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Communic–Able: Writing to Learn About Emerging Diseases
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High school students in a seven-week writing-intensive project at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health serve as research apprentices. This project focuses on students in need of additional…
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The Psychology of Scientific Thinking: Implications for Science Teaching and Learning
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Science education has two primary aims: to teach children about our accumulated knowledge of the natural world and to help them employ the methods, procedures, and reasoning processes used to acquire that knowledge—in…
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Creating a STEM Culture for Teaching and Learning (Book Sample)
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This is the book that will flip the way you think about STEM from “not me” to “I’m in!” Author Jeff Weld is the director of the acclaimed Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. He sees STEM as “a white-hot,…
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How Do College Students Best Learn Science?
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This paper is based on William Leonard’s “How Do College Students Learn Science? Chapter 1: Effective Teaching and Course Management for University and College Science Teachers,” edited by E. Siebert, M. Caprio, and C.…
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How Do Investigations Prepare Students for Purposeful Learning?
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Reading, writing, and technology become not only tools to enhance learning but also investigations in and of themselves. Investigations create three-dimensional learning experiences that include a variety of access…
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Program Evaluation in Formal and Informal STEM Learning Environments
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Evaluation Insights is a new column about program evaluation that will help readers build their capacity as program evaluators.
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Talk it Out! Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment with Dialogues
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Getting ALL students involved in a class can be a difficult task. Getting students EXCITED about reading, writing, and learning can be an even MORE difficult task. Fortunately, the use of Dialogues is an easy strategy…
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Collaborative Learning and Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary
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Application of retesting as a learning tool in an online science course
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Retrieval practice has been proved effective in conceptual science learning and retesting was applied in retrieval practice and showed significant improvement in learning outcomes (Karpicke & Blunt, 2011; Ariel et al.,…
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Learning Science With Mobile Technologies
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The use of technology is increasing rapidly in our society, and classroom teachers must recognize the impact and importance of technology in the lives of their students. It is crucial that college faculty involved in…
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Taking Action in STEM Learning
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English language learners are increasingly entering classrooms using student-centered instruction that places a greater emphasis on spoken language. While active learning is beneficial for a range of student outcomes,…
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Transforming Learning With Design Thinking
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Creating Podcasts as Science Learning
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