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: 10597122
• 负责人: Jacqueline Genovesi
• 金额: $ 26.87万
• 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/10597122
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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.

Seeds to STEM (S2S) 提出了一项双语计划，教育 3-5 岁的城市儿童， 他们的家人和学前班老师了解儿童营养、早期营养的重要性 STEM 和扫盲以及幼儿园准备工作，以满足国家多样化的需求 STEM 教育渠道并降低贫困、饥饿、疾病、 居住在密集城市的家庭的教育成就较低。本 SEPA 该项目的创新重点是食品获取和就读于未得到充分认可的早期教育的家庭 学习中心，包括家庭托儿所。 这些低成本的选择通常是有工作但负担不起或没有的家庭选择的 需要更好地获得高质量的幼儿学习和护理资源 纳入学前教育改善举措。 我们假设一种基于研究和资产的同步教育方法 学龄前儿童、他们的老师和家庭将促进早期 STEM 和识字能力 学习，鼓励健康的饮食习惯，并提高低收入群体的入园准备度 居住在两个主要城市——宾夕法尼亚州费城和加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的收入家庭。三 产品交付成果将在 SEPA 资助期结束时通过 项目网站和 PI 连接到专业网络。除了项目 参与者，九家博物馆已在此申请中附加了支持信。 1 关于幼儿营养和学校的双语探究式课程 通过以下方式整合 STEM、识字和算术学习： 在教室、城市花园里种植食物的实验活动 家庭住宅； 2 未经认可的学前班的专业发展和课堂辅导 教育工作者，包括作为创新的家庭托儿服务提供者； 3 个让家庭一起学习、了解幼儿园的项目 做好准备，并与社区的营养资源有更多联系。