tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77335734004354948642024-03-13T19:47:33.487-05:00Early Childhood Science Interest Forum (ECSIF)Welcome to the NAEYC Early Childhood Science Interest Forum Blog! This is a blog to connect early childhood educators - those who are new to science and those who are passionate about teaching - for the purpose of creating a national dialogue around issues related to science teaching and learning.ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-20850909214886715862016-10-12T10:04:00.000-05:002016-10-12T10:11:09.348-05:00Sessions and discussion on science and engineering in early childhood coming up at the NAEYC 2016 conferenceOur human communities will thrive if all children become science literate through early experiences, opportunities to reflect on their observations, and access to information and supportive adults. Science literacy is of great importance to members of the NAEYC Early Childhood Science Interest Forum (ECSIF) and we are working towards goals to:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">• build understanding of the nature of quality science teaching and learning;</span></h6>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">• promote public understanding of the importance of inquiry-based science curriculum and appropriate content and an awareness of what young children are capable of doing and learning;</span></h6>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"> • provide opportunities for the exchange of effective strategies and quality materials for teaching science;</span></h6>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">• identify and provide resources to AEYC Affiliates when they want to plan science-related professional development opportunities or other science-related events;</span></h6>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">• support efforts to expand professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators; and</span></h6>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">• establish and maintain a collaborative relationship with other professional organizations with similar goals, such as the National Science Teachers Association, the Council for Elementary Science Education, and the Association of Constructivist Teaching.</span></h6>
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The <a href="http://precis.preciscentral.com/utils/ip/FindPresentation.asp?EventId=556f3919&bhjs=1&bhqs=1" target="_blank"><b>2016 NAEYC annual conference</b> </a> will be a great place to find sessions on science and engineering education. ECSIF members will be involved in these sessions:<br />
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11/2/2016 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Room 515B Los Angeles
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Beth Van Meeteren--Ramps and Pathways: A fun integration of
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics<o:p></o:p></div>
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11/2/2016 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM Room 515A Los Angeles
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Cindy Hoisington-- Let's talk about it: Science as a vehicle
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11/3/2016 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Platinum Ballroom FG, JW Marriott</div>
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Peggy Ashbrook, Marie Faust Evitt, Sandy Chilton--Picture science in your classroom: Deepen those fun
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11/4/2016 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Diamond Ballroom 1/2, JW
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Zvia Dover, Peggy
Ashbrook, Marcia Nell, Deborah Schein-- Science play and spirituality:
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<b><span style="background: white;">ECSIF annual
meeting: OPEN TO ALL, November 4th from 11:45 am to 12:45 pm,</span></b><b> Atrium 1, JW Marriott. Come discuss your challenges and successes, share resources and investigate with like-minded early childhood educators.</b></div>
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11/5/2016 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Room 515A, Los Angeles
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Sonia Yoshizawa, Rebecca Isbell--"My brain is full of
ideas!" Unleashing young children's creative thinking in an exciting
learning environment<o:p></o:p></div>
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Please add your science and engineering education session as a comment!<br />
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Interest forums are open to all NAEYC members and the ECSIF values conversations with ALL--hope you will join us!ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-33014054890667112312015-05-24T21:34:00.000-05:002015-05-24T21:34:09.493-05:00Resources for teachers about teaching science and engineering in early childhood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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teaching science and engineering in early childhood, particularly the science concepts
in CEESTEM Ramps and Pathways module using inclined planes.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">For
learning more about the “Ramps and Pathways” physical science activity
developed at the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Early Education in
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (CEESTEM) in the Regents Center:</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Literacy Centers by Beth Van Meeteren and Lawrence Escalada.<i> Science and Children. </i>March 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;">¨</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Ramps
and Pathways: Developmentally Appropriate, Intellectually Rigorous, and Fun
Physical Science<i> </i>by Betty Zan and
Rosemary Geiken NAEYC journal, <i>Young
Children,</i> January 2010. </span><a href="http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201001/ZanWeb0110.pdf"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201001/ZanWeb0110.pdf</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;">¨</span><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Q&A with the authors of Ramps & Pathways
book, </span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Rheta DeVries and Christina Sales<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.naeyc.org/event/ramps-and-pathways"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">http://www.naeyc.org/event/ramps-and-pathways</span></i></a><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;">¨</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Problem
Solving and Physics in Preschool<i> </i>by
Julie Stoll, Ashley Ann Hamilton, Emilie Oxley, Angela Mitroff Eastmand, and
Rachel Brent. 2012. <i>Young Children</i> 67
(2): 20-26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and the Big Wide World, Ramps<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://peepandthebigwideworld.com/en/educators/curriculum/family-child-care-educators/14/ramps/"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">http://peepandthebigwideworld.com/en/educators/curriculum/family-child-care-educators/14/ramps/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Center for Early Developmental Education.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.uni.edu/rampsandpathways/"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">http://www.uni.edu/rampsandpathways/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;">¨</span><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Worms,
Shadows, and Whirlpools </span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">by Karen Worth and Sharon Grollman. 2003.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Articles in <i>Science
and Children</i>: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">“Let It
Roll: Exploring motion with young children” by Kathy Cabe Trundle and Mandy
McCormick Smith. October 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">“Science 101, </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Q: Do Moving Objects “Carry” a Force With
Them?” b</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">y Bill Robertson. January 2013.</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Position statement on early childhood science
education—adopted by the National Science Teachers Association in 2013, and
endorsed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">NSTA
position statement Early Childhood Science Education, for teachers of children
ages 3-5, <a href="http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/earlychildhood.aspx">http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/earlychildhood.aspx</a>
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<em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Force
and Motion: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It </span></em><em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">by William C. Robertson. 2002. NSTA Press: Arlington, VA. This book is
also available as an e-book at</span></em><em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">
</span></em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/9780873552097">http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/9780873552097</a><em> <o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Physical
Science Teacher’s Guide </span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">by
the Center for Informal Science Education at the Florida Museum of Natural
History/University of Florida <span style="background: white;">Marvelous
Explorations Through Science and Stories (MESS)</span>and the Office of Head
Start. 2010. <a href="http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/eecd/Domains%20of%20Child%20Development/Science/PhysicalScience.htm">http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/eecd/Domains%20of%20Child%20Development/Science/PhysicalScience.htm</a>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Uncovering
Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 1: 45 New Force and Motion Assessment
Probes </span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">by Page Keeley and Rand Harrington. 2010. <em><span style="font-style: normal;">NSTA
Press: Arlington, VA. Order at</span></em><em>
</em></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.nsta.org/store/search.aspx">http://www.nsta.org/store/search.aspx</a><em> </em><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Read the free chapter and see the Introduction section, “</span></em>Using
the Probes: Curricular and Instructional Considerations,” for guidance on
vocabulary use in elementary through high school. <a href="http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/9781935155188">http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/9781935155188</a>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Books
to read with children, an incomplete list.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Brubaker, Kimberly and Paul Meisel illustrator.
