Weekly Digest: June 4, 2010

The Alliance Honors Chris Donovan as "Legislator of the Year"

On Wednesday, May 26, early childhood advocates from around the state gathered to recognize Connecticut legislators who have worked in their communities and in the legislature to improve the educational, health and emotional well-being of young children.  House Speaker Chris Donovan was honored as "Legislator of the Year" and 56 other legislators were honored as "Children's Champions."  Four state representatives were singled out for special recognition: Catherine Abercrombie, Beth Bye, Karen Jarmoc, and Diana Urban.

To read a Public News Service story about this event, visit http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/14183-1 


 

Video: The Importance of Play

The Center for Early Childhood Education at Eastern Connecticut State University has produced The Importance of Play, an educational video that explains the essential role of play in children's learning. In the video, Dr. Jeffrey Trawick-Smith, the Phyllis Waite Endowed Chair of Early Childhood Education at Eastern, describes how early childhood professionals can support children's play in order to promote their development in a variety of domains.

The video is the fourth in the e-clips series of educational videos for early childhood professionals. Each e-clip features an expert describing how early childhood professionals can use the latest research to enhance children's learning and includes video footage from Eastern’s preschool classrooms. Supplementing each e-clip are suggested readings, additional on-line resources, and discussion questions to support conversations within instructional teams or in staff meetings.

For more information and to view The Importance of Play, visit the Easter Connecticut State University website at http://www.easternct.edu/cece/e-clips_play.html or download the video at iTunes U.

Partner Update: CT Voices for Children is

You can now access breaking legislative, policy and budget news, announcements, publications, event videos and photos from CT Voices for Children via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

To access the CT Voices for Children Facebook page, visit http://www.facebook.com/CTVoicesforChildren

To read CT Voices for Children Twitters, visit http://twitter.com/ctvoices

To view CT Voices for Children YouTube videos, visit http://www.youtube.com/ctvoices

To view CT Voices for Children Flickr galleries, visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/connecticutvoices/sets/

(CT Voices for Children still has a website, too.  Visit the website at http://ctkidslink.org/