The Center for Early Childhood Education has been awarded a 2011 Telly Award for "The Importance of Play," the fourth video developed for the e-clips educational video series. The award-winning video discusses the importance of play and advises early childhood professionals to look at several elements of children's play, including engagement in make-believe play, social interaction during play, and play complexity.
The Telly Awards honor television, video, and film productions and programs, as well as work created for the Internet. Each year, the Telly Awards receive thousands of entries from throughout the United States and abroad. "The Importance of Play" received a bronze award in the category of Online Video: Education. The Center received a Telly Award in 2010 for "Five Predictors of Early Literacy."
The Center for Early Childhood Education congratulates the following faculty, staff, and students involved in the development of the video: Dr. Denise Matthews, Producer; Julia DeLapp, Executive Producer; Ken Measimer, Production Coordinator; Dr. Jeffrey Trawick-Smith, Content Expert and Host; Kerin Jaros-Dressler, Student Editor; and Jessica Barbieri, Student Production Assistant.
The Center also thanks the teachers and children at the Child and Family Development Resource Center for appearing in the video and being interviewed on camera.
To view the video, visit http://www.easternct.edu/cece/e-clips_play.html.
