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 VELI-STEM   

                                             




           Vermont Early Literacy Initiative
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Science Technology Engineering Math                                                       


What are the Elements of a Good Program?

Ideas and issues
 
1. Materials
  • Simple, open, and available (do it in library – it can go home)
  • Highlight the important ideas – make them visible (think about available materials)
  • Need to be brought out intentionally (simple to complex; not too much at a time)
 
2. Space
  • No big deal
  • Activities can be bounded by the space available
  • Outdoors
 
3. Audience
  • Age level matters but all can be adapted: materials, structure  (bocce for little ones, ball on a ramp for little ones, wheels for older)
  • Families  - collaboration
 
4. Progressions
  • Within a program – intro/setting the stage (book, materials themselves, draw from kids) to experience/focus to closure
  • Series of programs may have a progression – need play/messing about first; bocce as example of something that works better with experience
 
5. Extensions –
  • Lots of ideas
  • Repetition (with a new book or new piece of equipment is a new program)
 
6.  Facilitation Make STEM visible/explicit
A. You’ve chosen a topic, thought about audience, got the materials, planned the progression, and then you implement
 
B. Deepen understanding by asking questions and making comments that draw children’s attention to phenomena
  • Productive questions – not too many/balance (What if…, how can we…, does xxx matter,  will it …, do you think xxx will
  • Commentary - vocabulary
  • Join in
  • Validate
  • Closure/dialogue
C. Give responsibility to kids – they can change structure, direction, rules
 

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    • Contact
    • Gallery >
      • Press
      • Year 1 Photos
      • Year 2 Photos
      • Year 3 Photos
    • Our Story
  • Training
    • ARSL Presentation 2018
    • Year 1: Force and Motion >
      • Year 1 Books and Hands-on Materials
      • Discovery Center Instructions
      • What is Science for Young Children?
      • Resource cards
    • Year 2: Building/Engineering >
      • Year 2 Books and Hands-on Materials
      • Resource cards
      • Cardboard City Design form
    • Year 3: Sound and Light >
      • Year 3 Books and Hands-on Materials
      • Resource cards
      • Where to Find Materials
      • Discovery Center Instructions
  • Prog. Resources
    • Program Template
    • Resource cards
    • Elements of a Good Program
    • Documentation
    • Glossary
    • Open-Ended Questions
    • Why Use Picture Books to Introduce STEM?
  • STEM Clearinghouse
    • Year 1: Force and Motion >
      • Activities
      • Picture Book Bibliography
      • Professional Reading
      • Standards
      • Activity ideas (links)
    • Year 2: Building/Engineering >
      • Activities
      • Picture Book Bibliography
      • Professional Reading
      • Activity Ideas (links)
      • Prompts and Questions
      • Glossary
    • Year 3: Sound and Light >
      • Picture Book Bibliography
      • Activities
      • Activity ideas (links)
      • Glossary
    • General STEM Information >
      • What is Science for Young Children?
  • Surveys
    • STEM Programming
    • STEM Community Stakeholders
    • Child Care Providers/Early Educators
    • Family Members
  • Admin. Docs
    • Credit for Childcare Providers
    • Forms
    • Grant Abstract and Curriculum
    • Project Libraries and Contacts
    • Talking Points
  • Year 1 Evaluation Reports
  • Year 2 Evaluation Reports
  • Year 3 Evaluation Reports