The newsletter below from the OSEP-funded STEMI2E2 center features: * Storybook Conversations in STEM with Young Children with Visual Impairments * Preschoolers with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities: Using Universal Design for Learning and Differentiation From: STEMIE <stemie@fpg.unc.edu<mailto:stemie@fpg.unc.edu>> Visit STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education (STEMIE) today!<https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=13440250&msgid=51760&act=939A&c=1810601&pid=107636&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fstemie.fpg.unc.edu%2F&cf=5928&v=99901ddd73a69a84a4a1e759cd4dfb8e06d376637673f653ba421884ad5ee640> [STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education]<https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=13440250&msgid=51760&act=939A&c=1810601&pid=107636&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fstemie.fpg.unc.edu%2F&cf=5928&v=99901ddd73a69a84a4a1e759cd4dfb8e06d376637673f653ba421884ad5ee640> [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1810601/348711c3ba665ff2d7b3c204983b6ba8.jpeg] [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1810601/1f3efee936f6ba7da08f2cd43ebfd06d.jpeg] [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1810601/d248f0754f942527680df42eaaa38c51.jpeg] [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1810601/624c0f599702164a8a306d8e2b266aec.jpeg] Inclusion for all in STEM learning! Cultivating STEM learning opportunities for all young children throughout their daily routines and activities in any environment. Adaptations & Teaching Practices All children can engage in STEM learning. With intentionality and the use of appropriate adaptations and teaching strategies, adults (e.g., family members, practitioners) can facilitate and/or individualize STEM learning and experiences within daily routines and the environment. Learn more about adaptations and teaching practices. A Guide to Teaching Practices<https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=13440250&msgid=51760&act=939A&c=1810601&pid=107636&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fstemie.fpg.unc.edu%2Fguide-teaching-practices&cf=5928&v=de643006a22ae550a662d1657dd06aef465654685cce76f9e0f5b2e9a26e4c8f> A Guide to Adaptations<https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=13440250&msgid=51760&act=939A&c=1810601&pid=107636&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fstemie.fpg.unc.edu%2Fguide-adaptations&cf=5928&v=1fa0c3ff514e7913273125ebb3436b5761461eb63fe5d1ee352d350bc1f7ff5a> [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1810601/f19847e28ca69de92334529a78f513b7.png] Storybook Conversations in STEM with Young Children with Visual Impairments In partnership with Kansas Deaf-Blind Project at Kansas State School for the Blind<https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=13440250&msgid=51760&act=939A&c=1810601&pid=107636&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansasdeafblind.org%2F&cf=5928&v=06ce96b83c0d35e248f051817c124b81ce6447dfb70312d7693abd8d61fc1bcb>, we have developed two video demonstrations on engaging young children with visual impairments in storybook conversations using Pat Hutchins’ Rosie’s Walk (2022). The first video offers a look at how to prepare children for a shared book reading experience, and we will be releasing the second video very soon! The book offers an opportunity for children to learn about spatial and positional concepts. While the demonstrated strategies are effective for children with visual impairments, they are also useful for sighted children. Learn about practical strategies and tools for dialogic reading with young children with significant disabilities including those who are blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind in this archived STEMIEFest 2021 session by our partners at Kansas Deaf-Blind project and Kansas State School for the Blind. [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1810601/4001deff60fb098f4794c2ab3ddfae78.jpeg] Video Demonstration: Rosie's Walk<https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=13440250&msgid=51760&act=939A&c=1810601&pid=107636&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvNl0YXcb8GQ&cf=5928&v=17d74c5c0a913aaed1e2eed5ba21789e42af96374b1b5e36c9443a9a3be07414> Storybook Conversations: Rosie's Walk<https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=13440250&msgid=51760&act=939A&c=1810601&pid=107636&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fstemie.fpg.unc.edu%2Fstorybook-conversations-rosies-walk&cf=5928&v=04874d1cba408e495302558dbba3e5842bf14bd045a148838f38b693136d63c3> STEMIEFest 2021 Presentation: Storybook Conversations & Visual Impairments<https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=13440250&msgid=51760&act=939A&c=1810601&pid=107636&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fevents.hubilo.com%2Fstemiefest-2021%2Fsession%2F96124&cf=5928&v=897963017ec4ca5339b87efbd12209c7f665838cd81820af16a70f0cd6797d11> Preschoolers with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities: Using Universal Design for Learning and Differentiation This month’s free article from the Division for Early Childhood’s (DEC) Young Exceptional Children focuses on strategies including UDL and collaboration with other professionals to support preschoolers with visual impairments access meaningfully in visual or auditory, and tactile information. Drs. Deborah Chen and Jamie Dote-Kwan share examples and strategies on how to consider children’s interest, sensory abilities and preferences, as well as adaptations and modifications to the materials, activities, and instruction to ensure all children, especially those with visual impairments can fully engage and participate within classroom routines and activities. Preschoolers with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities: Using Universal Design for Learning and Differentiation<https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=13440250&msgid=51760&act=939A&c=1810601&pid=107636&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fdivisionearlychildhood.egnyte.com%2Fdl%2FLAEZY4Qk31&cf=5928&v=3ce30300525953c591d9dac2f0d25f65fccd1a2650066e76ff3df622feaa1fb5> Did You Miss ... ? You have until April 1 to read or download last month’s free Young Exceptional Children article by Drs. Beneke, Park, and Taitingfong. Learn about an inclusive anti-bias framework that we can use to teach and learn about race with young children. This article is made freely accessible thanks to our partners at the Division for Early Childhood (DEC). Read more here in this free article!<https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=13440250&msgid=51760&act=939A&c=1810601&pid=107636&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fdivisionearlychildhood.egnyte.com%2Fdl%2FVAo3DOyYrE&cf=5928&v=cb084e2d82aae51c934623ab940a8d3a9259085ba7c224ca91e19b2033f583bd> We have recently updated two of our curated lists that embrace and celebrate women in STEM as well as Black innovators in STEM or have positive representation of Black characters. 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Register Here<https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=13440250&msgid=51760&act=939A&c=1810601&pid=107636&destination=https%3A%2F%2Finclusioninstitute.fpg.unc.edu%2F2022-registration-information&cf=5928&v=4392d6c8e8e0dfe4020e7b9a906f70652f7015bebb084a7b63ad3242df7071a8> [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1810601/762db261f86f9ab0c49c41f121f1315e.png] 2022 International Early Children Inclusion Institute Hybrid Conference April 26-28, 2022 Where do I start? Playful and inclusive STEM learning for each and every child This event has a fee. 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