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Incorporating STEM Principles into Preschool Classrooms Using Hands-on Materials, Body Movement, & Technology

Presented by Dr. Ashley Lewis-Presser & Dr. Jessica Mercer-Young January 30, 2025 7PM EST

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL | 1 HOUR | LIVE ONLINE via ZOOM | INTERACTIVE

This webinar will help early childhood professionals understand data-related concepts and skills for preschoolers and how to engage in fun, hands-on activities that build existing mathematics skills. We will present hands-on and play-based investigations in which children answer authentic questions by collecting data, creating simple graphs, and interpreting the graphs. We will share a digital guide with lesson plans and professional learning videos to support implementation, along with a free digital app. A free digital app was designed for teachers to use with students on touch-screen tablets. The app itself guides teachers and children as they engage in these investigations that leverage their growing math skills (i.e. count, sort, classify) and build data science knowledge. However, the teachers can implement all of the investigations without using the app, should they prefer that approach.
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Objectives

The participants will be able to…

 

1. Describe Early Childhood STEM concepts that enhance developmentally-appropriate practice.

 

2. Apply STEM concepts to lesson plans.


3. Create lesson plans and activities that cater to students’ needs and develop STEM skills such as collecting, recording, and discussing data.


This Webinar offers ASWB CE Credits:

1.0 ASWB CE CREDITS (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)

Association of Social Work Boards
(ASWB)
Provider Code #1366
Approval Period: 3/30/22-3/30/25

Young Child Learning, #1366, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/30/22-3/30/25. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 General continuing education credits.

How to obtain your certificate:

  • You MUST attend the webinar from start to finish

  • You MUST fill out the attendance form (will be sent via email)

  • You MUST answer & submit the evaluation form after the webinar (will be sent via email)  

You will receive your certificate within 1-12 business days via email after fulfilling the above requirements. Contact [email protected] for any issues/concerns.

Speakers' Biography

Dr. Ashley Lewis Presser’s work focuses primarily on research and development related to early childhood STEM. Her research focuses on the development and testing of early childhood STEM interventions and the appropriate use of technology in these settings. She is currently the PI for an NSF-funded project to design and test data collection and analysis activities for preK students (4-5-year-olds) that leverage hands-on materials and a digital tool that collects data and creates visual data displays. The goal is to build specific math skills that are naturally engaging for young children (e.g., counting and categorizing) and provide a foundation for later mathematics competencies. 
Dr. Jessica Mercer Young has over 20 years of experience as a researcher and practitioner in early childhood education. A former preschool teacher, she is dedicated to providing equitable learning opportunities for all children, particularly for those from underrepresented populations. She has extensive expertise leading complex research studies that investigate the potential of interventions to promote effective teaching and learning for children from under-resourced communities, with a focus on mathematics, family math, and approaches to learning, including mastery motivation--persistence at challenging tasks—and growth mindset. She designs programs that attend to the mathematical and social-cognitive aspects of mathematics teaching and learning, that account for both the needs of young children learning mathematics and teachers teaching mathematics, with a particular emphasis on supporting teachers in enactment.

Host's Biography

Dr. Scott Mesh is the Director of Young Child Learning and the CEO and Co-Founder of Los Niños Services which serves 2,000 young children with special needs each year through homecare and center services. He is a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with young children and their families and is an expert on assessing young children for developmental disabilities and autism. He has helped thousands of parents over the years make the transition to gaining help for their children through early childhood special education services. He is a leader in early childhood development and working effectively with parents.

Registration/Processing Fee: $9

 

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel within 30 days before the event, the registration fee is not refundable. However, you will receive a credit for the registration fee which can be applied to another Young Child Learning event within the following 12 months. The processing fee is non-refundable.

 

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System Requirements

You can access this webinar from various devices and platforms, on both PC and Mac desktops/laptops, as well as Android and iOS mobile devices. Our system requirements for these follow below.

Minimum system requirements

  • Browser: The latest Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, or Opera for desktop/laptop
  • A broadband connection with a minimum speed of 5 Mbps

PC specific requirements

  • Platform: Windows 8.1 or higher with the latest updates installed
  • RAM: 4GB or more
  • Video: Graphics output capability
  • Sound: Sound output capability

Mac specific requirement

  • Platform: Mac OS X 10.12 or higher with the latest updates installed
  • RAM: 4GB or more
  • Video: Graphics output capability
  • Sound: Sound output capability

Mobile specific requirements

  • iOS 15.0 and above
  • Android 7.0 and above

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Special Accommodations or Requests

Individuals in need of special accommodations should contact the Admin, Cari Laroza at (212) 787-9700 ext. 3330 to make a request. Include name, contact info, webinar details, and accommodation needs. Our team will review requests and respond within 7-12 business days. Confidentiality is maintained. Compliance with ADA is assured.

 

Requests for special accommodations must be made prior to purchasing the webinar.

 

Individuals will be informed if the request can be accommodated.  Once the individual confirms, the special accommodations will be secured. If the individual finds that they no longer need of the accommodations, they must inform the Admin.

For questions/inquiries:

Contact Cari Laroza (Administrator) for  any questions

at (212) 787-9700 ext. 3330 or via email at [email protected]