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See how a language learning technique called choral repetition helped build science literacy among students in an animal physiology course. Read about the conversion of a lecture-based molecular biology course into an active learning environment and its effect on student performance. Check out the case study that examines the benefits of having students rather than instructors write the case studies. And don't miss our current research summer reading suggestions, compiled by the NSTA Committee on Research in Science Education—it offers abstracts of articles with links to full PDFs. Read all this and more in this month's issue of JCST.

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Guidelines for Classroom Safety

This four-page document should be given to students at the beginning of the school year to help them understand their role in ensuring a safe and productive science experience.

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Reward Yourself!

You could win a trip to the NSTA National Conference on Science Education. Apply for NSTA Teacher Awards to showcase your hard work! At the college level, Vernier sponsors an award that provides $1,000 plus $1,500 in expenses to attend the national conference and $3,000 in Vernier products. In addition, the Carleton Award and the Distinguished Teaching and Service to Science Awards have niches for the college or university science educator.

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The Society for College Science Teaching (SCST) is an affiliate of NSTA. To learn how you can become a joint NSTA/SCST member, click here. To learn more about SCST, click on the link below.

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