News and Events
November 5-8, 2008: NAEYC 2008 Annual Conference and Expo
Supporting play development in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Classroom strategies based on Vygotskian theory. Amy Hornbeck, Metropolitan State College of Denver.
Presentation HandoutSupporting children with special needs within a core curriculum: The Vygotskian approach, implications for scaffolding, and implementation of the RtI method. Deborah Leong, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Elena Bodrova, McREL; Juanita Regehr, Tools of the Mind.
Presentation HandoutScaffolding play in the ECE classroom: New insights from a Vygotskian approach based on the research of Daniel Elkonin. Elena Bodrova, McREL, Deborah J. Leong, Metropolitan State College of Denver.
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September 15, 2008: The New York Times publishes an article Training Young Brains to Behave on executive function in preschoolers which describes Tools of the Mind success in improving executive function. Dr. Deborah Leong is quoted.
February 28, 2008: National Public Radio airs a story entitled "Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control" describing the Tools of the Mind program as it used in a New Jersey preschool. Preschoolers are asked to make a written plan before they play, making them think in advance about what they are going to do and then follow the plan. Dr. Deborah Leong, one of the originators of Tools of the Mind, is interviewed.
February 21, 2008: National Public Radio airs a story entitled "Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills" describing the importance of imaginative play in building self-regualtion. Dr. Elena Bodrova, one of the originators of Tools of the Mind, is interviewed.
February 2008
Scholastic Parent and Child article for parents about play
Dr. Deborah Leong's insights on helping children regulate their emotions, build language and literacy, and play to learn. February 2008.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
2007 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
Dr. Deborah Leong and Dr. Elena Bodrova: The Vygotskian approach to the development of self-regulation through play: New insights
Ruth Hensen: Developing self-regulation in the child with special needs: The Vygotskian approach.
Cito second International Conference on Early Childhood Education
March 6 and 7, 2008, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Deborah Leong
Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Tools of the mind: Strategies for scaffolding make-believe playKeynote Speaker: Dr. Elena Bodrova
Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning, Denver, Colorado, USA
Developing self-regulation in make-believe play: New insights from the Vygotskian perspective
2008 American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Annual Meeting and Exhibition
March 24 - 28, 2008 New York, NY
http://www.aera.net
New Theories, Insights, and Practices in Early Writing
Assessment and Instruction. Division C-Learning and
Instruction, Hilton New York, East Suite, 4th Floor
12:25 pm to 1:55 pm
Theoretical Benefits of Dynamic Assessment in Early Writing.
Deborah J. Leong, Metropolitan State College - Denver;
Elena Bodrova, McREL
Tools of the Mind Coaches Summit, Denver Colorado
May 12 - 14, 2008
For more information on the Coaches Summit please email Danielle Erickson: erickdan@mscd.edu
APS (Association for Psychological Science) 20th Annual Convention
May 22 - 25, 2008, Chicago, IL
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/convention