2005. <i>Forces Make Things Move</i>. New
York: NY: Harpers’sCollins. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Cobb, Vicki and </span><span class="ptbrand"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">and Julia Gorton. 2004. <i>I Fall Down.</i> HarperCollins.</span></span><span class="ptbrand"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: URWGroteskTOT-Lig; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Dahl,
Michael. 2006. </span><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Roll,
slope, and slide: A book about ramps.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: URWGroteskTOT-Lig; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">
Picture Window Books.</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Dodds, Dayle Ann and Thatcher Hurd. 1991. <i>Wheel Away! </i>HarperCollins Children’s.</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Lehn, Barbara, photos by Carol Krauss. <i>What Is
A Scientist?</i> 1998.<i> </i>Brookfield, CT:<i> </i>Millbrook Press. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Llewellyn, Claire. 2005. <i>And Everyone Shouted, “Pull!” </i>Picture Window Books.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Mason, Andrienne. 2005. </span><span class="a-size-large"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Move It!:
Motion, Forces and You</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">. Kids Can
Press.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Mayer, Lynne. <i>Newton and Me. </i>2010.<i> </i></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Sylvan Dell Publishing</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Press. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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R., illustrated by </span></span><span class="author"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sheree Boyd. 2004.</span></span><span class="a-size-large"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Motion:
Push and Pull, Fast and Slow</span></i></span><span class="a-size-large"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="a-size-large"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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reasoning rather than right answers. To accurately understand and assess
children’s reasoning, teachers must observe children closely.</b></div>
ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-14283189460230664232015-04-01T14:26:00.000-05:002015-04-01T14:27:51.307-05:00“STEM Starts Early: Guidance and support from the NSTA Early Childhood Science Education Position Statement”<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/earlychildhood.aspx" target="_blank">Early Childhood Science Education position statement</a>, 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.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">During the Week of the Young Child, April
12-18, 2015, a free webinar from NSTA, <b><span style="color: #141823;"><a href="http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NSTA/webseminar40.aspx" target="_blank">“STEM Starts Early: Guidance and support from the NSTA Early Childhood Science Education Position Statement,”</a></span></b> 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 <b>stories from real classrooms
and samples of classroom video for analysis and discussion</b>. Participants will
have the opportunity to consider the position statement's recommendations for-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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support children’s collaborative inquiry in physical, life, and earth
science<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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education providers that really build their capacity to promote young
children’s science learning and inquiry<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Register <a href="http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/SeminarRegistration.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>: </b> </span></span></span><span style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/SeminarRegistration.aspx </span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><b><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></div>
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6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT / 4:30 p.m. MT / 3:30 p.m. PT<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><b><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Duration:
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="color: #141823;">(Never did a webinar before? New users should log in
15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time for an introduction to NSTA web
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ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-37030606834903704242014-12-02T20:11:00.002-06:002014-12-02T20:11:51.250-06:00Recommend a resource for early childhood science and engineering education<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 13.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #494a4b; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Guidance for effective science and engineering teaching can be
found in the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #d36752; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/earlychildhood.aspx" target="_blank">NSTA position statement on Early Childhood Science Education</a>.</span> Materials
for science and engineering science explorations, such as teacher resource
books, can support teachers and administrators in implementing the principles
and declarations of the position statement. Many books claim to be that
inquiry-based, well-researched, aligned with standards and developmentally
appropriate content that you are looking for—but what is the evidence? <span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #494a4b; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The NSTA
journal, <a href="http://www.nsta.org/elementaryschool/" target="_blank"><em style="outline: 0px;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #d36752; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Science and Children</span></em>,</a>
publishes an occasional column called “<span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #d36752; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://www.nsta.org/docs/ECRRAprMay2014.pdf" target="_blank">Early Childhood Resource Review</a></span>.” Column editor Ingrid
Chalufour selects resources for review from those suggested by readers. The
primary criteria for books is how well the author poses practical ways of
addressing the NSTA position statement on early childhood science. The
reviewers help us understand the value of the resource and how to get the most
from it. Two columns recommending tools of inquiry for the classroom will be in
the February 2015 and 2016 journals. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #494a4b; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Do you have a favorite book or other resource to suggest for
consideration? Authors, don’t be shy. See the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="outline: 0px;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Science and Children</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #d36752; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://www.nsta.org/elementaryschool/call-sc.aspx" target="_blank">Call for Papers page</a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and
scroll down to learn how to submit. Let other early childhood educators benefit
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ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-54928132630872750492014-11-15T09:16:00.000-06:002014-11-15T09:19:03.983-06:00NAEYC 2014 annual conference wrap-up and next steps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The
Early Childhood Interest Forum (ECSIF), one of the NAEYC interest forums,
contributed to the annual conference in Dallas with dialogue, group discussion,
and attending and presenting sessions. It was a fun time (see the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUkSWv2Ww1g" target="_blank">NAEYC YouTubewrap-up video</a>) and a productive one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The
ECSIF members who went to the 2014 NAEYC conference in Dallas were connected to
those who did not—we had the social media venues to link us. The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Early-Childhood-Science-Interest-Forum-naeyc/140431919391071" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>
is the most active so go there if you want to join in the conversations from
afar. This blog and the <a href="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/group/early-childhood-science-interest-forum" target="_blank">NAEYC interest forum pages </a>are other places to find
information, including the email address of the ECSIF.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Conference
sessions by ECSIF members included:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Breaking new
ground in early childhood science: Best practices in action illustrate a new
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) position statement—issued this
year by the NSTA and endorsed by NAEYC.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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inquiry: Independent activities for science centers in early childhood
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meeting brought new and continuing members together for networking about our
