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STEM in the Early Early Education Round Table
The document discusses the importance of STEM education in early childhood, highlighting its integration with exploratory and learner-centered approaches. It emphasizes the growing demand for STEM jobs and the need for effective curricula and teaching practices to foster STEM skills among young learners. Challenges such as inconsistent teacher training and lack of resources are noted, along with the significance of creating engaging learning environments.
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- 1. Laura Johnson, Ed. M. JenneParks, M.Ed. Dale McManis, Ph.D. May 8, 2014 STEM IN EARLY EDUCATION ROUND TABLE www.hatchearlylearning.com | #HatchExperts
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- 5. STEM in Early Education RoundTableWHO ARE YOU?
- 6. ¡ Fill outthe survey for a chance to win a gift certificate. ¡ Your questions will be answered in the follow-up Q&A blog. ¡ Stick around for your chance to win a STEM kit from Hatch! FOLLOWING THE WEBINAR www.hatchearlylearning.com | #HatchExperts
- 7. Join the Conversation! www.hatchearlylearning.com| #HatchExperts @lkjohnson6 @DrLDMcManis @HatchEarlyChild #HatchExperts
- 8. TODAY’S SPEAKERS www.hatchearlylearning.com |#HatchExperts Laura Johnson, Ed.M. Harvard University Jenne Parks, M.Ed. Hatch Early Learning Dale McManis, Ph.D. Hatch Early Learning
- 9. What is STEM? • STEM itself is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. • Fun Fact: Na9onal Science Founda9on (NSF) began using “SMET” as shorthand for “science, mathema9cs, engineering, & technology” in 90s. • An NSF program officer complained “SMET” sounded much like “smut,” the switch was made to the “STEM” acronym. Sanders 2009
- 10. POLL How much emphasis is placed on STEM Educa9on in your ECE work/program? o Huge and well-‐established o Gaining momentum o Very inconsistent o Basically not happening o I don’t work directly in ECE
- 11. Spoiler Alert! STEM & ECE are Perfect Together…. Both share a focus on: • Explora9on, discovery, crea9vity • Integrated, mul9-‐disciplinarian approach • Learner-‐centeredness in a social context
- 12. STEM Educa@on • STEM educa9on can be thought of as a “meta-‐discipline” • Integrated STEM educa9on: “Transforming tradi9onal classrooms from teacher-‐centered instruc9on into inquiry-‐ based, problem solving, discovery zones where children engage with content to find solu9ons to problems (Fioriello, 2010).” Fioriello 2010 in Howard-‐Brown & Mar9nez 2012
- 13. And the “A” in STEAM? • Many people propose using the term STEAM where the A indicates the arts. • This is suggested as individuals must also be crea9ve and use cri9cal thinking skills which are supported through exposure to and experience with the arts. Image from psarts.org
- 14. Integrated STEM Educa@on • First, what it’s NOT! – Not intended to be a new stand-‐alone school subject with “integra9ve STEM educa9on” licensing and regula9ons • What it is! – Thinking about bringing elements from the four areas together in lessons – Finding ways to build cross-‐disciplinarian teams Image from Purdue Univ
- 15. Why So Much Focus on Early Learners? • Interest & mo9va9on high in pre-‐k and early elementary • Even though under-‐taught BUT • Drops off drama9cally by middle elementary • Even though more instruc9on
- 16. ECE Can Help It “S@ck” Much like ECE, integra9ve STEM educa9on is firmly grounded in decades of cogni9ve science, par9cularly construc9vism. Shared themes: • “Learning is a construc/ve, not a recep/ve, process. • Mo/va/on and beliefs are integral to cogni/on. • Social interac/on is fundamental to cogni/ve development. • Knowledge, strategies, and exper/se are contextual.” Bruning et al 2004 in Sanders 2009
- 17. ECE Challenges for STEM Ed • Inconsistency in teacher training for STEM • Diverse learning standards • Lack of funding • Lack of good curriculum & materials • False dichotomy of play vs instruc@on • Teacher discomfort w/content But PD can make a huge difference! EDC & NSF 2013; Howard-‐Brown & Mar9nez 2012 Image from marathonna9on.us
- 18. Trajectories for STEM Closing Message…. Dr. Doug Clements advises that learning trajectories that are research-‐based and embedded in curricula are a cri9cal facet of effec9ve early STEM educa9on: “STEM learning trajectories start with a goal and involve a developmental progression—students’ successive levels of thinking related to the goal. Based on their understanding of students’ thinking, teachers fine-‐tune ac9vi9es to help students move along the developmental progression to achieve the goal.” EDC & NSF 2013
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- 20. “We've arranged a civiliza9on in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescrip9on for disaster.” – Carl Sagan, American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author
- 21. • In the past 10 years the number of STEM jobs grew three @mes faster than non-‐STEM jobs. Why is STEM educa9on a na9onal priority?
- 22. • In the past 10 years the number of STEM jobs grew three @mes faster than non-‐STEM jobs. • In the next 10 years the Bureau of Labor Sta9s9cs expects the United States to create 9.2 million jobs in STEM fields. Why is STEM educa9on a na9onal priority?
- 23. • In the past 10 years the number of STEM jobs grew three @mes faster than non-‐STEM jobs. • In the next 10 years the Bureau of Labor Sta9s9cs expects the United States to create 9.2 million jobs in STEM fields. • On average, STEM workers earn 26 percent more than their counterparts. Why is STEM educa9on a na9onal priority?
