Patty Born Selly is an assistant professor of environmental education and STEM at Hamline University. She previously served as the executive director of the National Center for STEM Elementary Education at St. Catherine University. Selly has over twenty years of experience in early childhood education, has written two books, and regularly consults other educators on science and nature education approaches for young children.
"Patty Born Selly demonstrates that children's nature play is a
joyful, wonder-filled vehicle for fostering habits of mind inherent
in STEM learning. This is a well-documented and accessible resource
filled with activity ideas that all early childhood educators will
value."
--Emilian Geczi, director, Natural Start Alliance at North American
Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) "In Teaching STEM
Outdoors, Patty Born Selly invites us all to go outdoors, and shows
us how and why the natural environment is a wonderful context for
STEM learning. The book is full of ideas of where to start while
also providing background and insight into the 4 subject areas,
children's learning and much more."
--Karen Worth, author of Worms Shadows and Whirlpools and the Young
Scientist Series
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