Washington DC STEM Smart Agenda

Registration (coffee served)

• Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation
• Claudine Brown, Assistant Secretary for Education and Access, Smithsonian Institution

• Moderator: Janice Earle, National Science Foundation
• Panelists: Susan Carey, Harvard University; Doug Clements, University of Denver; Kimberlee Kiehl, Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center; Karen Worth, Wheelock College

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• Self-Regulation and Cognitive Control: Why Executive Functions Matter For Early Stem Education: Susan Carey, Harvard University | View Presentation
• Supporting the Development of Models and Modeling: Richard Lehrer, Vanderbilt University; Liz Penner, Verona Area School District, WI | View Presentation
• Supports for Preschool STEM Learners and the Teachers Who Teach Them: Kimberly Brenneman, National Institute for Early Education Research | View Presentation | Handout
• Technology and the Future of Preschool: Developmentally Appropriate and Evidence-Based Approaches to Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Phil Vahey and Ximena Dominguez, SRI International; Ashley Lewis Presser, Education Development Center, Inc. | View Presentation
• The Building Blocks of Math: Doug Clements and Julie Sarama, University of Denver | View Presentation | Brief | Handout
• The Young Scientist: Teaching and Learning Science in Preschool Classrooms: Karen Worth, Wheelock College; Jeff Winokur, Education Development Center, Inc. | View Presentation

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Networking (lunch served)
Frontiers and Challenges of Early Childhood Research —Plenary Presentation

• Speaker: Deborah Phillips, Professor, Georgetown University | View Presentation

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• Anywhere STEM Exploration: Supporting STEM Learning in Formal and Informal Settings with PEEP and the Big Wide World: Kate Taylor and Gay Mohrbacher, WGBH | View Presentation
• Playscapes: Designed Nature Environments to Promote Informal Science Learning: Victoria Carr, Catherine Maltbie, and Leslie Kochanowski, University of Cincinnati | View Presentation
• Ramps and Pathways: Integrating Physical Science and Engineering in Early Childhood: Betty Zan, University of Northern Iowa | View Presentation
• Scaffolding Young Math Learners to be Effective Spatial Problem Solvers: Beth Casey, Boston College | View Presentation
• The Missing T & E in Early Childhood STEM: Young Children as Programmers and Engineers: Marina Bers, Amanda Strawhacker and Amanda Sullivan, Tufts University | View Presentation
• Young Children Explore the World: Seriously Amazing Experiences at the Smithsonian: Kimberlee Kiehl, Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center; Ann Caspari, Smithsonian Institution | View Presentation 1 | View Presentation 2

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Reflections and Implications  —Plenary Presentation

• Moderator: Natalie Nielsen, National Research Council 
• Panelists: Amy Beal, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, MD | View Presentation; Amy Reese, Howard County Public Schools, MD | View Presentation