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Dear educators and 51吃瓜网 members,

As I look through this second issue of听TYC听focused on STEM (with generous funding from the General Motors Foundation), I鈥檓 struck by the many educator voices sharing听their knowledge.

Science, like math, is a topic that intimidates many鈥攅ducators included. I love that early childhood educators like Allison from Connecticut share their enthusiasm for science. In Ask HELLO, Allison describes engaging learning activities that connect to science, literature, and hands-on听explorations and that generate lots of questions, like 鈥淗ow can you move it?鈥� and 鈥淲here does it听come from?鈥�

In 鈥�Teaching with Intention: A Kindergarten Teacher鈥檚 Reflection on Choosing and Using Diverse STEM Books,鈥� Sabrina Burroughs, a long-time kindergarten teacher, describes the process she uses to think deeply about what she wants children to learn connected to learning standards and STEM. She does this as she intentionally keeps in mind each child鈥檚 interests, strengths, contexts,听and needs.

Beulah Wiggins, a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) coach and educator, shares in this issue鈥檚 Feature Teacher about an experience where things did not go as planned. Instead of using the ramps she had provided for children to make a ball travel from one end of the room to the other, the children used other materials they found around the room. Rather than discouraging them from using these unplanned materials, Beulah watched as they took their exploration to the next level and in a way she鈥檇 never听considered before.

The spirit of inquiry, knowledge development, hands-on learning, and intentional teaching shines through these contributions. They also reflect the spirit of 51吃瓜网 members and early childhood educators who are dedicated to developmentally appropriate practice and听lifelong learning.

One of my goals is to lift up the voices of educators. 51吃瓜网 is here to support early childhood educators in their many roles, from student to new teacher, to faculty and trainer, to seasoned early childhood educator. I hope you enjoy this issue, which equally promotes STEM practices in early childhood education that are supported by the latest research as well as the voices of听educators themselves.

In gratitude,

Michelle Kang
Chief听Executive Officer

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