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

The last visible eclipses in the continental U.S. until 2045 will be on Saturday, October 14, 2023 and Monday, April 8, 2024. While the annular eclips...

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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...

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers General Science

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Freebies for Science Teachers, March 1, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Administration Biology Careers Chemistry Citizen Science Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners Environmental Science Evolution General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Learning Progression Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics Multilingual Learners News Phenomena Physical Science Physics Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

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E–6 Preservice Teachers and Elementary Science Teaching

The study assessed the science teaching confidence of preservice teachers in teaching elementary science by addressing two research questions: (1) Did...

By Mamta Singh

Pre-service Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, January 25, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Aerospace Careers Chemistry Citizen Science Climate Change Computer Science Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science News NGSS Physics Preservice Science Education Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, December 14, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology Chemistry Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Interdisciplinary Life Science Literacy Mathematics New Science Teachers News Physics Professional Learning STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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Motivating Three-Dimensional Learning From Students’ Questions

By Tara A.W. McGill, Gail Housman, and Brian J. Reiser

Elementary Pre-service Teachers Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Interdisciplinary Physical Science Three-Dimensional Learning

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5E and the PEs

By William Thornburgh, Justin McFadden, and Brian Robinson

Pre-service Teachers 5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials NGSS Performance Expectations

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Tech-Rich Approaches to Three-Dimensional Teaching

Pre-service Teachers Instructional Materials Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

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Engaging and Empowering Students Through Choice

By Katie Coppens

Middle School Pre-service Teachers Assessment Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Learning Progression Performance Expectations Teaching Strategies

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Spoiler Alert!

By Daniel J. Bergman

Pre-service Teachers Assessment Inquiry Labs Lesson Plans New Science Teachers NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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C2AST (Critical and Cultural Approaches to Ambitious Science Teaching)

By Jessica Thompson, Kirsten Mawyer, Heather Johnson, Déana Scipio, and April Luehmann

High School Pre-service Teachers Equity Pedagogy Professional Learning old Teaching Strategies

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(W)holistic Science Pedagogy

By Alexis Patterson Williams and Salina Gray

Pre-service Teachers Climate Change Earth & Space Science Equity Lesson Plans NGSS

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(W)holistic Science Pedagogy

By Alexis Patterson Williams and Salina Gray

Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Climate Change Earth & Space Science Equity Lesson Plans NGSS

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Guest Editorial: A Critical Review of the National Academies’ 2021 Call to Action

By Cary Sneider

Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Assessment Equity Science and Engineering Practices STEM