Think, Try, Fix, Share: Inclusive Engineering with Young Children Using Universal Design, by Angi Stone-MacDonald, Ph.D. and Amanda Lopes, Ph.D.

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Sponsored by Brookes Publishing

 

In this unique webinar, authors Angi Stone-Macdonald, Ph.D , and Amanda Lopes, Ph.D., will explore, model, and share resources to use the engineering process to design learning experiences that support STEM development for children 0-5 in inclusive settings. Based on their book, Engaging Young Engineers: Teaching Problem-Solving Skills Through STEM, Second Edition, the presenters will provide guidance to help you cultivate problem-solving and critical thinking skills through intentional activities and the implementation of universal design for learning (UDL) to meet the needs of all children.

Toddlers and preschool children with disabilities, particularly those with moderate to severe disabilities, are frequently left out of engineering and STEM experiences in the classroom. However, when supported by adults using Universal Design for Learning (UDL), all young children can engage in a type of complex problem-solving called “engineering design.” Children’s developmentally appropriate engagement with engineering design can support their higher-order thinking skills and, at the same time, provide an exciting context for integrated STEM learning while including those with various disabilities and delays.

This presentation will explain the engineering practices and problem-solving framework and then teach you how to implement them in your inclusive classroom using fun, engaging, play-based activities. The activities incorporate children’s literature as part of the problem-solving experiences to help children participate in the general education curriculum across various domains. Finally, we will show participants how to make these engineering experiences accessible to young children in an inclusive setting. This presentation will provide educators with hands-on activities using Next Generation Science Standards and specific UDL strategies that support all young children.

You will leave this session able to:

• use an emergent engineering problem-solving framework to support STEM inquiry experiences in an inclusive classroom.
• implement an engineering problem-solving experience in their classroom utilizing UDL strategies to support children with disabilities and emergent bilinguals.
• design an engineering experience so that children with disabilities can develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills or pre-requisite skills grounded in a children’s book.
• connect engineering experiences to children’s books that represent a variety of experiences of historically marginalized groups.

 

All sessions are 1.5 hours long and include a brief announcement from our sponsor.

2:oo PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time.

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Early Childhood UDL Planning Sheet

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