- 25. Indicators of Effec9ve PreK Curriculum • Children are ac@ve and engaged. • Valued content is learned through inves@ga@on and focused, inten@onal teaching. • Curriculum builds on prior learning and experiences. • Curriculum is comprehensive. • Curriculum is likely to benefit children. -‐ NAEYC/NAECS-‐SDE
- 26. STEM + early childhood = future success
- 27. Illustra9on by Kali Ciesemier curiosity crea9vity collabora9on cri9cal thinking
- 28. curiosity crea9vity collabora9on cri9cal thinking STEM in ECE
- 29. curiosity crea9vity collabora9on cri9cal thinking STEM in ECE Asking “why?” and “how?”
- 30. curiosity crea9vity collabora9on cri9cal thinking STEM in ECE Asking “why?” and “how?” Helping children think about their own thought process
- 31. “If the child is going to control and direct his own thinking, in the kind of way we have been considering, he must become conscious of it.” -‐ Jean Piaget
- 32. curiosity crea9vity collabora9on cri9cal thinking STEM in ECE Asking “why?” and “how?” Helping children think about their own thought process Using mathema9cal and scien9fic language
- 33. curiosity crea9vity collabora9on cri9cal thinking STEM in ECE Asking “why?” and “how?” Helping children think about their own thought process Linking concepts across a variety of situa9ons Using mathema9cal and scien9fic language
- 34. How many of you are familiar with Piaget’s concepts of “schema” and “adapta9on?” o I’ve never heard of them. o I’ve heard of them, but don’t understand them. o I somewhat understand them. o I have an in-‐depth understanding of those concepts. Poll
- 35. New Situa9on Disequilibrium Assimila9on Equilibrium Ini9al Schema for Dogs Process of Adapta9on: Assimila9on Reorganized Ini9al Schema including Barking
- 36. Exis9ng Schema for Dogs Process of Adapta9on: Accommoda9on Exis9ng Schema for Dogs New Schema for Cats New Situa9on Disequilibrium Assimila9on Equilibrium Accommoda9on
- 37. New Situa9on Disequilibrium Assimila9on Equilibrium Accommoda9on Process of Adapta9on: Assimila9on and Accomoda9on
- 38. curiosity crea9vity collabora9on cri9cal thinking STEM in ECE Asking “why?” and “how?” Providing opportuni9es for open-‐ended explora9on Helping children think about their own thought process Linking concepts across a variety of situa9ons Using mathema9cal and scien9fic language
- 39. curiosity crea9vity collabora9on cri9cal thinking STEM in ECE Asking “why?” and “how?” Providing opportuni9es for open-‐ended explora9on Encouraging crea9ve thought Helping children think about their own thought process Linking concepts across a variety of situa9ons Using mathema9cal and scien9fic language
- 40. curiosity crea9vity collabora9on cri9cal thinking STEM in ECE Asking “why?” and “how?” Star9ng from real world experiences Providing opportuni9es for open-‐ ended explora9on Encouraging crea9ve thought Helping children think about their own thought process Linking concepts across a variety of situa9ons Using mathema9cal and scien9fic language
- 41. curiosity crea9vity collabora9on cri9cal thinking STEM in ECE Asking “why?” and “how?” Star9ng from real world experiences Providing opportuni9es for open-‐ended explora9on Encouraging crea9ve thought Helping children think about their own thought process Linking concepts across a variety of situa9ons Using mathema9cal and scien9fic language
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- 47. STEM KIT: UP, OVER & ON WE GO! 5
- 48. STEM KIT: UP, OVER & ON WE GO!
- 49. STEM Kit: It’s All in the Box!
- 50. STEM KIT: GRAVITY-‐ IF IT GOES UP, WILL IT COME DOWN?
- 51. STEM KIT: GRAVITY-‐ IF IT GOES UP, WILL IT COME DOWN?
- 52. STEM KIT: GRAVITY-‐ IF IT GOES UP, WILL IT COME DOWN?
- 53. ¡ EDC &NSF. 2013. STEM Smart Brief: Nurturing STEM Skills in Young Learners PreK-3rd. http://successfulstemeducation.org/resources/nurturing-stem-skills-young- learners-prek%E2%80%933 ¡ McManis LD. 2014. Research-Basis Whitepaper for Hatch Innovations: Solutions for Success in an Early Learning Environment. http://hatchearlylearning.com/?wpfb_dl=110 ¡ Sanders M. 2009. STEM, STEM Education, STEMmania. The Technology Teacher, Dec/Jan, 20-26. http://esdstem.pbworks.com/f/TTT+STEM+Article_1.pdf ¡ Howard-Brown B. & Martinez D. 2012. Engaging Diverse Learners Through the Provision of STEM Education Opportunities. http://secc.sedl.org/resources/briefs/diverse_learners_STEM/ ¡ Bredekamp S. & Pikulski J. 2005. Principles of an Effective Preschool Curriculum. http://www.eduplace.com/prek/pdf/prek-naeyc.pdf SOURCES
- 54. STEM in Early Education RoundTable QUESTIONS? www.hatchearlylearning.com | #HatchExperts
- 55. …and STEM kits thathelp children to blossom. TECHNOLOGY THAT REALLY WORKS HANDy Engineering Robotics It’s All in the Box!
- 56. IN TWO WEEKS! FamilyEngagement Through Music: How Music Can Support Parent Involvement in Children’s Learning at School and at Home Lili Levinowitz, Ph.D. & Lauren Guilmartin, M.A. Thursday, May 22nd 2014 2-3:30 PM ET www.hatchearlylearning.com | #HatchExperts
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