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Postsecondary education includes university or college education, as well as education at community colleges and trade schools.

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House Leaders Introduce The College Affordability Act

Democrats Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Higher Education Act House Democrats introduced a long-awaited bill earlier this week that would update the...

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Polymers Course for Small Colleges and Universities

This article describes the course design and teaching methodology for a polymer chemistry and applications lecture class specifically aimed at small c...

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Inquiring Astronomy: Incorporating Student-Centered Pedagogical Techniques in an Introductory College Science Course

Increases in student-centered pedagogy have been more prevalent in K–12 education than in collegiate undergraduate science education. The purpose of...

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Incorporating Cultural Diversity Into College Science

Due to the globalization of world economics, advances in information technologies, and the complex interconnections of global environmental issues, po...

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, March 19, 2024
 

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Web Seminar: School & District Leaders: Engage Your Teacher Groups with NSTA! April 11, 2024

School and district leaders are invited to join us on Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about NSTA’s School and Distric...

 

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Sponsored Web Seminar: NSTA/ECA Science Kit Services - Partnering Together to Help You Manage Your Classroom Materials, May 9, 2024

Struggling with materials management in your district?  Want to learn tips and tricks from the experts at ECA Science Kit Services? Join us on Th...

 

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Sponsored Web Seminar: Examining the Evidence: How Probeware Supports Three-Dimensional Learning, April 23, 2024

Join us on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET for a sponsored web seminar presented by Vernier Science Education....

 

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Sensing in Animals and Robots: Collaborative, Transdisciplinary Learning in an Undergraduate Science Course

Transdisciplinary learning—where students develop and apply knowledge from multiple disciplines to solve open-ended problems—is necessary to prepa...

 

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Implementing Universal Design for Learning in the Higher Education Science Classroom

There is a growing need for college science faculty to teach a diverse group of learners. The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework can be use...

 

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Equitable instructor assessment changes amid COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak mandated a rapid transition to online classes with little warning. Previous literature studying the effect of this...

 

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Student Self-Assessment of Exam Preparation in 100 and 200-Level Chemistry Courses

Student self-assessment surveys were utilized to look at student study habits in several areas. Both self-reported study time and study methods were ...

 

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The Influence of Learning Assistants on Faculty Use of Student-Centered Instruction

The Learning Assistant (LA) Program is a near-peer teaching model with three key components: 1) reevaluation of curriculum and lesson design to incorp...

 

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Argumentative Writing Workshop for Conceptual Learning and Weekly Writing for Knowledge Application in Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratories

Pedagogical approaches for supporting students’ argumentative writing in science laboratories have not been fully established. This paper examines t...

 

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It’s About Time: Exploring the dose-dependent effects of active learning on students of different social personalities in an upper-level biology course.

Active learning is the new standard for teaching in higher education. As more faculty seek to expand their teaching practices by including active lear...

 

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Disasterologists At The Movies: An Innovative Use of Twitter for Disaster Education

A common course activity used by emergency management faculty is the screening of Hollywood disaster films to provide students an opportunity to apply...

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