April 7, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be making changes to our Preschool STEM Institute. We will post our plans as soon as we have them.

For now, we will PAUSE the grant competition. We hope to resume the grant competition once our revised plans are in place.

Thank you for your patience during this difficult time, and take care.

EC STEM Lab Team

Preschool STEM Institute
​Friday, July 10th, 2020
8:30am-4:00pm​

Professional learning experience for anyone responsible for supporting/coaching/training preschool educators

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DHS-Approved!

​The Preschool STEM Institute will be led by the EC STEM Lab in collaboration with the 60th Anniversary ETSU Center of Excellence Early Childhood Education Conference

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JOIN US

• 1-day professional learning experience
• For teacher educators, coaches, directors, teachers, anyone responsible for supporting preschool educators
• Focused on STEM teaching and learning for 3-to-5-year-olds
• Hands-on, minds-on interactive style

WHY ATTEND?

• Learn about big ideas in preschool STEM with
  • EC STEM Lab experts
  • Authors of the new Preschool STEM book
  • Teacher educators from across the region and the country
• Dive into research-based STEM activities to support your teachers
• Take training materials back to your center, school, program, or district
• Visit beautiful East Tennessee
• Get professional development credits from DHS (TN only)
• Get CEUs from ETSU (extra fee)
• Experience professional learning supports developed with funding from the National Science Foundation

REGISTRATION

• Registration now open ​https://www.etsu.edu/coe/child/programs/conference/registration.php
• Registration: $320, $340 with optional CEU

GRANTS AVAILABLE

• Apply to the grant competition by April 6, 2020
• Funding includes 1 full registration ($320 value)

grant application

​INCLUDED IN FEE

• Entry into full-day Preschool STEM Institute
• Buffet lunch
• Materials and resources to take home
  • PowerPoint files
  • Video clip files
  • Binder with handouts to copy
  • STEM materials and children's books
  • Book: Teaching Preschool STEM Classroom: Big Ideas for 3-5-Year-Olds
• Access to the ETSU ECE Conference exhibit hall
• At least two (2) follow-up virtual training/coaching sessions with presenters during 2020-2021 school year

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WANT MORE TRAINING?

• Add Saturday's ECE Conference to your registration (July 11th, 2020)
• Contact Sonia Yoshizawa, Conference Coordinator, for details

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Flyer (1-page)
Brochure (4 pages)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

​The Preschool STEM Institute is a 1-day, interactive professional learning experience for teacher educators, coaches, directors, teachers, and anyone else responsible for supporting preschool educators. The content of the training will be focused on supporting STEM teaching and learning for 3-to-5-year-olds.  

Attendees will receive materials, books, handouts to copy, and electronic files to facilitate their own training and support of preschool teachers upon return to their home districts, centers, or organizations. 

In addition, during the 2020-2021 school year, attendees will be asked, 1) to train and/or coach preschool teachers in their home centers or districts, and 2) to attend at least two follow-up virtual sessions with Institute staff.​