COVID-19 Resources for Families

With disruptions of the family routines and limited physical activities, children may feel overwhelmed, upset, and stressed during this challenging time. Check out the curated set of resources to help families with young children with and without disabilities talk about the pandemic and navigate changes to their everyday routines and activities.

STEMIEFest

About STEMIEFest

We have an exciting program lined up at this year’s STEMIEFest (October 4-8, 2021). Last year, we had over 1,800 early childhood, early childhood special education and early intervention professionals and faculty, STEM industry professionals, families, and more join us for 5 days of interactive learning and discussions. All sessions will have ASL interpreters, and captioning. This year, sessions will also be offered in Spanish. You can apply for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and/or professional learning certificates.

In the meantime, you can find all the archived resources and presentations from STEMIEFest 2020 in the cubbies below.

Archived 2020 Stemiefest Resources

The media cubbies are collections of videos, media, and resources developed by STEMIE staff, STEM and inclusion experts, museums, and other organizations doing amazing work in the field of early STEM education. It also includes the archived presentations from STEMIEFest 2020.

STEM Starts Now Documentary by Jenna Kanell

Practice-Focused Presentations

Storybook Conversations

MakerFest by The Little Orchestra Society

STEM Mini Chats: View, Learn, and Discuss!

Bridge Multimedia: STEMIEFest Bebop Mechanic

Learning and Teaching with Learning Trajectories, Marsico Institute, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver

Boston Children's Museum

Early Edu Alliance

DIAGRAM Center

Bay Area Discovery Museum

National Center on Early Child Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL)

Iowa Regents’ Center for Early Developmental Education

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop

Sesame Workshop

Kidzu