Principles of Effective Family Engagement
There are six principles for effective family engagement, including co-design, two-way communication, reciprocal relationships and systemic family engagement.
From Traditional Campaigns to Building a Movement: The Evolution of Family and Community Engagement-Based Advocacy by Sandy Boyd and Michael Gilligan.
Family engagement efforts will be successful when the reliance on issue-focused campaigns shifts to utilizing design thinking and elevating family and community engagement.
Crossing the Boundaries: Mapping the Gaps between Expert and Public Understandings of Bridging STEM Learning Environments
Children learn STEM in both formal and informal environments, with the most effective learning resulting from experiences that involve connections across various environments and collaborations among formal and informal institutions.
STEM starts early: Grounding science, technology, engineering, and math education in early childhood
No child develops in a vacuum. Instead, children are profoundly affected by home and school and the complex relationships between all. This comprehensive study offers an extensive list of recommendations intended to help guide STEM integration into early childhood.
Early STEM Matters: Providing High-Quality STEM Experiences for All Young Leaders
Two-year summary of the work of the Early Childhood STEM Working Group at the University of Chicago, including four key points to consider.
Design, Build, Create – Early Childhood STEM Toolbox
Early Childhood STEM has its own unique set of challenges concerning developing curriculum and instructional strategies that are developmentally appropriate. The OC STEM initiative partnered with LEGO Education to create an “Early Childhood STEM Toolbox” complete with resources to help ecosystems launch programs in this space.
An Interview with the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development & Early Learning
An Interview with Dr. Nikole Hollins-Sims, Educational Consultant, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) and Sarah Holland, Special Assistant for Family Engagement for the PA Department of Education and Department of Human Services.
A Brief Interview with Regan Bynder, Early Learning Specialist, from the Ventura County STEM Network
A brief interview with Early Learning Specialist, Regan Bynder of the Ventura County STEM Ecosystem on lessons learned and key takeaways.
Serious Play: Innovative Early Childhood STEM as a priority – A Workshop by the North Louisiana and New Mexico Ecosystems
Many of children’s first STEM experiences occur in informal educational settings such as children’s museums where they engage in hands-on, minds-on activities with parents, caregivers, and museum educators. This panel featured children’s museums and science centers from Louisiana and New Mexico discussing how they engage families in and build awareness around STEM from early ages through play.
Improving Your Youth Retention Via Early Childhood STEM Programs: A presentation by the Carbon, Schuylkill and Luzerne Counties Ecosystem and the Great Lakes Bay Regional STEM Alliance
PreK strategies for families to engage their early learners with relatively little resources. This workshop was an “Ecosystem to Ecosystem – E2E” session during the Fall 2018 STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice Convening in Newport Beach, CA in November 2018.
Finding Their Way: Family Engagement with Digital Math Activities Helps Children Develop Spatial Skills
Young children’s mathematical knowledge strongly impacts and predicts their future success in school.
A Philosophy Focused on Families
A leader of the Great Lakes Bay Regional STEM Alliance shares how family engagement has become the driving philosophy of her Michigan-based ecosystem.