Thank you for visiting our video! Our Center, the STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education Center (STEMIE, https://stemie.fpg.unc.edu ) is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education. STEMIE is a partnership between Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Marsico Institute at the University of Denver. Our work is focused on developing the evidence including instructional practices and learning trajectories for science, technology, and engineering, and further refining the well-developed math learning trajectories to ensure all young children (birth to five) especially those with disabilities can engage in early STEM learning opportunities in school and at home. 

STEM is for all children and holding all children, including children with disabilities, to high-expectations is critical. What are some of your experiences in ensuring equitable STEM learning for all children?

Thank you, Chih-lng for this video and for sharing an approach to supporting STEM learning of young children with disabilities. This is important work, offering critical supports for teachers and parents. The platform (or paper materials?) appears to be easy to use and engaging. Having a pictorial-diagram that enables a teacher/parent to see stages within the learning trajectory tied to the overarching goal seems especially helpful. It can be hard to keep to pay attention to facilitate an activity, while also keeping goals in mind.  I appreciated viewing the example interaction with Alaine and her mother, where you pointed out places in which she used verbal and gestural prompts and where she adapted the environment by moving materials. It would be helpful to see how teachers and parents engage, directly with the learning trajectory materials--what do they learn from them, what do the materials help them to think about in terms of where the child it "at" and what to do next to support their exploration and learning?  I know this can't all be covered in a short video, so I would love to hear a bit more description of how you help parents or teachers understand and use the learning trajectory materials. 

A related research question - are you collecting data on teacher/parent implementation outcomes and/or adult and child growth?  Or maybe you are looking affective changes?  And if so, what are you finding or what do you hope to discover from the data?

Thank you for helping us consider the STEM teaching and learning needs for young children.

This is a wonderful presentation - I especially welcome the use of case studies and personalization as presented in the video.  Having worked with teachers to develop such case studies, they offer a broad range of connectivity to other teachers and parents.  They have an especially profound impact on pre-service teachers, who are seeking to build their teaching personae but also deal with their apprehensions of the classroom diversity they are to face.  Building on students' strengths and alternative approaches to instructional presentation are powerful tools for newly-qualified teachers to have on hand.  Can you make any specific suggestions on professional development opportunities for current STEM teachers?

Adding to Chih-Ing's discussion question:

• What are some challenges you have faced ensuring equity for all children in STEM learning opportunities?
• Are you familiar with and/or have you used the math learning trajectories? We'd love to hear your thoughts (feedback/strengths/weaknesses/challenges/successes) related to those.
• What are your ideas related to engaging our youngest learners (birth through five years old) of all abilities in STEM learning opportunities?

It is so wonderful to see programming and research geared toward increasing STEM accessibility for students with disabilities. Great work!

 Thanks for sharing your video and website, and for promoting inclusive STEM learning. You have a lot of great events coming up!

Thank you for sharing this video! Exhibiting STEM learning can definitely be exhibited in a variety of different ways. I like the examples provided in your video. 

I also wanted to invite to view an informal STEM experience done at University of Houston: https://stemforall2021.videohall.com/presentations/2031