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Journal Article
Facilitating Formal–Informal Connections in Rural STEM Ecosystems
“STEM Guides” serve as human brokers to connect 10- to 18-year-old youth from rural Maine in STEM education opportunities that already exist in ...
By Jan Mokros, Jennifer Atkinson, Sue Allen, Alyson Saunders, and Kate Kastelein
Journal Article
Collaboratory = Collaborate + Laboratory
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By Peggy Harris Willcuts, and Cathleen Kennedy
NSTA Press Book
Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, 3-5: Using Children’s Books to Inspire STEM Learning
"Teachers in our district have been fans of Picture-Perfect Science for years, and it’s made a huge impact on how they fit science into their school...
By Emily Morgan, Karen Ansberry
Blog Post
At the core of a Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) classroom is the sequence of exposing students to an interesting natural phenomenon, having ...
By Cindy Workosky
Journal Article
Learn how to create opportunities for young people from low-income, ethnically diverse communities to learn about growing food, doing science, and how...
By Amie Patchen, Andrea Aeschlimann, Anne Vera-Cruz, Anushree Kamath, Deborah Jose, Jackie DeLisi, Michael Barnett, Paul Madden, and Rajeev Rupani
Journal Article
Collaboration + Good Coffee = Connected Science Learning Success
A collaboration between two North Carolina state agencies allows in-school and out-of-school educators to share knowledge, engage students in in-sch...
By Debra T. Hall, Benita B. Tipton, Lisa Tolley, and Marty Wiggins
Journal Article
Showing how various math and science topics relate to the real world is the key to motivating youth to pursue STEM careers. This idea is essential t...
By Elizabeth Murray and Richard Larson
Journal Article
Editor Dennis Schatz introduces the third issue, focused on how STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning surrounds us. ...
By Dennis Schatz
NSTA Press Book
Perspectives on Science Education. A Leadership Seminar
This book delivers what the title promises: perspectives on leadership and science education, presented in the form of a stimulating seminar. Authors...
By Rodger Bybee, Stephen Pruitt
NSTA Press Book
Problem-Based Learning in the Earth and Space Science Classroom, K–12
Implementing PBL is difficult for teachers, and few curriculum guides are available to support their efforts. This book fills that gap by providing th...
By Tom J. McConnell, Joyce Parker, Janet Eberhardt