Participate and share: Poster 
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The challenge our preservice educators faced was a lack of high-quality STEAM learning resources for young learners, especially resources grounded in early childhood learning best practices of learning through exploration, literacy, and play. To alleviate this problem, we created a program to systematically create and share STEAM learning kits that are available for checkout through our university to all regional community educators as well as our preservice educators.
At the end of the session, participants will understand how to create high-quality STEAM learning resources and how to share these resources with the community in a systematic way.
The poster will include:
Why STEAM Learning for Littles
The objectives of the project
Images from the STEAM learning kits
Roles of all those involved in the project
The next steps for the project
DeJarnette, N. K. (2018). Implementing STEAM in the early childhood classroom. European Journal of STEM Education, 3(3), 18.
Hunter‐Doniger, T. (2021). Early childhood STEAM education: The joy of creativity, autonomy, and play. Art Education, 74(4), 22-27.
Monkeviciene, O., Autukeviciene, B., Kaminskiene, L., & Monkevicius, J. (2020). Impact of innovative STEAM education practices on teacher professional development and 3-6 year old children’s competence development. Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 11(4), 1-27.
Sharapan, H. (2012). From STEM to STEAM: How early childhood educators can apply Fred Rogers' approach. YC Young Children, 67(1), 36.
Vartiainen, J. (2021). Play is a pathway to science: STEAM education in early childhood. Childhood Education, 97(5), 56-59.
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