Virtual Event: Spark STEM Discovery with Toddlers and Preschoolers

**Live Attendance Required to earn CEUs** (complete all requirements within 30 days of event). 

Early Childhood Development: how development unfolds from conception to age 5 across social, emotional, cognitive, language, physical, and motor development and ways to responsively support it.

Virtual Event: Spark STEM Discovery with Toddlers and Preschoolers

November 13, 2024, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET

Unlock the joy of STEM for young learners through play! Join us to discover how to infuse playful STEM learning into your toddler and preschool programs. Dive into a hands-on exploration of a play-based approach to STEM education for children aged 2½ to 4 years. We'll define key early STEM domains, share instructional practices that nurture these essential skills, and showcase engaging activities that spark curiosity and mastery. Come ready to share your successes and leave with fresh ideas to inspire the next generation of thinkers and creators! 

Learner Objectives

As a result of this event, participants will be able to: 

1. Define the domains of early STEM learning. 
2. Explain 3 effective early STEM instructional practices.  
3. Provide an example of a play-based experience that supports early STEM learning for toddlers/preschoolers.

Member Exclusive w/ZERO TO THREE, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET

ZERO TO THREE Members are invited to join an Exclusive Event Debrief directly following the event (from 3:00-3:30 pm ET). Reflect on the ideas and possibilities introduced in the Virtual Member Event with your fellow ZERO TO THREE Members. Consider together what left you curious, what excited you and inspired application potentials. Construct individual and collective knowledge and forge connections within your Member Community. 

**Live Attendance Required** (complete within 30 days of event). All registrants will have 30-day access to the session recording.

ZERO TO THREE is pleased to offer Continuing Education Units for a wide range of learning events, both in person and on line.

Contact hours and CEUs are automatically added to your registration for no additional charge. Registrants can earn up to 0.1 CEU or 1 Contact hour for attending this event. Continuing Education Units are awarded with live attendance, completed session evaluation, and a passing quiz score of 75% or greater. 

Learner Objectives:

1. Define the domains of early STEM learning. 

2. Explain 3 effective early STEM instructional practices.  

3. Provide an example of a play-based experience that supports early STEM learning for toddlers/preschoolers.

Contact hours offered may vary per discipline. For more information regarding ZERO TO THREE CEUs, please visit: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1657-earn-ceus-from-zero-to-three. Please note: A computer or electronic device with internet connection is required for successful completion. This session will be hosted for one hour and includes a brief introduction, 45 mins of content based teaching, and 10 to 15 minutes of Q and A. Questions can be posted throughout the session, and the presenter will address as many as possible. 

Additional Details:

ZERO TO THREE is accredited as an Authorized Provider of Continuing Education and Training by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). In obtaining this accreditation, we have demonstrated compliance with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As the official standard for continuing education and training, IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are recognized by a wide range of organizations, including professional associations, regulatory boards, corporations, and universities.

Though IACET CEUs are widely accepted, it is up to each organization to choose whether or not it will accept them. For this reason, we strongly advise that you confirm in advance if a particular body accepts IACET CEUs. To view a list of companies, regulatory boards, and organizations that have reported to accept the IACET CEU credit, please click here. This list is not exhaustive, nor does it guarantee that an IACET CEU will automatically be accepted. 

*Presenters have affirmed that they do not have proprietary interest in products, instruments, devices, services or materials discussed in this course, and have confirmed that they have not been compensated in relation to this presentation.