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One strength of the series is the constructivist framework integrated with the Inquiry Teaching Model (ITM), a model designed to help teachers implement child-centered teaching to support children’s understanding and application of STEM. The ITM builds on constructivism and adds support for teachers to implement inquiry-based learning (IBL). 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Examples within the books help teachers develop their students’ engineering habits of mind (systems thinking, optimism, creativity, communication, collaboration, attention to ethical considerations) and encourage the development of children’s executive function skills (EFs).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeth Dykstra Van Meeteren\u003c\/strong\u003e is director of the Iowa Regents’ Center for Early Developmental Education and associate professor of literacy education at the University of Northern Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA selection of co-editors and contributors to the series includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eAllison Barness • Mary Donegan-Ritter • Linda May Fitzgerald • Rosemary Geiken • Wendy Miller • Sherri Peterson • Stephanie Schmitz • Brandy Smith • Jill Uhlenberg • Sonia Yoshizawa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"supadu-search-embed-page\" data-refinements='{\"series\":\"STEM for Our Youngest Learners Series\"}' data-settings='{\"hits_per_page\": 20, \"max_items_per_row\": 5, \"show_sort_by_dropdown\": true}'\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"investigating-water-with-young-children-ages-38_9780807769041","title":"Investigating Water With Young Children (Ages 3–8)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWater is a meaningful context for children to engage in inquiry, and to acquire and use science and engineering practices, such as developing spatial thinking and early concepts of water dynamics. 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