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NSTA Press Book

STEM Education Now More Than Ever

In response to “these unconventional and uncertain years,” veteran educator Rodger W. Bybee has written a book that’s as thought-provoking as it is constructive. Now more than ever, he writes, America needs reminders of both the themes that mad...

By Rodger Bybee

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School STEM Curriculum NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Careers Equity New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation Administrators

Journal Article

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By Jill Nugent, Lea Shell, and Darlene Cavalier

Informal Education

Journal Article

Numbers in Nature, Math on the Mountain

Data are the workhorses of the scientific endeavor and their use is rapidly evolving (Haendel, Vasilevsky, and Wirz 2012). Ask almost any scientist about their work, and the conversation will involve the data they collect and analyze. The use of da...

By Michael Giamellaro and Kari O'Connell

Informal Education

Journal Article

The Students Discover Project

In North Carolina, 39% of eighth-grade students report that they “never or hardly ever” design a science experiment, and another 29% of eighth grade students report doing hands-on science activities only once or twice a month (NCES 2011). The nor...

By Suzanne Branon, Sherry Booth Freeman, Lauren Bryant, LaTricia Townsend, and Malinda Faber

Informal Education

NSTA Press Book

Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 1, Second Edition: 25 Formative Assessment Probes

This is the new updated edition of the first book in the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Like the first edition of volume 1, this book helps pinpoint what your students know (or think they know) so you can monitor their learni...

By Page Keeley

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Biology Earth & Space Science Assessment Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Problem-Based Learning in the Physical Science Classroom, K-12

Problem-Based Learning in the Physical Science Classroom, K–12 will help your students truly understand concepts such as motion, energy, and magnetism in true-to-life contexts. The book offers a comprehensive description of why, how, and when to im...

By Tom J. McConnell, Joyce Parker, Janet Eberhardt

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Physical Science Physics Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

“I Never Thought of Science as Something Like This”

Learn about how a university-based teacher preparation program, public schools, and local science-focused museums implement an ecological approach to STEM learning in Chicago.  ...

By Daniel Birmingham, Lara Smetana, Heidi Rouleau, and Jenna Carlson

Informal Education

Journal Article

Environmental Education and STEM (E-STEM)

The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) shares the programs and publications it developed to advance E-STEM—the integration of environmental education into STEM.    ...

By Kristen Kunkle

Informal Education

Journal Article

Digital Observation Technology Skills

Digital Observation Technology Skills (DOTS) is a framework for integrating modern, mobile technology into outdoor, experiential science education. DOTS addresses longstanding tensions between modern technology and classical outdoor education by ca...

By R. Justin Hougham, Marc Nutter, and Caitlin Graham

Informal Education