Making and Tinkering with Stem: Solving Design Challenges with Young Children, Second Edition

Cate Heroman is one of the founders of Knock Knock Children's Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving children birth to age 8 and renowned for its emphasis on early literacy and early STEAM education. She has been instrumental in establishing a makerspace in the museum and has spent countless hours studying and researching what making, tinkering, and design engineering look like with young learners.

Her passion is to help children be successful learners and socially competent individuals. A nationally recognized educator and author-her numerous publications include The Creative Curriculum for Preschool and Teaching Strategies GOLD. Cate's professional experiences center on early childhood education. She has been an early childhood classroom teacher, state administrator, trainer, facilitator, keynote speaker, author, consultant, and developer of curriculum and assessment materials. She has a deep understanding not only of what children learn but also how they learn.

Cate received a master's degree from Louisiana State University. Previously, she taught in East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, served as an early childhood administrator at the Louisiana Department of Education, and was vice president of Teaching Strategies, LLC.