Quick links:

Resources about the Project Approach

Illinois Early Learning Project (IEL) Chats and "Ask an Expert" Events

The Project Approach: Display and Documentation Techniques (Sylvia Chard)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/chard/index.htm
Doing Projects with Children at Home (Judy Harris Helm)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/helm2006/sup.htm
The Project Approach and the Early Learning Standards (Sallee Beneke)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/chat/beneke2005/index.htm

IEL Tip Sheets

Click here for a listing of the IEL Project Approach Tip Sheets.

ERIC/EECE Digests (archived on the CEEP Web site)

The Project Approach
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1994/lk-pro94.html
The Contribution of Documentation to the Quality of Early Childhood Education
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1996/lkchar96.html
Issues in Selecting Topics for Projects
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1998/katzpr98.html

Early Childhood Research and Practice (ECRP) Articles

Implementing the Project Approach in Part-time Early Childhood Education Programs
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n1/beneke.html
The Project Approach: Meeting the State Standards
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n1/schuler.html
Changing Classroom Practice to Include the Project Approach
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v8n2/clark.html
Dynamic Aims: The Use of Long-term Projects in Early Childhood Classrooms in Light of Dewey’s Educational Philosophy
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n1/glassman.html
Linking Standards and Engaged Learning in the Early Years
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n1/helm.html
Continuity and Purpose in the Design of Meaningful Project Work
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n1/mcaninch.html
The Effects of Project Work in a First-Grade Classroom: A Little Goes a Long Way
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v9n1/dresden.html
From Themes to Projects
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v1n1/chard.html

Publications

Free on the Web:

The Project Approach catalogs, which contain project descriptions as well as articles related to project work, are available at no cost on the Clearinghouse for Early Education and Parenting Web site. The first three catalogs, edited by Judy Harris Helm, were prepared for the annual meetings of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The fourth catalog was prepared for a meeting of the Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children.

Project Approach Catalog
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/books/project.html

Project Approach Catalog 2
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/books/projcat2.html

Project Approach Catalog 3
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/books/projcat3.html

Project Approach Catalog 4
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/pubs/projcat4.html

For Sale:

Rearview Mirror: Reflections on a Preschool Car Project (2004), by Sallee Beneke
This DVD documents the work of a master preschool teacher, her co-teachers, student teachers, and young children as they explored the automotive laboratory adjacent to their classroom at a community college in Illinois.

DVD, $15 (the DVD also contains an electronic copy of the original book).

Orders may be placed by telephone, fax, or U.S. mail. See the Publications Order Form: http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/pubs/pubsorder.html

Other Resources

University Primary School Project Information: The Project Approach
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/ups/curriculum2001/projapp.html
University Primary uses the Project Approach as part of its curriculum and includes information about the Project Approach on its Web site.
Best Practices, Inc. Project Information
http://www.bestpracticesinc.net
This Web site offers numerous resources on the Project Approach. Of special interest will be the Resources section.
Project Approach Home Page
http://www.projectapproach.org
This Home Page, maintained by Dr. Sylvia Chard, Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education at the University of Alberta, presents information on the Project Approach.