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Archive: NSTA/ASTE Archive: Starting and Sustaining an NSTA Student Chapter, November 15, 2023
This web seminar, delivered in collaboration between the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) and the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), will provide information on the benefits of starting and sustaining a student chapter for ...
Web Seminar
Identifying a rock or mineral can be the beginning of an investigation. Every rock has a story just waiting to be told, and everyone loves to hear a good story. Prof. Baxter will give rocks their own voice and share several rock stories about L...
Web Seminar
In this web seminar Dr. Jon Arenberg, Chief Engineer, James Webb Space Telescope, Northrop Grumman, will provide unparalleled insights into working on NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb Space Telescope....
Web Seminar
While many people think they need solar-viewing glasses to safely observe an eclipse, there are MANY safe alternatives. This web seminar will demonstrate easy and practical ways to view the upcoming solar eclipses taking place on October 14, 20...
Journal Article
Perceptions of Teaching and Learning of STEM Revealed in University Academics’ Drawings
As part of a larger study investigating the perceptions of university academics about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); STEM learning environments; and necessary capabilities for STEM educators at a university, this article re...
By Vesife Hatisaru, Andrew Seen, and Sharon Fraser
Journal Article
An Undergraduate Independent Study Project
A lateral flow assay was designed and optimized as an independent study project that aimed to develop an assay for the qualitative detection of troponin assay. Lateral flow assays (the classic example being a pregnancy test) have the advantage of bei...
By Ellie Schilling, Joy Sandman, Rida Sait, April Stich, Kwaku Baryeh, and Gifty Blankson
Journal Article
How I Inadvertently Misled Some Students
Clear key results and simple figures have clear advantages when teaching. However, these same properties can mislead some students. I provide examples from my presentation on the body mass index, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maps of the...
By Mark Milanick
Journal Article
Big Books Have a Big Impact on Elementary Science Education
Preservice elementary teachers are faced with the daunting task of learning enough about every subject to support their students’ development of foundational ideas. Teacher preparation programs and professional development providers therefore have ...
By Rachel Hallett-Njuguna
Journal Article
To transition introductory college science courses from large, passive lectures to more student-centered learning environments, additional instructional support is needed. Peer learning assistants (PLAs) can support that transformation by engaging st...
By Brittney A. Ferrari, Jonathan A. Dees, Norris A. Armstrong, and Julie M. Kittleson
Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: The Science of Oil Spill Response and Cleanup, September 28, 2023
Major oil spills are rare, but thousands of spills occur each year where oil or chemicals are released into the environment due to accidents or natural disasters. Spills into our coastal waters can harm people and the environment and cause substantia...
Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: Do NASA Science LIVE! July 20, 2023
July 20th is the anniversary of the 1969 Moon landing, when American astronauts became the first humans to land on the moon. To celebrate this historic event, join us as we partner with SciStarter to share 21st century space science from NASA, includ...
Journal Article
Graduate teaching assistants (TAs) may identify with multiple roles during their introductory biology teaching experiences. This study developed an instrument that measures TA role identity in introductory biology. Initial development and content val...
By Amy E. Kulesza and Dorinda J. Gallant
Journal Article
Integrating authentic research practices into introductory laboratory courses to prepare tomorrow’s scientists has become increasingly prevalent over the past decade. However, an incomplete understanding of the nature of science (NOS) and authentic...
By Lin Xiang and Madhusudan Srinivasan