Engaging young engineers : teaching problem solving skills through stem / by Angi Stone-MacDonald [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stone-MacDonald, Angela

Stone-MacDonald, Angela, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--United States.

Science.

Technology--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--United States.

Technology.

Engineering--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--United States.

Engineering.

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--United States.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland ; London, [England] ; Sydney, [Australia] : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This title provides instruction on how to teach problem solving and critical thinking to young children (birth to 5) using engineering, science, and routines as a framework. The engineering process is an ideal framework for designing learning experiences that support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and cognitive development for young children. Young children problem-solve in their daily play, and teachers and caregivers can promote the development of problem solving and critical thinking skills through intentional activities that support young children's brain development and prepare them for kindergarten. Key activities are outlined for each age group, with information on how each activity teaches young children to be curious, persistent, flexible, reflective, and collaborative. This title also provides specific guidance for supporting problem solving and science learning in inclusive classrooms using the universal design for learning (UDL) model, and it helps teachers to prepare children to work towards the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for kindergarten math and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for kindergarten science. This title can serve as a supplemental text for early childhood curriculum or instructional methods courses"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

About the Forms

About the Authors

Foreword by Marilou Hyson

A Note to the Reader

Acknowledgments

I. Why Engineering and Problem Solving Are Important in Early Childhood Inclusive Classrooms

1. Young Children Are Natural Problem Solvers: A Framework Overview

2. Universal Design for Learning to Support Engineering Experiences in Inclusive Early Childhood Settings

II. Using the Problem-Solving Framework to Teach Thinking Skills in Inclusive Early Childhood Settings

3. Curious Thinkers

4. Persistent Thinkers

5. Flexible Thinkers

6. Reflective Thinkers

7. Collaborative Thinkers

8. Curious, Persistent, Flexible, Reflective, and Collaborative Teachers

References

Appendixes

Appendix A: Early Childhood UDL Planning Sheet: Infants (Sample)

Appendix B: Early Childhood UDL Planning Sheet: Toddlers (Sample)

Appendix C: Early Childhood UDL Planning Sheet: Preschoolers (Sample)

Appendix D: Early Childhood UDL Planning Sheet: Blank

Appendix E: Infant Experience Planning Template

Appendix F: Toddler Experience Planning Template

Appendix G: Preschool Experience Planning Template

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781598578492

1598578499

9781598578461

1598578464

9781598578478

1598578472