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Laura Johnson, Ed. M. Jenne Parks, M.Ed. Dale McManis, Ph.D.
May 8, 2014
STEM IN EARLY EDUCATION ROUND TABLE
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STEM in Early Education Round Table WHO ARE YOU?
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Laura Johnson, Ed.M. Harvard University
Jenne Parks, M.Ed. Hatch Early Learning
Dale McManis, Ph.D. Hatch Early Learning
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Over to Laura….
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“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
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• 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?
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• 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?
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• 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?
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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
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STEM + early childhood = future success
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Illustra9on by Kali Ciesemier
curiosity
crea9vity
collabora9on
cri9cal thinking
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curiosity crea9vity
collabora9on cri9cal thinking
STEM in ECE
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curiosity crea9vity
collabora9on cri9cal thinking
STEM in ECE
Asking “why?” and “how?”
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curiosity crea9vity
collabora9on cri9cal thinking
STEM in ECE
Asking “why?” and “how?”
Helping children think about their own thought
process
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“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
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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
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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
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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
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New Situa9on Disequilibrium
Assimila9on
Equilibrium
Ini9al Schema for Dogs
Process of Adapta9on: Assimila9on Reorganized Ini9al Schema
including Barking
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Exis9ng Schema for Dogs
Process of Adapta9on: Accommoda9on
Exis9ng Schema for Dogs
New Schema for Cats
New Situa9on Disequilibrium
Assimila9on
Equilibrium
Accommoda9on
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New Situa9on Disequilibrium
Assimila9on
Equilibrium
Accommoda9on
Process of Adapta9on: Assimila9on and Accomoda9on
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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
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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
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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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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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On to Jenne!
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STEM KIT: ENGINEERING ROBOTICS
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ENIGNEERING A ROBOT
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MOBILIZING A ROBOT
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STEM KIT: UP, OVER & ON WE GO!
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STEM KIT: UP, OVER & ON WE GO!
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STEM Kit: It’s All in the Box!
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STEM KIT: GRAVITY-‐ IF IT GOES UP, WILL IT COME DOWN?
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STEM KIT: GRAVITY-‐ IF IT GOES UP, WILL IT COME DOWN?
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STEM KIT: GRAVITY-‐ IF IT GOES UP, WILL IT COME DOWN?
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¡ EDC & NSF. 2013. STEM Smar t Brief : Nur turing STEM Ski l ls in Young Learners PreK-3r d . http://successfulstemeducation.org/resources/nur turing-stem-ski l ls -young-learners-prek%E2%80%933
¡ McManis LD. 2014. Research-Basis Whitepaper for Hatch Innovations: Solut ions for Success in an Early Learning Environment. http://hatchearly learning.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+Ar t ic le_1.pdf
¡ Howard-Brown B. & Mar t inez D. 2012. Engaging Diverse Learners Through the Provision of STEM Education Oppor tunit ies. http://secc.sedl .org/resources/briefs/diverse_learners_STEM/
¡ Bredekamp S. & Pikulski J . 2005. Principles of an Ef fect ive Preschool Curr iculum. http://www.eduplace.com/prek/pdf/prek-naeyc.pdf
SOURCES
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…and STEM k i ts that he lp ch i ldren to b lossom.
TECHNOLOGY THAT REALLY WORKS
HANDy Engineering Robotics It’s All in the Box!
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