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Karen Eaton is Bay Area Region 4 Coordinator for the California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) at the Contra Costa County Office of Education. We support the following counties from Region 4: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Solano. Prior to joining CPIN, Karen served as the Coordinator of Literacy and Language Development at CCCOE, where she led regional and statewide initiatives focused on literacy, multilingual learners, and instructional improvement. She has also served as a district instructional coach, intervention coordinator, classroom teacher, and adjunct professor preparing future educators.

With more than 25 years of experience spanning early childhood through county-level educational leadership, she is passionate about supporting educators through engaging, developmentally appropriate professional learning and fostering equitable, joyful learning experiences for California's youngest learners.

Karen can be reached by email at keaton@cccoe.k12.ca.us or by phone at (925) 942-3336.

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P-3 Progressions: 5.1 Engineering Design

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P-3 Progressions: 5.1 Engineering Design

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STEM Open-ended questions_AS OF 8_30_2025

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Head Shoulders Knees & Toes | Doggyland Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes by Snoop Dogg

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Science: Strand 1.0: Science and Engineering Practices

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Science: Strand 1.0: Science and Engineering Practices

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Local Author Celebration Month: Storytime with Dr. Arlyne Simon - Abby Invents Unbreakable Crayons

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Eloisa Mendoza-Hinds was the English Learner Lead (EL Lead) for Bay Region 4 California Preschool Instructional Network (Bay Region 4 CPIN) for 14 years. As the EL Lead she disseminated research-based best practices and strategies for educating Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten aged Dual language learners (DLL’s) based on the California Preschool Learning Foundations, the California Curriculum Frameworks and the Preschool English Learner Guide (PEL Guide).

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Boom Chicka Boom Song | Songs For Kids | Dance Along | GoNoodle

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STEM as an Approach to Early Childhood Learning

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CECE Early Childhood Videos at Eastern CT State U.

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A Steminist Force| Read Along With Me Picture Books

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🏰 Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building

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Hailee Steinfeld Teaches How To Solve Problems (Sing Along) | Sesame Street | Max Family

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This is a chart with helpful definitions for STEAM.

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CECE Early Childhood Videos at Eastern CT State U.

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🏰 Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building

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Video Girl writes to Old Navy and gets a reply

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The 7-year-old asked for real pockets on girls’ jeans. ABC News’ Will Ganss spoke with her and her proud parents.

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Story Time: "The Solar System with / El Sistema Solar con Ellen"

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A Steminist Force| Read Along With Me Picture Books

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Hailee Steinfeld Teaches How To Solve Problems (Sing Along) | Sesame Street | Max Family

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Graphing Shoes on a Grid with Pre-k ELLs (Early Math Collaborative at Erikson)

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SeeSaw Science | The Way Things Move | Kids

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A board and a block make a see-saw. The kids use weight, leverage and balance to lift each other and launch things into the air.

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Animated Kids Book Read Aloud | Balancing Act by Ellen Stoll Walsh [Measurement]

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STEM as an Approach to Early Childhood Learning

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Integrated STEAM CoP Discussion Questions

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Integrated STEAM CoP Discussion Questions

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STEM Open-ended questions_AS OF 8_30_2025

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Story Time: "The Solar System with / El Sistema Solar con Ellen"

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Graphing Shoes on a Grid with Pre-k ELLs (Early Math Collaborative at Erikson)

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Cross Cutting Concepts NGSS Table v2 (1)

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Old Navy responds to first-grader who asked for girls’ jeans with real pockets

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“I want front pockets because I want to put my hands in them,” 7-year-old Kamryn Gardner said. “Would you consider making girls jeans with front pockets that are not fake?”

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SeeSaw Science | The Way Things Move | Kids

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A board and a block make a see-saw. The kids use weight, leverage and balance to lift each other and launch things into the air.

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Dr. Shalek Chappill-Nichols

schappill35@gmail.com

Shalek has been an educator in a professional setting for over 30 years in many organizations. She has worked with children of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Her role as an education consultant requires her to speak to various professionals about education subjects (science, technology, engineering, math, language arts, and movement). Shalek grew up in the inner city of San Francisco, CA. Shalek was the first in her family to graduate from college in 2001 from San Jose, CA. She has worked at Pacific Oaks College for seven years. Shalek has her B.A. in Liberal Studies, an M.S. in Higher Education, and a Doctorate in Education.

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Introduction to Nonstandard Measurement for Kids: Using Paper Clips to Measure

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Sesame Street: Grover Finds the Tallest Monster

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The Measurement Song: We Can Measure It! | Family Math

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Tall and Short | Jack Hartmann | Measurement Song