Speaker
Caterina Bembich
Description
Creating the conditions to foster the development of children’s scientific thinking in early childhood education services is a very stimulating cultural project based on the most recent psychological research findings. According to these findings, we present a brief theoretical overview of the reference framework we used to promote the growth of scientific thinking in some Italian kindergartens. We engaged a group of early childhood teachers and educators in a training program focusing on the theoretical framework and guiding them to involve children in educational activities to improve scientific thinking. An example of these activities is reported here.
| How would you like to present your contribution? | Hybrid from my own country (early in the conference day, best for Asia, Australia ...) |
|---|---|
| Target education level (primary) | Pre-school education |
| Target education level (secondary, optional) | In-service teacher education |