shared interest in science education. We also viewed video clips </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">of children problem-solving and </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">teachers engaging
children in "minds-on" inquiry</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">and</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> discussed </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">children's capacity, teacher facilitation that supports inquiry
and reflection, and the language/conceptual development in connection with science
explorations. Sixty minutes wasn’t long enough! Members shared the
accomplishments of the past year—presentations provided and attended, <a href="http://www.naeyc.org/yc/node/263" target="_blank">articles written</a>, a new
column in <i>Science and Children</i> reviewing
early childhood science resources of all kinds, </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">and the new <a href="http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/earlychildhood.aspx" target="_blank">NSTA position statement on Early Childhood ScienceEducation</a> which was <a href="http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements" target="_blank">endorsed by NAEYC</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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do was to talk about the structure and function of the ECSIF, how we want to contribute
to the work of the ECSIF and what our next steps will be. We were so engaged in
the vigorous discussion, sharing viewpoints and enjoying the actions of the
children as they worked to solve problems and reflected on their work! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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childhood science education events happening nationally or in your neighborhood
can be posted in comments below or on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Early-Childhood-Science-Interest-Forum-naeyc/140431919391071" target="_blank">ECSIF Facebook page</a>. What should our next steps be?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-71523796983839231572014-02-24T15:43:00.000-06:002014-02-24T15:43:16.204-06:00Deeper understanding of the NSTA Early Childhood Science Education position statement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Members of the NAEYC's Early Childhod Science Interest Forum (ECSIF) contributed as members of the committee to write the National Science Teachers Association's new position statement on Early Childhood Science Education. Now member Karen Worth, <span style="color: #494a4b;">faculty member and chair of
the</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #494a4b;"> </span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; outline: 0px; padding: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.wheelock.edu/academics/academic-records-and-registration/course-catalog/undergraduate-study/undergrad-elementary-ed" target="_blank">Elementary Education Departmentat Wheelock College</a></span><span style="color: #20506d;">, shares an in-depth look at the position statement and how it can be implemented. </span></span><span style="color: #494a4b;">Listen in on a conversation between Worth and the science teacher hosts of </span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #d36752; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><i><a href="http://laboutloud.com/" target="_blank">Lab Out Loud</a></i></span><span style="color: #494a4b;">, Dale Basler and Brian Bartel, as they delve into
the new</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #494a4b;"> </span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #d36752; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/earlychildhood.aspx" target="_blank">NSTA Early Childhood
Science Education position statement</a></span><span style="color: #494a4b;"><a href="http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/earlychildhood.aspx" target="_blank">,</a> in </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_412914008">Episode 108: Science in Early Childhood Education</a></span><span style="color: #494a4b;"><a href="http://laboutloud.com/2014/02/episode-108-science-in-early-childhood-education/#play" target="_blank">.</a> This conversation is a mini-course on what children
are capable of at ages 3-5 years old, and how to best support their science
learning. It is a compelling statement on how intentional science teaching in
preschool builds on children’s non-focused exploratory play.</span></span><br />
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on strengthening your science teaching. </span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #d36752; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://laboutloud.com/2014/02/episode-108-science-in-early-childhood-education/#play" target="_blank">See the resources</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #494a4b;">that
go beyond the “science activity book format” on the <i>Lab Out Loud</i> website to
find out how to provide a series of activities that build conceptual
understanding. Share this conversation with your colleagues and the parents of
your children! Listening to it and discussing after will make great
professional development at a teachers’ meeting or pre-service class.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494a4b;">Read more about the podcast on the </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://nstacommunities.org/blog/2014/02/24/early-childhood-science-in-preschool-a-conversation-on-lab-out-loud/" target="_blank">NSTA Early Years blog</a></span><span style="color: #494a4b;">. Join or connect with the ECSIF on our </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/" target="_blank"><span id="goog_412914045"></span>NAEYC Interest Forum page</a></span><span style="color: #494a4b;"> or on </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Early-Childhood-Science-Interest-Forum-naeyc/140431919391071" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span><span style="color: #494a4b;">.<span id="goog_412914046"></span></span></span><br />
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ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-75652829955518823372014-02-01T17:06:00.000-06:002014-02-01T17:10:10.817-06:00For early childhood educators: a new NSTA position statement on Early Childhood Science Education<div style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 15.6pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The <a href="http://www.nsta.org/default.aspx" target="_blank">National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) </a>has adopted a new position statement, the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><a href="http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/earlychildhood.aspx" target="_blank">Early Childhood Science Position Statement. </a> </b>This
thoughtful document was inspired by the clamor of early childhood educators
looking for<b id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391291672709_8851"> </b>guidance
informed by research on how to approach science teaching in the preschool years
(ages 3-5) before kindergarten.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Drawing on research from
the National Research Council, the <a href="http://www.naeyc.org/" target="_blank">National Association for the Education of Young Children</a> and others, the NSTA Position Statement on Early Childhood
Science Education “… affirms that learning science and engineering practices in
the early years can foster children’s curiosity and enjoyment in exploring the
world around them and lay the foundation for a progression of science learning
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
position statement supports early childhood educators who seek to honor young
children’s “capacity for constructing conceptual learning and the ability to
use the practices of reasoning and inquiry” at a developmentally appropriate
level. Early childhood educators are urged to “take advantage of what children
do as part of their everyday life prior to entering formal school settings
[because] these skills and abilities can provide helpful starting points for
developing scientific reasoning.” The Early Childhood Science position
statement complements the position statement on elementary science education
adopted by the NSTA Board of Directors in July 2002.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">NSTA identifies six key
principals to guide the learning of science by young children. In addition,
declarations and recommendations further identify the following, <span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391291672709_8966">among others, as critical for
high quality science <span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391291672709_8965">learning
environments: the nurturing o<span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391291672709_9612">f </span></span></span>young
children’s curiosity; <span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391291672709_9610">the
understanding that </span>everyday play is part of science learning; <span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391291672709_9609">and s<span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391291672709_9608">upportive </span></span>educators
who are prepared to carefully plan open-ended, inquiry-based explorations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I am
grateful to Cindy Workosky, NSTA Communications Specialist, who spearheaded the
effort and the NSTA panel members who wrote the Early Childhood Science
position statement, Susan Catapano (Chair), Peggy Carlisle, Christine Chaille,
Ingrid Chalufour, Linda Froschauer, Rochel Gelman, Julie McGough, William C.
