by Susan Courey

Young Academic Music and Computational Thinking (YAM) is a scalable program including curriculum and teacher professional development for high-need kindergarten students in rural and high-need urban school districts. YAM is an early phase Educational Innovation research grant (Award Number U411C190279) addressing the need to expand access to STEM for traditionally underrepresented students. The goal of Young Academic Music and Computational Thinking for Kindergarten is to improve and innovate math, music, and computational thinking instruction in kindergarten.