{"id":573,"date":"2025-11-24T19:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/early-childhood-data-science\/?page_id=573"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:28:33","slug":"convening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/early-childhood-data-science\/convening\/","title":{"rendered":"Convening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Advancing the Field of Data Science in the Early Childhood Years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The in-person convening included three keynotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Keynote #1<\/strong> \u2014 Quayisha Clarke, Boston Public Schools:<em> Importance of Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, and Responsible Decision-Making in Data Science for Students during their Early Childhood Years<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keynote #2<\/strong> \u2014 Doug Clements and Julie Sarama, University of Denver: <em>The Building Blocks of Data Science: Foundations in Number and Logical Operations&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keynote #3<\/strong> \u2014 Smirla Ramos-Montanez, TERC: <em>From Home to the World: How Families Foster Young Children\u2019s Data Mindsets<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We would like to thank the following individuals who participated in an in-person workshop that informed the development of the Learning Framework. We would also like to extend our thanks to the 76 individuals who participated in the two virtual workshops we held. Their contributions had an enormous impact on the final Early Childhood Data Science Learning Framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">List of Attendees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-highlight-purple-with-dots\">Workshop Co-Facilitators<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Andee Rubin,<\/strong> Principal Scientist, TERC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marisa Wolsky<\/strong>, Executive Producer and Director of Children&#8217;s STEM Media, GBH Kids <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-highlight-purple-with-dots\">Participants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kizzy Albritton, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Margie Gurley Seay Centennial Professorship in Education, University of Texas at Austin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jessica Rueter Andrews, Director of Strategic Projects, GBH Kids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cindy Ballenger, Lecturer, Tufts University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexander Butler, Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>** Quayisha Clarke, Elementary School Math Coach, Boston Public Schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>** Doug Clements, Distinguished University Professor and Kennedy Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Learning, University of Denver.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diane Cohen, Director, Education Development, GBH Kids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guadalupe D\u00edaz Lara, Assistant Professor, Department of Child &amp; Adolescent Studies, California State University, Fullerton.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>* Karen Economopoulos, TERC, Director of the Investigations Center for Curriculum and Professional Development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jennifer Fischer-Mueller, Head of School, Martin Trust Partnership in Education for Early Learners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Susan Friedman, Senior Director of Publishing and Content Development, NAEYC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dorothea Gillim, Executive Producer and Creative Director of GBH Kids, GBH.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marcy Gunther, Executive Producer and Director of Development of GBH Kids, GBH.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mary Haggerty, Director of Media Engagement, GBH.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>* Connie Henry, Former Elementary Math Program Director, Boston Public Schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kristin Hunter-Thomson, Dataspire, Director &amp; Founder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lisa Jones, General Manager, GBH Kids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ryan \u201cSeth\u201d Jones, Assistant Professor, Middle Tennessee State University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hollylynne Lee, Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education, North Carolina State University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Victor Lee, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Technology Design &amp; STEM Education, Stanford University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joshua Littenberg-Tobias, Director of Research and Evaluation, GBH Kids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Silvia Lovato, Senior Director and Head of Learning &amp; Research, PBS KIDS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Melissa Lucas, Applied Developmental and Educational Psychologist, postdoctoral associate at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and incoming representative on the Ethnic &amp; Racial Issues Committee, SRCD.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anne Lund, Senior Director, Content and Curriculum, PBS KIDS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eve Manz, Associate Professor, Boston University Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Camillia Matuk, Associate Professor of Educational Communication and Technology, New York University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AnneMarie McClain, Assistant Professor, Boston University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gigliana Melzi, Developmental Psychologist\/ Professor, New York University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jillian Orr, Media Consultant and former Executive Producer, GBH Kids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leigh Peake, Chief Education Officer, Gulf of Maine Research Institute.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ashley Lewis Presser, Senior Research Scientist, EDC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>**Smirla Ramos-Montanez, Family STEM Learning Researcher, TERC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deidre Richardson, Independent Consultant, New Jersey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paula Rauch, Child Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General. Founding Director of the Marjorie E. Korff Parenting At a Challenging Time (PACT) program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>**Julie Sarama, Kennedy Endowed Chair of Innovative Learning Technologies, University of Denver.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shawn Stevens, Director, STEM Curriculum and Instruction, GBH Kids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>* Angela Chan Turrou, University of California, Los Angeles and a member of the DREME network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>X. Christine Wang, Director of the Fisher-Price Early Childhood Research Center, University at Buffalo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Janella Watson, Educational and Organizational Strategist and Researcher, Watson Creative Consulting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*Denotes organizing committee members<br>**Denotes keynote speakers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">&#8220;I particularly found [helpful] the practical examples and insights from videos and experiences, and then reflection on these in our small break out groups (e.g., peer pressure, child-led experiences, working in small groups with children and whole classroom activities) and questions about understanding, developmental stages of diverse groups of children and many more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">\u2013&nbsp;<em>Convening participant<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/early-childhood-data-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/TAMMY-TN_Kinder_surveys_Page_2_web-864x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533\" style=\"width:194px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/early-childhood-data-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/TAMMY-TN_Kinder_surveys_Page_2_web-864x1024.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/early-childhood-data-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/TAMMY-TN_Kinder_surveys_Page_2_web-253x300.jpg 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TERC: <em>From Home to the World: How Families Foster Young Children\u2019s Data Mindsets<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We would like to thank the following individuals who participated in an in-person workshop that informed the development of the Learning Framework.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/early-childhood-data-science\/convening\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read 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