WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS ABOUT EARLY STEM

1. WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS ABOUT EARLY STEM

2. Through the Lens of STEM

3. Inquiry

4. Preschool Learning Cycle

5. Play Foothills School of Arts & Sciences Early Learners Program

6. Explore ROOTS Forest School

7. Discuss Teton Valley Community School

8. Keep yourself away from the ANSWERS, but alivein the middle of the QUESTIONS. Colum McCann

9. What is Early STEM?

10. E s t a b l i s h a a m o n g o u r s t a t e

11. Art: Tiffany Ard, Nerdy Baby LLC A Common Language: What Do We Mean by Science?

12. Research Says Children are natural researchers as they question what they see, hypothesize solutions, predict outcomes, experiment, and reflect on their discoveries. (Staley, 1998)

13. A Common Language: What Do We Mean by Technology? Tools that Solve Problems

14. A Common Language: What Do We Mean by Engineering? • Ask - Ask • Imagine - Imagine • Create - Plan • Design and test - Create • Improve - Improve (Draper & Wood, 2017) (Blank & Lynch, 2018; EiE, 2016 as referenced in Lottero-Perdue et al., 2016)

15. A Common Language: What Do We Mean by Math? Hard wired from birth: Precursor Concepts 1.Attributes 2.Comparison 3.Patterns 4.Change (Chen et al., 2017)

16. Research Says Failing to do so puts the child at a disadvantage, with potential lifelong consequences for their mathematical thinking and problem solving skills. (Chen et al., 2017, p. 24)

17. Research Says Children’s math concepts at school entry are the strongest predictors of later overall school achievement, even stronger than early literacy skills (Duncan et al., 2007)

18. A Common Language: What Do We Mean by Math? Math in Early Childhood (Zero to Three, 2017) • Addition & Subtraction • Counting • Spatial Awareness • Patterns • Shapes • Measurement

19. A Common Language: Makerspaces

20. Juicy Words from Makerspaces in Early Childhood Hypothesis Sticky Observation Sculpture Balance Design Fulcrum Brainstorming Octagon Sanding Hexagon Miter box

21. A Common Language: Charging Stations McClure et al., 2017

22. Misconception #1 Early childhood STEM requires adults to have all the answers.

23. STEMing Anxiety: Results from Children’s Center Survey

24. Research Says What children learn does not follow as an automatic result from what is taught, rather, it is in large part due to the children’s own doing, as a consequence of their activities and our resources. —Loris Malaguzzi, The Hundred Languages of Children

25. Misconception #2 Early childhood STEM is not developmentally appropriate, especially for infants.

26. They Were BORN READY

27. Research Says Research shows that science achievement gaps ALREADY EXIST at the BEGINNING of kindergarten between certain groups, which persist through eighth grade. (Morgan et al., 2016)

28. Misconception #3 Early childhood STEM does not promote social emotional development.

29. Boise State Children’s Center Toddler Classroom

30. State Infrastructure Needs to: • Identify where we are as a state • Articulate the WHY of early STEM provisions

31. State Infrastructure Needs to: • Identify professional development needs • Provide educators hands-on experiences and continued mentorship

32. State Infrastructure Needs to: • Provide support for students and educators in the classroom or other charging station

33. State Infrastructure Needs to: * * • Remove silos and combine our efforts for a more efficient and potent deployment • Better serve our at-risk and underserved students * * * * *

34. Our Efforts in Early STEM in Idaho One of many that will be highlighted today: Early Childhood STEM Project

35. Early Childhood Collaborative & Idaho STEM Action Center Project

36. The Four Aspects of the Project Instructional Coaching Outreach* (*long-term) Implementation Center-Wide Professional Development -Special topics course

37. Implementation • Collaborations with • College of Engineering • Foothills School of Arts and Sciences, Early Learners Program • Boise Public Library: Parent Nights to Explore STEM (Charging Stations) • Museum of Science, Boston Engineering is Elementary

38. Outreach • Creation of 10 videos showing how to implement STEM with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers • Research on the effects of implementing STEM within an inclusive preschool classroom on the collaborative problem solving & cooperative play of children with and without disabilities

39. 52nd child care regulation and oversight 48th K-12 education 50th participation of preschool education

40. Through the Lens of STEM

41. Slide 1 Boise State University [Online Image](2018). Retrieved from https://education.boisestate.edu/blog/2015/10/02/college-of-education-committed-to-innovative-solutions-for-special-education-teacher-shortage/ STEM Action Center [Online Image](2018). Retrieved from https://stem.idaho.gov/and www.bsu.edu; Shutterstock [Online Image](2018). Girl pointing upward. Retrieved from www.shutterstock.com Slide 2 https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=196928&picture=reading-glasses Slide 9 Image: http://www.kidsmentalhealthinfo.com/parents-caregivers/parents-caregivers-frequently-asked-questions/ Slide 11 Image - https://www.improvutopia.com/2018/05/14/a-common-language/ Slide 12 Ard, N. [Online Image Every baby knows the scientific method. Retrieved from www.nerdybaby.com (used with permission from artist) Slide 14 Image: https://www.familyeducation.com/fun/nature-activities/10-hands-nature-activities-kids Image Sources - Retrieved from

42. Slides 16 and 9:: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/series/let-s-talk-about-math-early-math-video-series Slide 20: Photograph taken with parental permission and consent. Boise State University Children’s Center, Room 147 Slide 22: Diagram adapted from Takeuchi & Levine, 2014. Image retrieved from McClure et al., 2017, p. 13 Slide 26: http://rthspiro.com/category/stem/ Slide 27: Atlas Newsgroup [Online Image](2016.). Charles Murray: Widening class chasm drives exclusionary U.S. political rhetoric. Retrieved from https://www.atlasnetwork.org/news/article/charles-murray-widening-class-chasm-drives-exclusionary-u.s.-political-rhet Slide 28 https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/how-to-decide-if-you-want-kids-or-not-a7752011.html Slide 30 and 35 Photographs taken with parental permission and consent. Boise State University Children’s Center, Room 138 Image Sources

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