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A New Challenge for Science Education Leaders: Developing 21st-Century Workforce Skills
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Contemporary justification for a vision of improved science education resides in themes such as education and the economy, basic skills for the workforce, and thinking for a living. Such themes differ from earlier…
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Science in the elementary grades is often deprioritized in comparison to ELA and mathematics. We wondered, how comprehensively, frequently, and consistently is science included in elementary schools’ schedules? We…
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This chapter addresses how to create a community of minority science teacher leaders who are not only committed to teaching in urban schools, but also to helping close the achievement gap, especially in the area of…
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It was students’ fascination with the television show Survivor that led the author to incorporate the novels Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World (Armstrong 1998) and Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (Latham 1983) into the…
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A creek restoration project led by fifth-grade students affects the whole community.
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Guest Editorial: Leading Learning: Teachers as Leaders and the Language of the NGSS
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This article examines the language challenges that science teachers face when confronted with the NGSS reforms.
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Using Mentoring to Foster Professional Development Among Undergraduate Instructional Leaders
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This study examines the mentoring relationships of student instructors who provide supplemental instruction for undergraduate science courses. Specifically, the authors examined the relationships negotiated between…
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Archive: Leaders Needed: Help Advance Science Education and NSTA, October 7, 2020
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NSTA’s mission is, “to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all." During the last six months with the pandemic, many have realized that more needs to be done…
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Learn and Lead: What is 3D Learning? Practical Guidance for Leaders, October 29, 2025
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Three-dimensional (3D) learning is at the heart of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and science education reform, but what does it really look like in classrooms, and how can leaders support its…
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Research and Teaching: Are In-Class Peer Leaders Effective in the Peer-Led Team-Learning Approach?
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Peer-led team learning (PLTL) has been widely adopted for enhanced learning in a variety of disciplines, mostly in introductory chemistry, but also in organic chemistry, as in this study (Tien, Roth, and Kampmeier 2002…
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