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Speaker: Mable Kinzie
Topic: Early Childhood Math & Science education
Abstract
Research indicates children possess an intrinsic interest in many areas of mathematics and science by age five. However, many early childhood teachers are not well-prepared to facilitate developmentally appropriate mathematics and science inquiry, and to guide development of skills and concept knowledge. A research team in the University of Virginia’s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) is developing a program to address this need. The initiative will build upon CASTL’s successful MyTeachingPartner program, to provide an integratevd, inquiry-based math and science curriculum and set of teacher supports for Pre-Kindergarten.
Mable Kinzie, the principle investigator and lead researcher, describes My Teaching Partner: Mathematics and Science in this five-minute podcast. The project will emphasize integration with children’s existing informal math and science knowledge with formal understandings, via authentic activities with an inquiry focus relevant to diverse children. Professor Kinzie describes some of the challenges as well as initial outcomes of the program in the podcast.
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