CenterPoint: The Newsletter of The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

New Early Childhood Education Resource

The Growing Ideas tipsheets are a new resource from the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies. The tipsheets contain quick-reference information on many relevant topics related to early childhood education. Topic areas include: Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Inclusive Early Childhood Education, Laws that Support Early Childhood Education for All, Guidance for Social Skill Development, Universal Design in Early Childhood Education, Assessment Basics, Social-Emotional Development, and Behavior Communicates. Each tipsheet is designed to be a starting point for early childhood educators and care providers, supplying basic information and pointing the reader to some of the best, extended resources on the topic. To access the Growing Ideas tipsheets free, on-line, please visit our website at:
http://www.ccids.umaine.edu/ec.


In This Issue Spring 2005 • Volume 1 • Issue 1 Early Learning Opportunities Support Quality and Access Director’s Corner Daring to Dream Awards New EC Resource In memoriam: Marcia Lovell LEARNS: Work Keeps Team Hopping IDS Curriculum Changes Dissemination Team Leads Web Accessibility Collaboration Brings Speaker to Maine Center Sponsors Exhibit Venue for VSA arts Center Hosts Visiting Fulbright Scholar UMaine Students Lead EC Conference 10 Students Graduate TOP Program Healthy & Ready to Work: Engaging Youth in Their Future Standards for All Model: Personalizing Elementary Education Selected Presentations & Publications CenterPoint Home	Center Home \| UMaine Home \| CenterPoint Home New Early Childhood Education Resource The Growing Ideas tipsheets are a new resource from the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies. The tipsheets contain quick-reference information on many relevant topics related to early childhood education. Topic areas include: Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Inclusive Early Childhood Education, Laws that Support Early Childhood Education for All, Guidance for Social Skill Development, Universal Design in Early Childhood Education, Assessment Basics, Social-Emotional Development, and Behavior Communicates. Each tipsheet is designed to be a starting point for early childhood educators and care providers, supplying basic information and pointing the reader to some of the best, extended resources on the topic. To access the Growing Ideas tipsheets free, on-line, please visit our website at: http://www.ccids.umaine.edu/ec.

CENTERPOINT: The Newsletter of The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, Maine’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service

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New Early Childhood Education Resource