Shayne B. Piasta|Jessica Logan|Christina Yeager Pelatti|Janet L. Capps|Stephen A. Petrill
Professional development for early childhood educators: Efforts to improve math and science learning opportunities in early childhood classrooms.
recent initiatives highlight need better support preschoolaged childrens math science learning present study investigated impact professional development domains early childhood educators sixtyfive educators randomly assigned experience 105 days 64 hours training math science alternative topic educators provision math science learning opportunities documented falltospring math science learning gains children n 385 enrolled classrooms professional development significantly impacted provision science math learning opportunities professional development directly impact childrens math science learning although science learning indirectly affected via increase science learning opportunities math science learning opportunities positively associated childrens learning results suggest substantive efforts necessary ensure children opportunities learn math science young age