STEM Faculty Institute

Journal Article | January 2022

As change agents at our university, we sought to facilitate a transition within our STEM college toward more extensive use of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) that promote student-centered learning. We…

An Adapted Journal Club Approach

Journal Article | May 2022

Students must be able to evaluate primary literature, yet few options exist within the undergraduate curriculum to develop the necessary skills. In this article, we offer an adapted journal club that provides students…

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, December 5, 2023

Reports Article | November 2023

Making It Bounce

Journal Article | December 2020

Science and Cooking

Journal Article | August 2021

The Magic School Bus and Beyond

Journal Article | August 2022

New Council of State Science Supervisors/Flinn Safety Guides

Blog Post | September 2021

Discovering Diversity

Journal Article | March 2020

Using Structured Decision-Making in the Classroom to Promote Information Literacy in the Context of Decision-Making

Journal Article | July 2022

An important facet of college students’ science literacy and job market preparation is developing skills for finding and applying information to decision-making about complex real-world problems. We developed a…

Why doesn't the snow melt?

Lesson Plan | September 2020

“Yours Needs To Be More Like Mine!” What Does Competition Look Like in Informal Engineering Design Activities?

Journal Article | October 2023

Shape, Bake, and Grow!

Journal Article | August 2020

The Moon’s Inclined Orbital Plane

Journal Article | January 2021

Moon, Math, and Literacy

Journal Article | November 2022

Changes in Elementary Teachers’ Conceptions About Matter

Journal Article | October 2020

While research has investigated elementary teachers’ understanding of science content, such research is often limited to topics typically not addressed in elementary school curricula. Yet, research has illustrated that…