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Do You Have Flow? Investigating Electricity and Circuits in Early Childhood with Technology Tools

Activities to do with young children to teach them about electricity and circuits. These 20 activities can be done in less than 20 minutes, with under $20 worth of supplies or with tools borrowed from the TEC Center Tools Collection. Downloadable activity pack. Read more →

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May 12, 2016

CPS Early Childhood Tech Cafe at TEC Center: Sharing Learning Through Technology May 19th, 4:30pm-7:30pm

Join the TEC Center at Erikson Institute and CPS 's Office of Early Childhood Tech Cafe, May 19th, 4:30pm-7pm FREE event for CPS Teachers Read more →

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June 18, 2015

Pinterest for Educators

Learn strategies for using Pinterest in and outside the classroom. Read more →

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June 2, 2015

Connecting Coding Concepts and Early Literacy

Learns ways to incorporate coding in preschoolers' storytime from children's librarian Brooke Sheets. Read more →

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May 27, 2015

Include Blogging in Your Classroom

Kristen Hicks shares blogging tools for students to use in the classroom. Read more →

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