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Editor's Corner: Evidence-Based Reasoning
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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Science 2.0: Enhancing Google Sheets for the Classroom
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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue focuses on one of the benefits of Google Sheets that sets it apart from similar tools: the add-ons.
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Commentary: Reasoning Versus Post-Truth
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An opinion piece about how the history of science reminds us of the qualities that support all the practices of science, including evidence-based reasoning.
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Focus on Physics: Eight Tips for New (and not so new) Teachers
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This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. This month's issue discusses traits and practices that make the difference between loving teaching and enduring teaching.
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The Green Room: Exploring Our Public Lands
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This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month's issue discusses the different uses of public lands.
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Health Wise: Be Prepared for Opioid Overdoses
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This Q&A style column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—helping students (and teachers) make healthy choices. This month’s issue discusses student overdoses related to the national opioid epidemic.
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Idea Bank: Setting the Stage: Your First Week of Science Class
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank shows how to engage your students on the first day in stimulating activities.
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Career of the Month: Epidemiologist
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Jennifer McQuiston's career path to becoming an epidemiologist.
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Right to the Source: A Nose for Poison Gas Saved Lives
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Exploring science and history with the Library of Congress. This month's issue discusses the Chemical Warfare School notebook of Earle Covington Smith who in WWII was responsible for sniffing the air to determine…
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Two Departments, Two Models of Interdisciplinary Peer Learning
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On graduation, teacher candidates (TCs) are typically underprepared to teach science, particularly physical science, whereas physics graduates frequently lack training in teaching or effective communication. In response…
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This study surveyed students who had participated over a 10-year period in California Teach courses, which integrate evidence-based, best practices of pedagogy, internship, and reflection. The authors found that well-…
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Improving Undergraduate Climate Change Literacy Through Writing: A Pilot Study
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A climate-literate population, capable of making informed decisions related to climate change, is of critical importance as society faces ever-increasing global temperatures and changes in the climate system. This…
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An introductory undergraduate biology laboratory session about vertebrate tissues was gamified to elucidate the effects of gameful learning on students’ perceptions of their own learning and motivation.
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An Integrated Approach to Training Graduate Teaching Assistants
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We describe the implementation of a graduate teaching assistant (GTA) training program in the Department of Chemistry designed to integrate with the professional development initiatives of the Graduate School at a large…
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Research and Teaching: Writing to Learn in the Natural Sciences: Does Source Material Matter?
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For over 4 decades, educational researchers have been studying best practices for introducing writing into the curriculum. One successful strategy, a low-stakes writing exercise called “writing to learn” (WTL), has been…
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