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Journal Article
A Course-Based Research and Teaching Experience for Science Majors and Preservice Educators
We designed a course to provide undergraduate science students and preservice teachers with authentic research and teaching experiences. Teams of students and preservice teachers complete supervised field ecology research projects and develop teachin...
By Timothy Stewart, Janette Thompson, Kristina Tank, Joanne Olson, Michael Rentz, and Peter Wolter
Journal Article
That’s How the Kangaroo Bounces
A growing number of Introductory Physics for Life Sciences courses have been developed to prepare biology, premedicine, and pre-health majors for cross-disciplinary connections between physical principles and biological systems. Many students find it...
By Erin M. Craig, Sydney Galbreath, Timothy Sorey, and Derek Ricketson
Journal Article
Teaching and Learning About Global Climate Change Online
Sessions of our laboratory-based physics course have been “meeting” synchronously online instead of on campus due to the pandemic. Shifting to remote instruction prompted us to create online versions of the course....
By Emily van Zee, Elizabeth Gire, Kelby T. Hahn, and Mackenzie Belden
Journal Article
Catalyzing the Advancement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Chemical Education
Only a relatively small number of students from underrepresented groups enter the field of chemistry, complete their degrees, and enter the workforce. There are ethical and practical concerns when we lose out on diversifying the chemical sciences and...
By Reginald Rogers and Todd Pagano
Web Seminar
This web seminar by members of NSTA’s Professional Learning Committee is designed to help teachers deepen their understanding of the effective and practical strategies to facilitate academic discourse that promotes inclusive science and STEM classr...
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Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: Space Telescope Discoveries of Today and Tomorrow, December 1, 2022
Astronomers have been launching space telescopes above the obscuring effects of the Earth’s atmosphere for decades. Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has re-written textbooks and inspired the public with stunning images of the universe. In Jul...
Journal Article
Community-Informed STEM Teaching Strategies for Early Childhood Educators During COVID
By Tarana Khan, Cindy Beckett, Susana Beltran-Grimm, and Suzie Hicks
Journal Article
By Stephen Kortenkamp, Jinseok Park, Tasnim Alshuli, Garrison Tsinajinie, Sanlyn Buxner, Irene Topor, and Sunggye Hong
Journal Article
The Engaging Value of Engineering Activities: Actionable Insights From Research
By Cary Sneider and Mihir Ravel
Web Seminar
A great number of the amazing innovations in modern society have resulted from someone making a careful observation, a mistake, or finding out new or different information from experimentation. These unique and serendipitous discoveries tell a story,...