Engineering Essential Attributes of Cooperative Learning and Quality Discourse in a Large Enrollment Course by Leveraging Clicker Devices

Journal Article | April 2020

This article describes how clickers (student response systems) may be used to assess and support the development of productive process skills and discourse patterns within student teams during class periods. Clicker…

Concept Maps for Structuring Instruction and as a Potential Assessment Tool in a Large Introductory Science Course

Journal Article | July 2020

Concept maps make connections between ideas apparent, and thus would seem ideally suited to demonstrate learning. Yet, they are not widely used by instructors, particularly in large university classes. In this paper we…

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, February 8, 2022

Reports Article | February 2022

The Mystery of the Missing Martens

Case Study | August 2016

Lab Safety: Overcrowded STEM/STEAM Labs and Makerspaces

Blog Post | March 2022

18 Science Teachers Named District Winners in Shell Science Lab Challenge

Press Release | May 2020

How Many Fish are Really in the Sea?

Journal Article | May 2020

Freebies for Science Teachers, January 4, 2022

Reports Article | December 2021

The Human Body: The Appendix

Blog Post | October 2020

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 8, 2024

Reports Article | October 2024

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, May 6, 2025

Reports Article | May 2025

Negative Student Response to Active Learning in STEM Classrooms:

Journal Article | July 2020

Recent research has supported the use of student-centered teaching practices, such as active learning, because of its effectiveness in improving student learning and retention when compared with traditional, lecture-…

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 31, 2023

Reports Article | October 2023

Safer K–5 Remote Learning

Blog Post | February 2021