Editor's Corner: Exploring Energy

Journal Article | February 2015

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.

Science 2.0: Flipping Tools for the Science Classroom

Journal Article | February 2015

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses screencasting and podcasting.

The Green Room: A New International Climate Change Agreement

Journal Article | February 2015

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses activities related to a new international climate change agreement.

Health Wise: Why Teens Take Risks

Journal Article | February 2015

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Career of the Month: Nuclear Engineer

Journal Article | February 2015

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Bill Kohlroser's career path to becoming a nuclear engineer.

Safer Science: STEM Safety: A Collaborative Effort

Journal Article | February 2015

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses how to be safe when planning integrated STEM programs.

How College-Level Introductory Instruction Can Impact Student Epistemological Beliefs

Journal Article | February 2015

This article describes a survey study of college students' epistemologies about biology and learning biology. Specifically, the authors examined the differences between science and nonscience majors and their changes in…

Building the Impetus for Change: An Across-Curriculum Initiative in Biology

Journal Article | February 2015

The authors wanted to improve student learning of evolutionary concepts by integrating content across the biology major. In this article they describe the process used to develop support among members of the department…

Writing Stories in the Sciences

Journal Article | February 2015

Writing stories is advocated as an excellent means of learning the process of science; however, little is understood about students' experiences of engaging in story writing in postsecondary science courses. The study…

Higher Education Faculty Collaboration With K–12 Teachers as a Professional Development Experience for Faculty

Journal Article | February 2015

This article reports on the potential of higher education science faculty involvement in a K–12 scientist–teacher partnership as a source of faculty professional development.

Usefulness of Livescribe Web Recordings as Supplemental Resources for a Large Lecture Undergraduate Course

Journal Article | February 2015

Livescribe pencasts, which are interactive online versions of notes and audio, were created as supplementary resources to help students understand core undergraduate cell biology topics.

Authentic Science Research Opportunities: How Do Undergraduate Students Begin Integration Into a Science Community of Practice?

Journal Article | February 2015

The goal of the study described was to understand the process and degree to which an undergraduate science research program for rising college freshmen achieved its stated objectives to integrate participants into a…

Research and Teaching: Toward Interdisciplinary Perspectives: Using Osmotic Pressure as an Example for Analyzing Textbook Explanations

Journal Article | February 2015

Despite the increasing interests and practices in interdisciplinary science education, little research has been documented to develop effective assessments targeting students' interdisciplinary learning. In response to…

Research and Teaching: The Roles of Mentoring and Motivation in Student Teaching Assistant Interactions and in Improving Experience in First-Year Biology Laboratory Classes

Journal Article | February 2015

The authors investigated the impact of changing student–TA relations to include a sense of mentoring by redesigning TA allocations so that students worked with the same TA throughout the semester, but without changing…

Research and Teaching: Broadening Access to Science With Support for the Whole Student in a Residential Liberal Arts College Environment

Journal Article | February 2015

This article describes two cohort programs that were used to support students from groups underrepresented in STEM fields at Carleton College. These programs were designed to support three aspects of student development…