Ritz, Jennifer S. Thompson, and Karen Worth. (See the full list of panel
members below.)</span><b data-mce-style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I thank
the NSTA Board of Directors for their forward-thinking action in adopting the
work of the panel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
position statement is a document that will inform my teaching practice and
writing. It reminds me to intentionally prepare the environment and experiences
to allow children to fully engage with the materials and provide time to talk
about those experiences. I can share it with the program directors and school
principals I work with to help them understand that science and engineering
learning begins in the early years before kindergarten, when children are given
multiple opportunities to engage in science exploration and experiences through
inquiry. It will guide programs, school districts and states as they write new
early childhood science standards and curriculum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Take a
look at the newly issued Early Childhood Science Education Position Statement
online or in the February 2013 issue of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.nsta.org/elementaryschool/" target="_blank">Science and Children</a></span></em>,
print out a copy to share with your colleagues and the families of your
students, and talk about how it will support and possibly change your teaching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Panel, NSTA Early Childhood Science Position Statement</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Watson College of
Education, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington,
NC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Peggy Carlisle</b> (NSTA Board)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">NSTA Director, Preschool/Elementary
Div.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Gifted Education Teacher, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Pecan Park Elementary, Jackson, MS</span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Christine Chaille</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Information<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Portland State University, Portland,
OR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Ingrid Chalufour</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Education Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Brunswick, ME<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Linda Froschauer</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Field Editor,<i> Science and
Children</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">NSTA Past President<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Westport, CT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Rochel Gelman</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Distinguished Professor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">and the Psychology Department<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Rutgers University, Busch
Campus, Piscataway, NJ<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Julie McGough</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">K-3 Primary Teacher<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Valley Oak Elementary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Adjunct Faculty, Science Education<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">California State University,
Fresno, Fresno, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">William C. Ritz</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Professor Emeritus, Science Education<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Director, "A Head Start on
Science"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">California State University at Long
Beach, Long Beach, CA <b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Jennifer S. Thompson </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">(NSTA
Council)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">NSTA Director, District XVII<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">K-1 Primary Teacher<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Harborview Elementary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Adjunct Faculty, Education<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">University of Alaska
Southeast, Juneau, AK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Karen Worth</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Instructor, Elementary Education
Department & Department Chair<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Wheelock College, Boston, MA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The conference will be in Dallas, Texas this year. The Early Childhood Science Interest Forum will hold the annual meeting at the conference...hope to see you there and hear about your experiences teaching science in preschool and early elementary grades.<br />
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<br />ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-75703632429124057772013-12-09T18:06:00.000-06:002013-12-09T18:06:32.866-06:00Draft Position Statement on Early Childhood Science from NSTA--ready for your feedback<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It’s a dream come true to get recognition and support for early childhood science learning from the National Science Teachers Association!<br />
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NSTA has developed a position statement endorsing the learning of science among young children, particularly those ages 3 through preschool. <a href="http://www.nsta.org/docs/PositionStatement_EarlyChildhood_Draft.pdf" target="_blank">Read the draft statement</a> and submit your <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QJN9T3F" target="_blank">comments</a>.<br />
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<b>Deadline for feedback is Friday, December 20.</b><br />
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You are the expert about your class—will the guidance provided by the NSTA Early Childhood Science Position Statement support your teaching?<br />
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Read the Early Childhood Science Education Position Statement and then make a statement about it by <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QJN9T3F" target="_blank">submitting a comment to NSTA</a><br />
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Thank you to the National Science Teachers Association leadership and the panel of science teachers and experts in early childhood science education who developed this position statement, and to all of you who comment to make it the best it can be.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">T</span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">he NAEYC Early Childhood Science Interest Forum (ECSIF) is a dedicated—and open—group. All members of NAEYC can be members, just sign up on the <a href="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/home" target="_blank">NAEYC interest forum page</a>. Any one who is not a member of NAEYC can still participate on this blog and on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Early-Childhood-Science-Interest-Forum-naeyc/140431919391071" target="_blank">ECSIF Facebook page</a>. Two of the goals of this interest forum are about getting information out to early childhood teachers: </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> • provide opportunities for the exchange of effective strategies and quality materials for teaching science;<br />• support efforts to expand professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators;<br />The annual NAEYC conference is one place where these goals are achieved, and this year was no exception!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There were many excellent sessions on science and engineering teaching in early childhood with opportunities to learn science and engineering content and see model lessons, view videos of children involved in explorations and inquiry and their teachers supporting them, share resources, discuss what science and engineering learning should look like in PreK-grade 2, share pictures of classroom and outdoor settings that support science learning, hear how programs develop an interdisciplinary approach, and learn what researchers are finding out about standards and assessment in early childhood. And more! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A session on play provided a chunk of time <br />to explore the properties of materials, <br />and our own thinking.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A community of practice paired the Project Approach with the CLASS with great success.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some of the ECSIF core group met to plan the annual meeting.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The ECSIF annual meeting--where rigorous discussion is welcomed and all can share ideas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sharing resources at the ECSIF 2013 annual meeting.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Experiencing an engineering challenge helps <br />teachers prepare developmentally appropriate <br />engineering activities for their students.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Engineering learning can be paired <br />with a favorite story.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">“</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href=""><span style="color: windowtext;">Defining science learning and teaching</span></a>” session, led by Ingrid Chalufour, <br />Cindy Hoisington, Karen Worth, and Linda Froschauer, laid the groundwork for <br />what is appropriate and effective science teaching in early childhood.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Adults need to experience inquiry <br />so we can help children.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Look what I see! Adults experiencing the wonder of <br />observing an interesting phenomena.</span></td></tr>
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the BIG IDEAS of physical science <br />with pre-K children: Properties of matter,
