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STEM Teaching Tools: Guidance for Justice-Centered Climate Change Teaching and Learning
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Using Connected Learning Principles to Foster Authentic STEM Research Experiences Remotely
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Peer-Led Team Learning as Educational Tool for First-Year Biology Students
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This article reports the findings of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model intervention study in an introductory biology course at a Puerto Rican private university. PLTL introduces to the traditional class format an…
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In this study, we analyzed the literature on teaching or learning on a topic in Earth science, environmental science, or climate change between 1995 and 2017. We investigated the length of the intervention, intervention…
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Using Reflective Thinking to Learn About Relative Distances of Solar System Objects
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Preschoolers’ Science Learning Can Be Joyful—Using a Play-Based, Project Approach
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Quantitative reasoning, although included in most science courses, can be challenging to teach. In this article, we explore whether cooperative learning may help instructors teach quantitative reasoning and enhance…
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Assessment Linked To Science Learning Goals: Probing Student Thinking Through Assessment
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The focus of this chapter is on how to design science assessment items that are linked to the content standards in Benchmarks for Science Literacy and the National Science Education Standards. This chapter describes (1…
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At Montana State University (MSU) a variety of strategies have been used to begin to quantitatively assess how students are learning in the science classroom. The author reviews in this chapter some of the work that has…
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Science the "Write" Way: Nonfiction Writing Activities Help Students Learn Science
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Learning to write well is a long process that comes through teacher modeling, instruction, practice, and feedback. Luckily, the writing process can be used to improve science learning too. This chapter describes how…
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Students are introduced to real life accounts of scientists in this fun and hands-on activity. Through biographies, students identify examples that reflect aspects of the nature of science and scientists. Pop-up books…
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Why Does Skill in Questioning Engage Students in Purposeful Standards-Based Learning?
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Students need to see purpose for what they are learning as they engage in literacy practices. Children ask questions and make connections to what is being learned in the classroom every day—on the playground, at home,…
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Academy: Learning About Science and the Environment Inside and Outside the ClassroomBook Chapter |
Taking students outside of the classroom is recognized as a valid and important pedagogical practice; however, teachers at all levels feel challenged when faced with integrating informal, outdoor, and community settings…
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SoTL Clusters: Faculty-focused Needs-Based Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Support
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To further teaching and learning, there has been a push to engage faculty to pursue research on teaching. With the recognition that science research often occurs in research teams, we sought to create a research-cluster…
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What Can We Learn About Conceptual Understanding by Examining the History of Science?
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This chapter focuses on the history of science and its importance to anyone teaching for conceptual understanding. Even though the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) do not include the history, this does not…
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