Seeds to STEM: Cultivating early Nutrition, Literacy, Numeracy, and STEM knowledge and skills in Teachers, 3-5 year olds, and Families through a Bilingual Asset-based curriculum in Two Major Cities

STEM 种子：通过两个主要城市的双语资产课程，培养教师、3-5 岁儿童和家庭的早期营养、识字、算术和 STEM 知识和技能

• 批准号: 10424512
• 负责人: Jacqueline Genovesi
• 金额: $ 26.94万
• 依托单位: THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-06-10 至 2026-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10424512
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Seeds to STEM (S2S) proposes a bilingual program that educates urban children ages 3- 5, their families, and preschool teachers about the importance of childhood nutrition, early STEM and literacy, and kindergarten readiness in order to address national needs to diversify the STEM education pipeline and reduce disproportionate rates of poverty, hunger, ill health, and low educational achievement among families living in dense cityscapes. This SEPA project has an innovative focus on food access and families enrolled in under-accredited early learning centers, including home-based childcare. These low-cost options, often chosen by families who work but cannot afford or do not have access to high quality early childhood learning and care resources, need to be better incorporated into preschool education improvement initiatives. We hypothesize that a research- and asset-based approach to simultaneously educating preschool children, their teachers, and families will promote early STEM and literacy learning, encourage healthy eating habits, and increase kindergarten readiness among low income families living in two major cities -- Philadelphia, PA, and Los Angeles, CA. Three product deliverables will be nationally distributed by the end of a SEPA grant period via a project website and PI connections to professional networks. In addition to project participants, nine museums have appended Support Letters to this application. 1 A bilingual inquiry-based curriculum about early childhood nutrition and school readiness that integrates STEM, literacy, and numeracy learning through experimental activities growing food inside classrooms, urban gardens, and family homes; 2 Professional development and in-class coaching for under-accredited pre-K educators including, as an innovation, home-based childcareproviders; 3 Programs that empower families to learn together, understand kindergarten readiness, and be more connected to nutrition resources in their communities.

STEM（S2）的种子提出了一个双语计划，该计划教育3-5岁的城市儿童， 他们的家人和学龄前老师关于儿童营养的重要性，早期 STEM和识字和幼儿园的准备，以解决国家需要多样化的国家需求 STEM教育管道并降低贫困，饥饿，健康状况不佳的率不成比例 以及生活在密集的城市景观的家庭中的低教育成就。这个隔离 项目对食品获取和家庭的家庭有创新的重点 学习中心，包括家庭托儿服务。 这些低成本的选择，通常是由工作但负担不起或没有的家庭选择的 获得高质量的幼儿学习和护理资源，需要更好 纳入学龄前教育改进计划。 我们假设一种基于研究和资产的方法同时教育 学龄前儿童，他们的老师和家庭将促进早期的茎和识字 学习，鼓励健康的饮食习惯，并增加幼儿园的准备 居住在两个主要城市的收入家庭 - 宾夕法尼亚州费城和加利福尼亚州洛杉矶。三 产品可交付成果将在SEPA赠款期结束时通过全国分发 项目网站和PI连接到专业网络。除了项目 参与者，九个博物馆已将支持信附加到此申请中。 1关于幼儿营养和学校的双语研究课程 通过整合STEM，识字和算术学习的准备就绪 实验活动在教室，城市花园和 家庭住宅； 2专业发展和课堂教练，以实现未经认可的Pre-K 教育工作者，包括作为创新的家庭育儿者； 3个计划，使家庭能够一起学习，了解幼儿园 准备就绪，并与其社区中的营养资源更加联系。