Making the IELDS Come Alive for Your Pre-Service Students

Higher Education Faculty Series: April 2, 2015
Presented by Gaye Gronlund

How best to introduce pre-service students to the Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards.
Weaving the IELDS into curriculum courses.
Weaving the IELDS into authentic assessment courses.
Linking the IELDS to the Common Core State Standards and clarifying their role in Illinois preschool programs

Gaye Gronlund, M.A., is an early childhood education consultant who works with programs across the country helping them implement best practices in curriculum and authentic assessment for young children. She is the author of eight books published by Redleaf Press and several articles that have been published in the NAEYC journals Young Children and Teaching Young Children. She served as the Project Manager for NAEYC for resources related to the third edition of Developmentally Appropriate Practice.