The Early Childhood Science Education position statement, written and adopted by NSTA and endorsed by NAEYC, is a
very useful tool for planning a science curriculum for children ages 3-5. Have you read
it yet? The principles and declarations offer practical guidance for all early
childhood programs, providers, teachers, program directors and principals.
During the Week of the Young Child, April
12-18, 2015, a free webinar from NSTA, “STEM Starts Early: Guidance and support from the NSTA Early Childhood Science Education Position Statement,” will take you through the position statement, and its key
research-based principles that inform and guide science teaching and learning
in the early years. This interactive presentation will include stories from real classrooms
and samples of classroom video for analysis and discussion. Participants will
have the opportunity to consider the position statement's recommendations for-
- Teaching-creating an environment and facilitating explorations that
support children’s collaborative inquiry in physical, life, and earth
science
- Professional development-providing experiences for teachers and
education providers that really build their capacity to promote young
children’s science learning and inquiry
- Policy-committing resources to support early childhood science
education
Register here: http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/SeminarRegistration.aspx
Date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Time:
6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT / 4:30 p.m. MT / 3:30 p.m. PT
Duration:
90 minutes
(Never did a webinar before? New users should log in
15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time for an introduction to NSTA web
seminars.)
