Connect Students With Outdoor STEM Learning Opportunities Alongside Science Professionals

Journal Article | October 2022

The Impact of Online STEM Teaching and Learning During COVID-19 on Underrepresented Students’ Self-Efficacy and Motivation

Journal Article | July 2022

Female students, students of color, first-generation students, and low-income students face considerable barriers in access to STEM education, leading to their underrepresentation in STEM fields. Ensuring that these…

Impact of a Co-Taught Physics Course on Preservice Science Teachers’ Views of Teaching and Learning of Physics

Journal Article | July 2022

This article focuses on the impact of a physics class on secondary science teacher candidates’ views of teaching and learning physics. The course was developed and taught by faculty from the Department of Astronomy and…

Adaptation of Project-Based Learning Concepts to the Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Curriculum in a Small College Environment

Journal Article | March 2023

Project-based learning (PBL) research is shown to improve students’ higher-order thinking skills. In this article, we describe an adaptation of the PBL model that is suitable for colleges with limited science,…

Pivoting During a Pandemic

Journal Article | March 2022

Online science educator Julia Brodsky

Journal Article | September 2020

Leveraging Assets to Build on Student Experiences, A Focus on Curiosity

Professional Learning Unit | October 2021

During this Professional Learning Unit, we discuss instructional strategies that take an asset approach to student learning. The discussion will focus on how the knowledge students bring to learning—including student…

Comparing Student Performance and Satisfaction Between Face-to-Face and Online Education of a Science Course in a Liberal Arts University

Journal Article | October 2021

This study presents a quasi-experiment to assess differences in student performance and satisfaction between two different delivery modes—online and face-to-face education. We collected data from 747 (373 face-to-face…

Field Trips Last a Lifetime

Journal Article | January 2021

Designing Wildlife Crossings

Journal Article | July 2023

Weathering the Virtual Storm

Journal Article | April 2021

Incorporating Programming, Modeling, and Data Analysis Into an Introductory Biology Course

Journal Article | January 2021

This paper describes an introductory biology course for undergraduates that heavily incorporates quantitative problem solving in activities and homework assignments. The course is broken up into a series of units, each…

Soldiers of Science

Journal Article | June 2021

Critical Consciousness in Engineering for Sustainable Communities

Journal Article | February 2022

STEM Career Expos Expose Potential Paths

Reports Article | March 2020