November 1st, 2014 - October 31st, 2015 | PROJECT
Cañada College will implement the STEM 4 ECE program, which will engage early childhood education (ECE) students in activities to increase their understanding of a comfort with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects. Through partnerships with the San Mateo County Office of Education, the Redwood City Public Library, and with ECE and STEM faculty, the program will offer workshops, online tutorials, and one-on-one support to assist ECE students in using library research to incorporate STEM topics in their coursework. The program will also expand the role of the library to serve as a place for interdisciplinary faculty collaboration while providing STEM resources to groups that have historically had limited access to them, specifically in minority communities.
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Team Members
Valeria Estrada, Principal Investigator, San Mateo County Community College DistrictFunders
Funding Source: IMLS
Funding Program: Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries
Award Number: SP-02-14-0042-14
Funding Amount: $24,983
Tags
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Museum | ISE Professionals | Pre-K Children (0-5) | Undergraduate | Graduate Students
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Informal | Formal Connections | Library Programs | Pre-K | Early Childhood Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Public Programs