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The video clip shows a young girl named Amelia playing with toys by pushing them into the water during bath time.
Publication Date: 11/10/23
Read the blog post written by Dr. Hsiu-Wen Yang and Dr. Michaelene M. Ostrosky, and learn how to embed STEM learning opportunities during motor play.
Publication Date: 12/09/21
An overview of STEMIE's scoping review to examine research evidence in STEM learning and young children with disabilities that includes a blog post and a 1-pager summary.
Publication Date: 15 March 2020
In this video series, you will learn about the importance of inclusion for ALL young children.
Publication Date: 3/3/2021
Video clips (with and without discussion prompts) showing a teacher using a story box to support children’s understanding of STEM concepts before reading Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins.
Publication Date: 5/12/2022
Find examples of adaptations based on functional needs/skills that can be used before or during dialogic reading and other shared book reading experiences.
Publication Date: 8/7/2023
Publication Date: August 2022
The first of STEMIE's 2021 PD Series kicked off learning trajectories and early math. The presentation examines why learning trajectories are so important, especially for appropriate teaching for children with disabilities, and then offers a “deep dive” into a learning trajectory for one topic. Presenters: Doug Clements, Julie Sarama, Tracey West, Becky Chance
Publication Date: February 2020
These books embrace and celebrate Black innovators in STEM with engaging illustrations and photos to talk about with your young children.
Publication Date: Final 2/28/2024
Children’s books and shared book reading can be a powerful way to include each and every child in learning about STEM concepts and also offering children with mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors of experiences.
Publication Date: Final 3-13-2024
STEM talkABLE is a platform that individuals with disabilities and their families, peers, colleagues, teachers can share their stories and STEM learning journey. If you are interested in sharing your stories on STEM talkABLE? Please contact us at stemie@unc.edu.
Publication Date: June 10 2020
Why is shared storybook reading so important? How can we support children's STEM learning through storybook reading? In this blog post, Dr. Towson shared how to incorporate dialogic reading strategies into your storybook reading
Publication Date: June 2, 2020
In 2019, we asked 29 early childhood STEM experts what were some misconceptions about early STEM learning they have come across in their work. We then analyzed and organized their responses, and searched the literature to debunk the myths and misconceptions with facts. In this blog series, we hope by clearing up these myths with the evidence base.
Publication Date: March-April 2020
This is a recording and PowerPoint slides of STEMIE's introductory webinar on May, 6, 2019.
Publication Date: May 2019
STEMIE’s flash presentation and resources on STEM at home for young children with disabilities at Students with additional needs in remote learning – An “Unconference”, May 20, 2020.
Publication Date: May 2020
Publication Date: May 2022
This microlesson provides a quick overview of research-based learning trajectories and each of the components. 
Publication Date: May, 2020
Check out our monthly eNewletters as we highlight various topics and related resources.
Publication Date: Monthly
Publication Date: November 2022
In this video, you'll meet Alex, a fifth-grader, who found math challenging when he was younger. He is now acing Math classes with a little help from a calculator and lots of encouragement and support from people who believe in what he can do.
Publication Date: October 2019
A curated list of Native American heritage books that embrace everyday STEM ideas accurately and have lots of engaging illustrations and photos to talk about with young children.
Publication Date: revised 11/28/2023
Cross-cutting concepts are a set of overarching big ideas that look and behave similarly across all STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) domain areas.
Publication Date: revised 12/09/2021
Child-level processes are an iterative set of practices where a child is performing or doing something to answer a question (Bybee, 2004).
Publication Date: revised 12/15/2021
A list of books that embrace and celebrate women innovators in STEM fields and have lots of engaging illustrations and photos to talk about with young children.
Publication Date: revised 3/3/2022
There are many prevailing beliefs and attitudes about child development, disability, learning, and STEM that limit STEM learning opportunities for young children.
Publication Date: revised 6/6/2023
Learn about dialogic reading and how you can use it to have storybook conversations in STEM with young children. 
Publication Date: revised 7/27/2023

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