NSTA/ASTE Archive: Engaging Early Learners: A Look into High Quality Education in Early Childhood, November 20, 2024

In this web seminar, a panel of early childhood science teacher educators/researchers will define high quality early childhood science education, elicit challenges from participants, and present current research in addressing these challenges.

This web seminar is delivered in collaboration between the National Science Teaching Association and the Association for Science Teacher Education.

All individuals receive a certificate of participation and 100 NSTA activity points for attending the live seminar and completing the end-of-program survey. A certificate of participation is not awarded for watching the recorded version of the program.

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Below are comments from individuals who attended the seminar:

  • "I appreciated the panelists' insights and perspectives on high-quality science education in early childhood. The focus on practical solutions and resources was particularly helpful, given the MANY challenges educators face in early childhood science."
  • "I found each speaker answering the same question from their own professional experiences to be the most enjoyable part of the seminar. Hearing experts not only agree with one another in some ways, but also express unique and differing approaches to one another all towards the same goal felt like hearing a verbal chapter of an in depth textbook. Each speaker was professional and held years of experience, with each approach they gave being different, yet equally valid."
  • "I found it really interesting to have the padlet, to allow the audience to contribute, and to make it more hands on!"
  • "I really appreciated the diverse perspectives and variety of experiences brought to the table by each of the presenters. I particularly enjoyed the discussion phase and working with my peers to identify methods to circumvent common problems. It was interesting to hear about the way science has evolved in education over the years."

A certificate of attendance was deposited into participants' account page for completing the evaluation form at the end of the program.

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