2014

2014 ECSTEM Conference

Program (PDF)

Presenter(s)	Materials
Adriana Olivera and Cindy Nelsen	Developing Curriculum with a Social & Emotional Lens How Curriculum Creates Culture Creating Community with Families From the Beginning Flow of the Day
Carrie Lynne Draper	1st Grade Moon Challenge Appendix I – Engineering Design in the NGSS Collaborating for Communication Don't Forget Families Early Childhood Misconceptions Early Education in Engineering and Design Early Years STEM of Inquiry Article Engineering Design Enhance Nature WITH TECHNOLOGY Facebook Engineer Turns 5 Year Olds into Hackers Family Style Engineering Girder and Panel Building Toy How Lego is Constructing the Next Generation of Engineers Kids Ahead – The Shallows Activities – Building Beaches Kinder Explores Inventions Kindergarten Assessment NSTA Lesson Stomata Literacy Makerspace Playbook Nature Essential for the Brain Next Generation Science Standards Parent Involvement Pixar Engineers Leave to Build Real World Living Toys Project-Based Engineering for Kids Research Links Rock Lesson TEACHER SCRIPT for 3rd Grade Rock'in with Third Grade Science Notebooks 1-30-2008 Science Art Scientific & Engineering for K-12 Shadow Play Lab STEM Confident Teachers STEM Teacher Learning Journeys Straw Rockets Strong STEM Needs Strong Sprouts Technology to Best Fit the Need Think BIG Unlocking the Power of Observation Websites Worth Checking Out Whacky Weather
Cathy Topal	Explorations in Art – Kindergarten Overview of Thinking with a Line Thinking and Creating with a Line
Chris Hume and Diane Spahn	The ‘E' in STEM – Defining Engineering in the Early Childhood Experience
Douglas Clements	Building Blocks of Early Mathematics Cover The Building Blocks of Early Mathematics
Susan Wood, Ellen Kokha, Sherry Hoffman, and Todd Erlandson	10 Ways to Engage Your Architect Beyond Structure, Space, and Materials… Follow Your Vision: Inspiration for Dreamers Inspiration, Innovation, and Change! Making STEM Visible and Accessible for ALL Children M)Arch Branded Architectures
Jean Barbre	Math Play – How Young Children Approach Math Thinking Outside the Blocks: Integrating Research-based Activities with STEM
Jennifer Montgomery and Michelle Moen	Books you Can Count On
Kenneth Wesson	Brain-STEM: Powerful Learning for Developing Minds STEM: Leading the Way in Active Learning for Curious Young Minds Star
Maria Bartolini	Bambini Che Contano: A Long Term Program for Preschool Teachers DevelopmentConstruction and Representation of Space in 5-Year-Old Children – Ch. 22 Numbers (and space) in Pre-primary Schools The Early Construction of Mathematical Meanings – Ch. 20 Semiotic Meditation in the Mathematics Classroom
Mary Pollman	Blocks and Beyond: Strengthening Early Math and Science through Spatial Development
Steven Erwin	STEM – Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Whitney Cohen	Bean Babies Container Seeds Educational Gardens for Preschool Sites A Home for Worms Life Lab Note-Taking Guide Seed Starting and Transplanting Solar Tea Sowing the Seeds of Wonder: The ECE Garden What's in the Box