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The NAEYC conference was truly worthwhile experience--I wish that all programs could afford to send their teachers, and that all family home childcare providers could afford to attend. I wrote a little more about the conference on the <a href="http://nstacommunities.org/blog/2013/11/25/science-in-washington-dc-at-the-naeyc-2013-annual-conference/" target="_blank">NSTA Early Years blog</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">At this year's conference, Linda Froschauer, editor of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) elementary journal, <i><a href="http://www.nsta.org/elementaryschool/" target="_blank">Science and Children</a></i>, announced that early childhood science educators with NSTA have drafted an Early Childhood Science Position Statement, and it will be available on the <a href="http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/" target="_blank">NSTA website</a> for review within the next couple of weeks. This will help early childhood teachers know what is best practice in science teaching before Kindergarten.</span></h6>
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<span style="line-height: 19px;">The NAEYC Early Childhood Science Interest Forum (ECSIF) will have our annual meeting, open to all, at the NAEYC conference. So if you are coming to the conference, join us for a lively discussion of the video clips we’ll be viewing of toddlers and preschoolers engaged in science activities. Come find out how you can participate in this Interest Forum and learn about efforts to develop a position statement on early childhood science education. Thursday 11/21/2013 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM in Room 146B Washington Convention Center.</span> </div>
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The Saturday 8am conference session, “Defining science learning and teaching”, led by Ingrid Chalufour, Cindy Hoisington, Karen Worth, and Linda Froschauer, is top of my list because I want to know what these educators and researchers will tell us about what young children are capable of learning and effective strategies for engaging young children in scientific inquiry and conceptual learning. </div>
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If you can't make it to the meeting, stop by the ECSIF table at the Interest Forum Cafe and sign up to participate in the ECSIF and get email updates. Science and engineering learning begins with young children and we can support their explorations.</div>
ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-27691835502974311362013-08-05T16:18:00.000-05:002013-08-05T16:23:10.406-05:00A review of More than Magnets : Exploring the Wonders of Science in Preschool and Kindergarten<div class="MsoNormal">
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children, enhance the learning opportunities at your science table, improve
your conversations with science focused open-ended questions. More than Magnets,
is an excellent resource for classroom teachers of children 3 to 5. With 117
activities ranging from physical to life, and chemical sciences, there is a
rich array of opportunities to enhance science learning throughout the pre-K classroom
and curriculum. The introduction lays out the authors’ approach, “Whole
Science”, offering a Piagetian view of child development and explaining what
young children are able to understand scientifically. Throughout the book the
authors work to build the readers understanding of the science concepts being
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Activities are organized in Chapters
that include Science Displays, Machines and Pendulums, Science at the Sensory
Table, Art, Music, Cooking, and Gross Motor. Some activities stand alone, such
as “A Spring Tradition: Varieties of Seeds.” In the Science Displays chapter,
this activity provides an overview of what children might learn about seeds and
the plants that grow from them. It lists the materials needed and the sequence
for implementation. It also describes what to look for in the children’s
response, a few questions to extend thinking, and Modifications that
incorporate literacy and documentation. Finally it suggests “Integrated Curriculum
Activities”. Some of these suggestions extend the learning into other areas of
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In contrast, some of the activities
are sequenced to deepen children’s science understanding over time. An example
is in the Machines and Pendulums chapter. Six activities take children from an
introduction of balls and ramps to an exploration of the effect of ramp texture
on the speed of vehicles. Each activity follows the same format and includes
detailed descriptions of the materials needed and a “Sequence for
Implementation.” There is much guidance to help teachers enhance science
learning. Starting with information about the science itself and what children
might learn about it. There are also typical child responses gathered from a
field test of the activities. One of the strengths of these instructions is the
excellent questions for the teachers to use when promoting children’s
scientific thinking. “Modifications” and “Integrated Curriculum Activities”
suggest additional ways to enrich the science learning. Finally, “Helpful
Hints” address ways to make the activity safe for the children as well as ways
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We would recommend that users of this
guide allow children some time to explore the materials in a more open-ended
way at times, allowing them to experiment and trying out their own ideas. For
example, the ramps sequence is carefully constructed to focus children on
particular concepts such as momentum or friction. While there is value to this
structure, children would also benefit from time to more openly explore in
order to become familiar with the materials. The interests and ideas revealed
in their exploration might suggest a different sequence for the activities. In
this case the inquiry would be driven by the children and thus enrich their
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Written before the New Generation
Science Standards (NGSS), direct connections are not made to the learning
continuum, however the experiences cover a wide range of content in the
physical, life, and chemical sciences. The science concepts introduced easily
connect to later learning as presented in NGSS. Most importantly, the authors
present an inquiry-based approach to learning involving three key elements of
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ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-26403349863679920942013-08-05T15:33:00.002-05:002013-08-05T16:16:24.512-05:00Early Childhood Science and Engineering Resource Reviews<div style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;">
What is best practice in early childhood science teaching? What should young children be learning about science? How can we best support teachers as they work to build a science rich curriculum in their classrooms? Our interest forum was created to provide an ongoing discussion of these important questions. Over the years many books and resources in other formats have been published that attempt to provide answers to these questions. Some are more successful than others. We are going to use this space to post reviews of resources and hopefully at the same time communicate a set of ideas about inquiry-based science teaching and appropriate content for young children. Please share your thoughts about these reviews, experiences you have had using these resources, and any suggestions for books you would like us to review in the future. </div>
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ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-69944825237695864292013-07-17T13:27:00.000-05:002013-07-17T13:27:33.886-05:00Diving into water explorations <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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My sons loved to splash in the bathtub and wading pool when they were young but I see now I missed an opportunity to take their play to a deeper level of exploration. When I began teaching preschool years later, I saw how playing with water provides the perfect opportunity for promoting scientific inquiry at school and at home.</div>
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When children play with water they naturally ask questions: What will happen if I pour water from this container into this one? What if the container is already full of water? When they have lots of time to try pouring again and again with a variety of containers, children can begin to develop their own theories and understanding.</div>
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Water exploration is especially fun in summer when you don’t have to worry children will get cold if they get wet. During our preschool summer program we have several water tables and tubs set up every day because they are so popular. It’s easy to encourage water exploration at home, too, in the kitchen sink and bathtub, playing outdoors with a garden hose and in a wading pool. <i>Note</i>: it is essential that children have adult supervision at all times when playing with water.</div>
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At our preschool program we begin with different size containers in the water tables, including a variety of plastic measuring cups. On other days we add clear plastic tubing and funnels to introduce the idea of carrying water like pipes do and use a metal fence to help support the tubing so children’s hands are free. We introduce items that squirt and make drops such as turkey basters, eye droppers and plastic squirt bottles. We later introduce bottles and cups with holes punched in them so children can observe streams of water.</div>
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ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-1544828036277410912013-06-18T18:04:00.001-05:002013-06-18T18:06:18.638-05:00Spotlight on Young Children: Exploring Science<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="apple-converted-space">Although I look forward
