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articles & reports​

Our Publications

Space Science Pubs!

Excited to share 3 publications appearing in most recent NSTA Science & Children issue by EC STEM Lab and STEM Collaboration team!

  • Making sense of apparent brightness: An integrated approach
    An article about a 5th grade project on apparent brightness of stars by Laura Robertson, Jamie Price, and Ryan Nivens from CUAI and co-authored with Alexis Kaczor, graduate of the CUAI's undergraduate program, and Lindsay Lester, University School's Library Media Specialist.
  • Moon, math, and literacy
    An article on a space science study in preschool by Alissa A. Lange, Director of CESE, Candi Clevenger, current ECED PhD student, and Elizabeth Schook, ECED Master's Licensure Program graduate co-authored.
  • Space Science as Equity
    A column written by Dr. Lange for the Early Years column she writes for each issue.
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What if? Column Explores Scientific Literacy in ECE

Lange's July/Aug 2022 'Early Years' column published in NSTA's Science & Children, entitled 'What If? Supporting scientific literacy with young children through connections with our Earth." 

Read online here.

Download here.

Eagle Exploration in Preschool - Article

Check it out here, or write to us.

​More on our Eagle Cam collaboration here.

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Article in TYC on Number Composition in Preschool

Read the article on NAEYC's website for free.

Consider becoming a member of NAEYC & joining the Early Math Interest Forum that Dr. Lange and colleagues co-facilitate.

Column Published - Exploring Water

Lange's first column as one of two new authors of the 'Early Years' came out in NSTA's Science & Children in March 2022, entitled 'Water Play is Science." 
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Article published! Experimental impacts of a preschool STEM professional learning model


A ​journal article describing impacts of our model published in Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education

​April 2021

Article - A Light Challenge: Engineering an Obstacle Course with Flashlights

A ​practitioner article focused on 1st graders published in Science and Children (and featured on the cover!)

Jan/Feb 2021

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Preschool Math Games article

EC STEM Lab staff co-author a peer-reviewed journal article on a preschool math games intervention and evaluation. The authors acknowledge the Heising-Simons Foundation, grant number 2012-33, which supported implementation of the project. They also acknowledge National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University, where the bulk of the project took place, Clemmer College at East Tennessee State University for an SRA grant that supported writing, and Dr. Ryan Nivens, CUAI faculty at ETSU, for a reviewing an earlier draft of our paper.

​June 2020
Pre-Service Teacher Education: Early & Elementary STEM article
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A ​journal article describing our innovative model published in International Laboratory Schools Journal

​by Early Childhood/Elementary STEM Collaboration team members


Preprint, April 2020

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STEM Integration in Elementary School Article

Article on STEM integration using the 5Es framework in 2nd grade

by Early Childhood/Elementary STEM Collaboration team members
Engineering in the Garden article


A ​practitioner article on preschool engineering from Science and Children​

Sept 2019
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Worms in Preschool ​article

On an integrated learning experience in preschool

Download our article from Apr/May 2019 issue of Science and Children​
Preschool Professional Development Model article

Contact us to read our journal article about the development our preschool STEM professional learning model.



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Technology for Reading Fluency article

Contact us to read our journal article
 published in August 2019 on reading fluency software for 3rd graders


Length Measurement in Preschool article

Contact us to read a ​practitioner article that appeared in 2016 in
Teaching Young Children
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Other Resources

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Check out our
New Eagle Cam Resources!
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CADRE Report Highlights our Professional Learning Approach

The SciMath-DLL project is described along with other NSF-funded projects to support dual language learners or English language learners.

​Spring 2020

New America Report on Preschool Professional Learning 

Highlights our SciMath-DLL project as one of five high-quality programs across the United States

​2017

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Early-Elementary STEM Collaboration Project Resources 

Why Early STEM?

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 "More than a Foundation" blog

Early STEM blog, published by NAEYC

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/nov2017/STEM-learners
"STEM Starts Early" report

Report on early STEM teaching and learning by McClure et al., 2017
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Early Learning State Standards

  • MA Early Learning Standards
  • CA Early Learning Standards
    • Math
    • Science (and Technology and Engineering)
U.S. National Science Standards

Including Engineering and Technology, K-12

Next Generation Science Standards


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Equity & Early STEM

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Who are the Innovators?

"Lost Einsteins" report encourages supporting girls and others who are underrepresented STEM fields to be our next innovators.

Published by Opportunity Insights, 2017
DLLs and Early Math article

Article on early math and dual language learners: "Let’s Talk About Math Tips for Preschool Teachers and Providers to Support Dual Language Learners in Math"

Published by the Belwether Education, Oct 2020
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"Advancing Equity: Playful Ways to Extend Math Learning at Home" article

Article on early math and family engagement, written by Jessica Mercer Young and Kristen E. Reed, from EDC.

Learn more about their work here: youngmathematicians.edc.org

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