Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Exploring STEAM Concepts Through Storytimes
$250.00
Dates: April 7 - May 4August 4 - August 31
Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
How do these science and math concepts support STEAM education? How do they support early literacy? How can our traditional storytimes support these concepts? And . . . how can we help adults incorporate them into daily conversations and experiences with their young children? Gain an understanding of cognitive, scientific and mathematical thinking from newborn to age five and build on traditional storytimes to explore strategies and techniques to support the STEAM concepts and early literacy.
While the information and activities in this training can be used to offer separate STEAM programs, the approach in this course is that these concepts are on-going in all we do, including our storytimes. By becoming aware of these connections using books and other activities, we also help storytime participants, children and adults, understand and build on these concepts throughout the day.
Learning Objectives: Participants will
- Understand science concepts, content and process and their progression newborn to age five
- Understand math concepts, content and process and their progression newborn to age five
- Apply science and math concepts to book sharing and storytime experiences
- Articulate to parents/caregivers and other staff and early childhood educators how what they do in storytime supports science and math thinking
Expectations: This class is four weeks of content. There WILL be homework during the fourth week which will be due by the end of the fifth week. Although there are individual differences, you may expect each week to take 3 – 4 hours of work which includes the readings, watching the presentations, participating in forums, and submitting assignments.
This course is part of our Certificate in Early Childhood Literacy, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Course Description
How do these science and math concepts support STEAM education? How do they support early literacy? How can our traditional storytimes support these concepts? And . . . how can we help adults incorporate them into daily conversations and experiences with their young children? Gain an understanding of cognitive, scientific and mathematical thinking from newborn to age five and build on traditional storytimes to explore strategies and techniques to support the STEAM concepts and early literacy.
While the information and activities in this training can be used to offer separate STEAM programs, the approach in this course is that these concepts are on-going in all we do, including our storytimes. By becoming aware of these connections using books and other activities, we also help storytime participants, children and adults, understand and build on these concepts throughout the day.
Learning Objectives: Participants will
- Understand science concepts, content and process and their progression newborn to age five
- Understand math concepts, content and process and their progression newborn to age five
- Apply science and math concepts to book sharing and storytime experiences
- Articulate to parents/caregivers and other staff and early childhood educators how what they do in storytime supports science and math thinking
Expectations: This class is four weeks of content. There WILL be homework during the fourth week which will be due by the end of the fifth week. Although there are individual differences, you may expect each week to take 3 – 4 hours of work which includes the readings, watching the presentations, participating in forums, and submitting assignments.
This course is part of our Certificate in Early Childhood Literacy, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Pamela Martin-Díaz
Pamela Martin-Díaz is an Early Childhood Literacy Consultant whose workshops are shaped by decades of experience as a children’s librarian and branch manager. She is currently working with Head Start in rural Ohio on a project to expand and deepen the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Her workshops are framed by her belief that librarians can help improve young children’s educational outcomes by influencing and inspiring the adults in young children’s lives to share books with them interactively, intentionally and with joy. Pamela is co-author with Saroj Ghoting of Early Literacy Storytimes@your library: Partnering with Caregivers for Success, ALA Editions, Chicago, IL 2006 and Storytimes for Everyone! Developing Young Children’s Language and Literacy, ALA Editions, 2013. She has a MA in Library Science from the University of Chicago.
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