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Teaching Young Children
December 1, 2017

Including All Children in Making and Tinkering!

With the open-ended experiences of making and tinkering, you can give a child like this access to a whole world of learning and expression.

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Karen Nemeth, Pamela Brillante
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Young Children
November 1, 2017

More Than a Foundation: Young Children Are Capable STEM Learners أكثر من مجرد أساس: الأطفال الصغار دارسون متفوقون للعلوم والتكنولوجيا والهندسة والرياضيات

يعتقد الكثير من الناس أن التعلم "الحقيقي" للعلوم والتكنولوجيا والهندسة والرياضيات لا يحدث حتى يكبر الأطفال

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Elisabeth McClure
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Young Children
November 1, 2017

More Than a Foundation: Young Children Are Capable STEM Learners

The research is clear: when we say children are “born scientists,” we’re not just being cute; they really are active scientists, right now, systematically and intentionally exploring their environments, even from the day they are born.

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Elisabeth McClure
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Young girl uses blocks to bulild
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Young Children
November 1, 2017

Más que una base: Los niños pequeños son alumnos con capacidades STEM

The research is clear: when we say children are “born scientists,” we’re not just being cute; they really are active scientists, right now, systematically and intentionally exploring their environments, even from the day they are born.

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Elisabeth McClure
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Teacher guiding student with STEM game
Blog
March 31, 2017

Make STEM Social to Motivate Preschoolers

One way to ensure that children get the most out of STEM opportunities is to make each activity as engaging as possible. Our research has looked for ways to help increase children’s motivation for STEM tasks

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Dr. Allison Master
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Teacher guiding student with STEM game
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March 31, 2017

Hacer que STEM sea social para motivar a los niños de preescolar.

One way to ensure that children get the most out of STEM opportunities is to make each activity as engaging as possible. Our research has looked for ways to help increase children’s motivation for STEM tasks

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Authored by: 
Dr. Allison Master
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