Sciencenter Discovery Museum

The Sciencenter, in Partnership With the National Informal Stem Education Network, Proposes a Professional Development Project for Museum Practitioners in Service of Early Childhood Learning. This Three-year Project Will Engage 30 Pairs of Museum Practitioners and Local Community Partners in Six-month Professional Learning Communities to Increase Their Capacity to Provide Relevant Family Engagement in Stem for All Audiences. Museum-community Partner Pairs Will Collaborate Within a Cohort of Their Peers to Plan, Develop, and Implement Early Stem Programs While Growing a Reciprocal Partnership. This Project Will Build Field-wide Capacity to Address Early Childhood Needs by Strengthening Local Partnerships and Connecting Museums With Effective, Evidence-based Resources. Online Workshops and a Digital Toolkit Will Be Made Widely Available to Reach Additional Practitioners and Enrich Early Childhood and Family Learning Across the Museum Field.