PreSTAR Rural Nebraska
PreSTAR Rural Nebraska is a two-year study focused on developing and piloting a reflective, practice-based professional development model to enhance early childhood science education in rural Nebraska. The project aims to enhance educators’ abilities to talk about about science and engineering with children, especially in ways that are relevant to everyday life in rural communities. The project will also give educators opportunities to connect, communicate and collaborate.
PreSTAR Pilot
Nebraska and Brazil Collaborative Impact Project
PreSTAR researchers in Nebraska collaborated with Brazilian researchers to conduct a three-year (2016-2019) pilot study to better understand preschool educators’ ideas, attitudes and engagement around science in the classroom and to compare findings from the different geographic settings. This research is part of the Nebraska-Brazil Early Childhood Partnership.