STEM Learning with Young Children

Inquiry Teaching with Ramps and Pathways

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Preschool & Kindergarten, Elementary
Cover of the book STEM Learning with Young Children by Shelly Counsell, Lawrence Escalada, Rosemary Geiken, Melissa Sander, Jill Uhlenberg, Beth Van Meeteren, Sonia Yoshizawa, Betty Zan, Teachers College Press
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Author: Shelly Counsell, Lawrence Escalada, Rosemary Geiken, Melissa Sander, Jill Uhlenberg, Beth Van Meeteren, Sonia Yoshizawa, Betty Zan ISBN: 9780807774564
Publisher: Teachers College Press Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Shelly Counsell, Lawrence Escalada, Rosemary Geiken, Melissa Sander, Jill Uhlenberg, Beth Van Meeteren, Sonia Yoshizawa, Betty Zan
ISBN: 9780807774564
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint:
Language: English

This teacher’s guide provides the background information, STEM concepts, and strategies needed to successfully implement an early STEM curriculum (Ramps and Pathways) with young children, ages 3–8. R&P actively engages young children in designing and building ramp structures using wooden cove molding, releasing marbles on the structures, and observing what happens. Children use logical-mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills as they explore science concepts related to motion, force, and energy. This guide helps teachers to:

  • Structure and organize an engaging STEM learning environment.
  • Understand and promote logical-mathematical and scientific thinking during investigations.
  • Promote social settings that enhance communication, cooperation, and collaboration.
  • Make the necessary accommodations and modifications for diverse learners.
  • Integrate STEM concepts and skills with other content areas.
  • Align teaching and learning with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
  • Assess STEM learning using formative and summative assessments.
  • Establish adult learning communities to support ongoing professional development.
  • Help children develop habits and behaviors that contribute to positive attitudes toward STEM.

This one-of-a-kind resource uses a newly created Inquiry Teaching Model (ITM) as the conceptual framework and devotes specific attention to the importance of an inclusive, social, STEM learning environment in which children are free to collaborate, take risks, and investigate within the context of exploratory and constructive play.

“This book is a must for all concerned with the education of young children. Using ramps and pathways as an exciting and stimulating example of how to engage children in rich STEM experiences, this team of highly knowledgeable and skilled researchers and practitioners draw from their deep and extensive backgrounds to present a clear and comprehensive view of the current landscape of inquiry-based STEM teaching and learning for young children. It is a book that can and should inform both policy and practice.”
Karen Worth, Elementary Education Department, Wheelock College

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This teacher’s guide provides the background information, STEM concepts, and strategies needed to successfully implement an early STEM curriculum (Ramps and Pathways) with young children, ages 3–8. R&P actively engages young children in designing and building ramp structures using wooden cove molding, releasing marbles on the structures, and observing what happens. Children use logical-mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills as they explore science concepts related to motion, force, and energy. This guide helps teachers to:

This one-of-a-kind resource uses a newly created Inquiry Teaching Model (ITM) as the conceptual framework and devotes specific attention to the importance of an inclusive, social, STEM learning environment in which children are free to collaborate, take risks, and investigate within the context of exploratory and constructive play.

“This book is a must for all concerned with the education of young children. Using ramps and pathways as an exciting and stimulating example of how to engage children in rich STEM experiences, this team of highly knowledgeable and skilled researchers and practitioners draw from their deep and extensive backgrounds to present a clear and comprehensive view of the current landscape of inquiry-based STEM teaching and learning for young children. It is a book that can and should inform both policy and practice.”
Karen Worth, Elementary Education Department, Wheelock College

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