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Formative assessment has been shown to be a critical activity for promoting meaningful understanding in the classroom. Systematic engagement in formative assessment helps instructors to develop a clearer picture of…
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Responsive Teaching in Online Learning Environments
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Online teaching and learning have become widespread in higher education over the past two decades, and accelerated during the pandemic. Although online learning is expanding and has many benefits, instructors teaching…
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Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instruction in Physical Science is a unique classroom resource, first and foremost, because of its assumption of ability rather than disability. Authors…
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Computing in Bioinformatics and Engaged Student Learning
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The field of biology education—and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines more broadly—has witnessed two major shifts in the past decade: (i) the increased awareness of research-based…
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Implementing Peer-Led Team Learning and Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning in an Organic Chemistry Course
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Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) is a small-group, collaborative problem-solving model that has significantly increased student performance in a variety of chemistry undergraduate courses and other STEM courses. Cyber Peer…
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Shifting From Learning About to Figuring Out
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Putting Problem-based Learning in Its Place
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Maximizing Learning Objectives in Undergraduate Research Journals
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Undergraduate research journals (URJs) introduce students to the peer review and publication processes, teaching them to write manuscripts that will be reviewed for scientific rigor. Although the merits of URJs have…
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For Administrators The NSTA Learning Center is Your Teachers' Online Platform for Professional Learning Create a high-quality learning experience for your teachers leveraging the resources and online community available in the NSTA Learning Center! If you are responsible for coordinating or…
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Cultivating Connections Across the STEM Learning Landscape
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Overcoming Isolation by Joining Professional Learning Communities
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The Need for Resources and Professional Learning in Science Education
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Are Learning Progressions a Useful Pedagogical Tool for Instructors?
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Learning progressions (LPs) present a potential tool to guide students toward deeper understanding of core concepts as they move through a curriculum. In addition to providing a theoretical scheme for education…
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Teacher Professional Learning: Transforming Teacher Practice
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Several weeks ago the National Academies on Science (NAS) released a report that the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) believes should be required reading for every school administrator. Science Teachers’…