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Archive: Book Beat Live! Uncovering Student Ideas with Formative Assessment Probes, December 15, 2021

Formative assessment is a systematic process of collecting evidence about students’ thinking and progress toward a learning goal to inform instruction while simultaneously promoting conceptual learning. It happens throughout the learning process. I...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary General Science

Journal Article

What Is a STEM Learning Ecosystem? Lessons From the Natural World

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education STEM

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What’s STEM Got to Do With It?

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education STEM

Journal Article

Broadening Equity Through Recruitment: Pre-College STEM Program Recruitment in Literature and Practice

By Lori Delale-O'Connor, Alaine Allen, Mackenzie Ball, David N. Boone, Rebecca Gonda, Jennifer Iriti, and Alison Slinskey Legg

High School Informal Education Advocacy Equity Interdisciplinary STEM

Journal Article

The REACH Program Brings Science Practices to Students: A Teacher’s Perspective

By Brett Taylor, David Jones, Carolyn Hester, Anna Kiley, Michael Coe, Tony Ward

Middle School High School Informal Education Environmental Science Inquiry Professional Learning STEM

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Archive: SP22: Lab Safety Considerations for Pre-Service Secondary Science/STEM Teachers, February 28, 2022

This interactive web seminar session will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing safer secondary level science/STEM laboratory activities with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and Dr. Kevin Doyle...

High School Middle School General Science

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What Causes the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups?

By Todd Campbell and Okhee Lee

Middle School High School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Elevating Science Learning through Read Alouds! January 25, 2022

Using picture books to support standards-based science lessons is critical for science learning in the elementary school -- and a fun and engaging way to connect with students. Choosing books that align with the Next Generation Science Standards...

Early Childhood Elementary Postsecondary General Science

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What Is a Problem You Want to Design Solutions For?

By Shiela Lee, John Russell, Okhee Lee, and Todd Campbell

Elementary Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices STEM

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Archive: SP22: Lab Safety Considerations for Pre-Service Elementary Science/STEM Teachers, February 24, 2022

This interactive web seminar session will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing elementary level safer science/STEM laboratory activities with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and Dr. Kevin Doyl...

Early Childhood Elementary Postsecondary General Science

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Discovering Carlos Finlay

By Danna Bell

High School Inclusion Literacy Multicultural

Journal Article

Radiochemist Catherine Riddle

By Luba Vangelova

High School Careers Chemistry

Journal Article

Making Sense of Sickle Cell Disease

By John Protopapa-Henkel and Janelle M. Bailey