Inclusive ECE Classrooms and The Project Approach, by Sallee Beneke and Michaelene Ostrosky

Sponsored by Brookes Publishing

Teachers often see products of the Project Approach, and wish they knew how to implement it. Some teachers may believe they cannot use the Project Approach, because they serve students with disabilities, while other professionals are unsure of how to get started. In this webinar, Project Approach and Special Education experts Drs. Sallee Beneke and Michaelene Ostrosky, will share insights into the potential of the Project Approach to support young learners in inclusive classrooms. They will review strategies and share examples and resources for meeting the educational needs of young children with diverse abilities through the Project Approach. Webinar participants will view and analyze video examples of practitioners embedding the Project Approach in inclusive settings, and they will learn about an Implementation Checklist and Guide intended to support practitioner implementation of the Project Approach.

Learning objectives:

• Identify the phases and key features of a project.

• Distinguish between a project and a thematic approach to teaching.

• Evaluate the potential of the Project Approach to support the learning of children with a variety of strengths and needs.

• Analyze the teacher's role in project work using video examples of teacher-child interactions in diverse early childhood classrooms.

• Review resources that support implementation of the Project Approach.

All sessions are 1.5 hours long, and include a brief announcement from our sponsor. 2:oo PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time. To ensure you receive confirmation and reminder emails, add [email protected] to your contacts list. If you do not receive your email confirmation, check your Spam or Junk mail folders in your email system. Can’t participate in our webinars at the appointed time? Never fear! All of the webinars are recorded. To view the recording, simply register now and you will receive an email with a link to the recording when it is ready to be viewed. You can still download the certificate by watching the recording to the end when the certificate link is announced and displayed on the screen.

Only 1,000 people at one time can attend our webinars, but registration often tops 4,000. Only the first 1,000 people to click the link to attend the webinar will be able to get in. We start the webinars 30 minutes in advance of the start time. Arrive early to make sure you get in.

Please be advised that you will only be eligible for the great door prizes if you participate in the live session.

You can earn .2 CEUs for each webinar. The cost is $15 paid to University of Oklahoma online when you apply. Learn more here: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from University of Oklahoma See the schedule of upcoming webinars.