each month to <i><a href="http://www.naeyc.org/yc/" target="_blank">Young Children</a> </i></span><span class="apple-converted-space">and SECA’s tri-annual <i><a href="http://www.southernearlychildhood.org/publications.php" target="_blank">Dimensions of Early Childhood</a></i>, sometimes
I like to get my science in one big serving. </span>Several members of the NAEYC Early Childhood Science
Interest Forum (ECSIF) contributed to the new <i>Spotlight on Young Children: Exploring Science</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> published by the </span><a href="http://www.naeyc.org/" target="_blank">National Association for the Education of Young Children</a>. (Full disclosure, some of my photos are
included and I helped a bit with the introduction.) Many of my favorite articles from recent issues of <i>Young Children</i> are included as an
expanded version.</div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space">This volume, along with <i><a href="http://www.heinemann.com/products/E00573.aspx" target="_blank">Worms, Shadows and Whirlpools</a> </i></span>by Karen Worth and Sharon
Grollman, can be the foundation for deepening or expanding your science
program. The views into classroom practices offer guidance in developing
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standards by Linda Froschauer, ECSIF member, author and longtime science
educator who is the editor of the National Science Teachers Association
journal, <i><a href="http://www.nsta.org/elementaryschool/" target="_blank">Science and Children</a></i>, to
find out how national science standards are based on research into how children
learn. Individuals, p</span>rogram administrators or
science team leaders can use the questions and follow-up activities to lead
groups in exploring, discussing and reflecting on, the articles on teaching science
inquiry. <span class="apple-converted-space">Whether you are
comfortable teaching science or wish someone else would do it, whether you like
life science or physics best, and even if you are not yet a teacher, </span><i><a href="http://www.naeyc.org/books/spotlight_on_young_children_exploring_science" target="_blank">Spotlight on Young Children: ExploringScience</a> </i>will be enjoyable, enlightening reading.</div>
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I just attended a local early childhood conference where presenter Sarah Glassco taught us to use our imaginations and movement to become water drops in clouds, growing larger and falling, flowing over the land into a stream, into a river and into an ocean. This portion of the water cycle is wonderful fun for young children--to think as they move to recreate the water movement they have seen in nature and in the water table. </div>
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What activities, thoughts on teaching using science inquiry, curriculum or other part of science teaching, in preK and up, do you want to share with other science-interested early childhood teachers? I'm looking forward to learning from you!</div>
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The National Science Teachers Association is calling for proposals to present a session at the<a href="http://www.nsta.org/conferences/2014bos/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #60668d; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"> 2014 national conference, Leading a Science Revolution</a> (click <strong><a href="http://www.nsta.org/conferences/sessions.aspx" rel="nofollow" style="color: #60668d; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">here</a></strong>).<strong> Due date for the proposals is April 15! </strong><em>To submit a proposal, please visit <a href="http://www.nsta.org/conferences/sessions.aspx" rel="nofollow" style="color: #60668d; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Presenting at Conferences</a>. Confirmations for accepted sessions will be mailed in October.</em></div>
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The conference will begin with concurrent sessions on Thursday, April 3, at 8:00 AM and end on Sunday, April 6, at 12 Noon.</div>
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<li style="background-image: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px;"><strong>Science and Literacy: A Symbiotic Relationship </strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Attention to literacy is often seen as taking time away from science. In fact, built right into the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects, literacy can and should be used to enhance the effective teaching of science. Well-designed and integrated science and literacy instruction creates a symbiosis that supports classroom practice and student achievement. The investigation of science concepts within the elementary classroom enhances the development of reading, writing, and communication skills. At the upper grades, strengthened literacy skills continue to empower all students to access the science content and communicate their understanding. This strand will address how literacy and science are in service to each other across the learning continuum.</span></li>
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<li style="background-image: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px;"><strong>Leading from the Classroom. </strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Throughout their careers, teachers grow professionally and often see opportunities to improve science education. But does that mean leaving the classroom? Why can't a teacher be both a classroom teacher and leader? Effective science teachers often think that the only way to increase their impact on science education is to leave the classroom. In fact, there are a myriad of leadership roles that can be fulfilled as a teacher leader. This strand addresses the skills and opportunities for developing leadership capacity while continuing to serve as effective classroom teachers.</span></li>
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Future NSTA conferences are all over the country--check out <a href="http://www.nsta.org/conferences/future.aspx" rel="nofollow" style="color: #60668d; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">the list</a>.</div>
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Hope to see you there or at the <a href="http://www.naeyc.org/conference/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #60668d; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">NAEYC national conference</a> in Washington DC this year, November 2013, when the Early Childhood Science Interest Forum will hold its annual meeting.</div>
ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-5529567364852183082013-02-23T17:16:00.001-06:002013-02-23T17:17:13.929-06:00Professional conferences, and a physical science and engineering activityThe conferences of state and local professional associations can deliver a lot of learning experiences and networking in a short period of time. It's a way to get exposed to new ideas and be able to discuss them.<br />
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The Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education (VAECE), the Virginia state NAEYC affiliate, gathered early childhood educators together for a three-day conference. I attended sessions and presented twice on "Ramps and pathways: An appropriate and fun science of motion and engineering activity for young children."<br />
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During this session, participants explored the motion of objects on ramps, beginning with just one ball and a short ramp piece, and later exploring the motion of objects of various sizes, weights, and shapes. Adults and children begin exploring with these materials by making a simple ramp--complex structures come after more experience! With additional materials, participants branched out and built complex paths. They talked about their observations and argued for design changes to satisfy their curiosity and accomplish their goals. And made plans to bring the materials to the children in their programs!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a short list of links and resources for learning more about the “Ramps and Pathways” physical science and engineering exploration that was developed at the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Early Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (CEESTEM) in the Regents Center.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“<a href="http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201001/ZanWeb0110.pdf" target="_blank">Ramps and Pathways: Developmentally Appropriate, Intellectually Rigorous, and Fun Physical Science</a>”</i> by Betty Zan and Rosemary Geiken in NAEYC's journal, <i>Young Children,</i> January 2010. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Problem Solving and Physics in Preschool </i>by Julie Stoll, Ashley Ann Hamilton, Emilie Oxley, Angela Mitroff Eastmand, and Rachel Brent. 2012. <i>Young Children</i> 67 (2): 20-26.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.naeyc.org/event/ramps-and-pathways" target="_blank">Q&A with the authors of Ramps & Pathways book</a>, </i>Rheta DeVries and Christina Sales</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.uni.edu/coe/special-programs/regents-center-early-developmental-education/ramps-and-pathways/ramps-and-pathways" target="_blank">Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education</a>, focusing efforts on improving early childhood education (birth through 8 years) in Iowa and beyond. Recognizing that children construct knowledge, intelligence, personality, and morality through active engagement with physical and social environments, the Center supports educational efforts that emphasize children's interest, experimentation, and cooperation. Note that the children in the videos have been using the materials for sometime and have a lot of experience with building and re-designing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Problem Solving and Physics in Preschool" </i>by Julie Stoll,
Ashley Ann Hamilton, Emilie Oxley, Angela Mitroff Eastmand, and Rachel Brent.
