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Career of the Month: Medical Scientist
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Brian Brooks's career path to becoming a medical scientist.
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Jump Starting Research: Preresearch STEM Programs
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Three different course models devoted to preparing science and engineering students for successful research endeavors were offered at three research institutions. Goals of this work include (a) involving students early…
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A Visual Approach to Helping Instructors Integrate, Document, and Refine Active Learning
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This article describes a visual approach to integrating observational data into self-evaluation and peer review of teaching, practices that can lead to adoption of evidence-based active-learning strategies in STEM. This…
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Engaging students, checking for understanding, and encouraging oral participation are ongoing pedagogical challenges in large lecture courses. In this study, the instructor used notecard-facilitated cold-calling as a…
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To develop a context for program-level design decisions pertaining to anthropogenic climate change, the authors studied the prevalence of courses focused on human-induced climate change in undergraduate marine science…
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A Geometric Model to Teach Nature of Science, Science Practices, and Metacognition
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Using the science practice model in science classes for preservice teachers addresses three important aspects of science teacher preparation: teaching the nonlinear nature of scientific process, using scientific…
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Integrating Leadership Development Throughout the Undergraduate Science Curriculum
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This article discusses the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Teaching and Research (STAR) Leadership Program, developed at Austin College, which engages students in activities integrated into…
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Research and Teaching: Instructor Use of Group Active Learning in an Introductory Biology Sequence
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Active learning (or learner-centered) pedagogies have been shown to enhance student learning in introductory biology courses. Student collaboration has also been shown to enhance student learning and may be a critical…
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Undergraduate engineering education in the United States is in need of reform that addresses the recruitment and retention of a diverse population of students. Change Chem is a curriculum reform model that has been…
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Point of View: The USS Dallas: Where Science and Technology Count
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue describes a tour of a fast attack submarine based in New London, Connecticut, to get a better…
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Case Study: Science, Pseudoscience, and Nonsense
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This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month’s issue discusses scientific illiteracy and a course…
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Native Plants and Seeds, Oh My!
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Fifth graders explore an unfamiliar subject while learning plant basics.
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A close look at how plant and animal structures can help solve a problem.
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Stalk It Up to Integrated Learning
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Using foods we eat and informational texts to learn about plant parts and their functions.
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Activities designed to teach preschool children about the human body.
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