Impacts of Faculty Development on Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Teaching and Learning in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus

Journal Article | July 2022

To support undergraduate instruction and learning outcomes (i.e., systems thinking and decision-making in interdisciplinary contexts) grounded in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus (FEW Nexus), we implemented a multiyear…

An Argumentative Writing Prompt Model to Support Nonscience Major Students’ Learning in an Introductory Chemistry Course

Journal Article | July 2022

An argumentative writing prompt model is presented for use in a general chemistry class designed for nonscience major students. The purpose of this instructional model is to support students with rich experiences to…

Why Should We All Embrace Statistical Thinking?

Journal Article | January 2023

Using Growth Rings on Wooden Blocks and Plywood to Enhance Students’ Spatial Reasoning Skills

Journal Article | May 2023

Spatial reasoning is one of the most challenging skills to master in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This article reports the results of a teaching intervention that involved using…

Ecosystem in a Jar

Journal Article | January 2021

STEM Education Within the West Point Experience

Journal Article | June 2021

At conferences or meetings, West Point faculty are often asked, “What’s it like to teach at West Point?” To answer this question we present the unique model that West Point uses to bridge traditional higher education…

Modeling Magnetism With the Floating Paper Clip

Journal Article | June 2021

Practice Makes Better

Journal Article | January 2021

Practice effects are ubiquitous human phenomena that have been scientifically studied for over half a century. They are also among the most directly applicable psychological phenomenon, holding broad implications for…

Cookie Jar Alarms

Journal Article | September 2019

This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering.

Letters to the Editor

Journal Article | June 2020

The REACH Program Brings Science Practices to Students: A Teacher’s Perspective

Journal Article | November 2021

Leading U.S. Student Researchers in STEM and Humanities Connect Virtually to Compete for Scholarships and Awards at the 58th National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

Press Release | April 2020

Building a New Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Partnership Through Virtual Connections

Journal Article | March 2022

This article presents a synopsis of an interdisciplinary literacy-science, cross-country, fully remote service-learning (S-L) project prompted by and executed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article…

Some of You Are Smiling Now

Journal Article | April 2022

Exploring Phenomena That Connect Science, Self, and Society

Journal Article | April 2023