2012. <i>Young Children</i> 67 (2): 20-26</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I posted a bit about this activity on National Science Teachers Association's <a href="http://nstacommunities.org/blog/2012/11/19/science-and-early-childhood-at-the-naeyc-2012-annual-conference/" target="_blank">The Early Years blog</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you to all the VAECE volunteers who made the conference such a success!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peggy Ashbrook</span>ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-18242291349591219292012-12-19T09:51:00.001-06:002012-12-19T09:52:22.122-06:00Resources for early childhood science teaching<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">The Science in PreK Champions discuss teaching strategies.</span></td></tr>
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Sharing resources and viewpoints is one of the benefits to belonging to an NAEYC Interest Forum. If we can't be together at school, a workshop or conference, we can still share our expertise and the resources we learned from. The Early Childhood Science Interest Forum is beginning to post resources that help us in our science teaching. Take a look at the <a href="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/home"><b>NAEYC ECSIF page</b></a> for NAEYC members, and choose “Content type” “Documents” to see the first posted resource, “"Productive Questions: Tools for Supporting Constructivist Learning" by Mary Lee Martens. Science and Children, May 1999. Pgs 24-27, 53. (Members of NSTA can also view this resource in the <a href="http://www.nsta.org/publications/browse_journals.aspx?journal=sc&year=1999"><b>Science and Children archives</b>.</a>)<br />
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What resources do you recommend?ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-78841960727024765592012-10-02T11:53:00.000-05:002012-10-02T12:17:09.385-05:00Letter to ECSIF membership announcing new and improved NAEYC IF platform for communicating and conference information<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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NAEYC Early Childhood Science Interest Forum update Fall
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The
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Provide a forum for the
exchange of effective strategies and quality materials for science teaching in
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Establish and maintain a
collaborative relationship with other professional organizations with similar
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Build early childhood
educators’ understanding of the nature of quality science teaching and
learning. <o:p></o:p></div>
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as an understanding of what is appropriate content and a picture of what young
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">NAEYC
has created a new platform for interest forums to share news, photos, event
announcements, resources, and information among members. All members of NAEYC
are invited to view the pages and contribute! We all have to make a fresh start
on this new platform and join the interest forums of our choice again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the ECSIF has multiple places online to exchange our views and information
about teaching science in early childhood settings. Choose the place that suits
your needs:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(NAEYC membership, sign in and join even if you have previously joined the
ECSIF), http://member-forums.naeyc.org/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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passion within Early Childhood Education by visiting our <b>enhanced
online communities</b> - just launched! The user-friendly platform
includes many new features, such as a photo gallery, chat opportunities,
discussion boards, and many easy ways to engage with fellow members. <b>Check
them out</b> and get the most value out of your NAEYC membership. Thanks
for being a part of the NAEYC family and be sure to <b>join the
conversation</b>!</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Early Childhood Science Interest Forum is open to all—please add your voice. <b>Join us at our annual meeting at the NAEYC
2012 conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday November 9, 2012 from 6 PM –
7:30 PM in the </b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Juniper Room Omni Hotel at CNN Center. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">We’ll show a brief video
clip to stimulate discussion and plan for the future. We will also have a table
with literature at the Interest Forum Café at the conference and will be there
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Betty Zan<br />
Sonia Yoshizawa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nancy Clark-Chiarelli<br />
Cindy Hoisington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Linda Froschauer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Peggy
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Ingrid
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Betty
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Childhood Science Interest Forum facilitators <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-28084932506105163842012-09-29T21:12:00.000-05:002012-09-29T21:12:22.489-05:00The Right Plants for Butterflies<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Have you ever been surprised to find caterpillars munching away on your garden veggies, herbs, or flowers? Some people might get upset about it, but early childhood teachers and their students seem to get very excited. By planning ahead you can create an environment that "calls" these visitors to your garden. In the spring my children were watering their garden and found caterpillars on the mature Violas (Johnny Jump-Ups) that they had planted in late fall. I googled what types of butterfly use Violas as a host plant and found that it was the Variegated Fritillary. We were able to collect a few, observe the changes and eventually were able to release the young adult butterflies. This happened again this fall when someone called me and said that there were caterpillars eating down their mature snapdragons. Again, I went online and found that the Buckeye butterfly used these plants as hosts. After collecting some of the larvae and plants, I put up a butterfly habitat in the science center. The children only had to wait a few days to observe the larva changing into their chrysalis. After only two weeks, we were able to release the beautifully marked Buckeyes. It was a bonus to see the colorful circle shapes on their wings, which tied nicely into finding shapes in our environment. Other plants to consider are: dill and fennel for Swallowtails, milkweed for Monarchs, and passion vine for Gulf Fritillaries. You can see a time lapse video of the variegated caterpillar eating if you go to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://prekladybugs.posterous.com/finding-caterpillars-in-the-garden" rel="nofollow" style="color: #60668d; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">http://prekladybugs.posterous.com/finding-caterpillars-in-the-garden</a></span><br />
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<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="imagefield imagefield-lightbox2 imagefield-lightbox2-thumb imagefield-field_gallery_image imagecache imagecache-field_gallery_image imagecache-thumb imagecache-field_gallery_image-thumb lightbox-processed" href="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/photos/user-33/img_0377.jpg" rel="lightshow[field_gallery_image][Buckeye Butterfly<br /><br /><a href="/photo/buckeye-butterfly" id="lightbox2-node-link-text">View Image Details</a>]" style="color: #60668d; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Buckeye Butterfly" height="122" src="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumb/photos/user-33/img_0377.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;" title="" width="176" /></a></span></div>
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<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><em>1 day 16 hours</em> ago</span></div>
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<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="imagefield imagefield-lightbox2 imagefield-lightbox2-thumb imagefield-field_gallery_image imagecache imagecache-field_gallery_image imagecache-thumb imagecache-field_gallery_image-thumb lightbox-processed" href="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/photos/user-33/img_0520.jpg" rel="lightshow[field_gallery_image][Variegated Fritillary Larva (J-Stage)<br /><br /><a href="/photo/variegated-fritillary-larva-j-stage" id="lightbox2-node-link-text">View Image Details</a>]" style="color: #60668d; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Variegated Fritillary Larva (J-Stage)" height="235" src="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumb/photos/user-33/img_0520.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;" title="" width="176" /></a></span></div>
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<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Variegated Fritillary Larva (J-Stage)</span></div>
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<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><em>1 day 16 hours</em> ago</span></div>
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<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="imagefield imagefield-lightbox2 imagefield-lightbox2-thumb imagefield-field_gallery_image imagecache imagecache-field_gallery_image imagecache-thumb imagecache-field_gallery_image-thumb lightbox-processed" href="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/photos/user-33/img_0518.jpg" rel="lightshow[field_gallery_image][Variegated Fritillary Chrysalis<br /><br /><a href="/photo/variegated-fritillary-chrysalis" id="lightbox2-node-link-text">View Image Details</a>]" style="color: #60668d; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Variegated Fritillary Chrysalis" height="235" src="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumb/photos/user-33/img_0518.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;" title="" width="176" /></a></span></div>
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<div class="views-field-created" style="font-size: 0.8em; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><em>1 day 16 hours</em> ago</span></div>
