For three decades Diana has conducted hundreds of early childhood teacher professional staff development. She is known for her engaging and meaningful science and STEM-based teacher training workshops and institutes, where she has inspired and empowered thousands of early childhood educators throughout the world. Additionally, she has been a keynote speaker,  featured speaker, and presenter at over 50 early childhood conferences throughout the nation and world.

All of Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski’s Early Childhood Science and STEM-Based Teacher Training Workshops:

• Are certified for continuing education units (CEU) through Childhood Development Services, Inc. an authorized provider of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
• Meet National Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.
• Follow the Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. 
• Incorporate multicultural science and STEM explorations.
• Meet the goals set forth in the Unifying Framework for the Early Childhood Education Profession. 
• Meet the goals of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
• Meet the goals of Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Goals (RTT-ELC)
• Are standards-based (regional or National whichever applies to the specific contract)
• Introduce pedagogy to cultivate and nurture the young child’s natural curiosity and creativity.
• Empower and inspire the participant
• Are hands-on-minds-on
• Are inquiry-based
• Use simple, readily available, and inexpensive materials.
• Are highly engaging
• Incorporate 21st Century Skills
• Make connections across the sciences and disciplines (Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, The Arts, and beyond).
• Provide opportunities for participants to design and create models to bring back to the classroom.

The following is a list of early childhood teacher training workshops Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski conducts. In addition, Diana can custom-design teacher training workshops and institutes to meet the needs of your organization and audience. All of the following early childhood teacher training workshops are available for a single day to intensive multiple-day content and exploration-rich institutes. All scheduled training will include a free mini-follow-up consulting session. *Dr. Diana is also available to conduct online/virtual training upon request. Please contact her with your specific needs. Virtual professional staff development is highly interactive and engaging. Participants will be asked to have materials on hand so that they can be actively engaged in conducting science and STEM explorations throughout the virtual sessions held via ZOOM.

Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Practices and Content in the Early Childhood Classroom

Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) Practices and Content in the Early Childhood Classroom

Creating Equitable and Culturally Diverse STEM Explorations in Early Learning Environments 

Incorporating LEGO® and Duplo® Bricks to Develop and Strengthen 21st Century Skills

STEM/STEAM Experiences for Infants and Toddler Learning Environments

Teaching STEM Through Early Childhood Children’s Literature (preschool – Kindergarten)

Project-Based Learning in the Early Years

Using Loose Parts to Promote Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) Practices, and Content

Incorporating Making and Tinkering Experiences in the Early Childhood Classroom

Teaching Science To The Preschool Child via Hands-On-Minds-On Experiences (General- covers all science areas)

Connecting Science Across The Disciplines

Teaching Science To The Preschool Child Through Pre-Primary Children’s Literature

Young Nature Explorers

To view and download a PDF copy of the Early Childhood Science and STEAM Professional Staff Development Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski offers click here.

The brochure will provide details about each of the workshops and fees.

The following is a sampling of videos from Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski’s early childhood science and STEM teacher training workshops and conference sessions she has conducted. They depict the type of training environment you can expect participants to experience.