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Teaching STEM Outdoors - by Patty Born Selly (Paperback)

Teaching STEM Outdoors - by  Patty Born Selly (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Connect nature play, outdoor experiences, and STEM learning with activities, real-life examples, and educator resources<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Connect nature play, outdoor experiences, and STEM learning for young children with activities, real-life examples, and educator resources. Nurture young children's innate tendencies toward exploration, sensory stimulation, and STEM learning when you connect outdoor learning and STEM curriculum. Discover the developmental benefits of outdoor learning and how the rich diversity of settings and materials of nature gives rise to questions and inquiry for deeper learning.</p><p>Full of activities, examples, and resources to take the fun of STEM outside, this book will help teachers articulate connections between nature play, outdoor experiences, and STEM learning in young children. Use STEM and nature-based learning to nurture children's curiosity and exploration of the world.</p><p><b>Patty Born Selly</b> is an assistant professor of environmental education and STEM at Hamline University. She previously served as the executive director of the National Center for STEM Elementary Education at St. Catherine University. Selly has over twenty years of experience in early childhood education, has written two books, and regularly consults other educators on science and nature education approaches for young children.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Patty Born Selly demonstrates that children's nature play is a joyful, wonder-filled vehicle for fostering habits of mind inherent in STEM learning. <strong>This is a well-documented and accessible resource filled with activity ideas that all early childhood educators will value.</strong>" <br> --Emilian Geczi, director, Natural Start Alliance at North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) <p/> "In Teaching STEM Outdoors, Patty Born Selly invites us all to go outdoors, and shows us how and why the natural environment is a wonderful context for STEM learning. <strong>The book is full of ideas of where to start while also providing background and insight into the 4 subject areas, children's learning and much more</strong>." <br> --Karen Worth, author of Worms Shadows and Whirlpools and the Young Scientist Series<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Patty Born Selly is an assistant professor of environmental education and STEM at Hamline University. She previously served as the executive director of the National Center for STEM Elementary Education at St. Catherine University. Selly has over twenty years of experience in early childhood education, has written two books, and regularly consults other educators on science and nature education approaches for young children.

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