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Teaching Green Chemistry Through Student-Generated Open Educational Resources
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This article describes the implementation of a student-generated open educational resource project into a majors’ organic chemistry laboratory. This scaffolded semester-long project was organized into six phases and…
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Preservice Teachers’ Meaningful Science Learning
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This article describes how preservice elementary teachers learn about the nature of science and develop scientific literacy through a collaborative project that prepares them to design meaningful learning experiences…
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Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Support for Teaching Critical Thinking in STEM
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This qualitative research study aimed to discover what obstacles and supports community college teachers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) face when teaching critical-thinking skills in their…
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Small Instructional Changes to Emphasize Data Modeling Practices
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Data modeling practices are often invisible to students in introductory biology courses. However, developing a well-rounded understanding of these practices is critical for scientific literacy. Furthermore, introductory…
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Practice effects are ubiquitous human phenomena that have been scientifically studied for over half a century. They are also among the most directly applicable psychological phenomenon, holding broad implications for…
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As change agents at our university, we sought to facilitate a transition within our STEM college toward more extensive use of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) that promote student-centered learning. We…
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Teaching Societal Issues in the Science Classroom
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Exploring Barriers to the Use of Evidence-Based Instructional Practices
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Recent reform documents in postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields recommend the use of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) in the classroom. National surveys in the…
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Modifying Scientific Research Into Introductory Science Course Lessons Using a 5E Lesson Format
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Science faculty are being asked to create active learning experiences that engage students in core concepts and science practices. This article describes an approach to developing active learning lessons from authentic…
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Modeling the Coronavirus Outbreak for Cross-Discipline Teaching
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The Coronavirus outbreak allows for a number of possible applications to classroom teaching (biology, computer science, Earth science, physics, statistics), as well as student research. A number of simple models…
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This article looks at the effects of environmental factors such as classification, residence location, and employment status of Hispanic students who unsuccessfully completed first-semester general chemistry (Chem I) at…
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Using Drama to Uncover and Expand Student Understandings of the Nature of Science
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STEM Outreach: Traditional vs. Virtual Summer Programming
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