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<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="imagefield imagefield-lightbox2 imagefield-lightbox2-thumb imagefield-field_gallery_image imagecache imagecache-field_gallery_image imagecache-thumb imagecache-field_gallery_image-thumb lightbox-processed" href="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/photos/user-33/picture_1.png" rel="lightshow[field_gallery_image][Variegated Fritillary Emerging<br /><br /><a href="/photo/variegated-fritillary-emerging" id="lightbox2-node-link-text">View Image Details</a>]" style="color: #60668d; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Variegated Fritillary Emerging" height="112" src="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumb/photos/user-33/picture_1.png" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;" title="" width="176" /></a></span></div>
<div class="views-field-title" style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Variegated Fritillary Emerging</span></div>
<div class="views-field-created" style="font-size: 0.8em; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><em>1 day 16 hours</em> ago</span></div>
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<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="imagefield imagefield-lightbox2 imagefield-lightbox2-thumb imagefield-field_gallery_image imagecache imagecache-field_gallery_image imagecache-thumb imagecache-field_gallery_image-thumb lightbox-processed" href="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/photos/user-33/picture_3.png" rel="lightshow[field_gallery_image][Variegated Fritillary Release<br /><br /><a href="/photo/variegated-fritillary-release" id="lightbox2-node-link-text">View Image Details</a>]" style="color: #60668d; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Variegated Fritillary Release" height="169" src="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumb/photos/user-33/picture_3.png" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;" title="" width="176" /></a></span></div>
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<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Variegated Fritillary Release</span></div>
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<span class="field-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="imagefield imagefield-lightbox2 imagefield-lightbox2-thumb imagefield-field_gallery_image imagecache imagecache-field_gallery_image imagecache-thumb imagecache-field_gallery_image-thumb lightbox-processed" href="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/photos/user-33/picture_4.png" rel="lightshow[field_gallery_image][Variegated Fritillary Resting Before 1st Flight<br /><br /><a href="/photo/variegated-fritillary-resting-1st-flight" id="lightbox2-node-link-text">View Image Details</a>]" style="color: #60668d; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Variegated Fritillary Resting Before 1st Flight" height="165" src="http://member-forums.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumb/photos/user-33/picture_4.png" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;" title="" width="176" /></a></span></div>
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ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733573400435494864.post-51369207014467599162012-05-29T18:27:00.000-05:002012-05-29T18:28:54.393-05:00Call for early childhood educators to guide the direction of the Next Generation Science Standards<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">
Peggy Ashbrook</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Preschool science teacher</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The Early Years columnist, <em><a href="http://www.nsta.org/elementaryschool/">Science & Children</a></em></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWlvqB96OPrg-yI4BWWPX4kj9AtOQZ8DQdDniMHGOLMAT-dj9m9vnYbNoLh2kKVypgZkHj2C93QW_Wr4-gYsFgh51zN9Z2ZkWTUtCslg0cyyDErR1by4_T5gL1pSwA8dleW0QKoGOQdU/s1600/NGSS+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWlvqB96OPrg-yI4BWWPX4kj9AtOQZ8DQdDniMHGOLMAT-dj9m9vnYbNoLh2kKVypgZkHj2C93QW_Wr4-gYsFgh51zN9Z2ZkWTUtCslg0cyyDErR1by4_T5gL1pSwA8dleW0QKoGOQdU/s200/NGSS+2.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">We all have an opportunity to help shape the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 by commenting on the first draft. The NGSS divides elementary school into K-2
and 3-5, making it easy to focus on early childhood. The last date to comment
on this draft is June 2, just days away. <span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">You, as
an early childhood educator, are in a very powerful position. Imagine who will
be providing the majority of responses on the document ... they will come from
higher education and high school teachers. Each of you have a voice that will
be more significant because there will be fewer of us providing input. Speak
up! Help the organization Achieve provide a document that is useful and
supportive of our teaching practices.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">
1.
Direct your energies in providing feedback to the areas of the standards most
relevant to your work and your experience. The early childhood section is on <a href="http://www.nsta.org/about/standardsupdate/resources/NGSSMay2012Draft.pdf">pages
2-1</a>0 (pdf page 11).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Also, if you think this document represents a vision you share for science
education, include that in your comments. Be sure to say what you like about
NGSS! Consider that individuals and groups of all sorts will be providing
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I found it easier to have the “<a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/how-to-read-the-standards">How to Read the
Next Generation Science Standards</a>” page open while I read through the
standards. It also helped me to remember that the standards, called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">performance expectations</i>, are made of
three dimensions: Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas,
and Crosscutting Concepts. These three dimensions are listed in the “Foundation
Boxes” below each performance expectation. In my first read I did not read
through them but it really helped me when I read them on my second time through
the K-2 NGSS. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Click </span><a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> to go to the Next Generation
Science Standards website to see the May 2012 draft. Resources are also
available on the </span><a href="http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NSTA/webseminar10.aspx"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">NSTA
Learning Center</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"> website (free registration for all). <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nsta.org/about/standardsupdate/resources/NGSSMay2012Draft.pdf" target="_blank">PDF of the NGSS May 2012 Draft (with page numbers and TOC added
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</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The <a href="http://www.nsta.org/about/standardsupdate/resources/NGSSMatrixOfStandards.pdf" target="_blank">NGSS Matrix of Standards by Discipline and Grade Level</a>
(also available as a separate single-page document at the Learning Center).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The <a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/How%20to%20Read%20Next%20NGSSFINAL%20PUBLIC%20May%20Draft.pdf">“How
to Read the <em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)” </span></em></a>document
explains the layout.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I love the interconnectedness of the </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">three dimensions, Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts, and the listing of the Common Core State Standards Connections.</span></span></span></div>
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struggling with is the paring down of the Performance Expectations--only 3
subjects each in K, 1, and 2. Will this
lead to PreK-grade 2 teachers discarding useful branches of exploration such as
examining bones or rolling objects on ramps? It may be that these 9 performance expectations are what children are expected to know by the end of 2nd grade, so they can be taught anytime in K-grade 2. </span></span></div>
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depth about a few topics, using inquiry and practices, but I fear that teachers
will discourage active inquiry about topics that are not in the NGSS at their
grade level. Lilian Katz refers to "uncovering" children's
understanding rather than covering all the topics, and I agree. But I don't
want to discourage teachers from allowing their kindergarteners to pursue other
concepts and topics, such as, rolling objects down ramps or observing the life
cycle of a local insect.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>by Marie Faust Evitt</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Mountain View Parent Nursery School</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Mountain View, California.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Silkworms provide an easy way for children to see a complete life cycle in about 10 weeks. The preschool where I teach raises silkworms every spring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We hatch silkworms from eggs our silk moths had laid the previous year. It takes about two to three weeks for the eggs to hatch after we take them out of the refrigerator where we had stored them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The female then lays eggs and the male looks for another mate. We let the eggs sit for a few days then put them in a sealed plastic bag in the refrigerator and save them until the following spring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.suekayton.com/Silkworms/whole.htm" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this site</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">for details about raising silkworms and links for buying eggs and artificial food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>by Ingrid Chalufour</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Education Development Center, Inc.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><i>How much science do early childhood teachers need to know? </i></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>How can teachers build their science knowledge?</i></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These pictures show teachers building their understanding of
how to use forces, such as air and water pressure, to move water. At <b>Education
Development Center</b> <b>(EDC) Inc., </b>we believe some science knowledge is essential for effective
teaching. It is the only way teachers can set learning goals and create
experiences that lead to science learning. We have been modeling the
inquiry-based approach we want teachers to use with children as we teach
science. Teachers are building their understanding from experiences, which is how
most of us learn, while they learn the power of scientific inquiry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Please share your ideas and experiences with us.</span><o:p></o:p></div>ECSIFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141627664075510853noreply@blogger.com0