach and the CLASS Observation Tool

The Project Approach and the CLASS Observation Tool

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Discussing Project Work with Children in Inclusive Classrooms

Discussing Project Work with Children in Inclusive Classrooms

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Displaying Documentation: Providing Supports for the Viewer of the Display

Displaying Documentation: Providing Supports for the Viewer of the Display

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Two Approaches to Implementation of the Project Approach

Two Approaches to Implementation of the Project Approach

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Organize High-Quality Professional Development on the Project Approach in Your Own Backyard

Organize High-Quality Professional Development on the Project Approach in Your Own Backyard

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Props, Teachers, and Projects: Engaging Learners in Representational Play

Props, Teachers, and Projects: Engaging Learners in Representational Play

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
children working on project

Moving from Thematic Units to Projects

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Materials for Representation in Project Work

Materials for Representation in Project Work

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Informing Parents about the Project Approach

Informing Parents about the Project Approach

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Field Trips and Fieldwork

Field Trips and Fieldwork

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
child with magnifying glass

Helping Children Take the Lead

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach

About IEL

The Illinois Early Learning Project Web site is a source of evidence-based, reliable information on early care and education for parents, caregivers, and teachers of young children in Illinois.

Funded by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

View IEL staff information, contact IEL online, or call (877) 275-3227.

Disclaimer / Web Privacy Notice

View this page in

  • English
  • Spanish - español

Print Orders

  • Order Tip Sheets
  • Order IEL Guidelines Posters and Brochures

IEL Newsletter

IEL Visitor Survey

View Tip Sheets in…

  • English
  • Spanish: español
  • Polish: Polski
  • Russian: Русский
  • Korean: 한국어
  • Chinese: 中文 (中国)
  • Arabic: العربية
  • French: Français
UIUC logoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Education
Early Childhood Collective
Copyright © 2021 Illinois Early Learning Project. All rights reserved.