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Teaching Assistant Responses to COVID-19
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Undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are tasked with instructing undergraduate courses with little to no professional development (PD). To better develop PD opportunities, it is important to understand…
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This article presents results from a Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) grant from the National Science Foundation that supported students from three majors and funded the development of cocurricular activities designed to…
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Integrated Concentration in Science
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The Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) 4-year program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was designed to promote interdisciplinary STEM collaboration in the solution of real-world problems and encourage…
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Service-Learning Through Citizen Science in a COVID-Adapted Classroom
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Classrooms were turned upside down amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, which began approximately halfway through the spring 2020 semester. A service-learning project was implemented in my section of a general biology…
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Scenarios, Stakeholders, Autonomy, and Choice
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A role-play activity is presented that was designed for a STEM education learning experience to enrich science literacy, collaboration, and critical-thinking skills in undergraduate science courses. During the roleplay…
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Facilitating Departmental and Institutional Change for Expanding Undergraduate Research Experiences
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Increased sustainable access to undergraduate research opportunities, particularly for historically underrepresented populations, involves transforming departmental and institutional cultures, which is time-consuming…
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Research Project-Based Learning in Meteorology Using an Online Severe Weather Events Archive
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This article presents a semester-long, interdisciplinary project-based learning (PBL) suitable for secondary and postsecondary students enrolled in a second-semester (i.e., intermediate) meteorology course. This case-…
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Data Detectives Clubs: A Collaborative Approach to Data Science Through Epidemiology
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Facilitating Learner-Centered Interactions Through Applied Improvisation
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They Really Used to Think That?
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Course-Based Research in the First Semester of College
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Undergraduate students are increasingly aware of complex global challenges and have a strong desire to take action and create change. Course-based undergraduate research experiences can offer a wide range of students…
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, March 28, 2023
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A Model for a Data Analysis– and Literature-Intensive Undergraduate Course
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This article describes the use of literature to broaden students’ skills in content comprehension, data analysis, modeling, and productive scientific discussion. The design builds on existing models to maximize student…