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Lil' Innovators EC STEM

October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2020 | Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections

The Children's Museum at La Habra's Lil' Innovators Early Childhood STEM project will increase STEM skill and engagement among early childhood preschool teachers, disadvantaged preschoolers, and their parents. Delivered in partnership with three of La Habra's Head Start and California State Preschool program schools, the project will provide 224 preschoolers and 20 teachers with a year-long program offering increased developmental skills in STEM for underserved, low-income Hispanic students who are primarily English Language Learners. Teacher outcomes will include improved strategies for teaching STEM and increased teaching quality of STEM subjects. Parent outcomes include increased belief in the importance of STEM and increased ability to support their child's STEM learning. The standards-based education project will improve the museum's ability to serve its public by creating a community of practice consisting of a network of administrators, educators, and evaluators who will work together to improve the quality of STEM education for the youngest learners in this academically-challenged community.

Funders

IMLS
Funding Program: Museums for America
Award Number: MA-10-17-0113-17
Funding Amount: $299,643

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Maria Tinajero-Dowdle
    Principal Investigator
    Friends of the Childrens Museum At La Habra Inc
  • Discipline: Education and learning science | Engineering | General STEM
    Audience: Pre-K Children (0-5) | Parents/Caregivers | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | Pre-K/Early Childhood Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Ethnic/Racial | Hispanic/Latinx Communities | English Language Learners | Low Socioeconomic Status

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