Pre-service Teachers Resources

Pre-service teachers complete academic coursework, gain experience through supervised teaching, and often work with a mentor to prepare for careers in the classroom.

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Using Citizen Science to Engage Preservice Elementary Educators in Scientific Fieldwork

Student-Centered Learning in an Earth Science, Preservice, Teacher-Education Course

Breathing New Life Into Elementary Science Preservice Teacher Education

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Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers From the Field, June 14, 2022

Reports Article

Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, June 7, 2022

Journal Article

An Adapted Journal Club Approach

Students must be able to evaluate primary literature, yet few options exist within the undergraduate curriculum to develop the necessary skills. In th...

Journal Article

Developing a Classroom Assessment Rubric

The development and implementation of varied assessment practices is a major focus in higher education. Assessment benefits both students and teachers...

Journal Article

Investigating Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs About Teaching and Learning Science

To inform teacher education programs, it is imperative to uncover preservice teachers’ (PSTs) implicit and tacit beliefs about teaching and learning...

Journal

Journal of College Science Teaching—May/June 2022

Volume 51 Number 4 This month’s issue of features interdisciplinary lessons for teaching energy and entropy, self-regulated learning strateg...

Web Seminar

Web Seminar: NSTA Teacher Awards – Recognizing Excellence Rewarded, October 27, 2022

Join us on Thursday, October 27, 2022, from 7:00 – 8:00 PM ET, to learn how you can win cash and prizes for your outstanding work as a science educa...

Journal Article

Growing Understanding From a SPARK

Web Seminar

Science Update: Getting Ready for Two Spectacular Solar Eclipses in North America, October 20, 2022

Prepare yourself for the next solar eclipses! Join veteran astronomers and educators Dennis Schatz and Andrew Fraknoi on Thursday, October 20, fr...

Journal

The Science Teacher—March/April 2022

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Journal

Journal of College Science Teaching—March/April 2022

March/April 2022 Volume 51, Number 4 This issue of JCST continues to focus on virtual learning, offering features such as: A Perfect Storm:...

Web Seminar

Archive: Book Beat Live! Every Science Lesson is in Part a Language/Reading Lesson: Using Texts to Support Student Sense Making, April 13, 2022

According to the K-12 Framework for Science Education, “any education in science and engineering needs to develop students’ ability to read and pr...

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