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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Engineering Curricula in Early Education: Describing the Landscape of Open Resources
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Bagiati, Aikaterini; Yoon, So Yoon; Evangelou, Demetra; Ngambeki, Ida – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2010
National debate about K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education has given rise to questions about appropriate materials for engineering education from prekindergarten through grade 12. Introducing engineering in the early years entails recognition of the need for teachers to understand its content and poses the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Engineering Education
Talking about Artifacts: Preschool Children's Explorations with Sketches, Stories, and Tangible Objects
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Evangelou, Demetra; Dobbs-Oates, Jennifer; Bagiati, Aikaterini; Liang, Sandy; Choi, Ji Young – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2010
Exploratory learning is recognized as a developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood education. During exploration, exposure to new things guides children in the acquisition of knowledge, while interactions with a range of familiar and unfamiliar artifacts can support developmental integration. Exploratory activity may occur…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Discovery Learning, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education