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Archive: Science Update: State of the Climate, October 14, 2021

What's the latest understanding about whether storms are getting more intense? What about heatwaves? Fires? Droughts? How do we determine how these ex...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Mathematics STEM Technology

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Freebies for Science Teachers, July 20, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Administration Biology Careers Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Literacy News Physical Science Physics Professional Learning old Safety STEM Teaching Strategies

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Archive: Science Update: Protecting the Elusive & Endangered Hawaiian False Killer Whale, December 2, 2021

False killer whales live throughout the world, but the ones found in the Hawaiian Archipelago are some of the most-studied—and rarest—marine anima...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Biology Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Life Science STEM Technology

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, July 13, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Biology Citizen Science Climate Change Computer Science Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science Equity Evolution General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science New Science Teachers News NGSS Phenomena Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, June 29, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Astronomy Chemistry Citizen Science Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Inquiry Interdisciplinary News NGSS Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies

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Archive: Book Beat Live! Instructional Sequence Matters: Using Explore-before-Explain in the Classroom, July 20, 2021

Explore-before-Explain teaching is all about creating conceptual coherence for learners to better prepare students for the reality of their world.&nbs...

Postsecondary Elementary High School Middle School General Science

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Adding Necessary Rigor to Engineering Pedagogical Change

In this study, we explore the teaching of an acclaimed engineering education professor and his struggles to transform his classroom in light of the Na...

By Yonghee Lee, Carl Lund, and Randy Yerrick

Postsecondary Engineering Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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STEM Bridge Program

We explored underrepresented minority (URM) students’ perceptions of the merit and worth of a summer STEM bridge program. The Ohio State Louis Stoke...

By Anna Brady and Dorinda Gallant

Postsecondary Curriculum Equity Inclusion Pedagogy STEM Teaching Strategies

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A Novel Rubric Format for Providing Feedback on Process Skills to STEM Undergraduate Students

To improve student process-skill development, a novel type of rubric was developed that goes beyond a typical analytic rubric by providing detailed fe...

By Doug Czajka, Gil Reynders, Courtney Stanford, Renée Cole, Juliette Lantz, and Suzanne Ruder

Postsecondary Assessment Preservice Science Education STEM Teaching Strategies

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Faculty Learning at the Individual and Group Level

Unaware of the diverse challenges faced by students, faculty can unintentionally create environments that discourage student persistence especially fo...

By Rachel A. Hirst, Karen L. Anderson, Becky Wai-Ling Packard, Louis J. Liotta, Bronwyn H. Bleakley, Pamela J. Lombardi, and Kristin C. Burkholder

Postsecondary Preservice Science Education STEM Teacher Preparation

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STEM Education Within the West Point Experience

At conferences or meetings, West Point faculty are often asked, “What’s it like to teach at West Point?” To answer this question we present the ...

By Carolann Koleci, Eileen Kowalski, and Kenneth McDonald

Postsecondary Careers Pedagogy STEM