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According to the National Center for Science Education (2001), forty-four states have faced challenges to the teaching of evolution, in venues ranging from local school boards to state legislatures. The saddest result of these emotional confrontation...

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An Interdisciplinary Study of the SARS Virus: A One-Semester First-Year Seminar

An interdisciplinary study of the SARS virus provides opportunities for students in different disciplines to discuss the origin; spread; and global, economic, chemical, and biological aspects of disease. Students benefit from active discussions with ...

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Society for College Science Teachers: Was "Inquiry" a Mistake? It's all in the Name

If teaching by inquiry is recommended as a practice for science teachers because it models the practice of scientific researchers and research supports it, why do scientific researchers resist it? The arguments vary--we teach the way we were taught,...

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A Theme-Based Approach to Teaching Nonmajors Biology: Helping Students Connect Biology to Their Lives

This article describes the curriculum for a highly student-centered human biology course constructed around a series of themes that enables the integration of the same basic paradigms found in a traditional survey lecture course without sacrificing e...

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A Message from the NSTA President: Developing a World View for Science Education

In this section, NSTA President Michael Padilla shares a story reflecting the affect that immigration has had on almost all school systems across the country. He shares his motivation for choosing Developing a World View for Science Education as the...

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Editorial: Moving On but Staying Around

One of the many benefits of college and university teaching is that it is often possible to remain active in school affairs after retirement. Some elder faculty continue to teach while others participate in research and take part in seminars and col...

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Easy Ways to Promote Inquiry in a Laboratory Course: The Power of Student Questions

To teach students to think like scientists, we modified our laboratory course to include regular opportunities for student practice of inquiry and the scientific process. Our techniques are simple; they can be implemented without rewriting lab manual...

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Using the Science Writing Heuristic: Training Chemistry Teaching Assistants

Promoting the use of the Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) among novice teaching assistants at a large university is facilitated by a program of instructional training and mentoring. Sessions include hands-on activities with guided inquiry in tandem wi...