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STEM in Early Childhood Education: How Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Strengthen Learning book cover

1st Edition

STEM in Early Childhood Education How Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Strengthen Learning

Edited By Lynn E. Cohen, Sandra Waite-Stupiansky Copyright 2020
244 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

244 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

244 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Bringing together a diverse cohort of experts, STEM in Early Childhood Education explores the ways STEM can be integrated into early childhood curricula, highlighting recent research and innovations in the field, and implications for both practice and policy. Based on the argument that high-quality STEM education needs to start early, this book emphasizes that early childhood education must... Read more

Section I: STEM in Early Childhood Environments

1. Science in Early Learning Environments

Karen Worth

2. Technology and Young Children: Processes, Context, Research, and Practice

Lynn C. Hartle

3. Engineering in Early Learning Environments

Demetra Evangelou & Aikaterini Bagiati

4. Mathematics in Early Learning Environments

Douglas H. Clements and Julie Sarama

Section II: STEM and Higher Order Thinking Skills

5. Designing an Assessment of Computational Thinking Abilities for Young Children

Emily Relkin & Marina Umaschi Bers

6. Engaging Young Children in Engineering Design: Encouraging them to Think, Create, Try and Try Again

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue

7. Tinkering/Making: Playful Roots of Interest in STEM

Olga S. Jarrett & Aliya Jafre

Section III: STEM Beyond the Classroom

8. Early STEM Experiences in Museums

Gina Navoa Svarovsky

9. Blockspot®: A Supportive STEM Learning Community

Janet Emmons & Lynn E. Cohen

10. STEM in Outdoor Learning: Rooted in Nature

Monica Wiedel-Lubinski

Biography

Lynn E. Cohen is Professor at Long Island University, USA.

Sandra Waite-Stupiansky is Professor Emerita at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, USA.

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