Mountaintop Fossil

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about mountain formation. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that some mountains are formed from the uplift of Earth’s crust…

Freebies for Science Teachers, October 6, 2020

Reports Article | September 2020

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, November 10, 2020

Reports Article | November 2020

Quality Science Education and 21st-Century Skills

Position Statement | June 2020

Exit Tickets

Journal Article | March 2019

Understanding students, adapting instruction, and addressing equity

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, January 9, 2024

Reports Article | January 2024

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, August 24, 2021

Reports Article | August 2021

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 11, 2022

Reports Article | October 2022

Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Performance Following the Transition to Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal Article | August 2021

Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are an alternative pedagogical approach to the apprenticeship model for high-impact research immersion experiences. A W.M. Keck-funded Research Immersion Program…

Student Active Learning Anxieties Differ by Preferred Seating Location in Introductory Biology Classes

Journal Article | October 2021

As undergraduates’ academic distress continues to rise, it is important to consider factors related to classroom anxiety. This study investigated how student anxiety varied by preferred seating location and whether the…

Beyond General-Purpose Talk Moves

Journal Article | September 2020

Promoting STEM Persistence Through an Innovative Field Trip–Based First-Year Experience Course

Journal Article | December 2020

At our small liberal arts college, we recently introduced a field trip–based course as a requirement for all first-year science majors. This course, entitled “The Urban Ecosystem,” explores various aspects of science…

Integrating Engineering Design in Undergraduate Biology Using a Life Science Design Task

Journal Article | December 2020

This study examines the initial integration of engineering design in an introductory preservice elementary biology content course using a life science design task focused on composting. The task, informed by a three-…

Designing to Disrupt Traditional Conceptions of Scientific Competence

Journal Article | August 2020

Pervasive narratives about who and what counts as competent in science disproportionately impact students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and are perpetuated in the…