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Storybook STEM Convening Summary

July 1, 2020 | Media and Technology, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Informal/Formal Connections

In December of 2019, TERC and the University of Notre Dame convened a group of 21 early childhood reading, family learning, and informal STEM education experts to explore the role of children’s fiction books as a tool for supporting STEM learning with young children and their families. Participants included educators and researchers from across the country representing a broad range of learning contexts, professional roles, audience focus areas, and STEM discipline expertise. Through the discussions, the group developed a series of recommendations for future work, with a particular focus on integrating diversity and equity perspectives into the use of storybooks for family STEM learning. This report provides additional details about the convening, recommendations and research questions outlined by the group, and activities that led up to the convening discussion, including a national survey of educators and researchers involved in exploring the integration of storybooks and STEM for young children and their families. For more information about Storybook STEM project, visit the project website: https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/.

TEAM MEMBERS

  • 2013 06 21 IMG 0768
    Author
    TERC
  • 2015 03 12 IMG 20130207 112101
    Author
    University of Notre Dame
  • Smirla Ramos Montanez
  • Patrick Kirkland
    Author
    University of Notre Dame
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 1902536
    Resource Type: Reference Materials | Report
    Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
    Audience: Pre-K Children (0-5) | Families | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Comics, Books, and Newspapers | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Conferences | Informal/Formal Connections | Pre-K/Early Childhood Programs

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