Webinar: Helping STEM Take Root with Young Children and Their Families

[Veronica Gonzales]

Announcing the Next Journal Author Spotlight: Helping STEM Take Root with Young Children and Their Families Join ZERO TO THREE for a live interactive spotlight featuring Rebecca Parlakian, who will discuss how STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills are now a major focus of many early childhood programs, hepling to promote these critical competencies, and also to nurture an emerging scientific mindset in young children. In this session, participants will receive an overview of how these early skills emerge in the context of adult-child interactions and engaging experiences. Examples of activities appropriate for the infant/toddler setting will be provided, as will a discussion of the “engineering design process” for toddlers. After the presentation Ms. Parlakian will answer questions. Rebecca Parlakian Senior Director of Programs ZERO TO THREE June Journal Author Spotlight* Helping STEM Take Root with Young Children and Their Families Thursday, June 15, 2017 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT Register Now! *FREE for ZERO TO THREE members! Not Available on June 15th? Registrants will have access to the recording for 30 days. Members have access to all past Journal Author Spotlights. Find out more. About ZERO TO THREE Journal Author Spotlights Our Author Spotlights allow participants to take a deeper dive into a critical topic featured in a recent ZERO TO THREE Journal article. FREE for ZERO TO THREE members, and available for a fee for non-members, these popular online events provide a unique opportunity for interaction with some of the top subject matter experts in our field. ZERO TO THREE is proud to present an exciting line-up of Live Virtual Events. Click here to view the event calendar.